19:23. At the age of 25, and after years of stagnating on the national circuit while making a few ascents in the IBU Cup, Norwegian biathlete Aasne Skrede was to discover the World Cup this Friday in Hochfilzen (Austria).
Present on the start list published at the end of the day, she was even due to wear race number 53. However, this was not to be, as she had to withdraw from the race due to illness.
“A huge thank you to all of you who encourage and support me, both in difficult times and in successes,” she wrote on Instagram.
- The full programme for the Hochfilzen World Cup, the second stage of the 2025/2026 season
- Caroline Colombo: my best memory of… Hochfilzen
- With Aasne Skrede and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, but without Endre Stroemsheim and Isak Frey: Norway announce their selection for the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Liliia Steblyna replaces Valeriya Dmytrenko: just one change for Ukraine ahead of the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Hochfilzen: Poland, with Joanna Jakiela as leader, reinforced by Grzegorz Galica and Monika Hojnisz-Starega
- Julia Simon makes her comeback, Oscar Lombardot replaces Antonin Guigonnat: the French team selection for the Hochfilzen World Cup revealed
- Hochfilzen: Belgium with its stars for the rest of the World Cup
- First for Christoph Pircher, Rebecca Passler also arrives from the IBU Cup: Italy unveils its squad for the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- David Zobel and Julia Kink join the squad, and Franziska Preuss is a constant presence: Germany’s selection for the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Lisa Theresa Hauser in the lead: Austria selects nine athletes for the home round of the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- All the big names are on the trip, Anna-Karin Heijdenberg remains in the IBU Cup: Sweden announces its selection for the Hochfilzen World Cup
- Anastasiya Kuzmina and Paulina Batovska Fialkova still with us, a first for Martin Matko: Slovakia’s squad for the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Hochfilzen: Czech Republic replaces Tereza Vinklarkova with Ilona Plechacova for the Hochfilzen World Cup
- Led by Suvi Minkkinen and Sonja Leinamo, Finland makes a number of changes for the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Franziska Preuss and Selina Grotian withdraw from the Hochfilzen World Cup
- Hochfilzen: Jeremy Finello replaces Dajan Danuser in the Swiss squad
- A first for Ela Sever, Anamarija Lampic and Jakov Fak: Slovenia’s squad for the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Hochfilzen: Isak Frey replaces Sivert Guttorm Bakken, ill
- Anamarija Lampic withdraws from the World Cup in Hochfilzen
- Corinne Niogret, 1992 Olympic relay champion, on the return of Julia Simon after her suspension: “She was punished, she’s back and I wish her a good season”.
- “She had a strong desire to return to competition as soon as possible”: Stéphane Bouthiaux on Julia Simon’s return to the French team for Hochfilzen
