The 55th world biathlon world championships will take place in Lenzerheide from 12 to 23 February. What races are on the program and when? Which races are to be seen live on TV and stream? And which biathletes can give themselves the greatest hopes for the medals? Sport.de answers the most important questions about the highlight of the season.
When and where does the 2025 biathlon World Cup take place?
The 55th World Biathlon Championships will take place in the Swiss community of Lenzerheide from 12 to February 23. The home of the competitions is the Roland Arena, which has had the A license of the IBU Biathlon Association since 2017 and offers space for up to 15,000 fans.
The shooting range of the Roland Arena is considered easy to control among the athletes. In good conditions, a quick and clean shooting is usually the basic requirement for a successful competition. The route, on the other hand, is considered demanding – and not only because of its location at around 1500 meters.
The program of the 2025 biathlon World Cup in the overview
The following races take place at the 2025 World Biathlon Championship:
Wednesday, February 12th, 2:30 p.m.: Mixed relay over 4×6 km
Friday, February 14th, 3:05 p.m.: Women’s sprint over 7.5 km
Saturday, February 15th, 3:05 p.m.: Men’s sprint over 10 km
Sunday, February 16, 12:05 p.m.: Persecution of women over 10 km
Sunday, February 16, 3:05 p.m.: Persecution of men over 12.5 km
Tuesday, February 18, 3:05 p.m.: Single of women over 15 km
Wednesday, February 19, 3:05 p.m.: Single of men over 20 km
Thursday, February 20, 4:05 p.m.: Single-Mixed relay
Saturday, February 22nd, 12:05 p.m.: Season of women over 4×6 km
Saturday, February 22nd, 3:05 p.m.: Season of men over 4×7.5 km
Sunday, February 23rd, 1:45 p.m.: Mass start of women over 12.5 km
Sunday, February 23, 4:05 p.m.: Mass start of men over 15 km
When and where is the biathlon World Cup transmitted live to TV and stream?
The races of the 2025 biathlon World Cup can be seen live on Free TV on ARD and ZDF as well as the sports station Eurosport.
German fans can also access the free live streams of the public legal at sportschau.de and zdf.de on the Internet. The races are also transferred in the paid streaming offer from Eurosport.
sport.de will also offer a detailed live ticker for all races of the World Cup.
Who are the favorites on the medals?
For the men, there is no way in the medal race past the two Norwegians Johannes Thingnes Bø and Sturla Holm Laegreid. But the French also have some hot iron like Emilia Jacquelin in the fire. You always have to have Sebastian Samuelsson on the bill. For the German biathletes, on the other hand, it has to go exceptionally a lot so that they make it onto the podium.
It looks very different for women. After her phenomenal season so far, Franziska Preuss is considered a podium candidate in every race. Selina Grotian and Vanessa Preuss is also a lot to do on a good day. And also in the season, the DSV team will normally have a say in the medal allocation.
The biggest competitors come from France and Sweden. While the Swedes put their hopes, especially in Elvira Öberg, who had to cancel the World Cup in Antholz due to illness, the French team starts at least five runners, each of whom is able to run on the podium at all times.