Marte Olsbu Roeiseland: making winning Olympic biathlon medals her business

Prolific medal collector Marte Olsbu Roeiseland is fast becoming one of Norway’s most decorated female Olympians in the biathlon.

Just days into her second Olympic Winter Games, Olsbu Roeiseland added two medals to her tally at Beijing 2022. Olsbu Roeiseland struck gold on the first day of the biathlon competition, winning the mixed 4x6km relay title before adding the women’s 15km individual bronze two days later.

She came into the Beijing showpiece as the woman to beat as the top-ranked biathlete during the World Cup season, highlighting her consistent good form.

Olsbu Roeiseland won her first Olympic gold medal as leadoff in the 4x6km mixed relay in the first biathlon of Beijing 2022, fighting back from an early setback in the prone stage.

"We did a great job, the whole team, and I'm so happy to race with such good teammates. It's my first Olympic gold, so I'm super happy," said Olsbu Roeiseland.

She won her second individual Olympic medal in the 15km individual event – missing a prone and a standing shot – to claim the bronze medal.

"It was a tough medal this time, the snow was really slow, so it was difficult, but I am super happy about my bronze medal today," she said after the race.

"It was tough all the way, I was fighting, and fighting and fighting…but I got the bronze medal after all."

Buoyed by her two medals and early form, the Norwegian ace will go into Friday's (11 February) sprint event looking to add to her legacy as one of the biathlon greats. It may be hard to believe, but Olsbu Roeiseland's path to the podium has not been an easy one. She had to toil for more than five years before she finally found her breakthrough.

Her Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018 served as the catalyst for Olsbu Roeiseland’s