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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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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...
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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.
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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...
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Seventeen athletes with World Cup credentials retired this spring including World Cup Total Score titlists Dorothea Wierer and Franziska Preuss as well as less familiar names like Vetle Paulsen and Daniele Cappellari.
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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?
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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.
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Young Biathletes Unite at Liatoppen International Development Camp
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The best part about biathlon is that you can never know how the race will turn out until the finish line. This season, we got many examples of this and got to witness some great surprises in the result list. Now it is your time to decide which one of these four biathletes is your Surpriser of the World Cup season!
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When Tereza Vobornikova last spoke about her career in 2022, she was just stepping into the world of senior biathlon — a young athlete collecting experience, learning, and trying to find her place among the best. Four years later, she returns as an Olympic medallist.
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The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has published the official post-event sustainability report for the first LOOP ONE Festival, marking an important milestone in its commitment to delivering more sustainable events. Held in Munich’s Olympiapark, the first edition brought together environmental, social and economic sustainability initiatives across every aspect of the festival. This post...
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The battle for the wins was fully on this season in the men's field, as we saw a lot of different athletes in yellow and red bibs. From one weekend to another, there was someone who dominated and that made the season super exciting. Which one of these four is your Man Athlete of the Season?
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Last November, we asked five coaches to make a few predictions regarding the 2025/26 season outcome. Now it’s time to see just how those predictions matched end-of-season reality.
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The 17th Ordinary IBU Congress 2026 will be held on on 17-20 September, 2026 in Berchtesgaden, GER.
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This season of biathlon was anything but boring. We saw a lot of different names at the top and exciting fights both on the shooting range and on the tracks. The yellow bib changed ownership on the women's side four times, which goes to show the tight level. Now it is your time to choose your Woman Athlete of the World Cup season 2025-2026!
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Calling it a career is a big step in the life of an athlete. It’s a big change and for many a step into the unknown, which can be both scary and thrilling. As the sun is setting on the 2025/2026 biathlon season, we talked to former biathletes Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, and Weronika Nowakowska, as well as freshly retired Paulina Batovska Fialkova about how to best be prepared for this inevitable...
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In April, the IBU and EBU joined forces at L’Équipe’s Paris HQ for the World Broadcaster Meeting, uniting directors, producers, and editors to elevate biathlon’s TV and digital storytelling through innovation and sustainability.
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The IBU is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2026 edition of the IBU Awards. The awards recognize outstanding contributions within the biathlon community in the categories of Sustainability, Gender Equality, Social Media and the newly added category Biathlon for All (B4A). They highlight best practices that support the achievement of the IBU’s strategic objectives under...
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Typical of an Olympic quadrennial’s end, multiple coaches are riding the carousel, with one unsurprisingly finding a new home, a couple staying put, but most still riding the horses, waiting for the off ramp to a new position.
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From holidays to house building projects, from golf to surgery, biathletes reveal their plans for the moment the biathlon season ends.
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On a day of many retirements, Paulina Batovska-Fialkova joined the rocking chair set on Sunday, closing out her 16-year international biathlon career with a champagne shower and a healthy dose of tears.
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Need a song to hype you up now that the season is over? Look no further, the biathletes spilt the beans on their songs of the season, and now all you need to do is build the perfect playlist to beat the end-of-the-season blues.
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What a difference a year can make, just ask Lou Jeanmonnot and Eric Perrot. One year ago, Jeanmonnot was on the verge of winning the World Cup Total Score until she catastrophically fell on the final turn into the Holmenkollen Ski Stadium, finishing 20 points short of the Big Crystal Globe. Fast forward to this past weekend, she held the precious trophy high above her head, winning the title...
