Very strong in cross-country 2002/2003, somewhat weaker shooting
Bronze mass start 2003 world championship, 7th on 20k
Lead overall world cup at end of 2002, yet ended in 4th 2002/2003, Bjoerndalen won
Placed 21st in Norwegian 2002 cross-country opener 2002, close to one minute behind Bjoerndalen and Andresen on 10k skate. Later won sprint and pursuit in biathlon at Geilo.

Wife Liv Grete got first child in January 2003

Won the 2001/2002 overall world cup for the 3rd time in a row
World champion mass start 2002 in Oslo

Bronze relay 2002 Olympics
Silver pursuit 2002 Olympics, his first Olympic medal
No. 10 and 9 on the 20k and sprint in the 2002 Olympics
7 individual world cup wins 2002 season, won the biathlon trophy.

Background:
Overall world cup winner 2000 and 2001 and double world champion 2001 in relay and mass start, also a silver from 2001 in the pursuit behind Frank Luck.

World champion mass-start 2000, bronze pursuit 2000

Lives part in France and Norway

Merits

World Championships:

Overall World Cup Winner, 2000

8. Individual World Cup Wins

9 Second Places World Cup

10 Third Places World Cup

French Championships

15 Times French Champion