John Kristian Dahl

John Kristian Dahl
Dahl during the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup competitions in Quebec City, Canada in December 2012
Country	Norway
Born	(1981-03-27) 27 March 1981 (age 43) Kirkenes, Norway
Ski club	Strindheim IL
World Cup career
Seasons	14 – (2001–2014)
Starts	137
Podiums	11
Wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (16th in 2009)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway U23 World Championships 2003 Valdidentro Individual sprint Junior World Championships 2001 Karpacz Individual sprint 2001 Karpacz 4 × 10 km relay

John Kristian Dahl (born 27 March 1981) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 2001 and 2019. His best World Cup finish was second, three times between 2003 and 2008, all in the sprint event.

On 2 March 2014, he won the annual long distance cross-country ski race Vasaloppet in Mora, Sweden as the fourth ever Norwegian skier to win.^[1] On 6 March 2016, he won it the second time with the time of 4:08:00 and on 5 March 2017, for the third time with the time 3:57:18.^[2]

On 10 April 2016, he also won the men's edition of Nordenskiöldsloppet.^[3]

On 2 April 2019, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing.^[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[5]

World Championships

Year	Age	15 km   individual	30 km   skiathlon	50 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2009	27	—	—	—	15	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings			Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
2001	19	NC	—	NC	—	—	—
2002	20	87	—	42	—	—	—
2003	21	58	—	27	—	—	—
2004	22	26	NC	6	—	—	—
2005	23	51	NC	26	—	—	—
2006	24	59	—	22	—	—	—
2007	25	45	NC	20	—	31	—
2008	26	19	71		—	38	44
2009	27	16	42	4	—	21	63
2010	28	22	NC	7	—	—	DNF
2011	29	38	66	11	DNF	—	33
2012	30	60	77	29	41	—	24
2013	31	62	98	26	DNF	—	—
2014	32	164	—	104	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
• 11 podiums – (9 WC, 2 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2003–04	16 December 2003	Val di Fiemme, Italy	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
2		18 February 2004	Stockholm, Sweden	1.1 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
3	2005–06	4 February 2006	Davos, Switzerland	1.1 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
4	2007–08	27 October 2007	Düsseldorf, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
5		10 February 2008	Otepää, Estonia	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
6	2008–09	29 November 2008	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
7		12 March 2009	Trondheim, Norway	1.6 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
8		18 March 2009	Stockholm, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	2nd
9	2009–10	13 December 2009	Davos, Switzerland	1.7 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
10		6 February 2010	Canmore, Canada	1.7 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
11	2010–11	26 November 2010	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	1st

Team podiums

• 4 podiums – (1 RL, 3 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	2003–04	7 December 2003	Toblach, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Solbakken
2	2007–08	17 February 2008	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Rønning
3	2010–11	17 February 2008	Liberec, Czech Republic	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint C	World Cup	3rd	Brandsdal
4	2011–12	20 November 2011	Sjusjøen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Ansnes / Eilifsen / Røthe

References

1. "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. Andersson, Wilmer (5 March 2017). "Norrmannen tog hem Vasaloppet efter drama". www.expressen.se. Expressen. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
3. "Markus Ottosson sexa i Nordenskiöldsloppet" (in Swedish). Västerbottenskuriren. 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
4. "John Kristian Dahl legger opp" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
5. "DAHL John Kristian". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• FIS-Ski profile