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Alvar Myhlback is the future of Swedish skiing.
Now he comes up with a very cocky act.
– Then I win WC gold, says the 17-year-old to Norwegian langrenn.com.
Only 17 years old, the skiing world is already talking about the great talent Alvar Myhlback. The young Swede is predicted to have a bright future and has already shown what he is capable of.
Myhlback’s success
During the Toppidrettsveka competition in Trondheim, Norway, Myhlback once again showed why he is described as the future of Swedish skiing. The teenager was sixth in the long run, third in the sprint, 16th in the skiathlon and then finished with a third place in the pursuit start.
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Then only Norwegian superstars Johannes Hösflot Kläbo and Simen Hegstad Krüger ahead of him in the results list.
– This was not something I expected, so it was awesome. It’s always cool when you surprise yourself, says Myhlback to Norwegian langrenn.com.
– My strategy for the last day of competition was to keep a steady pace and keep up, and then try to sprint strongly. But Kläbo is smarter than everyone else. I’m not quite there yet.
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Cocky performance
Now Myhlback sticks his chin out and points to the WC 2025 in Trondheim as his big goal. And then the 17-year-old comes up with a cocky play that makes all Swedes start dreaming.
– The hunting start is absolutely one of the funnest races I’ve ridden, I’ll be back in a year and a half. Then I win, Myhlback admits in the interview right after the end of Top Sports Week in Norway.
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But then Alvar Myhlback must first join the Swedish national skiing team if the WC dream is to come to life. Now he admits that there is no contact with the national team management at the moment.
– If you want to go to the WC, you have to perform, and at the moment I have no dialogue with the national team. But I hope it can be over in the fall, says Myhlback and tells us that the plan for the coming season is to go both long-distance and traditional cross-country skiing.
– I am still young and have many years. I haven’t decided when I will decide. But I will run a mixture of long distance and traditional. I’m training both, so we’ll see what happens.
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