According to Langrenn.com, the junior star who is praised by Petter Northug as well as Swedish and Norwegian cross-country skiing experts, ended the World Cup weekend on home soil in Östersund with a 60th place in Sunday’s 10-kilometer freestyle, last of the Swedish skiers.

Afterwards, the 17-year-old was disappointed and downcast, and pushed away the TV camera that was trying to get a close-up of the super talent.

“It’s not cool to be here right now,” Alvar Myhlback told Expressen.

“I am ashamed of myself right now. It’s bad.”

Sunday’s 10-kilometer was the 17-year-old’s third individual race in the World Cup.

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Enormous fall height

Myhlback dominated the world elite in the pre-season. He won the 15-kilometer in Alliansloppet and finished third in Toppidrettsveka in Trondheim in August, only beaten by Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Simen Hegstad Krüger.

Under the national season premiere in Gällivare, he went straight to the podium in the sprint, and took two top-10 placings in the distance races. This secured him a place in the squad for the World Cup on home soil in Gällivare last week, and again for this weekend’s World Cup round in Östersund.

There, Myhlback had hoped to make it to the World Cup in Trondheim next weekend. The race weekend serves as a test event for the World Championships in 2025, a championship that is high on his list of priorities, not least after his success in the same tracks in the summer.

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Now, the junior star Myhlback will not be traveling to Trondheim this weekend.

“The plan was to continue to compete in the World Cup, but that’s not going to happen,” said the 17-year-old junior, and continued:

“I always want to be at the top or do well based on what I can do. But today I’m not close to anything.”

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Shouldn’t you be a little kinder to yourself?

“It’s always like that when you aim high, the fall height also becomes very big. But I don’t think I’m going to give up on my goals,” said Alvar Myhlback.

“Now I’m just going to go home to Bjursås, to come back very strong. But it’s not fun right now.”

Myhlback’s reaction is understandable. He had high expectations for himself, and he was disappointed with his performance. However, it is important to remember that he is still a young athlete, and he is still learning. He will have more opportunities to prove himself in the future.

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