On Wednesday, Sweden opened the Biathlon World Cup with a bronze in the mixed relay. In Friday’s sprint, hopes were high for the Swedish team. At the WC last year, there were double Swedish medals in the form of silver (Hanna Öberg) and bronze (Linn Persson).

When the sprint in Nove Mesto began, both Hanna and Elvira Öberg were in the fight for the medals. The two sisters shot full in the horizontal shooting and went strong in the track.

In the standing shooting it was more difficult. The two sisters started with three hits in a row and thus had a chance for a medal. But in the fourth shot there was a boom for both Hanna and Elvira. In Elvira Öberg’s case, the miss was preceded by a mess with the rifle.

– But I have put a lot of time into the dyke. That I do it lying down is perfectly fine, but standing I should go a little more. I should have retaken the fourth shot, which is a miss, says Hanna Öberg.

Throw away the medal chances

There, both Swedes’ chance for a medal disappeared.

– It was the strut that sagged a little. I didn’t have time to see if it was a click shot, says SVT’s expert Björn Ferry.

In the end, Hanna Öberg finished eighth, Elvira Öberg ninth.

– This is still a good starting position for the start of the hunt. It will get better and better for me the more races I get to do.

French Julia Simon won ahead of teammate Justine Braisaz-Bouchet. Third was Lou Jeanmonnot.

It was a mess for Elvira at the standing shooting. Where she also missed the fourth shot.

– I get started in a good way, the rifle clicks and then I have to tighten the spring and then you have to start once more. Then I get out of rhythm and then I miss, says Elvira to Expressen regarding the situation that threw her off balance.

Austrian team Red Bull has confirmed that it has launched an internal investigation into the alleged inappropriate behavior of its boss Christian Horner.

The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf today published information that Red Bull has launched an internal investigation into its boss Christian Horner following one of the team’s female employees complained regarding his behavior.

“After our company was made aware of certain allegations, an independent investigation was launched. This process, which is already underway, is being carried out by an external specialist lawyer. Our company takes these matters extremely seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as possible. At this moment, it would not be appropriate to comment further on the matter,” said a Red Bull spokesperson, according to De Telegraaf.

The Dutch newspaper also writes that Horner himself has denied all accusations.

For the sake of completeness, let’s add that Christian Horner has been at the head of the Red Bull team since its inception, i.e. since 2005. Since then, the Briton has led the Austrian team to six titles among constructors and seven among drivers.

Update:

The German newspaper Bild reported later in the followingnoon that the complaint once morest Horner was made by a female employee who was allegedly sent inappropriate photos by the Red Bull team boss.

Motorsport-total.com’s sources even say that Horner was to be asked internally to resign from his position.