His consecutive wins in the Individual Gundersen at the Nordic skiing World Championships in 1999 and 2001 were the first since Oddbjørn Hagen did it in 1934 and 1935.
He had a streak of consecutive wins in the Individual Gundersen event at the Nordic skiing World Championships, which hadn't been seen since Oddbjørn Hagen's achievement in 1934 and 1935.