– I was a little surprised that the head coach went so hard on the athletes in the way he did, says Johaug on news’s broadcast from the men’s relay. The topic was the Swedish smear problem, which for a long time decided the women’s relay for Sweden. After Frida Karlsson had to give way to Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and the Swedish big favorites “only” managed bronze, Karlsson was among the runners who thought the skiing was bad. COMFORT: Frida Karlsson was comforted after the relay disappointment. Photo: Matthias Schrader / AP But the Swedish lubrication manager Petter Myhlback did not agree. – I think it looked as if she had tired legs, he said to Aftonbladet. – I am tired of the athletes not being satisfied with their skiing. When they are good, it is very quiet, Myhlback told Expressen. To news, the lubrication manager told the Swedes that it was hard to get criticism from the runners. – What do you think when you hear that. Did you get the impression that the ski is bad? – No, I didn’t get that impression. I see on the TV pictures that there may be someone who has better skis than us, but I am very proud and satisfied with the work we have done in the lubrication team before this competition and the way we work in the group. I am very proud of the way we work. – Throwing them under the bus CRITICAL: Therese Johaug thought the head of the grease shop the Swedes should lie down. Photo: Julia Marie Naglestad / news Johaug did not particularly like the fact that Myhlback chose to be critical of his own athletes. – He should have laid down and said nothing, if you ask me, says Johaug. According to her mother, Mia Karlsson, Karlsson herself was also irritated by the statements of the lubrication manager. – She felt that she was thrown under the bus, she says to Expressen. – Of Myhlback’s pronunciation? – Yes, she was upset about it. Expressen learned on Thursday that there was a crisis meeting in the Swedish team after the disagreement that arose after the race. Lay flat There, Myhlback is said to have complained to Frida Karlsson. – I can see that Frida will be upset afterwards and I apologize for those statements, says Myhlback to Swedish Viaplay. APOLOGIZE: The butter manager of the Swedes, Petter Myhlback, apologized to Frida Karlsson. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB He goes on to say that he regrets it and that the Swedish team was cleared on Thursday evening. – We had a good conversation with all the ladies. When there is as much control as there was, it affects the whole team. We always have a dialogue and I think we came a long way yesterday, he says. In the men’s relay on Friday, Sweden was never able to take up the fight with the Norwegian gold team. Already on the first stage, Johan Häggström had to let go and strong runners such as William Poromaa and Calle Halfvarsson were not able to save the relay either. In the end, even with a weak sixth place, but the Swedish runners did not blame the greasers on Friday. – There was nothing wrong with the skiing today, Poromaa stated. Halfvarsson says that the atmosphere in the Swedish camp was not good. – It was not good yesterday. It gets a bit wrong when the runners and the team pull in different directions. It’s not good, says Halfvarsson.
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