Ella Halvarsson

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Ella Halvarsson
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 25)
Borlänge, Sweden
Sport
CountrySweden
Sport Biathlon
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Lenzerheide 15 km individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Lenzerheide 4 × 6 km relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Otepää 3 × 6 km relay

Ella Halvarsson (born 22 October 1999) is a Swedish biathlete who has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2023. [1]

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Career

Halvarsson gained her first international experience in biathlon at the 2018 Youth World Championships, where she immediately won the gold medal in the relay alongside Amanda Lundström and Elvira Öberg. Öberg secured victory in a photo finish against Finland's Heidi Nikkinen in the final sprint. [2] In 2020, Halvarsson competed again at the Junior World Championships and also won a super sprint qualification in the IBU Junior Cup, though she fell back to 18th place in the competition.

In the 2020/21 winter season, Halvarsson started competing in the IBU Cup. In January, at Arber, she achieved an eighth and a fifth place in the sprint, and alongside Gabriel Stegmayr, another fifth place in the mixed relay. [3] The European Championships were also highly successful, with a sixth-place finish in the individual event, and by the end of the season, she had recorded two more top-10 results in sprint and relay events.

In the following season, Halvarsson was unable to achieve a top-10 finish but consistently ranked in the top 20, with only a few exceptions. During the 2022/23 season, she competed in all stages of the IBU Cup, achieving top-10 results in Pokljuka, Osrblie, and Obertilliach. Her best performance came in the final race of the season in Canmore, where she hit all her targets in the pursuit, recovered nearly two minutes and climbed 17 places to secure her first podium finish at the senior level.

When Stina Nilsson withdrew due to illness, Halvarsson had the chance to compete at her home World Cup in Östersund. There, she hit 19 out of 20 targets in the individual race and finished 33rd, earning World Cup points in her debut race. [4]

In the 2024/25 season, after making it to the main team for the World Cup stage in Kontiolahti, she achieved her first podium and her first victory in the World Cup in the single mixed relay alongside Sebastian Samuelsson. [5] At her debut World Championship in 2025 in Lenzerheide, she won silver in the individual race and bronze in the women's relay. [6] [7] [8]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Lenzerheide Silver 9th 9th 17th Bronze — 5th

World Cup

SeasonOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
RacesPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2022–23 2/20881st859th——————

Individual podiums

  • 2 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlace
1 2024–25 4 December 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupShort Individual2nd
218 February 2025 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lenzerheide World Championships Individual 2nd

Relay podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelRacePlaceTeammate
1 2024–25 30 November 2024 Flag of Finland.svg Kontiolahti World CupSingle Mixed Relay1st Sebastian Samuelsson
215 December 2024 Flag of Austria.svg Hochfilzen World CupRelay3rd Magnusson, Heijdenberg, E. Öberg
326 January 2025 Flag of Italy.svg Antholz-Anterselva World CupRelay1st Skottheim, Magnusson, H. Öberg
422 February 2025 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lenzerheide World Championships Relay 3rd Magnusson, H. Öberg, E. Öberg

Youth and Junior World Championships

1 medal (1 gold)

YearAgeIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
Flag of Estonia.svg 2018 Otepää 1816th75th—Gold
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2020 Lenzerheide 2035th19th8th11th
Flag of Austria.svg 2021 Obertilliach 2115th13th5th11th

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ↑ Sport, S. V. T. (February 28, 2018). "Vintersport: JVM–guld till de svenska skidskyttetjejerna i stafett". SVT Sport.
  3. ↑ https://svensktskidskytte.com/nyheter/tv-unga-svenskor-topp-10-i-ibu-cupen
  4. ↑ Sport, S. V. T. (January 22, 2021). "Vintersport: Nytt personbästa för Stina Nilsson". SVT Sport.
  5. ↑ "Doldisens förvåning: "Får tacka Sebbe …"". www.aftonbladet.se. November 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Henriques, Pablo (February 18, 2025). "Biathlon | "I'm speechless" : fantastic second place in the individual World Championships, Ella Halvarsson makes Sweden shine in Lenzerheide | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Nordic skiing". www.nordicmag.info.
  7. ↑ "Jättesuccé på VM för svenska debutanten - tar medalj efter jättelopp". www.aftonbladet.se. February 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ Henriques, Pablo (February 22, 2025). "Biathlon : Hanna Oeberg, boss of the women's relay at the World Championships, couldn't hold back her tears after Sweden's bronze medal in Lenzerheide | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Nordic skiing". www.nordicmag.info.
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