 In the 2007–08 World Cup, however, he opened with a seventh place at Beitostølen, and recorded a ninth place in Rybinsk right before the Tour de Ski.He performed well here, with two fourth places, one sixth place and a ninth place, and he ended up in fourth in the overall standings.He recorded an eleventh and a sixteenth place in January 2008 in Canmore, and finished on the podium for the first time.