21:46. This Thursday evening, Switzerland’s Niklas Hartweg published a post on his Instagram account announcing his withdrawal from the biathlon World Cups in Hochfilzen (Austria) and Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie).
After a bacterial infection in Östersund and a week of trying to fight it off, I was hit directly by the next virus,” he reveals. These unlucky times mean I’m going into the Christmas holidays early. I’m concentrating on recovering and getting stronger during this block leading up to the Olympics.”
- 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
- Hochfilzen: Norwegian Aasne Skrede’s World Cup debut postponed due to illness
- 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
