The 54th Biathlon World Championships are casting their shadows ahead. In Nove Mesto/Czech Republic the ski hunters will be fighting for gold, silver and bronze from February 7th to 18th. What is the schedule? Who will broadcast the 2024 Biathlon World Cup on TV and stream? sport.de provides the most important information about the event!
The World Championships are without a doubt the highlight of the season: the International Biathlon Union (IBU) is inviting people to the Biathlon World Championships for the 54th time. From February 7th to 18th, the ski hunters in Nove Mesto/Czech Republic will be aiming for precious metal and a lot of fame.
sport.de has put together the most important figures and facts!
Biathlon World Cup 2024: Who will broadcast on TV and stream?
- The broadcasting rights lie with ARD, ZDF and Eurosport.
- ARD/ZDF show all competitions live on TV and in a free stream.
- Eurosport also shows all competitions. However, the live stream on Discovery+ is chargeable.
- sport.de offers a comprehensive live ticker for all World Cup competitions.
Biathlon World Cup 2024: The schedule
Biathlon fans can look forward to a total of twelve competitions at the 2024 Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto:
- Wednesday, February 7th (start 5:20 p.m.): Mixed relay
- Friday, February 9th (5:20 p.m.): Sprint women
- Saturday, February 10th (5:20 p.m.): Sprint men
- Sunday, February 11th (2:30 p.m.): Persecution of women
- Sunday, February 11th (5:05 p.m.): Pursuit of men
- Tuesday, February 13th (5:10 p.m.): Women’s singles
- Wednesday, February 14th (5:10 p.m.): Men’s singles
- Thursday, February 15th (6:00 p.m.): Single Mixed Relay
- Saturday, February 17th (1:45 p.m.): Women’s relay
- Saturday, February 17th (4:30 p.m.): Men’s relay
- Sunday, February 18th (1:45 p.m.): Women’s mass start
- Sunday, February 18th (4:30 p.m.): Men’s mass start
Biathlon World Cup 2024: numbers and facts
- The Biathlon World Cup is considered the highlight of the season. Since 2023, with the exception of the national rankings, there are no longer any World Cup points for the World Cup competitions.
- The Biathlon World Championships always take place in years when there are no Winter Olympics.
- The first Biathlon World Championships took place in Saalfelden/Austria in 1958.
- Nove Mesto is hosting the World Cup for the second time after 2013.
- Germany has hosted the World Cup eight times so far: 1966 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen/BRD), 1967 (Altenberg/GDR), 1979 (Ruhpolding/BRD), 1985 (Ruhpolding/BRD/Men’s World Cup), 1996 (Ruhpolding), 2004 (Oberhof ), 2012 (Ruhpolding) and 2023 (Oberhof).
- The most successful World Cup participant of all time is Ole Einar Bjørndalen. From 1997 to 2017, the Norwegian won a total of 20 gold, 14 silver and eleven bronze medals – more than any other ski hunter.
- The most successful German biathlete is Frank Luck (11 x gold, 5 x silver, 4 x bronze).
- The most successful World Cup participant of all time is Marte Olsbu Røiseland with 13 gold and four bronze medals, which she won from 2016 to 2023.
- However, Uschi Disl won the most World Cup medals (8 x gold, 8 x silver, 3 x bronze).
- In the individual ranking, Magdalena Neuer is ahead with six gold and two silver medals.
- In 2023, the Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Bø (5 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze) and the Swede Hanna Öberg (2 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze) were the most successful. The most successful World Cup nation was Norway (5 x gold, 5 x silver, 3 x bronze). Germany (1 x gold, 2 x silver) took fourth place in the World Cup medal table.