2024–25 Biathlon World Cup
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Edition | 48th | 43rd | |
Locations | 10 | 10 | |
Individual | 21 | 21 | |
Relay/Team | 5 | 5 | |
Mixed | 6 | 6 | |
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]
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
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Calendar
[edit]Stage | Location | Date | Individual / Short individual |
Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay | Details |
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1 | 30 November–8 December | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||
2 | 13–15 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
3 | 19–22 December | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
4 | 9–12 January | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
5 | 15–19 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
6 | 23–26 January | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
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12–23 February | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | World Championships |
7 | 6–9 March | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
8 | 13–16 March | ● | ● | ● | ● | details | ||||
9 | 21–23 March | ● | ● | ● | details | |||||
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Men
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[edit]No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | R. |
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1 | 3 December 2024 | 15 km SIND | |||||
2 | 6 December 2024 | 10 km SPR | |||||
3 | 8 December 2024 | 15 km MSS | |||||
4 | 13 December 2024 | 10 km SPR | |||||
5 | 14 December 2024 | 12.5 km PUR | |||||
6 | 19 December 2024 | 10 km SPR | |||||
7 | 21 December 2024 | 12.5 km PUR | |||||
8 | 22 December 2024 | 15 km MSS | |||||
9 | 10 January 2025 | 10 km SPR | |||||
10 | 11 January 2025 | 12.5 km PUR | |||||
11 | 15 January 2025 | 20 km IND | |||||
12 | 19 January 2025 | 15 km MSS | |||||
13 | 24 January 2025 | 10 km SPR | |||||
14 | 25 January 2025 | 12.5 km PUR | |||||
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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 | 10 km SPR | |||||
16 | 8 March 2025 | 12.5 km PUR | |||||
17 | 14 March 2025 | 20 km IND | |||||
18 | 16 March 2025 | 15 km MSS | |||||
19 | 21 March 2025 | 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
[edit]No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
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1 | 1 December 2024 | ||||||
2 | 15 December 2024 | ||||||
3 | 17 January 2025 | ||||||
4 | 26 January 2025 | ||||||
— | 22 February 2025 | |
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5 | 9 March 2025 |
Overall leaders
[edit]Overall
[edit]No. | Holder |
Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | 3 December 2024 | 1 |
Under 25
[edit]No. | Holder |
Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | 3 December 2024 | 1 |
Standings
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Women
[edit]Calendar
[edit]No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | R. |
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1 | 4 December 2024 | 12.5 km SIND | |||||
2 | 7 December 2024 | 7.5 km SPR | |||||
3 | 8 December 2024 | 12.5 km MSS | |||||
4 | 13 December 2024 | 7.5 km SPR | |||||
5 | 14 December 2024 | 10 km PUR | |||||
6 | 20 December 2024 | 7.5 km SPR | |||||
7 | 21 December 2024 | 10 km PUR | |||||
8 | 22 December 2024 | 12.5 km MSS | |||||
9 | 9 January 2025 | 7.5 km SPR | |||||
10 | 11 January 2025 | 10 km PUR | |||||
11 | 16 January 2025 | 15 km IND | |||||
12 | 19 January 2025 | 12.5 km MSS | |||||
13 | 23 January 2025 | 7.5 km SPR | |||||
14 | 25 January 2025 | 10 km PUR | |||||
Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February)[a] | |||||||
— | 14 February 2025 | |
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 | 7.5 km SPR | |||||
16 | 8 March 2025 | 10 km PUR | |||||
17 | 13 March 2025 | 15 km IND | |||||
18 | 16 March 2025 | 12.5 km MSS | |||||
19 | 21 March 2025 | 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
[edit]No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
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1 | 1 December 2024 | ||||||
2 | 15 December 2024 | ||||||
3 | 18 January 2025 | ||||||
4 | 26 January 2025 | ||||||
— | 22 February 2025 | |
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5 | 9 March 2025 |
Overall leaders
[edit]Overall
[edit]No. | Holder |
Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | 4 December 2024 | 1 |
Under 25
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Date gained | Place | Date forfeited | Place | Number of competitions |
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1. | 4 December 2024 | 1 |
Standings
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Mixed Relay
[edit]No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) |
Discipline | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) |
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1 | 30 November 2024 | 6 km + 7.5 km |
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2 | 4 x 6 km | |||||||
3 | 12 January 2025 | 6 km + 7.5 km |
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4 | 4 x 6 km | |||||||
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20 February 2025 | 6 km + 7.5 km |
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5 | 15 March 2025 | 6 km + 7.5 km |
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6 | 4 x 6 km |
Rankings
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Podium table by nation
[edit]Table showing the World Cup podium places (gold–1st place, silver–2nd place, bronze–3rd place) by the countries represented by the athletes.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Points distribution
[edit]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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
Individual | 90 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Mass Start | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Achievements
[edit]- First World Cup career victory
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- First World Cup podium
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- Team
- Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)
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Retirements
[edit]The following notable biathletes, who competed in the World Cup, are expected to retire during or after the 2024–25 season:
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See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "International Biathlon Union". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Event and competition rules" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon Calendar 2024-2025 announced". www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Men's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Men's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Total Score Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Individual Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Sprint Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Pursuit Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Mass Start Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Relay Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "Women's Nations Cup Points". www.biathlonworld.com.
- ^ "World Cup Points System" (PDF). www.biathlonworld.com. Retrieved 21 June 2022.