Biathlon: the full 2025/2026 World Cup calendar has arrived
This Wednesday afternoon, the IBU unveiled the complete and precise programme for the 2025/2026 Biathlon World Cup, including the timetables for all the events. It is scheduled to kick off on Saturday 29 November 2025 and close on Sunday 22 March 2026.
Östersund (Sweden) will have the chance to open the hostilities, with relays by gender, followed by Hochfilzen (Austria) and Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie) before Christmas.
At the beginning of January, the sequence will be classic with Oberhof (Germany) and Ruhpolding (Germany), followed by Nove Mesto (Czech Republic). TheAntholz (Italy) venue will be used in February for the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.
Finally, after the prestigious quadrennial competition, the World Cup will conclude in Kontiolahti (Finland), Otepää (Estonia), which returns to the calendar a year before hosting the World Championships, and Oslo-Holmenkollen (Norway).
The entire 2025/2026 Biathlon World Cup programme
Östersund 🇸🇪
Saturday 29 November
- 1.30pm: Women’s 4×6 km relay
- 4.20pm: Men’s 4×7.5km relay
Sunday 30th November
- 2.15pm: Mixed singles relay
- 16:30: mixed relay
Tuesday 2nd December
- 3.40pm: Women’s 15km individual
Wednesday 3rd December
- 3.40pm: Men’s 20km individual
Friday 5 December
- 16:00: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Saturday 6 December
- 3.30pm: Men’s 10 km sprint
Sunday 7 December
- 1.30pm: women’s 10 km pursuit
- 3.30pm: Men’s 12.5 km pursuit
Hochfilzen 🇦🇹
Friday 12 December
- 11.20am: Men’s 10km sprint
- 2.15pm: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Saturday 13 December
- 12.00: men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 2.15pm: Women’s 4x6km relay
Sunday 14 December
- 12.00: Men’s 4×7.5 km relay
- 2.45pm: women’s 10 km pursuit
Annecy – Le Grand Bornand 🇫🇷
Thursday 18 December
- 2.15pm: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Friday 19 December
- 2.15pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Saturday 20th December
- 12.15pm: Women’s 10 km pursuit
- 2.45pm: Men’s 12.5km pursuit
Sunday 21 December
- 12.15pm: women’s 12.5 km mass-start
- 2.45pm: men’s 15km mass-start
Oberhof 🇩🇪
Thursday 8 January
- 2.10pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Friday 9 January
- 2.15pm: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Saturday 10 January
- 12.00: men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 2.25pm: Women’s 4x6km relay
Sunday 11 January
- 11.00am: Men’s 4×7.5km relay
- 2.1pm: women’s 10 km pursuit
Ruhpolding 🇩🇪
Wednesday 14 January
- 2.30pm: Women’s 4×6 km relay
Thursday 15 January
- 2.30pm: Men’s 4×7.5 km relay
Friday 16 January
- 2.30pm: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Saturday 17th January
- 2.30pm: Men’s 10 km sprint
Sunday 18 January
- 12.30pm: women’s 10 km pursuit
- 15:00: Men’s 12.5 km pursuit
Nove Mesto 🇨🇿
Thursday 22 January
- 6.15pm: Men’s 15km individual short
Friday 23rd January
- 6.15pm: Women’s individual short 12.5 km
Saturday 24th January
- 2.30pm: Mixed singles relay
- 16:30: mixed relay
Sunday 25 January
- 2.15pm: men’s 15km mass-start
- 4.40pm: women’s 12.5km mass-start
> Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games 🇮🇹 : CLICK HERE to access the calendar
Kontiolahti 🇫🇮
Thursday 5 March
- 5.05pm: Women’s 15km individual
Friday 6 March
- 5.05pm: Men’s 20km individual
Saturday 7 March
- 1.30pm: women’s 12.5 km mass-start
- 3.45pm: Men’s 4×7.5km relay
Sunday 8 March
- 1.30pm: Women’s 4×6 km relay
- 4.15pm: men’s 15km mass-start
Otepää 🇪🇪
Thursday 12 March
- 3.15pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Friday 13 March
- 3.15pm: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Saturday 15 March
- 1.30pm: Men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 3.30pm: Men’s 10 km pursuit
Sunday 15 March
- 12.35pm: Mixed single relay
- 2.40pm: Mixed relay
Oslo-Holmenkollen 🇳🇴
Thursday 19 March
- 4.20pm: women’s 7.5km sprint
Friday 20 March
- 4.20pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Saturday 21 March
- 1.45pm: Women’s 10km pursuit
- 4.15pm: Men’s 12.5km pursuit
Sunday 22 March
- 1.45pm: women’s 12.5 km mass-start
- 4.15pm: men’s 15km mass-start
