2024–25 Biathlon World Cup

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2024–25 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall
U25
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Relay
Nations Cup
Mixed
Competition
Edition 48th 43rd
Locations 10 10
Individual 21 21
Relay/Team 5 5
Mixed 6 6
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The 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon), organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), will be the 48th official World Cup season for men and 43rd edition for women as the highest level of international biathlon competitions.[1][2]

The season will start on 30 November 2024 in Kontiolahti, Finland and will end on 23 March 2025 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.[3]

The highlight of the season will be the 2025 Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, whose results are not included in the World Cup standings (except for the national standings).

Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway (men's) and Lisa Vittozzi from Italy (women's) are the reigning champions from the previous season.

Map of world cup hosts[edit]

The following list contains all 10 World Cup hosts of the season (including Lenzerheide – venue of the World Championships).

Finland Kontiolahti Austria Hochfilzen France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Germany Oberhof Germany Ruhpolding

Europe

Italy Antholz-Anterselva Switzerland Lenzerheide Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě Slovenia Pokljuka Norway Oslo Holmenkollen

Calendar[edit]

Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual 		Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Finland Kontiolahti 30 November–8 December ● ● ● ● ● ● details
2 Austria Hochfilzen 13–15 December ● ● ● details
3 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand 19–22 December ● ● ● details
4 Germany Oberhof 9–12 January ● ● ● ● details
5 Germany Ruhpolding 15–19 January ● ● ● details
6 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 23–26 January ● ● ● details
WCH  Switzerland  Lenzerheide 12–23 February ● ● ● ● ● ● ● World Championships
7 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě 6–9 March ● ● ● details
8 Slovenia Pokljuka 13–16 March ● ● ● ● details
9 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 21–23 March ● ● ● details
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed) 4 8 7 6 6 4 4

Men[edit]

Calendar[edit]

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 3 December 2024 Finland Kontiolahti (1) 15 km SIND
2 6 December 2024 10 km SPR
3 8 December 2024 15 km MSS
4 13 December 2024 Austria Hochfilzen (2) 10 km SPR
5 14 December 2024 12.5 km PUR
6 19 December 2024 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 10 km SPR
7 21 December 2024 12.5 km PUR
8 22 December 2024 15 km MSS
9 10 January 2025 Germany Oberhof (4) 10 km SPR
10 11 January 2025 12.5 km PUR
11 15 January 2025 Germany Ruhpolding (5) 20 km IND
12 19 January 2025 15 km MSS
13 24 January 2025 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6) 10 km SPR
14 25 January 2025 12.5 km PUR
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[a]
WCH 15 February 2025  Switzerland  Lenzerheide 10 km SPR
16 February 2025 12.5 km PUR
19 February 2025 20 km IND
23 February 2025 15 km MSS
15 6 March 2025 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7) 10 km SPR
16 8 March 2025 12.5 km PUR
17 14 March 2025 Slovenia Pokljuka (8) 20 km IND
18 16 March 2025 15 km MSS
19 21 March 2025 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 10 km SPR
20 22 March 2025 12.5 km PUR
21 23 March 2025 15 km MSS
48th Biathlon World Cup Overall
(3 December 2024 – 23 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km[edit]

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 1 December 2024 Finland Kontiolahti (1)
2 15 December 2024 Austria Hochfilzen (2)
3 17 January 2025 Germany Ruhpolding (5)
4 26 January 2025 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6)
WCH 22 February 2025  Switzerland  Lenzerheide not included in the World Cup
5 9 March 2025 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7)

Overall leaders[edit]

Overall[edit]

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Under 25[edit]

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Standings[edit]

Women[edit]

Calendar[edit]

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 4 December 2024 Finland Kontiolahti (1) 12.5 km SIND
2 7 December 2024 7.5 km SPR
3 8 December 2024 12.5 km MSS
4 13 December 2024 Austria Hochfilzen (2) 7.5 km SPR
5 14 December 2024 10 km PUR
6 20 December 2024 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 7.5 km SPR
7 21 December 2024 10 km PUR
8 22 December 2024 12.5 km MSS
9 9 January 2025 Germany Oberhof (4) 7.5 km SPR
10 11 January 2025 10 km PUR
11 16 January 2025 Germany Ruhpolding (5) 15 km IND
12 19 January 2025 12.5 km MSS
13 23 January 2025 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6) 7.5 km SPR
14 25 January 2025 10 km PUR
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[a]
WCH 14 February 2025  Switzerland  Lenzerheide 7.5 km SPR
16 February 2025 10 km PUR
18 February 2025 15 km IND
23 February 2025 12.5 km MSS
15 7 March 2025 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7) 7.5 km SPR
16 8 March 2025 10 km PUR
17 13 March 2025 Slovenia Pokljuka (8) 15 km IND
18 16 March 2025 12.5 km MSS
19 21 March 2025 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 7.5 km SPR
20 22 March 2025 10 km PUR
21 23 March 2025 12.5 km MSS
43rd Biathlon World Cup Overall
(4 December 2024 – 23 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 6 km[edit]

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 1 December 2024 Finland Kontiolahti (1)
2 15 December 2024 Austria Hochfilzen (2)
3 18 January 2025 Germany Ruhpolding (5)
4 26 January 2025 Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6)
WCH 22 February 2025  Switzerland  Lenzerheide not included in the World Cup
5 9 March 2025 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7)

Overall leaders[edit]

Overall[edit]

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Under 25[edit]

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Standings[edit]

Mixed Relay[edit]

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 30 November 2024 Finland Kontiolahti (1) 6 km + 7.5 km
2 4 x 6 km
3 12 January 2025 Germany Oberhof (4) 6 km + 7.5 km
4 4 x 6 km
WCH 12 February 2025  Switzerland  Lenzerheide 4 x 6 km not included
in the World Cup
20 February 2025 6 km + 7.5 km
5 15 March 2025 Slovenia Pokljuka (8) 6 km + 7.5 km
6 4 x 6 km

Rankings[edit]

Podium table by nation[edit]

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Points distribution[edit]

The table shows the number of points won in the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.[18]

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Individual 90 75 60 50 45 40 36 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

Achievements[edit]

First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Team
Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Retirements[edit]

The following notable biathletes, who competed in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2024–25 season:

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b not included in the World Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. ^ "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon Calendar 2024-2025 announced". www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  5. ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  6. ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  7. ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  8. ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  9. ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  10. ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  11. ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  12. ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  14. ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  15. ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  16. ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  17. ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  18. ^ "World Cup Points System" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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