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IBU
So different, yet so similar - Doro and Franzi’s Shared Legacy
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 takes legacy helm
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
IBU Junior Cup overall winner Marchl: “I can’t switch off from biathlon”
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
Winter Regional Events Reach Record in Youth and Junior Participation
IBU
Italy Bet Big on Milan/Cortina, did it Pay Off?
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: “This season has been more successful than I ever imagined”
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
Trots IOK:s beslut – skidskyttet fortsätter att stoppa Belarus
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
Coach, Guide, Ski Technician: The Multi-Tasking Reality of Para Biathlon
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
Esito Selezione 2° livello di Biathlon – Bionaz – 7 maggio 2026
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
Biathlon-Trainer Pichler heuert in Österreich an
Trainer-Legende Wolfgang Pichler übernimmt eine führende Rolle im österreichischen Biathlonteam. Der 71-Jährige ist ab sofort für Planung und Trainingssteuerung verantwortlich
SVT Sport
Första spadtaget för nya centret på Nationalarenan i Östersund
– 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
Jumping off the Coaching Carousel
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
Suvi Minkkisen mystinen mestarivalmentaja laajentaa – Venla Lehtonen uusi suojatti
Ampumahiihtäjä Venla Lehtonen, 31, kertoo Instagram-päivityksessään merkittävästä muutoksesta valmennuksessaan.
Sportschau
Biathlet Johannes Kühn beendet seine Karriere
Ein Einzelsieg, zwei Olympia-Teilnahmen und WM-Bronze: Der Oberbayer Johannes Kühn zieht nach 24 Jahren Biathlon einen Schlussstrich.
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
"My heart rate went through the roof!" - How we saw the 2025/26 Biathlon season
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
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.
Yle Urheilu
Ampumahiihdon maajoukkue nimetty – tutut nimet jatkavat
Kausi 2026–27 alkaa maailmancupin osalta marraskuun lopulla Kontiolahdessa.
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
Just who retired this spring? Doro, Franzi, and the rest of the Full List
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.
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?
Yle Urheilu
Norjan hiihtosensaation Einar Hedegartin päätös muuttui kahdessa päivässä: palaa sittenkin ampumahiihtäjäksi
24-vuotias urheilija koki unelmansa murskautuneen. Paikka maajoukkueen eliittiryhmään ei vieläkään auennut, mutta sopimus liiton kanssa syntyi.
Yle Urheilu
Einar Hedegart teki valintansa, ja se on maastohiihto – ovi ampumahiihdon eliittijoukkueeseen ei auennut
Seuraavaksi norjalaissensaatio aikoo keskittyä sprintteihin ja hyväksi yleishiihtäjäksi kehittymiseen.