TeamUSA biathlete becomes a dad as he waits to compete at Olympics
left his home in November an Olympian and will return later this month with an even better title: Dad.
When they discovered she was pregnant, the couple immediately did the math and realized she would be due in February, Napoleoni told. But it wasn't until her first prenatal appointment that the doctor delivered the news that her due date would directly coincide with the Opening Ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the event Nordgren had been training for over the past 14 years — his third Olympics after PyeongChang in 2018 and Sochi in 2014.
Nordgren said he is ready to compete, though. After leaving his first two Winter Games unhappy with his races, he would like to end his final Olympics and leave the sport on a good note. “He keeps telling me everything with the baby is mostly my job the first couple of weeks, anyway,” laughed Napoleoni.
"Skiing is a great family sport and a great way to get kids interested in the outdoors and winter," he said. "To be at the Olympic level and go to the Olympics takes a lot of hard work," Nordgren said."I think that's important — to know the value of hard work and to know that things don’t always turn out well. Sometimes, you're disappointed, but it's not the end of life, of course. There’s more to life, and you worked hard to get there and you can be proud of yourself for that.
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