Lager 157 Ski Team has confirmed that Swedish prodigy Alvar Myhlback has signed a new two-year contract with the Pro Team, marking a full commitment to long-distance skiing and Ski Classics.
Myhlback’s record has impressed everyone! He is young, fearless, and the youngest Vasaloppet winner ever: “I’ve never felt better in my life. I love Vasaloppet.”
Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the 90-kilometer-long Vasaloppet today from Sälen to Mora, Sweden. The Pro Team athlete makes history by winning the 101st edition of the legendary event at only 18 years of age and his first-ever Ski Classics Pro Tour win.
The skiers lay scattered at the finish area at the top of the monstrous climb in Lysebotn Opp. After 7.5km, the last 6km had an average incline of 10%, rising almost 650 meters. But two Pro Team athletes had a wild idea.
Alvar Myhlback has set his sights on a World Championships spot this winter. It is now clear which ski brand he will be using.
Last winter, Alvar Myhlback won twice at the Junior World Championships and finished third at Vasaloppet. A few weeks ago, he performed solidly against the Swedish national team skiers at the roller ski premiere in Ulricehamn.
A roller skiing competition in Ulricehamn on June 1 may not say much about the World Championships squad for Trondheim next winter. But 18-year-old Alvar Myhlback outclassed the Swedish national team members in the Svenska Spel Summer Tour 2024 and showed he wants to fight for a World Championships spot.
He steps into the Swedish junior national team. However, Alvar Myhlback will still run some training camps with the Lager 157 Ski Team.
Less than two weeks ago, 17-year-old Alvar Myhlback finished third at Vasaloppet. This weekend, he will compete at the World Cup in Falun.
The super junior skier was three seconds away from second place in Vasaloppet. The tears fell after crossing the finish line. Watch the interview with Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team.
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