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Swedish biathletes miss podium after shooting errors

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  • Elvira Öberg missed two shots in the second shooting stage, costing her a victory chance.
  • Hanna Öberg missed three shots across prone and standing positions.
  • Anna Magnusson missed one shot in the final stage, leaving Sweden without a podium finish.

Elvira Öberg missed two shots in the second shooting stage, losing a chance to build on her previous podium finish. She had zeroed the first shooting stage and was fastest to the second, but missed her third and fourth shots. Hanna Öberg also started well but missed two shots in prone and one in standing.

Anna Magnusson zeroed the first shooting stage but missed one in the last, resulting in no Swedish athletes on the podium.

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