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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.
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Iva Moric returned from the 2022 Junior World Championships with three medals. She was considered a rising star on the German team. But health setbacks slowed her progress and she now competes for Croatia in the World Cup. Her story is one about why it’s worth it to keep going.
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Auburn Ski Club (ASC) is a historic non-profit organization dedicated to providing snow sports opportunities to the greater Northern California region since 1928. Today, ASC operates a snow sports Training Center on Donner Summit that provides athletic programs, USSS/FIS competition and training venues, and youth snow sports teams ranging from entry-level to elite for Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic,...
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This past weekend was a big one for Anna Gandler. On Friday she won the Austrian Summer Championships 12.5 km Individual with 18-of-20 shooting and Sunday had another spectacular day shooting well and flying around the final loop at City Biathlon Dresden to grab second place ahead of Olympic Pursuit Champion Lisa Vittozzi.
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The City Biathlon in Dresden once again delivered a spectacular sporting event: Tereza Voborníková and Justus Strelow both claimed their first victories. Biathlonworld was there, capturing it all from behind the scenes, too, allow us to take you along for the ride.
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Tereza Vobornikova came to the last standing stage of City Biathlon Dresden a step behind Lisa Vittozzi. The Czech star cleaned her fourth consecutive stage, the Italian missed three times and Vobornikova ran to an uncontested 31:50.6 victory in the women’s 11.5 km mass start, her first win in a major summer event. Just after the women’s competition, Justus Strelow cleaned the last standing,...
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Sunday’s City Biathlon Dresden looks to be an exciting second round of rollerski biathlon following Norway’s Blinkfestivalen two weeks ago, with eleven Milano Cortina medallists in the field led by Pursuit Gold medallists Lisa Vittozzi and Martin Ponsiluoma.
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Lisa Vittozzi has found new motivation after winning Olympic gold at Milano Cortina 2026, choosing to continue her career one season at a time.
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Anna Gandler opens up about her bold decision to leave the Austrian biathlon team, her new life in France with Emilien Claude, and her goals for the future—including the IBU World Championships 2028 in Hochfilzen, Austria and 2030 Olympic Winter Games in French Alps.
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After the winter season ends, the off-season begins. Athletes travel, study, and most of all, spend their time free from all of the limitations a sports career sets on them. But then comes summer, and the training for the next season starts again. What is the hardest part of returning to the training schedule? Check out what the biathletes had to say!
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Ex-Canadian biathlete Haldan Borglum sets a record fastest known time for climbing all 58 peaks over 11,000 feet in the Canadian Rockies, becoming the youngest to complete the challenge. Discover his groundbreaking journey.
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Erik Lesser has been coaching the next generation of Germany's female biathletes since May 2026. The former world-class biathlete wants to pass on his experience to future generations. The City Biathlon in Dresden is the first competition in which he will be at the shooting range as the national team coach.
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Explore the IBU Activity Report 2025/2026 for a comprehensive overview of the season’s highlights, including Olympic and Paralympic success, competitive growth, inclusivity initiatives, record social media engagement, and development programs like the Closing the Gap initiative. Discover how the IBU is shaping the present and future of biathlon.
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Martin Ponsiluoma completed a sweep of the Swedish Summer Championships on Sunday, pulling away from Sebastian Samuelsson in the last loop of today’s 10 km Sprint, securing victory in 24:28.7 with three penalties, a day after winning the 20 km Individual. Elvira Oeberg showed her track prowess both days. taking Sunday's 7.5 km Sprint in 19:47.2, after second in Saturday’s 15 km Individual...
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Lisa Vittozzi returns to Italy’s women’s biathlon team under new head coach Egil Gjelland, as a young group begins a new chapter after the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
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In Ukraine, Grygorii Vovchynskyi is already regarded as a living legend of para biathlon. The 38-year-old won his seventh Paralympic medal in biathlon this March and has already set his sights on competing until at least 2030. Yet as he begins another Paralympic cycle, he does so against the backdrop of a war that has transformed everyday life across Ukraine. For elite athletes, as well as for...
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Benediktiner Weissbräu will become an official main sponsor of the LaVita IBU World Cups Biathlon and the IBU World Championships Biathlon from the 2026/2027 season.
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"I had to process that mentally, and honestly, I don't think I ever fully managed to." The words belong to Marketa Davidova, whose last two seasons have been defined not by podiums, victories or championship races, but by watching biathlon continue without her.
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When it is time for the Blinkfestivalen, one athlete always seems to show up ready to battle for the podium: Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen. Last weekend was no exception, Christiansen won the super sprint/mass start double for the second time, upping his total number of Blink wins up to eight, more than any other biathlete.
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Biathlon returned this weekend at the Blinkfestivalen in Sandnes, Norway. Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen doubled up with his seventh and eighth career wins, taking both the super sprint and mass start in Sandnes with Oceane Michelon’s star shining brightly. On the women’s side, the Olympic Mass Start Champion first blazed to victory in the women’s shooting duel Friday, later winning the super...
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The wait is over; biathlon returns this week with the Blinkfestivalen kicking off rollerski season. In the opening round, 2023 IBU Junior World Championships Pursuit and Individual Silver medalist Einar Hedegart sprinted away from the pack in the last 600 metres to take victory in the Lysebotn Opp 7.5 km skate competition.
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The last couple of seasons were nothing short of remarkable for Oceane Michelon, starting with 2024 IBU Cup Total Score Crystal Globe and culminating with an Olympic Mass Start Gold medal last February.
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Discover Tetiana Tarasiuk’s journey from junior success to World Cup ambitions. Learn about her family’s biathlon legacy, her 2025/2026 triumphs, and her drive to reach the top.
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This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. U.S. Biathlon’s board votes Wednesday on a formal operating alliance with U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Supporters call it the stability the sport has always lacked. Skeptics call it a surrender of independence. Both are...
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July 28, 2025 is one of those days that will be forever etched in the collective memory of the Biathlon Family; the day of Laura Dahlmeier’s untimely and tragic death on a mountain peak in Pakistan. Her demise shocked the sport to its core, but her legacy, unique personality and special smile will live on.
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The IBU invites interested companies to submit a proposal for online and offline data measurement. If you would like to participate in this tender, we ask you to submit your proposal by 21 August 2026.
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Once the World Cup season ends in Oslo, biathlon does not simply disappear until the snow returns. Summer reveals a different side of biathlon, with its biggest stars returning to competition on roller skis, racing through city centres and festival venues in a more relaxed atmosphere. The results rarely predict the winter, but they often offer the first clues to the season ahead. Here are the...
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The IBU today published the list of eligible candidates standing in the 2026 IBU elections following the completion of the vetting procedure conducted by the Biathlon Integrity Unit (BIU).
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IBU publishes Winter Regional Events calendar for season 2026/2027
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One Range, Seven Nations: Young Biathletes Connect in Shchuchinsk
