2024–25 Biathlon World Cup

The 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon), organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), will be the 48th official World Cup season for men and 43rd edition for women as the highest level of international biathlon competitions.[1][2]

2024–25 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall
U25
Individual
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Relay
Nations Cup
Mixed
Competition
Edition 48th 43rd
Locations 10 10
Individual 21 21
Relay/Team 5 5
Mixed 6 6

The season will start on 30 November 2024 in Kontiolahti, Finland and will end on 23 March 2025 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.[3]

The highlight of the season will be the 2025 Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, whose results are not included in the World Cup standings (except for the national standings).

Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway (men's) and Lisa Vittozzi from Italy (women's) are the reigning champions from the previous season.

Map of world cup hosts
Kontiolahti Hochfilzen Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Oberhof Ruhpolding
Antholz-Anterselva Lenzerheide Nové Město na Moravě Pokljuka Oslo Holmenkollen

Europe

Location of all 10 World Cup hosts of the season (including Lenzerheide – venue of the World Championships)

Calendar
Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual		 Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Kontiolahti 30 November–8 December ● ● ● ● ● ● details
2 Hochfilzen 13–15 December ● ● ● details
3 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand 19–22 December ● ● ● details
4 Oberhof 9–12 January ● ● ● ● details
5 Ruhpolding 15–19 January ● ● ● details
6 Antholz-Anterselva 23–26 January ● ● ● details
WCH    Lenzerheide 12–23 February ● ● ● ● ● ● ● World Championships
7 Nové Město na Moravě 6–9 March ● ● ● details
8 Pokljuka 13–16 March ● ● ● ● details
9 Oslo Holmenkollen 21–23 March ● ● ● details
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed) 4 8 7 6 6 4 4

Men

Calendar
Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 3 December 2024 Kontiolahti (1) 15 km SIND
2 6 December 2024 10 km SPR
3 8 December 2024 15 km MSS
4 13 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2) 10 km SPR
5 14 December 2024 12.5 km PUR
6 19 December 2024 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 10 km SPR
7 21 December 2024 12.5 km PUR
8 22 December 2024 15 km MSS
9 10 January 2025 Oberhof (4) 10 km SPR
10 11 January 2025 12.5 km PUR
11 15 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5) 20 km IND
12 19 January 2025 15 km MSS
13 24 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6) 10 km SPR
14 25 January 2025 12.5 km PUR
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[lower-alpha 1]
— 15 February 2025    Lenzerheide (WCH) 10 km SPR
16 February 2025 12.5 km PUR
19 February 2025 20 km IND
23 February 2025 15 km MSS
15 6 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7) 10 km SPR
16 8 March 2025 12.5 km PUR
17 14 March 2025 Pokljuka (8) 20 km IND
18 16 March 2025 15 km MSS
19 21 March 2025 Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 10 km SPR
20 22 March 2025 12.5 km PUR
21 23 March 2025 15 km MSS
48th Biathlon World Cup Overall
(3 December 2024 – 23 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 1 December 2024 Kontiolahti (1)
2 15 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2)
3 17 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5)
4 26 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6)
— 22 February 2025    Lenzerheide (WCH) not included in the World Cup
5 9 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7)

Overall
No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions
1. 3 December 2024 Kontiolahti 1

Under 25
No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions
1. 3 December 2024 Kontiolahti 1

Standings

Women

Calendar
Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass Start
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third R.
1 4 December 2024 Kontiolahti (1) 12.5 km SIND
2 7 December 2024 7.5 km SPR
3 8 December 2024 12.5 km MSS
4 13 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2) 7.5 km SPR
5 14 December 2024 10 km PUR
6 20 December 2024 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 7.5 km SPR
7 21 December 2024 10 km PUR
8 22 December 2024 12.5 km MSS
9 9 January 2025 Oberhof (4) 7.5 km SPR
10 11 January 2025 10 km PUR
11 16 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5) 15 km IND
12 19 January 2025 12.5 km MSS
13 23 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6) 7.5 km SPR
14 25 January 2025 10 km PUR
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[lower-alpha 1]
— 14 February 2025    Lenzerheide (WCH) 7.5 km SPR
16 February 2025 10 km PUR
18 February 2025 15 km IND
23 February 2025 12.5 km MSS
15 7 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7) 7.5 km SPR
16 8 March 2025 10 km PUR
17 13 March 2025 Pokljuka (8) 15 km IND
18 16 March 2025 12.5 km MSS
19 21 March 2025 Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 7.5 km SPR
20 22 March 2025 10 km PUR
21 23 March 2025 12.5 km MSS
43rd Biathlon World Cup Overall
(4 December 2024 – 23 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 6 km
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 1 December 2024 Kontiolahti (1)
2 15 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2)
3 18 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5)
4 26 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6)
— 22 February 2025    Lenzerheide (WCH) not included in the World Cup
5 9 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7)

Overall
No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions
1. 4 December 2024 Kontiolahti 1

Under 25
No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions
1. 4 December 2024 Kontiolahti 1

Standings

Mixed Relay
No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage)		 Discipline Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition)		 R.
1 30 November 2024 Kontiolahti (1) 6 km + 7.5 km
2 4 x 6 km
3 12 January 2025 Oberhof (4) 6 km + 7.5 km
4 4 x 6 km
— 12 February 2025    Lenzerheide (WCH) 4 x 6 km not included
in the World Cup
20 February 2025 6 km + 7.5 km
5 15 March 2025 Pokljuka (8) 6 km + 7.5 km
6 4 x 6 km

Rankings

Podium table by nation

Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.[18]

Place 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940
Individual 90756050454036343231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start18161412108642

Achievements
First World Cup career victory
First World Cup podium
Team
Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Retirements

The following notable biathletes, who competed in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2024–25 season:

See also
  • 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup (as the second highest competition series of IBU).
  • 2025 Biathlon World Championships
  • 2025 IBU Open European Championships
  • 2025 IBU Junior World Championships
  • 2025 IBU Junior Open European Championships

Notes
  1. not included in the World Cup

References
  1. "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
  2. "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. "BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon Calendar 2024-2025 announced". www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  5. "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  6. "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  7. "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  8. "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  9. "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  10. "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  11. "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  12. "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  13. "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  14. "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  15. "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  16. "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  17. "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
  18. "World Cup Points System" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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