Biathlon World Cup, championships and news.
The IBU's fresh season preview confirms Kontiolahti's 26 November opener, an early-January Pokljuka stop, Oberhof in March and Estonia's first senior World Championships. Dates and contenders explained.
At Munich's Olympic Park roller-ski venue on 18 October, Lisa Vittozzi won the women's super sprint and Martin Ponsiluoma backed up his Saturday success. Verified IBU results, and why Loop One is not a World Cup points race.
15 young athletes secured podium finishes at the Kootenay Zone Cadet Biathlon Competition in Cranbrook. Standout performers Ryder LeBlanc and Rachel McLaren led over 40 participants.
Biathlon legends Emil Hegle Svendsen and Liv Grete Skjelbreid will team up for the new season of the Norwegian show 'Champion of Champions'.
Norwegian talent Einar Hedegart will remain in biathlon after high-level negotiations secured an elite training setup.
The world's largest youth biathlon event, the Liatoppen Biathlon Festival, concluded in Ål, Norway, bringing together over 1,000 athletes aged 13-16. Supported by the IBU development fund, the three-day event fostered competition and cross-border sportsmanship.
