2025–26 Biathlon World Cup

2025–26 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Johan-Olav Botn Lou Jeanmonnot
U23 Isak Leknes Frey Maren Kirkeeide
Individual Johan-Olav Botn Dorothea Wierer
Sprint Johan-Olav Botn Lou Jeanmonnot
Pursuit Johan-Olav Botn Suvi Minkkinen
Mass start Tommaso Giacomel Maren Kirkeeide
Relay  Norway  Sweden
Nations Cup  Norway  France
Mixed  France
Competition
Edition 49th 44th
Locations 10 10
Individual 21 21
Relay/Team 5 5
Mixed 6 6

The 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon), organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), is the 49th official World Cup season for men and 44th edition for women as the highest level of international biathlon competitions.[1]

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

A major highlight of the season will be the 2026 Winter Olympics, held in Milan–Cortina, Italy, from 8 to 21 February, with the biathlon events taking place in Antholz-Anterselva. The results from these competitions will not be included in the World Cup standings.

Sturla Holm Lægreid from Norway and Franziska Preuß from Germany are the reigning champions from the previous season.

Season overview

The men’s sprint in Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand was regarded as the closest men’s sprint in biathlon history, as the top-6 athletes finished within less than nine seconds of each other.[3]

Map of world cup hosts

Östersund
Location of all 10 World Cup hosts of the season (including Antholz-Anterselva – venue of the 2026 Winter Olympics)
 Nové Město na Moravě
Hochfilzen Antholz-Anterselva
Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Kontiolahti
Oberhof Otepää
Ruhpolding Oslo Holmenkollen

Calendar

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

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 3 December 2025 Östersund (1) 20 km IND Johan-Olav Botn Martin Uldal Sebastian Samuelsson [4]
2 6 December 2025 10 km SPR Johan-Olav Botn Martin Uldal Quentin Fillon Maillet [5]
3 7 December 2025 12.5 km PUR Quentin Fillon Maillet Sebastian Samuelsson Johan-Olav Botn [6]
4 12 December 2025 Hochfilzen (2) 10 km SPR Tommaso Giacomel Éric Perrot Philipp Horn [7]
5 13 December 2025 12.5 km PUR Éric Perrot Tommaso Giacomel Johan-Olav Botn [8]
6 19 December 2025 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 10 km SPR Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Émilien Jacquelin [9]
7 20 December 2025 12.5 km PUR Johan-Olav Botn Émilien Jacquelin Johannes Dale-Skjevdal [10]
8 21 December 2025 15 km MSS Tommaso Giacomel Éric Perrot Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
9 8 January 2026 Oberhof (4) 10 km SPR
10 10 January 2026 12.5 km PUR
11 17 January 2026 Ruhpolding (5) 10 km SPR
12 18 January 2026 12.5 km PUR
13 22 January 2026 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 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 Kontiolahti (7) 20 km IND
16 8 March 2026 15 km MSS
17 12 March 2026 Otepää (8) 10 km SPR
18 14 March 2026 12.5 km PUR
19 20 March 2026 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

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 29 November 2025 Östersund (1)  Norway
1. Martin Uldal
2. Isak Leknes Frey
3. Sturla Holm Lægreid
4. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
  France
1. Fabien Claude
2. Quentin Fillon Maillet
3. Émilien Jacquelin
4. Éric Perrot
  Sweden
1. Viktor Brandt
2. Jesper Nelin
3. Martin Ponsiluoma
4. Sebastian Samuelsson
  Norway [11]
2 14 December 2025 Hochfilzen (2)  Norway
1. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal
2. Johan-Olav Botn
3. Sturla Holm Lægreid
4. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen
  France
1. Fabien Claude
2. Émilien Jacquelin
3. Quentin Fillon Maillet
4. Éric Perrot
  Sweden
1. Jesper Nelin
2. Malte Stefansson
3. Martin Ponsiluoma
4. Sebastian Samuelsson
 [12]
3 11 January 2026 Oberhof (4)
4 15 January 2026 Ruhpolding (5)
— 17 February 2026 Antholz-Anterselva (OG) not included in the World Cup
5 7 March 2026 Kontiolahti (7)

Overall leaders

Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Johan-Olav Botn 3 December 2025 – 21 December 2025 Östersund – Annecy 8
Under 23
Jakob Kulbin 3 December 2025 Östersund 1
Isak Leknes Frey 6 December 2025 – 21 December 2025 Östersund – Annecy 7

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 2 December 2025 Östersund (1) 15 km IND Dorothea Wierer Sonja Leinamo Camille Bened [20]
2 5 December 2025 7.5 km SPR Suvi Minkkinen Anna Magnusson Océane Michelon [21]
3 7 December 2025 10 km PUR Lisa Theresa Hauser Suvi Minkkinen Anna Magnusson [22]
4 12 December 2025 Hochfilzen (2) 7.5 km SPR Lou Jeanmonnot Maren Kirkeeide Anna Magnusson [23]
5 14 December 2025 10 km PUR Lisa Vittozzi Anna Magnusson Maren Kirkeeide [24]
6 18 December 2025 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 7.5 km SPR Hanna Öberg Lou Jeanmonnot Dorothea Wierer [25]
7 20 December 2025 10 km PUR Lou Jeanmonnot Suvi Minkkinen Dorothea Wierer [26]
8 21 December 2025 12.5 km MSS Maren Kirkeeide Lou Jeanmonnot Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
9 9 January 2026 Oberhof (4) 7.5 km SPR
10 11 January 2026 10 km PUR
11 16 January 2026 Ruhpolding (5) 7.5 km SPR
12 18 January 2026 10 km PUR
13 23 January 2026 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 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 Kontiolahti (7) 15 km IND
16 8 March 2026 12.5 km MSS
17 13 March 2026 Otepää (8) 7.5 km SPR
18 14 March 2026 10 km PUR
19 19 March 2026 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

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 29 November 2025 Östersund (1)  France
1. Jeanne Richard
2. Océane Michelon
3. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
4. Lou Jeanmonnot
  Italy
1. Dorothea Wierer
2. Michela Carrara
3. Lisa Vittozzi
4. Hannah Auchentaller
  Czech Republic
1. Jessica Jislová
2. Lucie Charvátová
3. Tereza Voborníková
4. Markéta Davidová
  France [27]
2 13 December 2025 Hochfilzen (2)  Sweden
1. Ella Halvarsson
2. Anna Magnusson
3. Elvira Öberg
4. Hanna Öberg
  Norway
1. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen
2. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
3. Karoline Offigstad Knotten
4. Maren Kirkeeide
  Germany
1. Anna Weidel
2. Julia Tannheimer
3. Janina Hettich-Walz
4. Vanessa Voigt
  Sweden [28]
3 10 January 2026 Oberhof (4)
4 14 January 2026 Ruhpolding (5)
— 18 February 2026 Antholz-Anterselva (OG) not included in the World Cup
5 7 March 2026 Kontiolahti (7)

Overall leaders

Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitions
Individual
Dorothea Wierer 2 December 2025 Östersund 1
Suvi Minkkinen 5 December 2025 – 7 December 2025 Östersund 2
Anna Magnusson 12 December – 18 December 2025 Hochfilzen – Annecy 3
Lou Jeanmonnot 20 December – 21 December 2025 Annecy 2
Under 23
Maren Kirkeeide 2 December 2025 – 21 December 2025 Östersund – Annecy 8

Standings

Mixed Relay

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 Östersund (1)  Sweden
1. Sebastian Samuelsson
2. Ella Halvarsson
  Norway
1. Sturla Holm Lægreid
2. Maren Kirkeeide
  France
1. Fabien Claude
2. Camille Bened
  Sweden [36]
3 24 January 2026 Nové Město (6)
5 15 March 2026 Otepää (8)
Mixed Relay – 4 x 6 km
2 30 November 2025 Östersund (1)  France
1. Émilien Jacquelin
2. Éric Perrot
3. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
4. Lou Jeanmonnot
  Italy
1. Tommaso Giacomel
2. Lukas Hofer
3. Dorothea Wierer
4. Lisa Vittozzi
  Norway
1. Endre Strømsheim
2. Johan-Olav Botn
3. Karoline Offigstad Knotten
4. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
  France [37]
4 24 January 2026 Nové Město (6)
— 8 February 2026 Antholz-Anterselva (OG) not included
in the World Cup
6 15 March 2026 Otepää (8)

Standings

Podium table by nation

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway76619
2 France67619
3 Italy4329
4 Sweden33511
5 Finland1304
6 Austria1001
7 Germany0022
8 Czech Republic0011
Totals (8 entries)22222266

Points distribution

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

First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Retirements

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

See also

Notes

  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.

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