The inaugural Loop One Festival 2025 in Munich, Germany, featured high-paced action in the roller ski biathlon super sprint as an Italian biathlete star claimed victory in the women’s super sprint.

The elite-level super sprint competition brought together top international biathletes for a high-stakes battle on the Olympia Park in Munich. Fast skiing and sharp shooting were crucial in this short-format race, and Lisa Vittozzi, from Italy, delivered a top performance to secure the win. 

Lisa Vittozzi, from Italy, crossed the finish line in 23:44.5 and two missed shots on the range.

Johanna Skottheim, from Sweden, came in just 5.9 seconds back with two missed shots, while Anna Magnusson, also from Sweden, completed the podium 7.4 seconds from the winner, with two missed shots. 

Top 5 Biathlon Super Sprint, Women

1. Lisa Vittozzi, Italy, 23:44.5 (0-0-1-1)
2. Johanna Skottheim, Sweden, +5.9 (1-1-0-0)
3. Anna Magnusson, Sweden, +7.4 (1-1-0-0)
4. Anna Weidel, Germany, +18.8 (0-0-1-0)
5. Suvi Minkkinen, Finland, +24.9 (1-1-1-0)

Complete results can be found HERE

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Super Sprint format explained

The Loop One Festival featured the fast-paced Super Sprint, a format designed to deliver maximum action for fans in a short race.

The competition began with qualification heats, each with 15 athletes starting together. Over three 1.8 km loops around Munich’s Olympic Lake, athletes faced two shooting bouts — first prone, then standing — with no spare rounds available. Every missed shot means a 60-meter penalty loop. The top three finishers from each heat, along with the three fastest “lucky losers,” advanced to the final.

The final brought together 15 athletes for five laps of the 1.8 km course, with four trips to the shooting range: prone, prone, standing, standing. As in the heats, accuracy was critical, as every missed target added a penalty loop. The combination of short loops, high shooting pressure, and city-center atmosphere makes the Super Sprint one of the most spectator-friendly formats in biathlon.

FACTS Loop One Festival 2025

• When: Saturday, October 18, to Sunday, October 19, 2025 
• Where: Olympiapark Munich, Germany
• What: Loop One Festival

PROGRAM

Saturday, October 18

• 10:00 CET: Beat81 Community Workout
• 10:45 CET: Biathlon 4 All w/ Arnd Peiffer
• 11:15 CET: Para Biathlon Sitting Mixed Relay
• 11:45 CET: Meet & Greet w/ Arnd Peiffer
• 11:55 CET: Para Biathlon VI Single Mixed Relay
• 12:35 CET: Para Biathlon Standing Mass Start
• 13:00 CET: Price Ceremony Para Races w/ Arnd Peiffer
• 13:00 CET: Bergader Meet & Greet w/ Magdalena Neuner
• 14:00 CET: DSV/BMW Car Handover + Meet & Greet DSV Athletes
• 14:45 CET: Biathlon 4 All w/ Magdalena Neuner
• 15:15 CET: Live Music Act Freude
• 15:45 CET: Talk/Interview w/ Benni Doll
• 16:00 CET – Youth Race Men
• 16:30 CET: Youth Race Women
• 16:45 CET: Live Music Act Felicia Lu
• 17:00 CET: Award Ceremony Youth Athletes (Top 3 Women and Men)
• 18:00 CET: Live Music Act Kamrad

Sunday, October 19

• 10:00 CET: Pop-Up Yoga Community Workout
• 10:30 CET: Autogrammstunde w/ Adidas Athletes
• 11:00 CET: Biathlon 4 All w/ Magdalena Neuner
• 11:00 CET: Heat 1 Men Quali
• 11:20 CET: Het 2 Men Quali
• 11:40 CET: Het 3 Men Quali
• 12:00 CET: Heat 4 Men Quali
• 12:15 CET: Meet & Greet w/ Magdalena Neuner
• 13:00 CET: Autogrammstunde w/ DSV Athletes
• 13:00 CET: Heat 1 Women Quali
• 13:20 CET: Heat 2 Women Quali
• 13:40 CET: Heat 3 Women Quali
• 13:45 CET: Meet & Greet w/ Benni Doll
• 14:00 CET: Heat 4 Women Quali
• 14:30 CET: Biathlon 4 All w/ Benni Doll
• 15:30 CET: Super Sprint Final Men
• 16:15 CET: Super Sprint Final Women
• 17:00 CET: Award Ceremony

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