The 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1 was the first event of the season and was held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 27 November to 8 December 2024. The event consisted of three individual competitions and two relay races for both genders and two mixed relays. For the first time in history, a mass start race was held at the opening stage. To qualify for the mass start, participants needed to score the most points during the stage, while the remaining spots were filled according to the 2023/24 World Cup season rankings. World cup leaders after the events in Kontiolahti were Éric Perrot for men and Elvira Öberg for the women.
Medal winners Men Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 15 km Short IndividualEndre Strømsheim 38:08.8(0+0+0+0)Johannes Thingnes Bø 38:11.8(0+1+0+0)Sturla Holm Lægreid 38:33.0(0+0+0+0) 10 km SprintÉmilien Jacquelin 23:03.1(0+0)Sebastian Samuelsson +18.9(0+1)Philipp Nawrath +25.1(0+0) 15 km Mass StartÉric Perrot 37:12.9(0+1+0+0)Quentin Fillon Maillet +9.1(1+1+1+0)Sturla Holm Lægreid +11.5(0+1+0+1) 4 x 7.5 km Men RelayFabien ClaudeQuentin Fillon MailletÉric PerrotÉmilien Jacquelin 1:18:24.4(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2)Sturla Holm LægreidTarjei BøEndre StrømsheimJohannes Thingnes Bø 1:18:50.2(0+0) (0+0)(0+1) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)(0+1) (0+0)Viktor BrandtJesper NelinMartin PonsiluomaSebastian Samuelsson 1:20:02.2(0+1) (0+2)(0+1) (0+2)(0+2) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2)
Women Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 12.5 km Short IndividualLou Jeanmonnot 35:52.3(0+0+0+0)Ella Halvarsson 36:04.6(0+1+0+0)Elvira Öberg 36:48.7(0+1+1+1) 7.5 km SprintMarkéta Davidová 20:39.7(0+0)Elvira Öberg 20:48.5(0+2)Suvi Minkkinen 20:51.6(0+0) 12.5 km Mass StartElvira Öberg 35:58.6(1+1+0+0)Julia Simon +16.2(1+1+0+0)Franziska Preuß +19.1(1+0+0+1) 4 x 5 km Women RelayAnna MagnussonSara AnderssonHanna ÖbergElvira Öberg 1:17:09.0(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (1+3)(0+0) (0+0)(0+2) (0+0)Lou JeanmonnotJustine Braisaz-BouchetSophie ChauveauJulia Simon 1:17:38.0(0+0) (0+0)(0+2) (0+3)(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (1+3)Juni ArnekleivKaroline Offigstad KnottenMaren KirkeeideIngrid Landmark Tandrevold 1:17:45.2(0+0) (0+1)(1+3) (0+1)(0+1) (0+0)(0+0) (0+2)
Mixed Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time Single Mixed Relay Ella HalvarssonSebastian Samuelsson 36:17.6(0+0) (0+2)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)(0+1) (0+0) Julia SimonQuentin Fillon Maillet 36:27.8(0+1) (0+0)(0+1) (0+0)(0+1) (0+1)(0+2) (0+3) Vanessa VoigtJustus Strelow 36:27.8(0+2) (0+1)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+0)(0+1) (0+0) Mixed Relay Karoline Offigstad KnottenIngrid Landmark TandrevoldJohannes Dale-SkjevdalVebjørn Sørum 1:09:59.6(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)(0+1) (0+3)(0+3) (0+2) Lou JeanmonnotJustine Braisaz-BouchetÉric PerrotÉmilien Jacquelin 1:10:00.4(0+0) (0+2)(0+0) (0+1)(0+0) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1) Anna MagnussonElvira ÖbergJesper NelinMartin Ponsiluoma 1:10:21.1(0+0) (0+1)(0+2) (0+0)(0+0) (0+1)(0+3) (0+0)
Achievements Best individual performance for all time
Men Vitalii Mandzyn (21), reached No. 4 on short individual race Campbell Wright (22), reached No. 4 on sprint race Danilo Riethmüller (25), reached No. 4 on mass start race Thierry Langer (33), reached No. 9 on short individual race Vítězslav Hornig (25), reached No. 15 on mass start race Maxime Germain (23), reached No. 20 on short individual race Daniele Cappellari (27), reached No. 33 on sprint race Arttu Heikkinen (20), reached No. 39 on sprint race Jonni Mukkala (22), reached No. 42 on short individual race Jakub Borguľa (20), reached No. 46 on short individual race César Beauvais (24), reached No. 51 on short individual race Fredrik Mühlbacher (26), reached No. 62 on short individual race Mark-Markos Kehva (20), reached No. 76 on short individual race Haldan Borglum (20), reached No. 92 on short individual race Yaroslav Neverov (19), reached No. 100 on sprint race
Women Ella Halvarsson (25), reached No. 2 on short individual race Suvi Minkkinen (29), reached No. 3 on sprint race Natalia Sidorowicz (26), reached No. 4 on short individual race Julia Tannheimer (19), reached No. 5 on mass start race Océane Michelon (22), reached No. 7 on short individual race Sara Andersson (21), reached No. 7 on sprint race Regina Ermits (28), reached No. 8 on short individual race Anna-Karin Heijdenberg (24), reached No. 14 on short individual race Gro Randby (22), reached No. 16 on sprint race Lena Repinc (21), reached No. 18 on short individual race Maya Cloetens (22), reached No. 23 on sprint race Lea Meier (23), reached No. 23 on short individual race Sonja Leinamo (22), reached No. 27 on sprint race Kristýna Otcovská (24), reached No. 32 on short individual race Oleksandra Merkushyna (19), reached No. 33 on short individual race Pascale Paradis (22), reached No. 34 on short individual race Olena Horodna (20), reached No. 52 on sprint race Sandra Bulina (23), reached No. 56 on sprint race Shilo Rousseau (24), reached No. 70 on sprint race
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