2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup

2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup
Discipline Men Women
Overall Norway Martin Uldal France Paula Botet
U23 Norway Isak Frey Norway Siri Skar
Individual Norway Isak Frey France Camille Bened
Sprint Norway Martin Uldal France Paula Botet
Pursuit Norway Martin Uldal France Paula Botet
Mass start
Nations Cup  Norway  France
Mixed
Competition
Edition 17th 17th
Locations 8 8
Individual 24 24
Relay/Team 1 1
Mixed 6 6
2025–26→

The 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), is the 17th official IBU Cup season for men and women as the second level of international biathlon competitions.[1][2]

The season started on 28 November 2024 in Idre Fjäll, Sweden and will end on 15 March 2025 in Otepää, Estonia.[3]

The highlight of the season will be the 2025 IBU Open European Championships in Martell-Val Martello, Italy. These competitions were also included in the rankings of the IBU Cup.

Mats Øverby from Norway (men's) and Océane Michelon from France (women's) are the reigning champions from the previous season.

Map of IBU Cup hosts

Sweden Idre Fjäll Norway Geilo Austria Obertilliach Germany Arber
Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie Italy Martell-Val Martello Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna Estonia Otepää

Europe

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Location of all 8 IBU Cup hosts of the season

Calendar

Stage Location Date Individual /
Short individual 		Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay Details
1 Sweden Idre Fjäll 28 November–1 December ●● ●
2 Norway Geilo 4–7 December ● ● ● relocated from Sjusjøen
3 Austria Obertilliach 13–16 December ● ● ● ●
4 Germany Arber 4–7 January ●● ●
5 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10–13 January ● ● ● ●
ECH Italy Martell-Val Martello 29 January–2 February ● ● ● ● European Championships
6 Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna 5–8 February ● ● ●
7 Estonia Otepää 6–9 March ● ● ●
8 12–15 March ● ● ● ●
Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) 4 11 6 3 1 3 3

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 28 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll (1) 10 km SPR Norway Sverre Dahlen Aspenes Norway Martin Uldal France Antonin Guigonnat [4]
2 30 November 2024 10 km SPR Norway Isak Frey Norway Johan-Olav Botn Norway Martin Uldal [5]
3 1 December 2024 12.5 km PUR Norway Isak Frey Norway Johan-Olav Botn Norway Martin Uldal [6]
4 4 December 2024 Norway Geilo (2) 20 km IND Norway Isak Frey Norway Johan-Olav Botn Germany Simon Kaiser [7]
5 6 December 2024 10 km SPR Norway Martin Uldal Norway Johan-Olav Botn Norway Sverre Dahlen Aspenes [8]
6 7 December 2024 12.5 km PUR Norway Martin Uldal Norway Johan-Olav Botn Norway Sverre Dahlen Aspenes [9]
7 19 December 2024 Austria Obertilliach (3) 10 km SPR Norway Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Norway Johan-Olav Botn Norway Sivert Guttorm Bakken [10]
8 21 December 2024 15 km MSS 60
9 9 January 2025 Germany Arber (4) 10 km SPR
10 11 January 2025 10 km SPR
11 12 January 2025 12.5 km PUR
12 15 January 2025 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5) 15 km SIND
13 17 January 2025 10 km SPR
IBU Open European Championships 2025 (29 January–2 February)
14 29 January 2025 Italy Martell-Val Martello (ECH) 20 km IND
15 31 January 2025 10 km SPR
16 1 February 2025 12.5 km PUR
17 5 February 2025 Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) 10 km SPR
18 7 February 2025 12.5 km PUR
19 8 February 2025 15 km MSS 60
20 6 March 2025 Estonia Otepää (7), (8) 10 km SPR
21 8 March 2025 12.5 km PUR
22 9 March 2025 15 km MSS
23 12 March 2025 15 km SIND
24 14 March 2025 10 km SPR
17th IBU Cup Overall
(28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 7.5 km

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 2 February 2025 Italy Martell-Val Martello (ECH)

Overall leaders

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions
Individual
1. Norway Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 28 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 30 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 1
2. Norway Martin Uldal 30 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 1 December 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 1
3. Norway Isak Frey 1 December 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 7 December 2024 Norway Geilo 3
4. Norway Martin Uldal 7 December 2024 Norway Geilo 1
Under 23
1. Norway Isak Frey 28 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 8

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 28 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll (1) 7.5 km SPR France Paula Botet France Chloé Chevalier Germany Anna Weidel [17]
2 30 November 2024 7.5 km SPR Norway Ida Lien France Paula Botet France Camille Bened [18]
3 1 December 2024 10 km PUR Norway Ida Lien Germany Anna Weidel France Camille Bened [19]
4 4 December 2024 Norway Geilo (2) 15 km IND France Camille Bened Norway Marit Øygard France Fany Bertrand [20]
5 6 December 2024 7.5 km SPR France Paula Botet Germany Marlene Fichtner Sweden Johanna Skottheim [21]
6 7 December 2024 10 km PUR Germany Marlene Fichtner France Chloé Chevalier France Paula Botet [22]
7 19 December 2024 Austria Obertilliach (3) 7.5 km SPR
8 21 December 2024 12.5 km MSS 60
9 9 January 2025 Germany Arber (4) 7.5 km SPR
10 11 January 2025 7.5 km SPR
11 12 January 2025 10 km PUR
12 15 January 2025 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5) 12.5 km SIND
13 17 January 2025 7.5 km SPR
IBU Open European Championships 2025 (29 January–2 February)
14 29 January 2025 Italy Martell-Val Martello (ECH) 15 km IND
15 31 January 2025 7.5 km SPR
16 1 February 2025 10 km PUR
17 5 February 2025 Italy Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) 7.5 km SPR
18 7 February 2025 10 km PUR
19 8 February 2025 12.5 km MSS 60
20 6 March 2025 Estonia Otepää (7), (8) 7.5 km SPR
21 8 March 2025 10 km PUR
22 9 March 2025 12.5 km MSS
23 12 March 2025 12.5 km SIND
24 14 March 2025 7.5 km SPR
17th IBU Cup Overall
(28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025)

Relay – 4 x 6 km

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 2 February 2025 Italy Martell-Val Martello (ECH)

Overall leaders

No. Holder Date gained Place Date forfeited Place Number of competitions
Individual
1. France Paula Botet 28 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 4 December 2024 Norway Geilo 3
2. France Camille Bened 4 December 2024 Norway Geilo 6 December 2024 Norway Geilo 1
3. France Paula Botet 6 December 2024 Norway Geilo 2
Under 23
1. Austria Anna Andexer 28 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 30 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 1
2. Norway Siri Skar 30 November 2024 Sweden Idre Fjäll 5

Standings

Mixed Relay

No. Date Place
(In brackets Stage) 		Discipline Winner Second Third Leader
(After competition) 		R.
1 22 December 2024 Austria Obertilliach (3) 4 x 6 km
2 6 km + 7.5 km
3 18 January 2025 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie (5) 4 x 6 km
4 6 km + 7.5 km
5 15 March 2025 Estonia Otepää (8) 4 x 6 km
6 6 km + 7.5 km

Rankings

Podium table by nation

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway98522
2 France33511
3 Germany1225
4 Sweden0011
Totals (4 entries)13131339

Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women.[29]

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

See also

Notes

References

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