The 19-year-old's choice to prioritize long-distance races over a focus on the World Cup and the Olympics has been widely discussed in Skidsverige. At the same time, Myhlback has shown that one does not have to exclude the other.
In the Ski World Cup, the Swede – who is already a star in the cross-country ski cup and won Vasaloppet earlier this year – has, among other things, third place in the Trondheim sprint.
I think there are no long-distance races that clash with the Olympics, it's an Olympic break for most competitions and it fits perfectly, he says at a press conference.
I know what training will make me good at a sprint at an Olympics, and that includes a lot of staking.
In February, he will have the chance to chase the Olympic medals.
He is one of the 15 athletes that the Swedish Olympic Committee selected on Tuesday for the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, which will be held February 6–22.
Other new selections: Sandra Näslund, ski cross, Frida Westman, ski jumping, Andreas Nordebäck, figure skating, Anna Magnusson, Ella Halvarsson, Jesper Nelin, Viktor Brandt, Malte Stefansson, all biathlon, Linn Svahn, Maja Dahlqvist, Moa Ilar, Johanna Hagström, Emma Ribom, Anton Grahn, all skiing.
Facts: Swedish Olympic squad
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Alpine skiing: Sara Hector, Anna Swenn Larsson.
Skis: Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson, Jonna Sundling, William Poromaa, Edvin Anger, Linn Svahn, Maja Dahlqvist, Moa Ilar, Johanna Hagström, Emma Ribom, Anton Grahn, Alvar Myhlback.
Moguls: Walter Wallberg, Filip Gravenfors.
Ski cross: Sandra Näslund, David Mobärg, Erik Mobärg.
Biathlon: Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson, Anna Magnusson, Ella Halvarsson, Jesper Nelin, Viktor Brandt, Malte Stefansson.
Curling: Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå, Christoffer Sundgren, Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Scharback, Johanna Heldin, Isabella Wranå.
Ski jumping: Frida Westman.
Figure skating: Andreas Nordebäck.
