Malte Jutterdal surprised and won the 50 km race in Orsa. According to major media, 22 seconds after Malte Jutterdal, Elias Andersson came in second place. Then it was one and a half minutes down to third place, taken by Norwegian Johan Tjelle.
It became an unexpected results list for the 50 km race at Orsa Grönklitt in Ski Classics. Alvar Myhlback, 19, was far behind at Orsa Grönklitt. The Swede got a mental uphill battle and noticed early that those at the front were making faster times.
It's just frustration. Such a damn unfair race. If you start first you go fast, if you start far back you don't go as fast. It doesn't become a 'fair' race.
Alvar Myhlback, who started late, finished almost four minutes slower than winner Malte Jutterdal and was angry about the conditions at the finish. It became an eighth place for Myhlback. Behind him was an angry Alvar Myhlback.
After the race, he raged about the individual start. The individual start in combination with a weather change gave skiers with early start numbers a huge advantage on the track. Alvar Myhlback says the race was not fair due to the individual start and weather conditions.
Should one even go to the finish on this?
"It's just frustration. Such a damn unfair race. If you start first you go fast, if you start far back you don't go as fast.
It doesn't become a 'fair' race," said Myhlback. " The specific weather change that occurred during the race has not been detailed, and the official response from Ski Classics or race organizers regarding the fairness concerns remains unknown. The next race in Ski Classics is on Saturday in Rena-Lillehammer in Norway.