In the WC sprint, it was a Swedish success when Hanna Öberg took silver and Linn Persson bronze in the sprint.

But the sprint in Czech Nove Mesto began with nightmare series for both Öberg sisters.

Three misses each in the horizontal shooting meant that they lost the chance of victory right there.

Öberg loses in the total

Elvira Öberg is chasing victory in the overall World Cup and was 76 points behind Julia Simon from France.

Simon fell ill with covid after the World Cup and came to Nove Mesto with uncertain form but was responsible for a stable shooting with only one miss and finished in seventh place, well ahead of Öberg in 19th place.

The competition is ongoing.