Biathlon: the World Cup resumes this weekend in Kontiolahti
The Biathlon World Cup is only a few days away. After many months of waiting, fans will once again be able to cheer on the world’s best biathletes for four months, while the athletes will see the work of an entire summer take shape on shooting ranges around the world.
This year, the 2024/2025 World Cup kicks off in Kontiolahti (Finland). While the various delegations arrive in North Karelia at the start of the week, the official opening of the circuit takes place on Saturday. As has been the case for several winters now, mixed events (mixed single relay at 1.15pm, mixed relay at 3.45pm) will kick off the hostilities.
On Sunday, there will be single-sex relays (1.45pm for the men, 5.25pm for the women). We’ll then have to wait until Tuesday December 3 to see the first solo jousts, in the men’sindividual short (4.20pm). The following day, at the same time, the women will be on deck.
The sprints are scheduled for Friday 6 December (men at 4.20pm) and Saturday 7 December (women at 5.10pm). Finally, this first stage of the World Cup will close with the mass-starts, for the first time so early in the season (2.30pm for the men, 5.10pm for the women).
The full programme for the Kontiolahti Biathlon World Cup 🇫🇮
Saturday 30th November
- 1.15pm: Mixed singles relay
- 3.45pm: Mixed relay
Sunday 1st December
- 1.45pm: Men’s 4×7.5km relay
- 5.25pm: Women’s 4x6km relay
Tuesday 3rd December
- 4.20pm: Men’s 15km individual short
Wednesday 4 December
- 4.20pm: Women’s 12.5km individual short
Friday 6 December
- 4.20pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Saturday 7 December
- 5.10pm: Women’s 7.5km sprint
Sunday 8 December
- 2.30pm: Men’s 15km mass-start
- 5.10pm: Women’s 12.5km mass-start
The list of the 27 national teams entered for the Kontiolahti Biathlon World Cup 🇫🇮
- Australia 🇦🇺
- Belgium 🇧🇪
- Bulgaria 🇧🇬
- South Korea 🇰🇷
- Italy 🇮🇹
- Austria 🇦🇹
- Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
- Canada 🇨🇦
- China 🇨🇳
- Greece 🇬🇷
- Latvia 🇱🇻
- Lithuania 🇱🇹
- Moldova 🇲🇩
- Norway 🇳🇴
- Poland 🇵🇱
- France 🇫🇷
- Romania 🇷🇴
- Sweden 🇸🇪
- Germany 🇩🇪
- Slovakia 🇸🇰
- Slovenia 🇸🇮
- Finland 🇫🇮
- Switzerland 🇨🇭
- Czech Republic 🇨🇿
- Ukraine 🇺🇦
- Estonia 🇺🇦
- United States 🇺🇸
The French selection for the Kontiolahti Biathlon World Cup 🇫🇮
Ladies
- Justine Braisaz-Bouchet – DOUANE / Club des Sports des Saisies (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Sophie Chauveau – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Ski Club Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Gilonne Guigonnat – Ski Club Villard sur Boëge (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Lou Jeanmonnot – ARMY OF CHAMPIONS / Olympic Mont d’Or (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Océane Michelon – Bauges Ski Nordique (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Jeanne Richard – POLICE NATIONALE / Les Gets Ski Competition (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Julia Simon – DOUANE / Club des Sports des Saisies (Savoie) 🇫🇷
Men
- Fabien Claude – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Basse sur Le Rupt Nordic skiing (Massif des Vosges) 🇫🇷
- Quentin Fillon-Maillet – DOUANE / Ski Club du Grandvaux (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Emilien Jacquelin – DOUANE / CS Nordique Villard de Lans (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
- Eric Perrot – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Ski Club Peisey-Vallandry (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- + the top two finishers in the two sprints at the IBU Cup in Idre Fjäll
- We’re entering the home stretch…: the 2024/2025 World Cup opens in Kontiolahti in just one week’s time
- With Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Tommaso Giacomel: Italy (already) unveils its selection for the Kontiolahti World Cup
- Thunderbolt for the Women’s World Cup: Lisa Vittozzi withdraws for Kontiolahti and will start the season in Hochfilzen
- Kontiolahti: the Estonian squad for the first stage of the World Cup led by Tuuli Tomingas, Robert Heldna and Rene Zahkna
- Vebjoern Soerum seventh man, Gro Randby, Emilie Kalkenberg and Maren Kirkeeide to complete the women’s squad: the Norwegian selection for the Kontiolahti World Cup has been announced.
- Kontiolahti: Finland selects eleven athletes for the home opener of the World Cup
- Kontiolahti: no surprises in the French squad for the first stage of the World Cup
- Kontiolahti: the German squad for the opening match of the World Cup… without Roman Rees, but with the new generation of women
- Kontiolahti: Austria with Lisa Theresa Hauser, Simon Eder, Felix Leitner and Anna Gandler… and rookie Fabien Muellauer
- Kontiolahti: Sweden unveils its squad for the start of the World Cup, and all the stars are there
- Kontiolahti: Marketa Davidova and Michal Krcmar lead the Czech team into the first stage of the World Cup
- Kontiolahti, Hochfilzen and Grand-Bornand World Cups: the United States unveil their selection, led by Deedra Irwin and Campbell Wright
