The Biathlon World Cup is now underway, with the first individual women’s competitions taking place on Wednesday.

Check out who the world’s fastest biathletes are!

The World Cup began this weekend with various relays: mixed relays on Saturday and women’s and men’s relays on Sunday. Now it’s time for the individual competitions. The men were up first with their 15 km short individual race on Tuesday afternoon, while the women will compete in their 12.5 km short individual race on Wednesday afternoon.

Last winter, Lisa Vittozzi from Italy won the overall World Cup, while Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold finished third overall and also claimed the sprint cup. But who is truly the fastest biathlete? The best shooter? And how do the Norwegian women stack up?

Here’s an overview of the fastest women in the 2023/24 World Cup season.

Read more: Biathlon World Cup: Start list and start times for the women’s short individual in Kontiolahti

THE WORLD’S FASTEST BIATHLETES (WOMEN)

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) 

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

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

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Source: Biathlonworld.com/  Biathlon Stats