As Olympic preparations go, it takes some beating. US biathlete Leif Nordgren watched his wife give birth to their first child via video call from the Beijing Games the day before his first race, after being apart from her since mid-November. His wife's due date was initially February 4, the day of the opening ceremony. "That was really cool," 32-year-old Nordgren said of watching the birth of his daughter.
"Was Really Cool": US Olympian Watches 1st Child's Birth Via Video Call
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"I can barely handle how cute this girl is, and I can't wait to get home to meet her!! @caitlinnordgrenwe did good," Leif Nordgren on Instagram on Wednesday alongside a picture of his newborn daughter.
Leif Nordgren shared this photo and wrote: "I can't wait to get home to meet her"
His wife Caitlin Nordgren, a meteorologist for NBC, told the US broadcaster before she gave birth that the couple had realised as soon as she was pregnant that it was "not good timing for us".
"Finding out Leif would most likely not be here for our baby's arrival was absolutely sad," she had written on Instagram.
But she said there was "a silver lining" because her husband's presence inside the strict Covid-19 'bubble' surrounding the Olympics meant she could easily get hold of him.
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"He's essentially in a little bit of a lockdown and therefore he will be a little bit more available to answer my phone calls and things like that," she said.
"I can't wait to get the Games over with and get back home," Leif Nordgren said after the race. "It's really exciting to have something so big to go home to now."
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