Star biathlete looks forward to having children.

After the biathlon grief comes the baby joy

The biathlon family is growing! A star athlete will soon become a father for the first time – and at a particularly delicate moment for him.

01 May 2025

From: det

The fate of Johannes Dale clearly demonstrates how fast-paced the business of being a Norwegian biathlete can be. The Scandinavian finished the 2023/24 season as the third-best biathlete, beaten only by the Bö brothers, Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei. A few months later, however, the world looked very different for Dale.

Last winter, the 27-year-old experienced an absolute nightmare season. After a disastrous start, the two-time World Cup runner-up was relegated to the second-tier IBU Cup. He made only a few World Cup appearances that winter, and before the World Championships in Lenzerheide, he was even dropped from the squad and left out of the championships.

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It was a winter that left its scars. Dale now wants to heal them – with lots of training, but also through his latest personal happiness. As the biathlete recently announced, he will soon become a father for the first time. His wife Kristina is pregnant. "I can't wait to start Chapter 2.0 in my life," Dale wrote on Instagram.

“There must still be a father on the team.” John Dale

Opposite the transmitter TV2 Dale showed humor – and alluded to the Bö brothers' retirement. "Since Johannes and Tarjei are no longer on the team, I thought there should still be a father on the team. I took responsibility this time," joked the biathlete.

Indeed, the retirement of the two biathlon superstars represents an opportunity for Dale, as it could give him a permanent foothold in the Norwegian World Cup team again next winter. As an expectant father, he'll certainly have plenty of euphoria in store.