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Headlines from the biathlon media of every country we cover: broadcasters like Sportschau, SVT, NRK and Yle, specialist sites like Nordic Magazine, biathlon-online.de and OA Sport, and the national federations. We show the title and a short excerpt and link straight to the publisher.

IBU

Who was at Home on the Range in 2025/26?

The Olympic 2025/26 season was pressure-packed with more on the line than at any time in the quadrennial. With career-defining moments at stake, there were dips and upward mobility on the shooting range, although shooting remained consistently high.So, who was most at home on the range last winter?

SVT Sport

Jean-Marc Chabloz stannar i skidskytteförbundet – här är nya rollen

Det var känslosamma scener när Jean-Marc Chabloz gjorde sina sista tävlingar som skyttetränare för A-landslaget. Men nu är det klart att han fortsätter jobba inom förbundet. – Jag bidrar gärna med den kunskap och erfarenhet jag har, säger han till SVT Sport.

SVT Sport

Frida Karlssons tränare Per Nilsson till Svenska Skidskytteförbundet

De senaste åren har Per Nilsson varit huvudtränare för Tysklands längdskiddamer, och Frida Karlssons personliga tränare. Nu har han lämnat Tyskland – och byter sport till skidskytte. Framtiden som personlig tränare för Frida Karlsson, den är oviss. – Vi kommer ta ett omtag, säger han.

IBU

Forest Of Champions: IBU Staff plants 800 trees with Philipp Nawrath and Johannes Kuehn

The International Biathlon Union, in collaboration with Climate Partners Viessmann and supported by the Bavarian Forestry Commission, has taken the next step in its “Forest of Champions” initiative with a large-scale tree planting in southern Germany. On 28 April, the project moved from concept to reality near Hintersee in Ramsau, Berchtesgaden, where 800 of a planned total of 1,281 seedlings...

IBU

IBU President Dahlin attends Ukrainian National Championships

After the end of the BMW IBU World Cup Season 2025-2026, many National Federations held their National Championships to conclude the biathlon season. Bukovel hosted the final competitions of the season in Ukraine and IBU President Olle Dahlin used the opportunity to attend and hand out reallocated World Championship medals.

IBU

Remember their names: The Five Newcomers Who Stole the Spotlight

Every season brings new names into the BMW IBU World Cup — but only a few manage to turn their first steps among the elite into something truly memorable. The 2025/26 campaign was no exception. From late call-ups to Oslo fairytales and teenage history-makers, these five athletes made the most of their debut World Cup season, collecting the highest number of points among newcomers — and, more...

IBU

From Perrot to Volfa, these are all of your Athletes of the Season

This season, a lot of the athletes impressed with their amazing performances. From wearing the yellow for the first time to dominating at the Olympics, winning the total score and surprising everyone. Here are all the results from the votes during the season!

IBU

Philipp Nawrath: Calm mind, sharp edge

In this exclusive interview, Philipp Nawrath reflects on the strongest season of his career, including a World Cup Total Score top-10 finish, three World Cup podiums, and Olympic Mixed Relay bronze in Antholz 2026. He also looks ahead to his next goals in biathlon.

IBU

Biathlon's history rewritten

The 2025/2026 biathlon season delivered landmark moments, led by Quentin Fillon Maillet’s four Olympic medals and rise to second in the all-time Winter Olympic rankings. Eric Perrot and Lou Jeanmonnot strengthened France’s legacy, while Lisa Vittozzi and Julia Simon joined an elite triple-crown club. Johan Olav Botn and the Öberg sisters also made history with rare and defining achievements.

IBU

The first thing athletes did at home after the season

Even though for a biathlon fan, the World Cup season might feel like a breeze for many athletes, it means months away from home. After the season-ending party in Holmenkollen, the Oslo airport on Monday is full of biathlon superstars heading home. But what is the first thing they do once arriving?

IBU

Anna Andexer - Rapidly Rising to the Top of the World

In just two years, Anna Andexer has gone from the IBU Junior Cup to the Winter Olympics. At 23, she is a member of the Austrian World Cup team and is now coming into sharper focus following Lisa Theresa Hauser’s retirement. But even though her career has taken off in the past two years, Andexer is still a long way from where she would like to be.