About
Norwegian biathlete from Oslo (trains out of Rykkinn), and 2025 World Champion in the mass start after a breakthrough 2023-24 debut season on the elite World Cup circuit - three top-15 finishes at the World Championships and two World Cup podiums including a maiden victory, despite not being selected for the full national elite team that year. Switched his entire ski and boot fleet to Madshus ahead of the 2023-24 season (per Madshus's own announcement). Career totals include 3 individual and 7 total World Cup victories plus 2 World Championship gold medals (2025 mass start and relay). His 2025-26 season did not sustain that form: after a difficult start he ended it early following a five-miss individual shooting performance at Nove Mesto in January 2026, and Norway's federation dropped him from both the elite and B national squads in April 2026 - a decision he publicly criticized in an open letter. As of September 2026 he is training and competing independently and self-funded, with no automatic World Cup start secured for 2026-27, but he retains a wildcard berth in the mass start at the 2027 World Championships in Otepää, Estonia as the defending champion.
Per Madshus's own blog post, he was not selected for Norway's full elite national team even after a strong 2022-23 IBU Cup and European Championships showing, and earned his World Cup place via a free pass as IBU Cup overall winner instead.