Alvar Myhlback only competed in one race during the Olympics, which has sparked many reactions. He has now spoken about the selection process behind the Olympic team. Myhlback said many people think it was a catastrophe that he was dropped from the 5km race.
His early exit from the Olympics after the sprint led to much speculation, with opinions raised that it was completely wrong for the national team management to drop the 19-year-old from the 5km, where there ended up being an open Swedish spot. Myhlback, who is in an intensive training period for Vasaloppet after the Olympics, said he was called by the national team management who wanted to fly him down to Italy again. He stated that there has been a lot of speculation around this.
many people think it was a catastrophe that he was dropped from the 5km race
he was called by the national team management who wanted to fly him down to Italy again
there has been a lot of speculation around this