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February 21, 2026

'Worst skis I ever had': Swedish biathletes blame poor Olympic form on waxing team

Sweden’s biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Olympics and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, blaming a bad job on their skis for an embarrassingly poor performance in the men’s mass start.

'Worst skis I ever had': Swedish biathletes blame poor Olympic form on waxing team

TL;DR

  • Swedish biathletes experienced an "embarrassingly poor performance" in the men's mass start event at the Winter Olympics.
  • Athletes Sebastian Samuelsson, Martin Ponsiluoma, and Jesper Nelin finished 18th, 21st, and 26th, respectively.
  • The poor results were attributed to faulty ski waxing, with Samuelsson describing the skis as the "worst I ever had" and "crap."
  • The Swedish wax technicians apologized to the racers for their misjudgement.
  • Norway secured gold and silver in the event, highlighting successful ski preparation.

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