2024–25 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall
U25
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Relay
Nations Cup
Mixed
Competition
Edition 48th 43rd
Locations 10 10
Individual 21 21
Relay/Team 5 5
Mixed 6 6

The 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon) will be a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU). It will be the 48th official edition for men and 43rd edition for women of the highest international race series in biathlon.[1][2]

The season will start on 30 November 2024 in Kontiolahti, Finland and will end on 23 March 2025 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.[3]

The highlight of the season will be the 2025 Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, whose results are not included in the World Cup standings (except for the national standings).

Map of world cup hosts

All 10 locations hosting world cup events in this season (including Leznerheide – venue of the World Championships).

Finland Kontiolahti Austria Hochfilzen France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Germany Oberhof Germany Ruhpolding

Europe

Italy Antholz-Anterselva Switzerland Lenzerheide Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě Slovenia Pokljuka Norway Oslo Holmenkollen

World Championships

Calendar

Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual		 Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Finland Kontiolahti 30 November–8 December ● ● ● ● ● ● details
2 Austria Hochfilzen 13–15 December ● ● ● details
3 France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand 19–22 December ● ● ● details
4 Germany Oberhof 9–12 January ● ● ● ● details
5 Germany Ruhpolding 15–19 January ● ● ● details
6 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 23–26 January ● ● ● details
WCH  Switzerland  Lenzerheide 12–23 February ● ● ● ● ● ● ● World Championships
7 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě 6–9 March ● ● ● details
8 Slovenia Pokljuka 13–16 March ● ● ● ● details
9 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 21–23 March ● ● ● details
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed) 4 8 7 6 6 4 4

Men

Calendar

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 3 December 2024   Finland Kontiolahti (1) 15 km SIND
2 6 December 2024   10 km SPR
3 8 December 2024   15 km MSS
4 13 December 2024   Austria Hochfilzen (2) 10 km SPR
5 14 December 2024   12.5 km PUR
6 19 December 2024   France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 10 km SPR
7 21 December 2024   12.5 km PUR
8 22 December 2024   15 km MSS
9 10 January 2025   Germany Oberhof (4) 10 km SPR
10 11 January 2025   12.5 km PUR
11 15 January 2025   Germany Ruhpolding (5) 20 km IND
12 19 January 2025   15 km MSS
13 24 January 2025   Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6) 10 km SPR
14 25 January 2025   12.5 km PUR
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[lower-alpha 1]
WCH 15 February 2025    Switzerland  Lenzerheide 10 km SPR
16 February 2025   12.5 km PUR
19 February 2025   20 km IND
23 February 2025   15 km MSS
15 6 March 2025   Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7) 10 km SPR
16 8 March 2025   12.5 km PUR
17 14 March 2025   Slovenia Pokljuka (8) 20 km IND
18 16 March 2025   15 km MSS
19 21 March 2025   Norway Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 10 km SPR
20 22 March 2025   12.5 km PUR
21 23 March 2025   15 km MSS
48th Biathlon World Cup Overall
(3 December 2024 – 23 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km

# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 1 December 2024   Finland Kontiolahti (1)
2 15 December 2024   Austria Hochfilzen (2)
3 17 January 2025   Germany Ruhpolding (5)
4 26 January 2025   Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6)
WCH 22 February 2025    Switzerland  Lenzerheide not included in the World Cup
5 9 March 2025   Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7)

Overall leaders

Overall

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Under 25

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Standings

Women

Calendar

Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 4 December 2024   Finland Kontiolahti (1) 12.5 km SIND
2 7 December 2024   7.5 km SPR
3 8 December 2024   12.5 km MSS
4 13 December 2024   Austria Hochfilzen (2) 7.5 km SPR
5 14 December 2024   10 km PUR
6 20 December 2024   France Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 7.5 km SPR
7 21 December 2024   10 km PUR
8 22 December 2024   12.5 km MSS
9 9 January 2025   Germany Oberhof (4) 7.5 km SPR
10 11 January 2025   10 km PUR
11 16 January 2025   Germany Ruhpolding (5) 15 km IND
12 19 January 2025   12.5 km MSS
13 23 January 2025   Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6) 7.5 km SPR
14 25 January 2025   10 km PUR
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[lower-alpha 1]
WCH 14 February 2025    Switzerland  Lenzerheide 7.5 km SPR
16 February 2025   10 km PUR
18 February 2025   15 km IND
23 February 2025   12.5 km MSS
15 7 March 2025   Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7) 7.5 km SPR
16 8 March 2025   10 km PUR
17 13 March 2025   Slovenia Pokljuka (8) 15 km IND
18 16 March 2025   12.5 km MSS
19 21 March 2025   Norway Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 7.5 km SPR
20 22 March 2025   10 km PUR
21 23 March 2025   12.5 km MSS
43rd Biathlon World Cup Overall
(4 December 2024 – 23 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 6 km

# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 1 December 2024   Finland Kontiolahti (1)
2 15 December 2024   Austria Hochfilzen (2)
3 18 January 2025   Germany Ruhpolding (5)
4 26 January 2025   Italy Antholz-Anterselva (6)
WCH 22 February 2025    Switzerland  Lenzerheide not included in the World Cup
5 9 March 2025   Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě (7)

Overall leaders

Overall

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Under 25

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions

Standings

Mixed Relay

# Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 30 November 2024   Finland Kontiolahti (1) 6 km + 7.5 km
2 4 x 6 km
3 12 January 2025   Germany Oberhof (4) 6 km + 7.5 km
4 4 x 6 km
WCH 12 February 2025    Switzerland  Lenzerheide 4 x 6 km not included
in the World Cup
20 February 2025   6 km + 7.5 km
5 15 March 2025   Slovenia Pokljuka (8) 6 km + 7.5 km
6 4 x 6 km

Rankings

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.[18]

Place 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Individual 90756050454036343231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start18161412108642

Achievements

First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Team
Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Retirements

The following notable biathletes are expected to be retired during or after the 2024–25 season:

See also

  • 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup (as the second highest competition series of IBU).

Notes

  1. 1 2 not included in the World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. ↑ "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon Calendar 2024-2025 announced". www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  5. ↑ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  6. ↑ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  7. ↑ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  8. ↑ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  9. ↑ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  10. ↑ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  11. ↑ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  12. ↑ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. ↑ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  14. ↑ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  15. ↑ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  16. ↑ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  17. ↑ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  18. ↑ "World Cup Points System" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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