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2025–26 Biathlon World Cup

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2025–26 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall
U23
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Relay
Nations Cup
Mixed
Competition
Edition 49th 44th
Locations 10 10
Individual 21 21
Relay/Team 5 5
Mixed 6 6
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The 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon), organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), will be the 49th official World Cup season for men and 44th edition for women as the highest level of international biathlon competitions.[1]

The season will start on 29 November 2025 in Östersund, Sweden and will end on 22 March 2026 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.[2]

The highlight of the season will be the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, Italy, with the biathlon competition in Antholz-Anterselva, whose results are not included in the World Cup standings.

Map of world cup hosts

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Sweden Östersund Austria Hochfilzen France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Germany Oberhof Germany Ruhpolding
Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě Italy Antholz-Anterselva Finland Kontiolahti Estonia Otepää Norway Oslo Holmenkollen

Europe

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Location of all 10 World Cup hosts of the season (including Antholz-Anterselva – venue of the 2026 Winter Olympics)

Calendar

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Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual 		Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Sweden Östersund 29 November–7 December ● ● ● ● ● ● details
2 Austria Hochfilzen 12–14 December ● ● ● details
3 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand 18–21 December ● ● ● details
4 Germany Oberhof 8–11 January ● ● ● details
5 Germany Ruhpolding 14–18 January ● ● ● details
6 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě 22–25 January ● ● ● ● details
OG Italy Antholz-Anterselva 8–21 February ● ● ● ● ● ● Olympic Games [a]
7 Finland Kontiolahti 5–8 March ● ● ● details
8 Estonia Otepää 12–15 March ● ● ● ● details
9 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 19–22 March ● ● ● details
Total: 69 (31 men's, 31 women's, 7 mixed) 4 8 8 5 6 4 3

Men

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Calendar

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Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 3 December 2025 Sweden Östersund (1) 20 km IND
2 6 December 2025 10 km SPR
3 7 December 2025 12.5 km PUR
4 12 December 2025 Austria Hochfilzen (2) 10 km SPR
5 13 December 2025 12.5 km PUR
6 19 December 2025 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 10 km SPR
7 20 December 2025 12.5 km PUR
8 21 December 2025 15 km MSS
9 8 January 2026 Germany Oberhof (4) 10 km SPR
10 10 January 2026 12.5 km PUR
11 17 January 2026 Germany Ruhpolding (5) 10 km SPR
12 18 January 2026 12.5 km PUR
13 22 January 2026 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (6) 15 km SIND
14 25 January 2026 15 km MSS
2026 Winter Olympics
(8–20 February • Milano–Cortina,  Italy)[a]
— 10 February 2026 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (OG) 20 km IND
13 February 2026 10 km SPR
15 February 2026 12.5 km PUR
20 February 2026 15 km MSS
15 6 March 2026 Finland Kontiolahti (7) 20 km IND
16 8 March 2026 15 km MSS
17 12 March 2026 Estonia Otepää (8) 10 km SPR
18 14 March 2026 12.5 km PUR
19 20 March 2026 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 10 km SPR
20 21 March 2026 12.5 km PUR
21 22 March 2026 15 km MSS
48th Biathlon World Cup Overall
(3 December 2025 – 22 March 2026)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km

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No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 29 November 2025 Sweden Östersund (1)
2 14 December 2025 Austria Hochfilzen (2)
3 11 January 2026 Germany Oberhof (4)
4 15 January 2026 Germany Ruhpolding (5)
— 17 February 2026 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (OG) not included in the World Cup
5 7 March 2026 Finland Kontiolahti (7)

Overall leaders

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Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Under 23

Standings

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Women

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Calendar

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Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 2 December 2025 Sweden Östersund (1) 15 km IND
2 5 December 2025 7.5 km SPR
3 7 December 2025 10 km PUR
4 12 December 2025 Austria Hochfilzen (2) 7.5 km SPR
5 13 December 2025 10 km PUR
6 18 December 2025 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 7.5 km SPR
7 20 December 2025 10 km PUR
8 21 December 2025 12.5 km MSS
9 9 January 2026 Germany Oberhof (4) 7.5 km SPR
10 11 January 2026 10 km PUR
11 16 January 2026 Germany Ruhpolding (5) 7.5 km SPR
12 18 January 2026 10 km PUR
13 23 January 2026 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (6) 12.5 km SIND
14 25 January 2026 12.5 km MSS
2026 Winter Olympics
(8–21 February • Milano–Cortina,  Italy)[a]
— 11 February 2026 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (OG) 15 km IND
14 February 2026 7.5 km SPR
15 February 2026 10 km PUR
21 February 2026 12.5 km MSS
15 5 March 2026 Finland Kontiolahti (7) 15 km IND
16 8 March 2026 12.5 km MSS
17 13 March 2026 Estonia Otepää (8) 7.5 km SPR
18 14 March 2026 10 km PUR
19 19 March 2026 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 7.5 km SPR
20 21 March 2026 10 km PUR
21 22 March 2026 12.5 km MSS
48th Biathlon World Cup Overall
(2 December 2025 – 22 March 2026)

Relay – 4 x 6 km

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No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 29 November 2025 Sweden Östersund (1)
2 14 December 2025 Austria Hochfilzen (2)
3 10 January 2026 Germany Oberhof (4)
4 14 January 2026 Germany Ruhpolding (5)
— 18 February 2026 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (OG) not included in the World Cup
5 7 March 2026 Finland Kontiolahti (7)

Overall leaders

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Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Under 23

Standings

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Mixed Relay

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No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
Single Mixed Relay – 6 km + 7.5 km
1 30 November 2025 Sweden Östersund (1)
3 24 January 2026 Czech Republic Nové Město (6)
5 15 March 2026 Estonia Otepää (8)
Mixed Relay – 4 x 6 km
2 30 November 2025 Sweden Östersund (1)
4 24 January 2026 Czech Republic Nové Město (6)
— 8 February 2026 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (OG) not included
in the World Cup
6 15 March 2026 Estonia Otepää (8)

Standings

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Podium table by nation

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Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Points distribution

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The table shows the number of points won in the 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Individual 90 75 65 55 50 45 41 37 34 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

Achievements

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First World Cup career victory


First World Cup podium
Team


Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Retirements

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The following notable biathletes, who competed in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2025–26 season:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Olympic Games are included in the World Cup calendar, but their results do not contribute to the overall World Cup standings.

References

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  1. ^ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. ^ "IBU releases biathlon calendar for 2025-2026 World Cup season". IBU. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  4. ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  5. ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  6. ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  7. ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  8. ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  9. ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  10. ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  11. ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  12. ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  14. ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  15. ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  16. ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  17. ^ "Men's Overall records". realbiathlon.com.
  18. ^ "Women's Overall records". realbiathlon.com.
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