Biathlon : a relay between the men’s sprint and pursuit at the Antholz World Cup
This week, the Biathlon World Cup came to Antholz (Italy) for the sixth stage of the 2024/2025 season. On Thursday and Friday, the sprints were on the programme. This weekend, however, unlike the first rounds of the winter, the schedule is different.
On Saturday, the women compete in their pursuit (13:00), while the men take part in the last relay before the World Championships (14:55). On Sunday, it will be the other way round , with the women’s relay (12:05) followed by the men’s pursuit (14:45).
A baroque programme, with a collective men’s race between the sprint and the pursuit, which has taken place at least once a winter for several years… but which is often criticised.
Competition from the Kitzbühel Alpine ski races as an explanation
Contacted by Nordic Magazine, the IBU revealed, via its communications director Christian Winkler, the reason for this planning: “With [the Alpine Skiing World Cup in] Kitzbühel and the busy sporting weekend [as a whole], it is impossible to organise two long relays in a single day. We always work with our broadcasters to find the best possible schedule to fit everything into one day.”
On Saturday, fans of white sports will be able to watch the legendary downhill race in Kitzbühel (Austria) on the Streif from 11.30 am , before moving on to the two biathlon races in Antholz at 1 pm and 2.55 pm.
On Sunday, things will also fit together perfectly, with the first leg of the Austrian slalom at 10.15am, the men’s biathlon relay at 12.05pm, the second leg of the slalom at 1.30pm and then the women’s biathlon relay at 2.45pm.
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