Jonna Sundling has turned down a spot on the national team this summer and fall. Instead, the cross-country skiing star is focusing on training on her own ahead of the season. Alvar Myhlback has also turned down a spot on the national team.
SportsNorwegian Torleif Syrstad won the 50-kilometer Marcialonga Bodø cross-country skiing race.
SportsWhen the Norwegian cross-country skiing championships are decided next weekend, an unexpected name will line up: Sweden's Alvar Myhlback.
SportsThe long-distance cross-country cup has made its way to the Birkebeinerrennet in Norway. There, spectators saw six Norwegian riders cross the finish line first in the men's race. On the women's side, it was a double Norwegian victory - with Swedish skier Hanna Lodin in third.
SportsIt was dramatic in the men's sprint semi-final in Drammen. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Alvar Myhlback were involved in a major crash and missed the final. Klæbo was reportedly taken from the competition by ambulance, according to Viaplay, which cites NRK.
SportsOskar Kardin wins the men's class in Vasaloppet. The Swede finished in 4:14:45.5. "It feels unreal. It's great fun, damn it. I've been training for this for a long time. You get moved," says Kardin in SVT. Alvar Myhlback came in second.
SportsRecord-breaking winner last year - favorite this year. Norwegian Kasper Stadaas doesn't know how he's going to defeat Alvar Myhlback in Vasaloppet. He won't. He'll be second at best, says Myhlback.
SportsAlvar Myhlback left the Winter Olympics after the men's sprint. Now the ski star is commenting for the first time on the high-profile incident.
SportsAlvar Myhlback and Stina Nilsson are chasing another double victory, influencer Julia Franzén is SVT's skiing profile, and there are stricter controls in the hunt for skate cheating. It's time for Vasaloppet. Here's a guide to the Swedish classic race.
SportsThe men's 5000m at the Olympics will be decided without Alvar Myhlback, 19 - who has declined the offer to be a reserve. We have spoken to Alvar, yes. But he is in full Vasalopp mode, says national team manager Anders Byström.
SportsThere will be no relay or 5,000m for skiing talent Alvar Myhlback at the Olympics. He - along with Anton Grahn and Johanna Hagström - is leaving Italy, the Swedish team management says.
SportsAlvar Myhlback was the best of the Swedes and easily advanced from the men's sprint qualification at the Olympics. Norwegian gold favorite Johannes Høsflot Klæbo was superior.
SportsWill there be another showdown by Norwegian ski king Johannes Høsflot Klæbo in the Olympic sprint? Not if Alvar Myhlback prevails. I'm not afraid of him in a showdown, says the super-prospect.
SportsThere was no podium finish for stars Alvar Myhlback and Stina Nilsson in the 50-kilometer cross-country skiing race in the Ski Classics. Hanna Lodin, on the other hand, sprinted to second place.
SportsAlvar Myhlback is in Olympic form. He beat the field in the opening sprint race of the Ski Classics cross-country skiing cup.
SportsHeavy snowflakes fell over Trentino during the classic cross-country ski race. For most of the seven-mile course, the skiers plowed through slushy tracks. The strongest in that event? Norwegian Kasper Stadaas - in a tough fight with Alvar Myhlback.
SportsStina Nilsson won the Ski Classics - after drama and confusion in Engadin. The 47-kilometer race in the cross-country skiing cup was decided by a photo finish, with margins down to the millimeter.
SportsAnton Grahn is floating on clouds after his first podium finish in the World Cup. But the Swedish cross-country skier fantasizes about bigger scalps than a third-place finish in a Tour de Ski sprint. "I dream of winning Olympic gold," says the 21-year-old.
SportsEdvin Anger finished fifth in the first distance race of the Tour de Ski, a 10-kilometer classic, and is fourth overall. "It's nice to have a decent race," he told Viaplay.
SportsAlvar Myhlback already had a free spot for the Tour de Ski. The question was whether the 19-year-old would accept it. He did. However, Jonna Sundling is in charge of the tour.
SportsShooting star Alvar Myhlback, 19, has been selected for the Winter Olympics. But the long-distance running specialist doesn't see himself as up to the challenge of a classic 5000. "I don't think I'm good enough," he says.
SportsHe has long prioritized long-distance running over the World Cup and the Olympics. But now skier Alvar Myhlback has been selected for the Winter Games in Italy.
SportsAlvar Myhlback will miss the opening weekend of the long-distance race. A cold puts an end to it, according to SVT.
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