Alvar Myhlback tackar nej till reservroll i OS-femmilen

Den 19-årige skidåkaren Alvar Myhlback har tackat nej till ett erbjudande om att vara reserv i herrarnas 50 kilometer i OS. Han lämnade spelen förra veckan och fokuserar nu på Vasaloppet. Landslagschefen Anders Byström bekräftar att de har pratat med honom.

Herrarnas 50 kilometer i OS kommer att avgöras utan den unge talangen Alvar Myhlback. Den 19-årige skidåkaren tackade nej till landslagets erbjudande om att vara reserv inför lördagens avslutande distanslopp. Myhlback reste hem från OS redan förra veckan, men ledningen undersökte ändå om han ville återvända för evenemanget.

– Vi har pratat med Alvar, ja. Men han är i fullt Vasaloppsläge, säger landslagschefen Anders Byström. Detta indikerar att Myhlback prioriterar förberedelserna inför det klassiska svenska långloppet Vasaloppet framför en eventuell reservroll i OS.

Myhlback beskrivs som ett storlöfte inom skidåkningen, och hans beslut understryker den täta schemat för elitidrottare under säsongen. OS-femmilen är en av höjdpunkterna i friidrottsprogrammet, men utan Myhlback kommer loppet att sakna den potentiella deltagaren.

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