The 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup (official: BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon), organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), was 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 concluded on 23 March 2025 in Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway.
A major highlight of the season was the 2025 Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, whose results were not included in the World Cup standings (except for the national standings).
Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway and Lisa Vittozzi from Italy were the reigning champions from the previous season. Bø finished the season in 2nd place, while Vittozzi was unable to compete, having withdrawn from the entire season due to a back injury sustained during pre-season training. Additionally, Bø ended his career during the final competition in Oslo Holmenkollen.
The new World Cup winners for the season, both claiming the title for the first time, were Sturla Holm Lægreid from Norway and Franziska Preuß from Germany.
Season overview For the first time since the 2003/04 season, Östersund did not host any biathlon World Cup events.
The IBU Executive Board 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 could no longer choose their starting groups. Those ranked 16–30 were assigned even starting numbers between 16 and 44, while the top 15 started between 46 and 74. Designed to keep races more exciting, this system was trialed in late 2024 and remained in place throughout the season, with flexibility for earlier starts in bad weather conditions.
Points system update: The points distribution was 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 was 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 applied 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 were awarded for the last World Cup. Nations received 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. The top junior from the Junior World Championships also earned a personal starting place.
Selina Grotian became the first woman born in the 2000s to win a World Cup competition.
During the single mixed relay competition in Oberhof, the Finnish team claimed their first-ever victory in the history of mixed relay events. Similarly, during the single mixed relay event in Pokljuka, the Swiss team achieved the same milestone.
By winning the short individual race in Pokljuka, Jakov Fak became the second-oldest winner in World Cup history (38 years, 4 months, and 30 days), behind only Ole Einar Bjørndalen (41 years, 10 months, and 6 days). He also recorded the second-longest gap between World Cup victories (3,644 days), trailing only Tomasz Sikora (4,049 days).
Map of world cup hosts Kontiolahti Antholz-Anterselva Hochfilzen Lenzerheide Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand Nové Město na Moravě Oberhof Pokljuka Ruhpolding Oslo Holmenkollen
Calendar StageLocationDateIndividual /Short individualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relayDetails1 Kontiolahti●●●●●●details2 Hochfilzen13–15 December●●●details3 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand19–22 December ●●●details4 Oberhof9–12 January●●●●details5 Ruhpolding15–19 January●●●details6 Antholz-Anterselva23–26 January●●●detailsWCH Lenzerheide12–23 February●●●●●●●76–9 March●●●details8 Pokljuka13–16 March●●●●details9 Oslo Holmenkollen21–23 March●●●detailsTotal: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 8 mixed)4876644
Men
Calendar +Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass StartDatePlace DisciplineWinnerSecondThird13 December 2024 Kontiolahti (1) 15 km SIND Endre Strømsheim Johannes Thingnes Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid 26 December 2024 10 km SPR Émilien Jacquelin Sebastian Samuelsson Philipp Nawrath 38 December 2024 15 km MSS Éric Perrot Quentin Fillon Maillet Sturla Holm Lægreid 413 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2) 10 km SPR Johannes Thingnes Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid Fabien Claude 514 December 2024 12.5 km PUR Johannes Thingnes Bø Émilien Jacquelin Sturla Holm Lægreid 619 December 2024 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 10 km SPR Martin Uldal Johannes Thingnes Bø Sebastian Samuelsson 721 December 2024 12.5 km PUR Johannes Thingnes Bø Éric Perrot Émilien Jacquelin 822 December 2024 15 km MSS Tarjei Bø Danilo Riethmüller Johannes Thingnes Bø 910 January 2025 Oberhof (4) 10 km SPR Quentin Fillon Maillet Fabien Claude Émilien Jacquelin 1011 January 2025 12.5 km PUR Sturla Holm Lægreid Tarjei Bø Johannes Thingnes Bø 1115 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5) 20 km IND Vebjørn Sørum Émilien Claude Andrejs Rastorgujevs 1219 January 2025 15 km MSS Tommaso Giacomel Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Thingnes Bø 1324 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6) 10 km SPR Tarjei Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid Tommaso Giacomel 1426 January 2025 12.5 km PUR Sturla Holm Lægreid Tarjei Bø Tommaso Giacomel Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February) — Lenzerheide (WCH) 10 km SPR Johannes Thingnes Bø Campbell Wright Quentin Fillon Maillet 16 February 2025 12.5 km PUR Johannes Thingnes Bø Campbell Wright Éric Perrot 19 February 2025 20 km IND Éric Perrot Tommaso Giacomel Quentin Fillon Maillet 23 February 2025 15 km MSS Endre Strømsheim Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Thingnes Bø 156 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7) 10 km SPR Émilien Jacquelin Tommaso Giacomel Johannes Thingnes Bø 168 March 2025 12.5 km PUR Sebastian Samuelsson Tommaso Giacomel Johannes Thingnes Bø 1713 March 2025 Pokljuka (8) 15 km SIND Jakov Fak Sturla Holm Lægreid Martin Ponsiluoma 1815 March 2025 15 km MSS Éric Perrot Quentin Fillon Maillet Sturla Holm Lægreid 1921 March 2025 Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 10 km SPR Johannes Thingnes Bø Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 2022 March 2025 12.5 km PUR Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Thingnes Bø Quentin Fillon Maillet 2123 March 2025 15 km MSS Sebastian Samuelsson Éric Perrot Endre Strømsheim 48th Biathlon World Cup Overall(3 December 2024 – 23 March 2025) Sturla Holm Lægreid Johannes Thingnes Bø Éric Perrot
Relay – 4 x 7.5 km DatePlace WinnerSecondThirdLeader 1 Kontiolahti (1) 215 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2) 317 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5) 425 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6) —22 February 2025 Lenzerheide (WCH) not included in the World Cup 59 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7)
Overall leaders Holder Date Place(s) Number of competitionsIndividual Endre Strømsheim3 December 2024 Kontiolahti1 Johannes Thingnes Bø (1)6 December 2024 Kontiolahti1 Éric Perrot8 December 2024 Kontiolahti1 Johannes Thingnes Bø (2)13 December 2024 – 19 January 2025 Hochfilzen – Ruhpolding9 Sturla Holm Lægreid24 January 2025 – 6 March 2025 Antholz-Anterselva – Nové Město na Moravě3 Johannes Thingnes Bø (3)8 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě1 Sturla Holm Lægreid (2)13 March 2025 – 23 March 2025 Pokljuka – Oslo HolmenkollenUnder 23 Vitalii Mandzyn3 December 2024 – 8 December 2024 Kontiolahti3 Campbell Wright13 December 2024 – 23 March 2025 Hochfilzen – Oslo Holmenkollen
Standings
Overall Rankfinal standings after 21 eventsPoints Sturla Holm Lægreid 1291 2 Johannes Thingnes Bø 1173 3 Éric Perrot 926 4 Sebastian Samuelsson 875 5 Quentin Fillon Maillet 862 6 Tommaso Giacomel 827 7 Émilien Jacquelin 777 8 Tarjei Bø 679 9 Vebjørn Sørum 651 10 Jakov Fak 618
Under 23 Rankfinal standings after 21 eventsPoints Campbell Wright 455 2 Vitalii Mandzyn 230 3 Isak Frey 193 4 Jan Guńka 44 5 Fabian Suchodolski 18 6 Konrad Badacz 17 7 Fabian Müllauer 10 8 Arttu Heikkinen 8 9 Jimi Klemettinen 7 10 Petr Hák 6
Individual Rankfinal standings after 3 eventsPoints Sturla Holm Lægreid 165 2 Jakov Fak 144 3 Endre Strømsheim 142 4 Quentin Fillon Maillet 112 5 Éric Perrot 111
Sprint Rankfinal standings after 7 eventsPoints Johannes Thingnes Bø 432 2 Sturla Holm Lægreid 381 3 Émilien Jacquelin 325 4 Martin Uldal 284 5 Tommaso Giacomel 279
Pursuit Rankfinal standings after 6 eventsPoints Sturla Holm Lægreid 430 2 Johannes Thingnes Bø 430 3 Sebastian Samuelsson 290 4 Tommaso Giacomel 271 5 Éric Perrot 251
Mass start Rankfinal standings after 5 eventsPoints Sturla Holm Lægreid 315 2 Éric Perrot 314 3 Quentin Fillon Maillet 268 4 Sebastian Samuelsson 236 5 Tarjei Bø 209
Relay Rankfinal standings after 5 eventsPoints 1 450 2 355 3 311 4 266 5 217
Nations Cup Rankfinal standings after 26 events Points 1 9002 2 8842 3 7862 4 7689 5 6776
Women Calendar +Key: IND – Individual / SIND – Short Individual / SPR – Sprint / PUR – Pursuit / MSS – Mass StartDatePlace DisciplineWinnerSecondThird14 December 2024 Kontiolahti (1) 12.5 km SIND Lou Jeanmonnot Ella Halvarsson Elvira Öberg 27 December 2024 7.5 km SPR Markéta Davidová Elvira Öberg Suvi Minkkinen 38 December 2024 12.5 km MSS Elvira Öberg Julia Simon Franziska Preuß 413 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2) 7.5 km SPR Franziska Preuß Sophie Chauveau Karoline Offigstad Knotten 514 December 2024 10 km PUR Lou Jeanmonnot Vanessa Voigt Franziska Preuß 620 December 2024 Annecy–Le Grand-Bornand (3) 7.5 km SPR Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Franziska Preuß Anamarija Lampič 721 December 2024 10 km PUR Franziska Preuß Julia Simon Vanessa Voigt 822 December 2024 12.5 km MSS Selina Grotian Franziska Preuß Paulína Bátovská Fialková 99 January 2025 Oberhof (4) 7.5 km SPR Paula Botet Maren Kirkeeide Milena Todorova 1011 January 2025 10 km PUR Lou Jeanmonnot Maren Kirkeeide Elvira Öberg 1116 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5) 15 km IND Lou Jeanmonnot Franziska Preuß Amy Baserga 1219 January 2025 12.5 km MSS Elvira Öberg Franziska Preuß Jeanne Richard 1323 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6) 7.5 km SPR Lou Jeanmonnot Selina Grotian Franziska Preuß 1425 January 2025 10 km PUR Lou Jeanmonnot Julia Simon Franziska Preuß Biathlon World Championships 2025 (12–23 February) — Lenzerheide (WCH) 7.5 km SPR Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Franziska Preuß Suvi Minkkinen 16 February 2025 10 km PUR Franziska Preuß Elvira Öberg Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 18 February 2025 15 km IND Julia Simon Ella Halvarsson Lou Jeanmonnot 23 February 2025 12.5 km MSS Elvira Öberg Océane Michelon Maren Kirkeeide 15 Nové Město na Moravě (7) 7.5 km SPR Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Julia Simon 168 March 2025 10 km PUR Julia Simon Hanna Öberg Océane Michelon 1713 March 2025 Pokljuka (8) 12.5 km SIND Julia Simon Hanna Öberg Franziska Preuß 1815 March 2025 12.5 km MSS Lou Jeanmonnot Milena Todorova Anamarija Lampič 1921 March 2025 Oslo Holmenkollen (9) 7.5 km SPR Franziska Preuß Lou Jeanmonnot Suvi Minkkinen 2022 March 2025 10 km PUR Lou Jeanmonnot Elvira Öberg Lena Häcki-Groß 2123 March 2025 12.5 km MSS Franziska Preuß Elvira Öberg Lou Jeanmonnot 43rd Biathlon World Cup Overall(4 December 2024 – 23 March 2025) Franziska Preuß Lou Jeanmonnot Julia Simon
Relay – 4 x 6 km DatePlace WinnerSecondThirdLeader 1 Kontiolahti (1) 215 December 2024 Hochfilzen (2) 318 January 2025 Ruhpolding (5) 426 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva (6) —22 February 2025 Lenzerheide (WCH) not included in the World Cup 59 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě (7)
Overall leaders