The 2025/2026 Biathlon World Cup continues this Friday in Hochfilzen, Austria. Here is the complete competition program, with start lists and start times for the women’s and men’s Sprint.

Hochfilzen hosts the second World Cup stop of the winter from December 12 to 14, 2025. 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.

Start times and start lists for Friday’s races are listed below. The complete weekend program appears at the end of the article.

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

Start lists can be found HERE FOR MEN and HERE FOR WOMEN

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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