While competitors slumped over their poles, Vera Myhlback (16) stood there smiling. The Swedish young talent crushed the competition in the Trysil Sprint and announced she’s ready to race everything this winter.

“It was cool. It didn’t go that fast at the start, but it picked up along the way,” Vera Myhlback told Langrenn.com after her victory in the Trysil Sprint last week.

Around the Swedish young talent, her competitors were bent over their poles in exhaustion. Just minutes later, older brother Alvar Myhlback did the same in the men’s A-final, defeating World Cup stars, and without seeming to exert much effort.

The Swedish sensation, who won Vasaloppet in March at just 18 years old, has dominated the senior elite and been the talk of the ski world for years.

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Contract signed

Now, younger sister Vera is ready for her first junior season, with a freshly signed contract. The 16-year-old from Bjursås, outside Falun, is considered one of Sweden’s top young prospects. Earlier this summer, she signed with Lager 157 Ski Team youth squad.

She joins the team with wins at UngdomsVasan and the Auckland-run talent camp Camp Ragde Charge already on her resumé.

In many ways, Vera follows in her brother’s footsteps.

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What made you want to sign with a long-distance team?

“There’s a lot of long-distance skiing in my family, especially with Alvar. But I train a lot of double poling, so when I got the offer, I wanted to give it a try,” she tells Langrenn.com.

Double focus: “I’ll race everything that doesn’t clash”

For now, the plan is to pursue both long-distance and traditional cross-country ski racing. But the Myhlback siblings’ definition of “double focus” doesn’t exactly involve choosing one over the other.

“No, I don’t separate them. I’m going to race everything I can in both, as long as the schedules don’t clash,” Vera says enthusiastically, and continues:

“I’m excited to try the big long-distance races, and I’ll also do everything in the Bauhaus Cup.”

What are your expectations for the upcoming season?

“It’s going to be exciting. I’m super motivated. This is my first year as a junior, so I’ll race as fast as I can and see how far it takes me.”

Despite the attention, the 16-year-old says she doesn’t feel much pressure to perform.

“No, not really. It feels like Alvar has taken care of that. I think he feels more of it than I do. I’m more like the little sister in the background – and that suits me just fine,” says Vera Myhlback.

Who knows – maybe she’ll win Vasaloppet too before turning 19?

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