The 2025/2026 IBU Junior Cup season will feature biathletes competing at five European venues, from the opening races in mid-December to the grand finale in late February and early March. Here is the full schedule for the upcoming season.

The 2025/2026 IBU Junior Cup begins in Goms, Switzerland, from December 11 to 14, 2025, and concludes in Arber, Germany, from February 28 to March 8, 2026, with the IBU Youth Junior World Championships. Throughout the season, biathletes will compete in five traditional venues across Europe.

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The first period of the IBU Junior Cup season features Goms, Switzerland, and Martell-Val Martello, Italy, before the holiday break. In January, the circuit continues in Madona, Latvia, followed by Imatra, Finland.

After the Winter Olympic pause in February, attention turns to Germany, where the IBU Youth Junior World Championships will take place in Arber from February 28 to March 8, 2026.

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2025/2026 Biathlon IBU Junior Cup Calendar

Goms IBU Junior Cup – December 11 to 14, 2025

• Thursday, December 11, 10:30 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Thursday, December 11, 14:20 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Saturday, December 13, 10:30 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Saturday, December 13, 14:20 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Sunday, December 14, 10:30 CET: Junior Men 12km Mass Start 60
• Sunday, December 14, 13:15 CET: Junior Women 9km Mass Start 60

Martell-Val Martello IBU Junior Cup – December 18 – 21, 2025

• Thursday, December 18, 10:30 CET: Junior Women 12.5km Individual
• Thursday, December 18, 14:15 CET: Junior Men 15km Individual
• Saturday, December 20, 10:30 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Saturday, December 20, 14:10 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Sunday, December 21, 10:30 CET: Junior Women Relay
• Sunday, December 21, 14:00 CET: Junior Men Relay

Madona IBU Junior Cup – January 14 – 17, 2026

• Wednesday, January 14, 9:30 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Wednesday, January 14, 13:20 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Friday, January 16, 9:30 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Friday, January 16, 13:20 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Saturday, January 17, 9:45 CET: Junior Men 12km Mass Start 60
• Saturday, January 17, 12:30 CET: Junior Women 9km Mass Start 60

Imatra IBU Junior Cup – January 21 – 25, 2026

• Wednesday, January 21, 9:30 CET: Junior Women 12.5km Individual
• Wednesday, January 21, 13:15 CET: Junior Men 15km Individual
• Thursday, January 22, 9:30 CET: Mixed Relay Juniors (W+M)
• Thursday, January 22, 13:00 CET: Single Mixed Relay Juniors (W+M)
• Saturday, January 24, 9:30 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Saturday, January 24, 13:10 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Sunday, January 25, 9:30 CET: Junior Women 9km Mass Start 60
• Sunday, January 25, 12:15 CET: Junior Men 12km Mass Start 60

Arber IBU Youth Junior World Championships – February 28 – March 8, 2026

• Saturday, February 28, 10:30 CET: Youth Men 12.5km Individual
• Saturday, February 28, 14:30 CET: Junior Men 15km Individual
• Sunday, March 1, 10:30 CET: Youth Women 10km Individual
• Sunday, March 1, 14:30 CET: Junior Women 12.5km Individual
• Monday, March 2, 11:00 CET: Mixed Relay Youth
• Monday, March 2, 14:45 CET: Mixed Relay Juniors
• Tuesday, March 3, 10:30 CET: Youth Men 7.5km Sprint
• Tuesday, March 3, 14:30 CET: Junior Men 10km Sprint
• Wednesday, March 4, 10:30 CET: Youth Women 6km Sprint
• Wednesday, March 4, 14:30 CET: Junior Women 7.5km Sprint
• Friday, March 6, 10:30 CET: Junior Men 12km Mass Start 60
• Friday, March 6, 11:30 CET: Junior Women 9km Mass Start 60
• Friday, March 6, 14:40 CET: Youth Men 12km Mass Start 60
• Friday, March 6, 15:40 CET: Youth Women 9km Mass Start 60
• Saturday, March 7, 11:00 CET: Youth Men Relay
• Saturday, March 7, 14:30 CET: Junior Men Relay
• Sunday, March 8, 10:30 CET: Youth Women Relay
• Sunday, March 8, 14:30 CET: Junior Women Relay

Additional information about the Biathlon IBU Junior Cup can be found HERE

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