2024–25 Biathlon World Cup

2024–25 Biathlon World Cup
Discipline	Men	Women
Overall	Endre Strømsheim
U23	Vitalii Mandzyn
Individual	Endre Strømsheim
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass start
Relay	France	Sweden
Nations Cup	France	Sweden
Mixed	Sweden
Competition
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), is the 48th official World Cup season for men and 43rd edition for women as the highest level of international biathlon competitions.

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

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.

Season overview

For the first time since the 2003/04 season, Östersund will not host any biathlon World Cup events.

The IBU Executive Board has introduced several rule changes for the new season, based on recommendations from the Technical Committee:

• New starting order system: In individual and sprint events, the top 30 athletes will no longer choose their starting groups. Athletes ranked 16–30 will be assigned even starting numbers between 16 and 44, while those ranked 1–15 will start between 46 and 74. This change is designed to keep the outcome open longer, making races more exciting for spectators. The system will be trialed in November and December 2024, with flexibility for earlier starts in bad weather conditions.

• Points system update: The points distribution has been revised, giving more weight to athletes finishing between 3rd and 9th place. This adjustment, requested by the Athletes Committee, aims to reward consistency in the top 10, rather than focusing too heavily on podium finishes.

• U23 ranking: The U25 ranking has been lowered to U23, also at the request of the Athletes Committee.

• Expanded team quotas: For the first time, the starting right for IBU Cup winners will apply to the entire national team for the first two World Cups, allowing nations like Norway and France to field seven athletes in Kontiolahti and Hochfilzen.

• Additional starting quotas: Extra quota places will be awarded for the last World Cup. Nations will receive one additional spot for each athlete in the top 10 of the previous season’s IBU Cup rankings, with a maximum of two spots per nation. Additionally, the top junior athlete from the Junior World Championships will receive a personal starting place.

Map of world cup hosts

Kontiolahti	Hochfilzen	Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand	Oberhof	Ruhpolding
Antholz-Anterselva	Lenzerheide	Nové Město na Moravě	Pokljuka	Oslo Holmenkollen
Europe Kontiolahti Hochfilzen Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Oberhof Ruhpolding Antholz Lenzerheide Nové Město Pokljuka Oslo Holmenkollen World Championships World Cup class=notpageimage| 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	Endre Strømsheim	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Sturla Holm Lægreid
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)
—	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)	France 1. Fabien Claude 2. Quentin Fillon Maillet 3. Éric Perrot 4. Émilien Jacquelin	Norway 1. Sturla Holm Lægreid 2. Tarjei Bø 3. Endre Strømsheim 4. Johannes Thingnes Bø	Sweden 1. Viktor Brandt 2. Jesper Nelin 3. Martin Ponsiluoma 4. Sebastian Samuelsson	France
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 leaders

No.	Holder	Date gained	Place	Date forfeited	Place	Number of competitions
Individual
1.	Endre Strømsheim	3 December 2024	Kontiolahti			1
Under 23
1.	Vitalii Mandzyn	3 December 2024	Kontiolahti			1

Standings

Overall

Rank	after 1 of 21 events	Points
	Endre Strømsheim	90
2	Johannes Thingnes Bø	75
3	Sturla Holm Lægreid	65
4	Vitalii Mandzyn	55
5	Quentin Fillon Maillet	50
6	Éric Perrot	45
7	Jakov Fak	41
8	Fabien Claude	37
9	Thierry Langer	34
10	Dmytro Pidruchnyi	31

Under 23

Rank	after 1 of 21 events	Points
	Vitalii Mandzyn	55
2	Campbell Wright	13
3	Jan Guńka	4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Individual

Rank	after 1 of 3 events	Points
	Endre Strømsheim	90
2	Johannes Thingnes Bø	75
3	Sturla Holm Lægreid	65
4	Vitalii Mandzyn	55
5	Quentin Fillon Maillet	50

Sprint

Rank	after 0 of 7 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Pursuit

Rank	after 0 of 6 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Mass start

Rank	after 0 of 5 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Relay

Rank	after 1 of 5 events	Points
1	France	90
2	Norway	75
3	Sweden	65
4	Germany	55
5	Finland	50

Nations Cup

Rank	after 4 of 26 events	Points
1	France	1222
2	Norway	1217
3	Sweden	1049
4	Germany	1014
5	Ukraine	930

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)
—	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)	Sweden 1. Anna Magnusson 2. Sara Andersson 3. Hanna Öberg 4. Elvira Öberg	France 1. Lou Jeanmonnot 2. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 3. Sophie Chauveau 4. Julia Simon	Norway 1. Juni Arnekleiv 2. Karoline Offigstad Knotten 3. Maren Kirkeeide 4. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold	Sweden
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 leaders

No.	Holder	Date gained	Place	Date forfeited	Place	Number of competitions
Individual
1.		4 December 2024	Kontiolahti			1
Under 23
1.		4 December 2024	Kontiolahti			1

Standings

Overall

Rank	after 0 of 21 events	Points
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Under 23

Rank	after 0 of 21 events	Points
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Individual

Rank	after 0 of 3 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Sprint

Rank	after 0 of 7 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Pursuit

Rank	after 0 of 6 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Mass start

Rank	after 0 of 5 events	Points
2
3
4
5

Relay

Rank	after 1 of 5 events	Points
1	Sweden	90
2	France	75
3	Norway	65
4	Italy	55
5	Austria	50

Nations Cup

Rank	after 3 of 26 events	Points
1	Sweden	810
2	France	780
3	Norway	725
4	Germany	615
5	Austria	580

Mixed Relay

No.	Date	Place (In brackets Stage)	Winner	Second	Third	Leader (After competition)	R.
Single Mixed Relay – 6 km + 7.5 km
1	30 November 2024	Kontiolahti (1)	Sweden 1. Ella Halvarsson 2. Sebastian Samuelsson	France 1. Julia Simon 2. Quentin Fillon Maillet	Germany 1. Vanessa Voigt 2. Justus Strelow	Sweden
3	12 January 2025	Oberhof (4)
—	20 February 2025	Lenzerheide (WCH)				not included in the World Cup
5	15 March 2025	Pokljuka (8)
Mixed Relay – 4 x 6 km
2	30 November 2024	Kontiolahti (1)	Norway 1. Karoline Offigstad Knotten 2. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold 3. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 4. Vebjørn Sørum	France 1. Lou Jeanmonnot 2. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 3. Éric Perrot 4. Émilien Jacquelin	Sweden 1. Anna Magnusson 2. Elvira Öberg 3. Jesper Nelin 4. Martin Ponsiluoma	Sweden
4	12 January 2025	Oberhof (4)
—	12 February 2025	Lenzerheide (WCH)				not included in the World Cup
6	15 March 2025	Pokljuka (8)

Rankings

Rank	after 2 of 6 events	Points
1	Sweden	155
2	France	150
3	Norway	140
4	Germany	120
5	Austria	85

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.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	2	2	2	6
2	Sweden	2	0	2	4
3	France	1	3	0	4
4	Germany	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		5	5	5	15

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.

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	65	55	50	45	41	37	34	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
Sprint
Pursuit
Mass Start																						18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

Prize money distribution

The prize money for the upcoming season will increase to a total of 9.366.700,00 euro (EUR). For each individual World Cup event, the prize pool amounts to 101.500,00 euro, while for the World Championships, it rises to 144.250,00 euro.

World Cup

Rank EUR 1st 15,000 2nd 12,000 3rd 10,000 4th 8,000 5th 7,000 6th 6,000 7th 5,000 8th 4,500 9th 4,000 10th 3,500 11th 3,000 12th 2,750 13th 2,500 14th 2,250 15th 2,000

Rank EUR 16th 1,800 17th 1,650 18th 1,500 19th 1,350 20th 1,200 21st 1,100 22nd 1,000 23rd 900 24th 800 25th 700 26th 600 27th 500 28th 400 29th 300 30th 200

Team events

Rank	Relay + Mixed (4x) / Single Mixed (2x)
1st	6,500 EUR
2nd	5,000 EUR
3rd	4,000 EUR
4th	3,000 EUR
5th	2,000 EUR
6th	1,500 EUR
7th	1,000 EUR
8th	500 EUR
Total	94,000 EUR / 47,000 EUR

Championships (WCH)

Rank EUR 1st 25,000 2nd 20,000 3rd 15,000 4th 11,000 5th 8,000 6th 7,000 7th 6,000 8th 5,000 9th 4,500 10th 4,000 11th 3,800 12th 3,600 13th 3,400 14th 3,200 15th 3,000

Rank EUR 16th 2,800 17th 2,600 18th 2,400 19th 2,200 20th 2,000 21st 1,800 22nd 1,600 23rd 1,400 24th 1,200 25th 1,000 26th 850 27th 700 28th 550 29th 400 30th 250

Team events WCH

Rank	Relay + Mixed (4x) / Single Mixed (2x)
1st	7,500 EUR
2nd	6,000 EUR
3rd	5,000 EUR
4th	4,000 EUR
5th	3,250 EUR
6th	2,500 EUR
7th	2,000 EUR
8th	1,500 EUR
Total	127,000 EUR / 63,500 EUR

Bonuses

Yellow bib
Every race in bib	1,000 EUR
Red bib
Every race in bib	850 EUR
U23 (Dark blue bib)
Every race in bib	500 EUR
Pursuit
Best net time	2,000 EUR
Relay
Best leg time	2,000 EUR

Achievements

First World Cup career victory

Men

Women

First World Cup podium

Men

Women

Team

Number of wins this season (in brackets are all-time wins)

Men

• Endre Strømsheim – 1 (2)

Women

Retirements

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

Men

Women

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

External links

• IBU official site