She dreams of medals at the world CHAMPIONSHIPS and the OLYMPICS, on the world cup and with great success.
But one thing at a time applies to Sweden’s best teen in the biathlon.
at the end Of January, waiting even a junior world CHAMPIONSHIPS – and there will Elvira Öberg as van medalist.
who is the younger sister to OLYMPIC gold medalist Hanna Öberg, makes his third JVM.
And here are her answers so far:
2017 – bronze in the distance. 2018 – gold in the distance, gold sprint and the gold relay.
starting in slovakian Osrblie, slovakia over the weekend, she is certainly a class.
– Last year I was the oldest in my class. Now I will be the youngest. So it will be tough, ” says Elvira Oberg.
” But I will still do my best. And it is nice to have with it that it went so well last year, I fixed to be as the best when it came to the most. It is really incredible memories to carry with them in the back.
outside Piteå final year at skidskyttegymnasiet in the town of Sollefteå, where she reads naturprogrammet. She has not yet debuted in the world cup, but before the season was picked she up in the A-landslagstruppen, trained the entire pre-season, during the ”demontränaren” Wolfgang Pichlers leadership and has in the winter made their first competitions of the IBU cup (the cup during the world cup).
When the DN meet her during a training camp in Idre she notes that she has begun to get used to the tempo and the intensity.
– It is quite a big difference in the workout, ” she says of the step up to the A-national team.
– It is tougher, and more. But it has still been good.
And I was prepared that it would be a big difference. Considering Hanna, so I knew what I was going to give me check in. When she has been at home on the goodness I have trained with her and seen how much she exercises.
”It is so obvious to me, there is nothing I see as burdensome,” says Elvira Öberg, if compared with his sister Hanna. Photo: Jonas Lindkvist
skidskyttesatsning is just a familjesatsning. Father Tomas Öberg formed skidskytteklubben at home. Just like his sister, tested Elvira Öberg several sports as a child, but:
Skiing has been crafted with, then you could go really. And then I started with biathlon early, when the association started. I was maybe seven years old then.
four years older Hanna, it was not, however, quite clear that it would be a bet on the biathlon during high school. Elvira Oberg didn’t really know what she wanted, in terms of the results, she was ”on the lower half of the rankings” and when she sought to riksidrottsgymnasiet she was first not admitted.
A drop-out opened, however, for a place as a reserve. And after just a couple of months in Sollefteå took his career to a boring turn of events. Up.
” When I started working out regularly, it happened very much in a very short time. Test results and all of it improved very sick, ” says Elvira Oberg.
” So then I went from being in the bottom half of the results list to go as soon as!
Hanna always say that I am so calm in the tough situations, I can handle it. Otherwise it is really skiing which is my strong side. But now in recent time also has the shooting been good – when it comes to.
often to his sister.
compared with the double OLYMPIC medallist is nothing like Elvira Öberg has no problem with.
– It is so obvious to me, there is nothing I see as burdensome, ” she says.
– in Spite of everything, I go the same way as she has done, with dad as the coach at home, with längdklubben, skidgymnasiet and the coaches there. And it has gone well for her, I see that it works and that it is possible to succeed. And I’m on the same road, it is crazy inspiring.
”only” took two JVM-gold while Elvira Öberg already has taken three get the teenager – as with skidskyttes new rules, in addition, has three years left as a junior – to laugh.
– Yes! Where I struck her. And Hanna took no individual JVM medals until his last JVM (2016). I’ve taken individual medals on both of my.
” You know the girls nowadays are among the best in the world. They hold incredibly high level. And the guys also.
” I’m after them, and with that I am younger, but to know that I actually hang out with… it is really a boost.
Jerringprisvinnaren Hanna Öberg back into everyday life – the last races before the world CUP
