21:43. Johan-Olav Botn, who was on the list of Norwegian biathletes for the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding (Germany) but was in doubt after falling ill, will not be taking part in the Bavarian races.
“It was a bit 50/50 as to whether I should race or not, but the main objective has always been the Olympic Games. I’m trying to do everything I can to be as prepared as possible for this competition,” he explained to NRK.
Sverre Dahlen Aspenes takes his place in the team for the week’s events.
- The full programme for the Ruhpolding World Cup, the fifth stage of the 2025/2026 season
- Ruhpolding World Cup: Norway with Johan-Olav Botn, still doubtful, Sturla Holm Lægreid, Juni Arnekleiv and Siri Skar
- Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi are back after their stalemate: Italy with eleven for Ruhpolding
- Sophia Schneider and Danilo Riethmueller retained, Philipp Horn still sidelined: the German squad for the World Cup in Ruhpolding
- Ruhpolding: Sweden’s selection for the fifth round of the World Cup
- Lisa Theresa Hauser back from illness, first for Lukas Haslinger: Austria’s selection for the Ruhpolding World Cup
- Emilien Claude replaces Valentin Lejeune, women’s squad unchanged: France’s selection for the Ruhpolding World Cup
- “I’ll be thinking about the Olympics if I get my selection”: after a winter disrupted by illness, Emilien Claude returns to the World Cup in Ruhpolding
- Jeanne Richard, Emilien Claude and Oscar Lombardot in favourable positions for Olympic qualification: lessons from the French selection for Ruhpolding
- Ruhpolding World Cup: Slovakia with Paulina Batovska Fialkova, back from a training camp in Lavazè
- Ruhpolding: Belgium unveils its eight-strong biathlon squad
- Coralie Langel’s second World Cup appearance and Jeremy Finello’s comeback: Switzerland announces its squad for Ruhpolding
- Ruhpolding: Slovenia led by Anamarija Lampic and still without Jakov Fak
- The Czech Republic’s selection for the Ruhpolding World Cup
- Ruhpolding: Lisa Vittozzi and Dorothea Wierer line up for the Italian relay
