2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup

2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Valentin Lejeune Paula Botet
U23 Kasper Kalkenberg Voldiya Galmace Paulin
Individual Dominic Unterweger Paula Botet
Sprint Valentin Lejeune Voldiya Galmace Paulin
Pursuit Valentin Lejeune Paula Botet
Mass start
Relay
Nations Cup  France  France
Competition
Edition 18th 18th
Locations 7 7
Individual 23 23
Relay/Team 1 1
Mixed 8 8

The 2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), will be the 18th official IBU Cup season for men and women as the second level of international biathlon competitions.[1][2]

The season will start on 4 December 2025 in Obertilliach, Austria and will conclude on 7 March 2026 in Lake Placid, United States.[3]

A major highlight of the season is the 2026 IBU Open European Championships held in Sjusjøen, Norway, which results also will count toward the IBU Cup rankings.

Isak Frey from Norway (men's) and Camille Bened from France (women's) are the reigning champions from the previous season.

Map of IBU Cup hosts

Europe

North America

2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup (North America)


European Championships

Calendar

Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual 		Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Obertilliach 4–7 December ●● ●
2 Ridnaun 11–14 December ● ● ●
3 Lenzerheide 17–20 December ● ● ● ●
4 Arber 8–11 January ● ● ●
5 Brezno-Osrblie 14–17 January ● ● ● ●
ECH Sjusjøen 28 January–1 February ● ● ● ● European Championships
6 Sjusjøen 4–7 February ● ● ● ●
7 Lake Placid 26 February–1 March ● ● ●
8 4–7 March ● ● ● ●
Total: 72 (32 men's, 32 women's, 8 mixed) 4 10 6 3 1 4 4

Men

Calendar

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 4 December 2025 Obertilliach (1) 10 km SPR Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Oscar Lombardot David Zobel [4]
2 6 December 2025 10 km SPR Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Valentin Lejeune Oscar Lombardot [5]
3 7 December 2025 12.5 km PUR Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Valentin Lejeune Oscar Lombardot [6]
4 11 December 2025 Ridnaun (2) 20 km IND Dominic Unterweger Kasper Kalkenberg Henning Sjökvist [7]
5 13 December 2025 10 km SPR Damien Levet Valentin Lejeune Antonin Guigonnat [8]
6 14 December 2025 12.5 km PUR Antonin Guigonnat Valentin Lejeune Damien Levet [9]
7 19 December 2025 Lenzerheide (3) 10 km SPR Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Vetle Paulsen Philip Lindkvist-Floetten
8 20 December 2025 15 km MSS 60
9 8 January 2026 Arber (4) 15 km SIND
10 10 January 2026 10 km SPR
11 11 January 2026 12.5 km PUR
12 16 January 2026 Brezno-Osrblie (5) 10 km SPR
13 17 January 2026 15 km MSS 60
2026 IBU Open European Championships (28 January–1 February)
14 28 January 2026 Sjusjøen (ECH) 20 km IND
15 30 January 2026 10 km SPR
16 31 January 2026 12.5 km PUR
17 6 February 2026 Sjusjøen (6) 10 km SPR
18 7 February 2025 12.5 km PUR
19 26 February 2026 Lake Placid (7), (8) 15 km SIND
20 28 February 2026 10 km SPR
21 1 March 2026 12.5 km PUR
22 6 March 2026 10 km SPR
23 7 March 2026 15 km MSS 60
17th IBU Cup Overall
(4 December 2025 – 7 March 2026)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 1 February 2026 Sjusjøen (ECH)

Overall leaders

Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 4 December 2025 – 11 December 2025 Obertilliach – Ridnaun 4
Valentin Lejeune 13 December 2025 – 19 December 2025 Ridnaun – Lenzerheide 3
Under 23
Jimi Klemettinen 4 December 2025 – 6 December 2025 Obertilliach 2
Christoph Pircher 7 December 2025 Obertilliach 1
Kasper Kalkenberg 11 December 2025 – 19 December 2025 Ridnaun – Lenzerheide 4

Standings

Women

Calendar

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 4 December 2025 Obertilliach (1) 7.5 km SPR Paula Botet Alina Stremous Voldiya Galmace Paulin [17]
2 6 December 2025 7.5 km SPR Anna-Karin Heijdenberg Åsne Skrede Rebecca Passler [18]
3 7 December 2025 10 km PUR Anna-Karin Heijdenberg Frida Dokken Paula Botet [19]
4 11 December 2025 Ridnaun (2) 15 km IND Paula Botet Voldiya Galmace Paulin Lara Wagner [20]
5 13 December 2025 7.5 km SPR Paula Botet Voldiya Galmace Paulin Célia Henaff [21]
6 14 December 2025 10 km PUR Paula Botet Célia Henaff Voldiya Galmace Paulin [22]
7 19 December 2025 Lenzerheide (3) 7.5 km SPR Sophie Chauveau Voldiya Galmace Paulin Michela Carrara
8 20 December 2025 12.5 km MSS 60
9 8 January 2026 Arber (4) 12.5 km SIND
10 10 January 2026 7.5 km SPR
11 11 January 2026 10 km PUR
12 16 January 2026 Brezno-Osrblie (5) 7.5 km SPR
13 17 January 2026 12.5 km MSS 60
2026 IBU Open European Championships (28 January–1 February)
14 28 January 2026 Sjusjøen (ECH) 15 km IND
15 30 January 2026 7.5 km SPR
16 31 January 2026 10 km PUR
17 6 February 2026 Sjusjøen (6) 7.5 km SPR
18 7 February 2025 10 km PUR
19 26 February 2026 Lake Placid (7), (8) 12.5 km SIND
20 28 February 2026 7.5 km SPR
21 1 March 2026 10 km PUR
22 6 March 2026 7.5 km SPR
23 7 March 2026 12.5 km MSS 60
17th IBU Cup Overall
(4 December 2025 – 7 March 2026)

Relay – 4 x 6 km

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 1 February 2026 Sjusjøen (ECH)

Overall leaders

Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Paula Botet (1) 4 December 2025 Obertilliach 1
Anna-Karin Heijdenberg 6 December 2025 — 7 December 2025 Obertilliach 2
Paula Botet (2) 11 December 2025 – 19 December 2025 Ridnaun – Lenzerheide 4
Under 23
Voldiya Galmace Paulin (1) 4 December 2025 Obertilliach 1
Siri Skar 6 December 2025 — 7 December 2025 Obertilliach 2
Voldiya Galmace Paulin (2) 11 December 2025 – 19 December 2025 Ridnaun – Lenzerheide 4

Standings

Mixed Relay

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third R.
Mixed Relay – 4 x 6 km
1 17 December 2025 Lenzerheide (3)  France
1. Émilien Claude
2. Damien Levet
3. Voldiya Galmace Paulin
4. Célia Henaff
  Italy
1. Nicola Romanin
2. Didier Bionaz
3. Martina Trabucchi
4. Michela Carrara
  Germany
1. Roman Rees
2. Lucas Fratzscher
3. Sophia Schneider
4. Hanna Kebinger
 [30]
3 14 January 2026 Brezno-Osrblie (5)
5 4 February 2026 Sjusjøen (6)
7 4 March 2026 Lake Placid (8)
Single Mixed Relay – 6 km + 7.5 km
2 17 December 2025 Lenzerheide (3)  France
1. Antonin Guigonnat
2. Gilonne Guigonnat
  Finland
1. Jaakko Ranta
2. Erika Jänkä
  Austria
1. Lukas Haslinger
2. Tamara Steiner
 [31]
4 14 January 2026 Brezno-Osrblie (5)
6 4 February 2026 Sjusjøen (6)
8 4 March 2026 Lake Placid (8)

Podium table by nation

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France99826
2 Norway4408
3 Sweden2024
4 Austria1023
5 Italy0123
6 Finland0101
 Moldova0101
8 Germany0022
Totals (8 entries)16161648

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2025–26 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women.[32]

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

Retirements

The following notable biathletes, who competed in the IBU Cup and never participated in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2024–25 season:

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. ^ "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "IBU Cup Calendar". www.biathlonworld.com.
  4. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  5. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  6. ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  7. ^ "Men's 20 km Individual: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  8. ^ "Men's 10 km Sprint: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  9. ^ "Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  10. ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  11. ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  12. ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  14. ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  15. ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  16. ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  17. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  18. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  19. ^ "Women's 10 km Pursuit: Obertilliach (AUT)" (PDF). IBU.
  20. ^ "Women's 15 km Individual: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  21. ^ "Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  22. ^ "Women's 10 km Pursuit: Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (ITA)" (PDF). IBU.
  23. ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  24. ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  25. ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  26. ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  27. ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  28. ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  29. ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  30. ^ "4 x 6 Mixed Relay: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  31. ^ "Single Mixed Relay: Lenzerheide (SUI)" (PDF). IBU.
  32. ^ "IBU Event and Competition Rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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