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.
IBU
Just six years ago, Yunji Kim was trying skiing for the first time at a winter sports camp in Korea. She fell in love with the sport and getting herself off the track quickly became a challenge. Fast forward to March 2026, and Kim was standing on top of the Paralympic podium in Val di Fiemme. At 19, making her Paralympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026, the Korean won the women’s 12.5km Individual...
Nordic Magazine
Vitalii Mandzyn, captain of the Ukrainian national team, talks about his preparations, his new coach and his ambitions for the coming biathlon season.
Nordic Magazine
11:55. This Wednesday morning, the 2026 Belarusian Summer Biathlon Championships got underway in Minsk-Raubichi (Belarus) with the sprint events. In the rain, Anton Smolski won the men’s race with 9 out of 10 shots, ahead of Dzmitry Lazousky (10 out of 10), who took silver 11.1 seconds behind, and Ivan Tulatsin (9 out of 10), […]
Nordic Magazine
10.15. Eva Puskarcikova and Thomas Bormolini have announced on their Instagram account that they are expecting their second child. Following the birth of Paride in 2024, the former biathletes will be welcoming another addition to their family by the end of 2026. “This is the last autumn when you won’t have to share anyone with […]
Nordic Magazine
Having finished second in the U19 pursuit at the La Féclaz (Savoie) Biathlon Summer Tour last weekend, Augustin Remonnay speaks to Nordic Magazine.
Nordic Magazine
Having watched his biathletes compete on the Summer Tour in La Féclaz (Savoie) last weekend, Cyril Burdet gave his assessment to Nordic Magazine.
Nordic Magazine
In the wake of Emilien Jacquelin’s official announcement that he would be sitting out the 2026/2027 biathlon season to focus on cycling, Simon Fourcade speaks to Nordic Magazine.
IBU
The news about Emilien Jacquelin’s biathlon career that was maybe anticipated once he competed in his first professional cycling race became a reality today. In a video posted by the French Ski Federation, Jacquelin said, “I made the decision to continue cycling for the next few months and as a result next winter will not be with the biathlon team.”
Nordic Magazine
On Tuesday, Emilien Jacquelin confirmed that he would not be competing in the 2025/2026 biathlon season so that he could focus on cycling.
Nordic Magazine
A music enthusiast, Sturla Holm Lægreid swapped his rifle for a guitar and performed on stage this weekend in Oslo (Norway) between two biathlon races.
Nordic Magazine
14:49. Last February, Australian biathlete Darcie Morton experienced a moment of great joy whilst competing at the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games in Antholz (Italy). As the summer draws to a close, she has unfortunately suffered a setback in her preparations after falling whilst skiing. “I fell on my thumb whilst skiing and tore the ligament […]
Nordic Magazine
14:09. Last weekend, the 2026 Slovak Summer Biathlon Championships took place in Brezno-Osrblie ( Slovakia). At the stadium, which usually hoststhe IBU Cup in winter, Maria Remenova won the sprint (9/10) ahead of Ema Kapustova ( 10/10) and Tamara Molentova ( 8/10), whilstAnastasiya Kuzmina ( 7/10) had to settle for fourth place. In the mass […]
Nordic Magazine
Last Friday, the member federations of the IBU decided that Östersund (Sweden) would host the 2031 Biathlon World Championships, much to the disappointment of the Finnish Biathlon Federation, which had put forward Kontiolahti (Finland) as a candidate.
Nordic Magazine
Find out the overall standings in the 2026 French Summer Biathlon Championships following the Summer Tour in La Féclaz (Savoie) and ahead of the event in Arçon (Doubs).
Nordic Magazine
On Monday evening, 22-year-old biathlete Anaëlle Bondoux officially announced her decision to bring her career to an immediate end. Nordic Magazine looks back at her years in biathlon through 10 key dates.
Nordic Magazine
Finishing third in the sprint and pursuit at the La Féclaz (Savoie) Biathlon Summer Tour, Savoie native Océane Michelon shone in front of her home crowd. For her part, she is focusing more on the areas she needs to work on ahead of the start of the 2026/2027 World Cup season.
Nordic Magazine
The day after announcing her retirement from biathlon at the age of just 22, Anaëlle Bondoux from Grenoble has given an exclusive interview – her last – to Nordic Magazine.
IBU
Loop One is about more than watching the races. Visitors can move between the course, activity areas and a range of things to do throughout the day – and this October, there will be even more to see. The festival returns to Munich's Olympic Park on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of October, with two full days of elite racing and 60 of the world's top biathletes set to take part.
IBU
2026 IBU World Cup Total Score winners Lou Jeanmonnot and Eric Perrot reaffirmed their dominance with Sprint/Pursuit doubles at the French Summer Championships this weekend at La Feclaz. Jeanmonnot shot clean taking her fourth French Summer Sprint Championship in 19:06.8 on Saturday, while clean-shooting Perrot claimed his first French Summer Sprint Championship in 21:08.1. Jeanmonnot with two...
IBU
The winners of the 2025/2026 IBU Awards for Excellence in the categories of Biathlon 4 All, Sustainability, Gender Equality and Social Media were awarded tonight during a celebration of biathlon at the Gala Dinner of the 17th IBU Congress.
IBU
Tim Farcnik (SLO) was unanimously elected IBU President today by the IBU Congress in Berchtesgaden (GER) alongside a new Executive Board and Technical Committee.
IBU
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have extended their exclusive media rights and production partnership, ensuring fans can continue to follow the world’s best biathletes across EBU Members’ and partner services until 2034. The new agreement takes a partnership that began in 1993 into its fifth decade, reflecting biathlon’s enduring and growing appeal.
IBU
The IBU today elected Oestersund, SWE as the host of the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2031 during the first day of the 17th Ordinary Congress in Berchtesgaden.
IBU
Explore Anna-Karin Heijdenberg’s YouTube vlog, offering an authentic look at her journey as a top World Cup biathlete, from training to personal stories and the balance between sport and life.
IBU
With a new season comes new challenges, fresh excitement and fierce battles. But how do biathletes prepare for everything that lies ahead? What is the one piece of advice they will carry with them through the winter? We asked a few, and here is what they told us.
IBU
Justus Strelow, fresh from his City Biathlon victory in Dresden, aims to shine at the Loop One Festival before tackling the 2026/2027 LaVita World Cup season.
IBU
The IBU elected Oestersund, SWE as the host of the IBU World Championships Biathlon 2031 during the first day of the 17th Ordinary Congress in Berchtesgaden.
Nordic Magazine
The Italian national biathlon teams are kicking off new training camps this week across the country.
Nordic Magazine
Ondrej Moravec and Michal Slesingr, two childhood friends, are now working side by side on the coaching staff of the Czech men’s biathlon team.
IBU
It took Suvi Minkkinen 10 years to find success in biathlon, but the past two seasons have found the Finn consistently battling for the podium and becoming a poster child for later-in-life perseverance.
