The biathlon World Cup season 2024/2025 continued today in Kontiolahti took first place today at the men’s 15km short individual race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 38:08:8 and clean shooting (0-0-0-0) completed the Norwegian podium in third place 24.2 seconds behind the winner and clean shooting (0-0-0-0) Complete results can be found HERE and HERE Also Read – Biathlon World Cup: Complete program for Kontiolahti it’s time for the women’s 12.5km Short Individual Saturday, November 30: Single Mixed Relay and Mixed Relay (more information can be found HERE) Sunday, December 1: Relay Men and Relay Women (more information can be found HERE) Tuesday, December 3: 15km Short Individual Men (more information can be found HERE) Wednesday, December 4: 12.5km Short Individual Women (more information can be found HERE) Friday, December 6: 10km Sprint Men (more information can be found HERE) Saturday, December 7: 12.5km Short Individual Women (more information can be found HERE) Sunday, December 8: 15/12.5km Mass Start (more information can be found HERE) the biathlon World Cup heads to Hochfilzen (Austria) Lenzerheide (Switzerland) for the World Championships the 2024/2025 World Cup season ends in Oslo (Norway) Also Read: Biathlon World Cup and World Championships: Calendar for the 2024/2025 winter season Are you interested in biathlon? Click HERE and read more about it BECOME A MEMBER HERE top athletes and how to watch liveThe 2024/25 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup kicks off this weekend in Kontiolahti Discover more about the competition and the participating athletes in our preview below. Even a 'down year' by Boe's standards in the 2023/24 World Cup season in which he won 11 races compared to the 19 victories in 2022/23 was more than enough to secure a fifth overall title Boe's toughest competition will likely come from compatriot Sturla Holm Lægreid; the 27-year-old won gold alongside Bo as part of Norway's men's relay team at Beijing 2022 and pipped him to the 10km sprint title at the 2024 World Championships (the only individual race Boe failed to win) The Beijing 2022 silver medallist stole the show at the 2024 World Championships She won her first World Cup overall title in 2023 but placed fifth at the end of the 2023/24 edition based on her performance at the world championships in February the Frenchwoman should be considered among the podium favourites for every event in Finland — as well as the overall crown at the end of the season Picture by 2024 Getty ImagesJulia Simon of France poses for a photo after the Women's 12.5KM Mass Start at the IBU World Championships Biathlon Nove Mesto na Morave on February 18 Biathlon: the selection of the Austrian national team for the 2025/2026 training season Biathlon | Nordic skiing : for the Olympic winter the French teams will once again be changing their overalls Biathlon | “Joining this group is a step forward in my project” : Bressaud Martin Botet talks about his arrival in the French B team Biathlon | “It was a tiring race”: Johannes Thingnes Boe reflects on his participation in the Grue Halvmaraton Biathlon | “Joining the federal group is not an end in itself”: the words of Guillaume Poirot Camille Grataloup-Manissolle and Antonin Delsol Cross-country skiing: the selection of the Swedish national team for the 2025/2026 season Cross-country skiing : Gustav Kvarnbrink’s fright after being hit by a car while training Cross-country skiing | Nordic skiing: the composition of the Austrian team for the 2025/2026 season Cross-country skiing | “It’s really nice to see progress” Jessie Diggins gives her news following plantar fasciitis Norway or Bessans : the full programme of French team training camps to prepare for 2025/2026 Nordic combined: the composition of the French teams for the 2025/2026 season Nordic combined: Ivar Stuan remains Norway’s boss for another 2 years… with an option until 2030 Nordic Combined: Florian Schabereiter becomes head coach of the Austrian women’s national team Nordic combined | Mo i Rana: Ida Marie Hagen and Jens Luraas Oftebro crowned Norwegian mass start and gundersen champions Nordic Combined : the full list of 2024/2025 World Cup winners Ski jumping | “Not the season I imagined” Ski jumping: Slovenia’s Bine Norcic takes over from Rune Velta at the helm of the Swiss team Ski jumping: Thomas Thurnbichler to coach Germany’s B team Ski jumping: the make-up of the French teams for the 2025/2026 season… with newcomer Louis Obersteiner and leaders Joséphine Pagnier and Valentin Foubert Ski jumping: Rune Velta decides to step down as Switzerland coach Rollerskiing | ASOP and Thomas Joly launch the HautDoubsLoppet a 42 km classic ski-wheel race: first edition on 27 July Rollerski | Soldier Hollow: the Schutzenski Festival free sprint for Jessie Diggins and Reid Goble Rollerski | Soldier Hollow: Luke Jager and Rosie Brennan win the individual classic at the Schutzenski Festival Rollerski | “There are many reasons”: why didn’t Arnaud Du Pasquier’s third Dupaski Festival take place this weekend Rollerskiing | “It’s very reassuring”: the satisfaction of Mathis Desloges after winning the French individual classic title in La Bresse Vu de Trondheim #2: Jarl Magnus Riiber stripped of his title From Trondheim #1 : Marit Bjoergen head coach for women’s sprint Vu de Norge #451 : Sturla Holm Lægreid stands up against homophobia Vu de Norge #449 : Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen improves his rifle Planète Nordic #29: Oleksandra Merkushyna appreciates Julia Simon’s gesture Planète Nordic #23 : Norwegian cross-country skiers take on footballer Erling Braut Haaland on his recovery techniques dog’s name… at the Tour de Ski Planète Nordic #21 : Sebastian Samuelsson donates his race number to Dmytro Pidruchnyi in support of Ukraine Nordic Planet #20 : Dorothea Wierer could do nothing about the individual short in Kontiolahti after suffering a back injury Discover the list of Czech biathletes selected for the World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Discover the full composition of the Austrian biathlon team for the 2025/2026 season the equipment supplier to the French biathlon and Nordic ski teams Among the new biathletes in the federal group for the 2025/2026 preparations is Martin Botet A native of the Vosges who lives in Savoie,.. A few days after completing the Halvmaraton in 1h20m19 Johannes Thingnes Boe gave his first reaction to the Norwegian media Camille Grataloup-Manissolle and Antonin Delsol tell Nordic Magazine how delighted they are to be joining the men's Excellence 2030 group for the.. Océane Michelon talks to Nordic Magazine about her magnificent 2024/2025 season Czech Marketa Davidova has undergone surgery on her herniated disc Coralie Perrin and Louise Roguet talk about their delight at joining the women's Excellence 2030 group for.. The IBU decided not to wait for the third event of the World Cup to introduce mass start into the competition program and decided to introduce it from the first event But specifically for these two mass starts (men's and women's) there will be separate selection rules The best 15 from the results of the previous season (overall standings) + the best 15 from the results of the sprint and individual qualify for the mass start the order of the starting numbers is formed based on the results of this event and then those who couldn't show anything in the two races in Kontiolahti but were in the top 15 in the 23/24 season Biathlon Quiz 2020 Quiz #4: What do you know about Pokljuka and Slovenian team Quiz #3: What do you know about biathlon rules and about previous season? Quiz #2: Can you recognize non-stars biathletes? Quiz #1 - Guess biathlete by child photo Biathlon Holmenkollen results - women's mass start 23/03/2025 Biathlon Holmenkollen results - men's pursuit 22/03/2025 Biathlon Holmenkollen results - men's sprint 21/03/2025 Biathlon Pokljuka results - single mixed relay 16/03/2025 Biathlon Pokljuka results - men's individual 13/03/2025 Biathlon Pokljuka results - women's individual 13/03/2025 Biathlon Lenzeheide results - men's mass start 23/02/2025 Biathlon Lenzeheide results - women's mass start 23/02/2025 the Frenchman Emilien Jacquelin won the race took first place today at the men’s 10km sprint race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 23:03.1 and clean shooting (0-0) 18.9 seconds back and one missed shot (0-1) 25.1 seconds behind the winner and clean shooting (0-0). Complete results can be found HERE and HERE it’s time for the women’s 7.5km sprint race Tuesday, December 3: 15km Short Individual Men (more information can be found HERE) REGISTER HERE AS A MEMBER Quentin Fillon Maillet completes double in Kontiolahti lands pursuit crystal globeThe double Olympic gold medallist claimed his sixth pursuit win of the season as Norway's Tiril Eckhoff took the women's event won the men’s 10km sprint on Saturday before taking the 12.5km pursuit 24 hours later to land the World Cup pursuit series title “That is official? That is very great. Having a victory in the pursuit is very good. It was very hard on skis; my shape is not so good compared to Emilien [Jacquelin],” Fillon Maillet said after the 12.5km win "I knew I had to be the best on the shooting range Maybe some stress on the last mistake but I did not know how Emilien would shoot Jacquelin struggled late on to drop from first to fourth with his French teammate extending his lead in the overall World Cup standings Fillon Maillet took victory in 32:55, eight seconds ahead of Germany’s Erik Lesser with Italian Lukas Hofer a close third. Fillon Maillet shot perfectly to take the 10km sprint on Saturday in 23:21, a whopping 18.3 seconds clear of second-placed Norwegian Filip Fjeld Andersen, with Germany’s Johannes Kuehn took third That victory also saw the 29-year-old go top of the World Cup sprint rankings HIs double triumph leaves him on 756 points in the overall series with Jacquelin his closest challenger on 582 Also on Sunday, 10-time World Championship gold medallist Tiril Eckhoff took victory in women's 10km pursuit after finishing second in Saturday's 7.5km sprint Eckhoff put on a pursuit masterclass with two misses in her "really bad" final round of shooting having no bearing on the outcome She crossed the line in 31:40.08 to clinch her first individual World Cup win of the season and was delighted with her performance "It is very nice to be back on top,” Eckhoff said after her win "I was tired today so it was hard going alone out there in the tracks I had not the best focus on the last shots That was a little bit clumsy; I was lucky today." Italy’s resurgent Dorothea Wierer battled through from 17th at the start of the race to finish 15.9 seconds back in second while Hermann collected three penalties on the way to third place Dorothea Wierer is the most decorated Italian biathlete in history The social media star has seven world championships medals two world cup globes and four individual globes I don't only have biathlon," says Wierer Don't be fooled by her sometimes glamorous social media posts "I think we're just human and it's normal that you can't feel perfect every day." After a solid performance in the women’s event took first place today at the women’s 12.5km short individual race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 35:52:3 and clean shooting (0-0-0-0) 56.4 seconds behind the winner and three missed shots (0-1-1-1) Complete results can be found HERE and HERE After dominating the tracks and shooting range Emilien Jacquelin) took first place today at the men’s 4×7.5km relay race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 1:18:24 Johannes Thingnes Bø) snagged second place Sebastian Samuelsson) completed the podium in third place Complete results can be found HERE and HERE Also Read – Biathlon World Cup: Complete program for Kontiolahti it’s time for the men’s 15km Short Individual FACTS Kontiolahti World Cup Season 2024/2025 Saturday, November 30: Single Mixed Relay and Mixed Relay (more information can be found HERE) Start lists can be found HERE (Single Mixed Relay) and HERE (Mixed Relay) Sunday, December 1: Relay Men and Relay Women (more information can be found HERE) Wednesday, December 4: 12.5km Short Individual Women (more information can be found HERE) Friday, December 6: 10km Sprint Men (more information can be found HERE) Saturday, December 7: 12.5km Short Individual Women (more information can be found HERE) Sunday, December 8: 15/12.5km Mass Start (more information can be found HERE) The biathlon season 2024/2025 continues today in Kontiolahti with the World Cup 15km short individual for men Check the start lists and start times here After the World Cup’s first weekend in Finland the 2024/2025 biathlon World Cup continues this Tuesday in Kontiolahti with start lists and start times for the men’s 15km short individual race The start list can be found HERE and HERE Saturday, November 30: Single Mixed Relay and Mixed Relay (more information can be found H E RE) with the World Cup mass start races for women and men The 2024/2025 biathlon World Cup continues this Sunday in Kontiolahti with the start list and start times for the women’s 12.5km and men’s 15km mass start races Start lists can be found HER E Saturday, December 7: 7.5km Sprint Women (more information can be found HERE) took first place today at the women’s 7.5km sprint race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 20:39.7 and clean shooting (0-0) 11.9 seconds behind the winner and clean shooting (0-0) Complete results can be found HERE and HERE The biathlon World Cup season 2024/2025 starts in less than two weeks The Estonian national team is now selected is the place for this year’s biathlon World Cup premiere Check out the Estonian national team for the events. In a press release on social media the Estonian Biathlon Team has named its biathlon team for the World Cup premiere in Kontiolahti Estonia will start with eight athletes plus one reserve athlete for each gender Estonia named five biathletes on the women’s side Five athletes were also named for the Baltic country on the men’s side Five women and five men will travel to the World Cup stage in Kontiolahti Estonia has four starting places for both men and women.” Also Read: Biathlon World Cup and World Championships: Calendar for the 2024/2025 winter season Are you interested in biathlon? Click HERE and read more about it Norway won the season’s second event Vebjoern Soerum) took first place today in the mixed relay race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 1:09:59.6 and 10 missed shots Martin Ponsiluoma) completed the podium in third place 21.5 seconds behind the winner and 7 misses. Complete results can be found HERE took first place today at the women’s 12.5km mass start race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 35:58.6 and two missed shots (1-1-0-0) 19.1 seconds behind the winner and also two misses (1-0-0-1) Complete results can be found HERE and HERE Discover the full programme for the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) took first place today at the men’s 15km mass start race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 37:12.9 and one missed shot (0-1-0-0) 9.1 seconds back and three missed shots (1-1-1-0) 11.5 seconds behind the winner and two misses (0-1-0-1). Complete results can be found HERE and HERE Also Read – Biathlon World Cup: Complete program for Kontiolaht i and thrilling mass start events in a stunning Finnish setting the biathlete from Savoie underwent a follow-up MRI scan the day after her relay in Kontiolahti (Finland) ended in pain After a good fight and a dramatic last lap Elvira Öberg) took first place today in the 4x6km relay race for women in Kontiolahti Julia Simon) snagged second place 29.0 seconds back Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold) completed the podium in third place Discover the list of Swedish biathletes selected for the World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) Discover the full composition of the Swedish cross-country ski team for the 2025/2026 season a cross-country ski race named after its owner Discover the list of American biathletes selected for the first three Biathlon World Cups of the winter season By finishing fourth in the biathlon World Cup sprint in Kontiolahti (Finland) on Friday Campbell Wright achieved his best career result Discover the list of Slovenian biathletes selected for the World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) The names of the athletes selected for the World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) were announced on Monday at the Slovenian biathletes’ media day in Ljubljana (Slovenia) While the selections of Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic come as no surprise they follow a tricky end to their preparations The veteran suffered from angina for a fortnight while the former cross-country skier had to deal with a cold That hasn’t stopped them from being in the group alongside Polona Klemencic the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) announced that Lisa Vittozzi would not be starting the winter in Kontiolahti (Finland) Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold will not be taking part in this Sunday’s World Cup mass start in Kontiolahti (Finland) She has also withdrawn from Hochfilzen (Austria) As the 2024/2025 World Cup kicks off on 30 November in Kontiolahti (Finland) may not be able to take part in the opening relays of the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) the new format for receiving start bibs added a bit of intrigue When have we not seen the first line during the race: Rastorguevs but he was also displaced by Vitaly Mandzin But the young sensation from Ukraine didn't last long after the first shooting he was already 16 seconds ahead of his closest rival only Samuelsson and Johannes Boe were as fast as him but the Norwegian missed twice and didn't participate in the fight for medals it became clear that the gold medal would go to the Frenchman and for a long time there was hope that the ex New Zealander would finally take his first medal He really held on to the first place for a long time and it seemed that he would only let Jacquelin pass him but on the last lap he also lost to Philipp Nawrath and Sebastian Samuelsson at the beginning of the 3rd lap Soerum was in 29th place In the middle of the individual short at the biathlon world cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) on Wednesday Norway’s Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold had to stop her effort for several seconds to get her heart rate down 18:07. At the age of 42 and five years after ending her biathlon career Finland’s Kaisa Mäkäräinen is still taking part in the national championships in the relay event Silver medallist last year she did even better this Friday in Kontiolahti (Finland) by winning the gold medal in the company of Saga Hurskainen and Rieke de Maeyer who is defending the Belgian colours on the international stage The biathlon World Cup and IBU Cup season 2024/2025 start in less than two weeks The Norwegian national teams are now selected are the places for this year’s biathlon World Cup and IBU Cup premieres In a press release the Norwegian Biathlon Union has named their biathlon teams for the World Cup premiere in Kontiolahti and the first IBU Cup in Idre Fjäll 7 athletes will start for the Scandinavian country. For the IBU Cup 6 biathletes on the women and 6 on the men’s sides six out of seven places on the men’s side were already decided before last weekend’s season premiere at Sjusjøen while three out of six places on the women’s side had been filled.” Read More – From setback to comeback: Bakken’s path back to biathlon success FACTS Kontiolahti World Cup Season 2024/2025 (more information can be found HERE) FACTS IBU CUP Idre Fjäll Season 2024/2025 (more information can be found HERE) Also Read: IBU Cup: Biathlon calendar for the 2024/2025 winter season Are you interested in biathlon? Click HERE and read more about it who suffered a left calf injury during the Biathlon World Cup relay in Kontiolahti (Finland) but the Norwegians have themselves to blame for their defeat Sebastian Samuelsson and Emilien Jacquelin missed with the Norwegian and the Swede limiting themselves to one and Johannes was able to catch up with the leading group over time he was unable to return to the fight for medals the leadership was seized by two Norwegians - Christiansen Antonin Guigonnat was unable to keep up with them and the Frenchman was eventually overtaken by a large group of 10 people chasing him Riethmuller and Laegreid were 5 seconds behind and the others were already one penalty lap away The Frenchman ran to the finish line with a comfortable advantage he also found the strength to catch up with Laegreid and fight with him just slightly ahead of Johannes Boe and Sturla Laegreid in points Discover the names of the Slovenian biathletes selected for the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen (Austria) The latter comes from the IBU Cup and takes the place of Ziva Klemencic The men’s group remains unchanged with the selections of the indefatigable Jakov Fak during the presentation of Slovenian biathletes the names of athletes selected to participate in the World Cup in Kontiolahti became known There were questions about the participation of Fak and Lampić This is due to the fact that Jakov suffered from a sore throat two weeks before «I had to take two courses of antibiotics because the first one didn't go very well I've been training again for the last 15 days I hope I haven't lost too much because of the illness The French pair Julia Simon - Quentin Fillon Maillet - stood out before the start of the race along with Norwegians Joni Arnekleiv and Vetle Christiansen It was also worth expecting good results from Austria (Hauser + Eder) and Sweden (Halvarsson + Samuelsson) with just one miss and a 15-second gap from her closest rival Samuelsson needed two laps to reduce the 20-second gap to the Frenchman to a minimum But the Norwegians didn't spend the first half of the distance like champions Arneklev missed as many as 5 times in two shootings and at the relay exchange she was only 11th with a 30-second gap and Christiansen could not improve the situation but she coped with her task - she stayed quite close to Simon (+9 seconds) Hauser and Voigt were able to break away from the Swiss and Germany and Austria had a chance for the last available medal and Estonian Ermits already was losing more than a minute it became clear that Quentin could not compete on equal terms with Sebastian Simon Eder won 10 seconds on the Frenchman and Justus Strelow even came out ahead of Quentin Another 5 seconds behind was the veteran - Simon Eder but he was not able to catch up with this duet But even without a photo finish it was clear - the Frenchman was a little closer for the first two days of the 2024/2025 Biathlon World Cup the French men’s team is made up of just four athletes Find out where and when the French cross-country skiing team will be preparing for the summer of 2025 during the Biathlon World Cup relay in Kontiolahti (Finland) Austria’s Anna Gandler stayed on the shooting mat for a very long time Discover the full composition of the Austrian cross-country skiing ski jumping and Nordic combined team squads for the 2025/2026 season Solidly sixth in the mass start of the biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) on Sunday Dorothea Wierer confirmed her fine form at the start of the season During Saturday’s biathlon world cup sprint in Kontiolahti (Finland) Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold was once again hampered by heart rhythm problems Sweden’s Ella Halvarsson came second in the individual short race at the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) The Finnish national teams are now selected from November 30 to December 8; Idre Fjäll are the places for this year’s biathlon World Cup premiere and the first IBU Cup stages In a press release the Finnish Biathlon Federation has named their biathlon teams for the World Cup premiere in Kontiolahti and the first IBU Cup stages in Idre Fjäll and Geilo 5 athletes will start for the Scandinavian country 4 biathletes on the women’s and 5 on the men’s sides Read More – From setback to comeback: Bakken’s path back to biathlon success A podium finish in the two team events she took part in at Kontiolahti (Finland) find a wealth of Nordic news in Nordic Planet Lea Meier finished a career-best third in the individual short at the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti (Finland) will be discovering the World Cup circuit in Kontiolahti (Finland) Discover the names of the Norwegians selected for the first leg of the biathlon World Cup scheduled to take place in Kontiolahti (Finland) from 30 November to 8 December the French biathlon team travels to Kontiolahti (Finland) venue for the first leg of the 2024/2025 World Cup and I could be excited for them because they did such an amazing race Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen has posted an improbable video on his social networks showing him urinating in front of the Czech Republic’s waxing truck