France (Fabien Claude, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Eric Perrot, Emilien Jacquelin) took first place today at the men’s 4×7.5km relay race in Kontiolahti with a total time of 1:18:24.

Norway (Sturla Holm Laegreid, Tarjei Bø, Endre Stroemsheim, Johannes Thingnes Bø) snagged second place, 25.8 seconds back. Sweden (Viktor Brandt, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson) completed the podium in third place, 1:37.8 behind the winning team.

Top 5, 4×7.5km Relay, Men

1. France (Fabien Claude, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Eric Perrot, Emilien Jacquelin), (0+2), 1:18:24.4  
2. Norway (Sturla Holm Laegreid, Tarjei Bø, Endre Stroemsheim, Johannes Thingnes Bø), (0+3), +25.8
3. Sweden (Viktor Brandt, Jesper Nelin, Martin Ponsiluoma, Sebastian Samuelsson), (0+10), +1:37.8
4. Germany (David Zobel, Johannes Kuehn, Philipp Nawrath, Philipp Horn), (1+9), +2:03.9
5. Finland (Jaakko Ranta, Olli Hiidensalo, Tero Seppala, Otto Invenius), (0+4), +2:46.4

Complete results can be found HERE and HERE

Also Read – Biathlon World Cup: Complete program for Kontiolahti

On Tuesday, December 3, it’s time for the men’s 15km Short Individual.

FACTS Kontiolahti World Cup Season 2024/2025

• When: Saturday, November 30 to Sunday, December 8
• Who: Elite national biathletes – women and men
• Where: Kontiolahti, Finland
• What: IBU World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland

PROGRAM

Saturday, November 30: Single Mixed Relay and Mixed Relay (more information can be found HERE)

• 13:15 CET: Single Mixed Relay (W+M) 
• 15:45 CET: Mixed Relay (W+M) 

Start lists can be found HERE (Single Mixed Relay) and HERE (Mixed Relay)

Sunday, December 1: Relay Men and Relay Women (more information can be found HERE)

• 13:45 CET: 4×7.5km Relay, Men
• 17:25 CET: 4x6km Relay, Women

Tuesday, December 3: 15km Short Individual Men (more information can be found HERE)

• 16:20 CET: 15km Short Individual, Men

Wednesday, December 4: 12.5km Short Individual Women (more information can be found HERE)

• 16:20 CET: 12.5km Short Individual, Women

Friday, December 6: 10km Sprint Men (more information can be found HERE)

• 16:20 CET: 10km Sprint, Men

Saturday, December 7: 12.5km Short Individual Women (more information can be found HERE)

• 17:10 CET: 7.5km Sprint, Women

Sunday, December 8: 15/12.5km Mass Start (more information can be found HERE)

• 14:30 CET: 15km Mass Start, Men
• 17:10 CET: 12.5km Mass Start, Women

After Kontiolahti (Finland), the biathlon World Cup heads to Hochfilzen (Austria), then Annecy – Le Grand Bornand (France), Oberhof (Germany), Ruhpoldhing (Germany), Antholz-Anterselva (Italy), Lenzerheide (Switzerland) for the World Championships, Nove Mesto Na Morave (Czech Republic), and Pokljuka (Slovenia). Then, the 2024/2025 World Cup season ends in Oslo (Norway).

Also Read: Biathlon World Cup and World Championships: Calendar for the 2024/2025 winter season

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