hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst bˈɛldʒən tə tˈeɪk ɐ pˈoʊdiəm ɪnðə tˈɑːp tˈuː tˈɪɹz ʌv bˈaɪəθlɑːn kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən wɛn hiː fˈɪnɪʃt sˈɛkənd ɪn ɐn ˌaɪbˌiːjˈuː kˈʌp ɹˈeɪs.
He also became the first Belgian to take a podium in the top two tiers of biathlon competition when he finished second in an IBU Cup race.