The biathlon World Cup season 2025/2026 started last week in Sweden. Check here the sprint, individual, pursuit, relay, nations cup, and total score standings after the Östersund competitions.

Östersund, Sweden, was the venue for the first stage of the 2025/2026 biathlon World Cup season. The event began on Saturday, November 29, with the women’s and men’s relays. On Sunday, November 30, a single mixed relay and a mixed relay were scheduled. After a rest day, the women’s 15km individual took place on Tuesday, December 2.

On Wednesday, December 3, it was time for the men’s 20km individual. The sprint races followed at the end of the week, with the women on Friday, December 5, and the men on Saturday, December 6. The Östersund week concluded with pursuit races for both women and men on Sunday, December 7.

Below, you can check the standings for the sprint, individual, pursuit, mass start, relay, nations cup, and total score after the Östersund Biathlon World Cup.

Biathlon World Cup Standings after Östersund

SPRINT

Women – Top 5

1. Suvi Minkkinen (FIN), 90 points
2. Anna Magnusson (SWE), 75 points
3. Oceane Michelon (FRA), 65 points
4. Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT), 55 points
5. Elvira Öberg (SWE), 50 points

Men – Top 5

1. Johan-Olav Botn (NOR), 90 points
2. Martin Uldal (NOR), 75 points
3. Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 65 points
4. Sturla Holm Lægreid (NOR), 55 points
5. Sebastian Samuelsson (SWE), 50 points

INDIVIDUAL

Women – Top 5

1. Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 90 points
2. Sonja Leinamo (FIN), 75 points
3. Camille Bened (FRA), 65 points
4. Lou Jeanmonnot (FRA), 55 points
5. Hanna Öberg (SWE), 50 points

Men – Top 5

1. Endre Strømsheim (NOR), 90 points
2. Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), 75 points
3. Sturla Holm Lægreid (NOR), 65 points
4. Vitalii Mandzyn (UKR), 55 points
5. Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 50 points

PURSUIT

Women – Top 5

1. Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT), 90 points
2. Suvi Minkkinen (FIN), 75 points
3. Anna Magnusson (SWE), 65 points
4. Camille Bened (FRA), 55 points
5. Maren Kirkeeide (NOR), 50 points

Men – Top 5

1. Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 90 points
2. Sebastian Samuelsson (SWE), 75 points
3. Johan-Olav Botn (NOR), 65 points
4. Tommaso Giacomel (ITA), 55 points
5. Eric Perrot (FRA), 50 points

MASS START

Women – Top 5

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Men – Top 5

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RELAY

Women – Top 5

1. France, 90 points
2. Italy, 75 points
3. Czech Republic, 65 points
4. Sweden, 55 points
5. Austria, 50 points

Men – Top 5

1. Norway, 90 points
2. France, 75 points
3. Sweden, 65 points
4. Germany, 55 points
5. United States, 50 points

Mixed – Top 5

1. France, 155 points
2. Norway, 140 points
3. Sweden, 131 points
4. Italy, 105 points
5. Germany, 92 points

NATIONS CUP

Women – Top 5

1. France, 1635 points
2. Sweden, 1507 points
3. Italy, 1469 points
4. Finland, 1333 points
5. Norway, 1324 points

Men – Top 5

1. Norway, 1709 points
2. France, 1559 points
3. Sweden, 1507 points
4. Germany, 1391 points
5. Italy, 1269 points

TOTAL SCORE

Women – Top 5

1. Suvi Minkkinen (FIN), 191 points
2. Anna Magnusson (SWE), 174 points
3. Camille Bened (FRA), 148 points
4. Lisa Theresa Hauser (AUT), 145 points
5. Dorothea Wierer (ITA), 136 points

Men – Top 5

1. Johan-Olav Botn (NOR), 245 points
2. Sebastian Samuelsson (SWE), 190 points
3. Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA), 181 points
4. Martin Uldal (NOR), 180 points
5. Sturla Holm Lægreid (NOR), 142 points

Next Up – Hochfilzen World Cup

The next stop in the World Cup season 2025/2026 is Hochfilzen, taking place next weekend. Scheduled to take place from December 12 to 14, 2025, this second stage of the World Cup will feature three days of competitions in Austria.

The event begins on Friday with the women’s and men’s Sprints, continues on Saturday with the men’s 12.5km Pursuit and women’s 4x6km Relay, and concludes on Sunday with the men’s 4×7.5km Relay and women’s 10km Pursuit.

See the complete program for the Hochfilzen World Cup below.

FACTS Hochfilzen World Cup Season 2025/2026

• When: Friday, December 12 to Sunday, December 14, 2025 
• Who: Elite national biathletes – women and men
• Where: Hochfilzen, Austria
• What: IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria

PROGRAM

Friday, December 12: Men 10km Sprint & Women 7.5km Sprint (more information can be found HERE)

• 11:25 CET: 10km Sprint, Men
• 14:15 CET: 7.5km Sprint, Women

Saturday, December 13: Men 12.5km Pursuit & Women 4x6km Relay (more information can be found HERE and HERE)

• 12:00 CET: 12.5km Pursuit, Men
• 14:15 CET: 4x6km Relay, Women

Sunday, December 14: Men 4×7.5km Relay & Women 10km Pursuit (more information can be found HERE and HERE)

• 12:00 CET: 4×7.5km Relay, Men
• 14:45 CET: 10km Pursuit, Women

After Hochfilzen (Austria), the biathlon World Cup continues in Annecy – Le Grand Bornand (France), before heading to Oberhof (Germany), Ruhpolding (Germany), Nové Město na Moravě (Czech Republic), and Antholz–Anterselva (Italy) for the Winter Olympic Games. The post-Olympic stages will take place in Kontiolahti (Finland) and Otepää (Estonia). The 2025/2026 World Cup season ends in Oslo-Holmenkollen (Norway).

Also Read – Biathlon World Cup: Calendar for the 2025/2026 winter season

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