News
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.
SVT Sport
När Sverige nu har fått in Jonne Kähkönen som ny skyttetränare och Per Nilsson som utvecklingsansvarig så har landslaget nu ett ”Dream Team” enligt dem själva. – Jag tror alla tränare inom skidskytte och längd skulle önska att jobba med den här tränaruppsättningen, säger skyttetränaren Johan Hagström till SVT Sport.
SVT Sport
Anna Magnusson gjorde karriärens bästa säsong i fjol. Och det hade kunnat vara hennes sista. – Det var väl ingen hemlighet att jag funderade ganska länge, säger 31-åringen till SVT Sport.
SVT Sport
Efter en succé för två år sedan hade Ella Halvarsson, 26, en mycket tyngre säsong i vintras. Med lite perspektiv har hon förstått hur jobbigt det var. – Från precamp och första veckan på OS mådde jag som sämst, säger hon till SVT Sport.
SVT Sport
Familjefadern Sebastian Samuelsson vet vikten av att hålla sig frisk och får vara noga i den fysiska kontakten med den tvååriga dottern. – Det är tufft när hon vill ge en kram och jag springer åt andra hållet, säger Samuelsson till SVT Sport.
IBU
IBU
After a strong first edition in 2025, International Biathlon Day returns 30 May 2026 for its second edition - with numerous activations taking place across the world, allowing more than 10,000 participants to experience the thrill of biathlon.
FISI
IBU
The Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games saw Dorothea Wierer in a long-planned departure and Franziska Preuss on rather short notice leave biathlon. These two World Cup Total Score winners are a study in contrasts; each creating a unique legacy, leaving their mark on biathlon.
IBU
Lee Hyuck Yul, President of the Korea Biathlon Union, has been appointed Chairman of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Legacy Foundation for a three-year term, filling a position that had been vacant for more than a year.
IBU
Thomas Marchl is one of the most promising young talents in the Austrian team. He won the overall standing in the IBU Junior Cup in the 2025/2026 season and is now dreaming of making his World Cup debut. He has set himself ambitious goals for the coming years.
IBU
Winter Regional Events Reach Record in Youth and Junior Participation
IBU
In May 2022, the Italian Federation (FISI) unveiled their 9-person Milano Cortina 2026 Team and Elite A team including Lukas Hofer and Dorothea Wierer, focused on the home 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Simultaneously, they added Jonne Kahkonnen to work alongside Mirco Romanin on the women’s team while Fabrizio Curtaz became Milano Cortina Project Manager. With the Games over, how did this OWG push...
IBU
Estere Volfa is the surprise of the World Cup season, she won the overall standing in the IBU Junior Cup, competed at the Winter Olympics in Antholz and is fast becoming one of her country’s best-known biathletes. Why is biathlon a family affair for her, and how does she cope with her success?
SVT Sport
Den internationella olympiska kommittén beslutade i går att släppa in Belarus i värmen igen. Men såväl friidrotten som skidskyttet fortsätter att stoppa dem. – Situationen har ju inte förändrats, säger det internationella skidskytteförbundets (IBU) ordförande Olle Dahlin.
IBU
Para biathlon teams may be small, but behind the scenes, they are powered by people willing to take on almost every role imaginable. Few embody that spirit more than Jakub Twardowski - coach, guide, ski technician, and logistics coordinator all at once.
FISI
Scarica l’esito della selezione ***NEL CASO DI SUPERAMENTO DELLA SELEZIONE*** Il corso di formazione di 2° livello di Biathlon – modulo teorico-pratico – si svolgerà a Bionaz dell’8 al 10 maggio 2026. La domanda di ISCRIZIONE dovrà avvenire ESCLUSIVAMENTE attraverso il portale corsi.fisi.org al seguente link entro il 7 maggio 2026 (dopo il superamento della selezione): Il responsabile del corso...
Sportschau
Trainer-Legende Wolfgang Pichler übernimmt eine führende Rolle im österreichischen Biathlonteam. Der 71-Jährige ist ab sofort für Planung und Trainingssteuerung verantwortlich
SVT Sport
– För bra för att vara sant! Så säger skidskytten Elvira Öberg om det nya centret som redan nästa år ska stå klart på Nationalarenan i Östersund.
IBU
The coaching carousel moved slowly and steadily since the season ended, with big changes in Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Ukraine and Sweden. At the same time, Poland stood pat with their current coaches while Italy, USA and Switzerland have yet to announce their new coaching appointments.
Yle Urheilu
Ampumahiihtäjä Venla Lehtonen, 31, kertoo Instagram-päivityksessään merkittävästä muutoksesta valmennuksessaan.
Sportschau
Ein Einzelsieg, zwei Olympia-Teilnahmen und WM-Bronze: Der Oberbayer Johannes Kühn zieht nach 24 Jahren Biathlon einen Schlussstrich.
IBU
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
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
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
When working in biathlon, the IBU media team gets to experience all the biggest moments from a front-row seat. From the first podium of the career to Olympic gold celebrations, here are the media team's favourite moments from the season!
IBU
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
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.
Yle Urheilu
Kausi 2026–27 alkaa maailmancupin osalta marraskuun lopulla Kontiolahdessa.
IBU
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
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!
