Wax technicians apologise after mass-start failure
Sweden’s trio finish 18th, 21st and 26th in event
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.
Often among the favourites in biathlon events, the Swedes had a dismal day in the final men’s race of the Games, with Sebastian Samuelsson finishing 18th, Martin Ponsiluoma 21st and Jesper Nelin 26th in the 30-man field.
“The skis were the worst I ever had. They were crap,” a frustrated Samuelsson told Swedish TV. “Today the glide from the skis was very bad ... I’m here to fight for medals, but today I go without.“
