John Kristian Dahl

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.

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

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