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In biathlon, psychological games start: They are trying to fool us

Elite Norwegian biathletes, for example, believe that Swedish star Sebastian Samuelsson is trying to throw them out with his statements to the media. Before the Sunday’s fighter in Oberhof, where he finished second, the Olympic winner declared that his form is still quite poor and that he is facing a significant improvement towards the Olympics.

“I am in very bad shape. I would be surprised if I succeeded, “he told the Swedish newspaper Expressen. He allegedly had reasons for skepticism because he trained hard during the Christmas break and started in Oberhof basically straight from full load.

“Everything looks very good towards Beijing, but quite the opposite for these races,” he said in Germany.

Samuelsson is third in the World Cup standings, followed by the Norwegian quartet Tarjei Bö, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, Sturla Holm Laegreid and Johannes Thingnes Bö. And the stellar Scandinavian rivals believe that their opponent is already playing psychological games a bit.

“I think they are trying to fool us a little and throw the psyche out,” Christiansen told NRK television.

“I heard (the Swedes) agree that everything went according to plan and went wrong. Sebbe (Samuelsson) just forgot about their plan, “Laegreid joked on the subject.

At the same time, however, he confirmed that psychological games are taking place. “Yes of course. We try to confuse each other as much as possible. We are having fun together in a very friendly tone, but it is true that we want to beat the Swedes the most, “he confirmed.

However, Samuelsson refuses to deliberately try to question his form. “I don’t make fools of anyone. Last year I also did not do well in Oberhof and Anterselva, but I had excellent form at the World Championships. This year, I tried to do things similarly to give the best performances at the Olympics, “he told Expressen.

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