Biathlon, calendar for next season unveiled

The program for the 2026/27 Biathlon World Cup has been made official by the IBU, which will consist of ten stages, plus the Otepae (East) World Championships from February 10-21, 2027. The debut is scheduled in Kontiolahti, Finland, on Thursday, November 26, 2026, the closing as per tradition in Oslo with the last races on Sunday, March 21, 2027. Confirmed is the Italian weekend in Antholz: the Olympic track will be raced from Thursday, Jan. 14 to Sunday, Jan. 17, with the two individual, individual mixed relay, mixed relay and the two relays on the schedule.

The complete 2026/27 World Cup schedule:
Thu. 26/11/26 – Men’s individual Kontiolahti (Fin) – 4:10 pm
Fri. 27/11/26 – Women’s individual Kontiolahti (Fin) – 4:10 p.m.
Sat. 28/11/26 – Mixed individual relay Kontiolahti (Fin) – 1:10 p.m.
Sat. 28/11/26 – Mixed relay Kontiolahti (Fin) – 3:15 p.m.
Sun. 29/11/26 – Men’s sprint Kontiolahti (Fin) – 1:10 p.m.
Sun. 29/11/26 – Women’s Sprint Kontiolahti (Fin) – 1:10 p.m.
Fri. 04/12/26 – Women’s Sprint Hochfilzen (Aut) – 11:25 a.m.
Fri. 04/12/26 – Men’s Sprint Hochfilzen (Aut) – 2:15 p.m.
Sat. 05/12/26 – Women’s Pursuit Hochfilzen (Aut) – 12:15 p.m.
Sat. 05/12/26 – Men’s Pursuit Hochfilzen (Aut) – 2:30 p.m.
Sun. 06/12/26 – Women’s Relay Hochfilzen (Aut) – 11:30 a.m.
Sun. 06/12/26 – Men’s relay Hochfilzen (Aut) – 2:15 p.m.
Thu. 10/12/26 – Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (Fra) women’s sprint – 2:15 p.m.
Fri. 11/12/26 – Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (Fra) women’s sprint – 2:15 p.m.
Sat. 12/12/26 – Women’s Pursuit Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (Fra) – 12:15 p.m.
Sat. 12/12/26 – Women’s Pursuit Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (Fra) – 2:45 p.m.
Sun. 13/12/26 – Women’s Mass start Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (Fra) – 12:15 p.m.
Sun. 13/12/26 – Women’s mass start Annecy-Le Grand Bornand (Fra) – 2:45 pm
Sat. 02/01/27 – Pokljuka (Slo) women’s sprint – 11:25 a.m.
Sat. 02/01/27 – Men’s Sprint Pokljuka (Slo) – 2:15 p.m.
Sun. 03/01/27 – Men’s relay Pokljuka (Slo) – 11:35 a.m.
Sun. 03/01/27 – Women’s relay Pokljuka (Slo) – 2:15 p.m.
Wed. 06/01/27 – Women’s relay Ruhpolding (Ger) – 2:15 p.m.
Thu. 07/01/27 – Women’s Relay Ruhpolding (Ger) – 2:15 p.m.
Fri. 08/01/27 – Women’s relay Ruhpolding (Ger) – 2:15 pm
Sat. 09/01/27 – Women’s Relay Ruhpolding (Ger) – 2:15 pm
Sun. 10/01/27 – Women’s Relay Ruhpolding (Ger) – 2:15 p.m.
Sun. 10/01/27 – Ruhpolding women’s relay (Ger) – 2:15 p.m.
Thurs. 14/01/27 – Men’s individual Anterselva (Ita) – 2:15 pm
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Fri. 15/01/27 – Women’s individual Anterselva (Ita) – 2.15 pm
Sat. 16/01/27 – Mixed individual relay Anterselva (Ita) – 11:45 a.m.
Sat. 16/01/27 – Mixed relay Anterselva (Ita) – 2:30 pm
Sun. 17/01/27 – Men’s Relay Anterselva (Ita) – 12:45 pm
Sun. 17/01/27 – Women’s relay Anterselva (Ita) – 3 p.m.
Thu. 21/01/27 – Women’s sprint Nove Mesto (Cze) – 4:30 p.m.
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Fri. 22/01/27 – Men’s Sprint Nove Mesto (Cze) – 4:30 p.m.
Sat. 23/01/27 – Women’s mass start Nove Mesto (Cze) – 4:30 p.m.
Sat. 23/01/27 – Men’s relay race Nove Mesto (Cze) – 4:30 p.m.
Sun. 24/01/27 – women’s relay Nove Mesto (Cze) – 4:30 p.m.
Sun. 24/01/27 – Men’s mass start Nove Mesto (Cze) – 4:30 p.m.

Mer. 10/02/27 – Worlds – Mixed relay Otepae (East) – 4:30 pm
Fri. 12/02/27 – Worlds – Men’s sprint Otepae (East) – 4:30 pm
Sat. 13/02/27 – Worlds – Women’s Sprint Otepae (East) – 5 p.m.
Sun. 14/02/27 – Worlds – Men’s Pursuit Otepae (East) – 4 p.m.
Sun. 14/02/27 – Worlds – Women’s Pursuit Otepae (East) – 6:30 p.m.
Tues. 16/02/27 – Worlds – Mixed single relay Otepae (East) – 5:10 p.m.
Mer. 17/02/27 – Worlds – Men’s Individual Otepae (East) – 5 p.m.
Thurs. 18/02/27 – Worlds – Women’s Individual Otepae (East) – 5 p.m.
Fri. 19/02/27 – Worlds – Men’s Relay Otepae (East) – 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 20/02/27 – Worlds – Women’s Relay Otepae (East) – 5:30 p.m.
Sun. 21/02/27 – Worlds – Men’s mass start Otepae (East) – 3:45 p.m.
Sun. 21/02/27 – Worlds – Women’s mass start Otepae (East) – 6 p.m.

Thurs. 04/03/27 – Men’s sprint Oberhof (Ger) – 3:30 p.m.
Fri. 05/03/27 – Women’s Sprint Oberhof (Ger) – 3:30 p.m.
Sat. 06/03/27 – Men’s Pursuit Oberhof (Ger) – 3:30 p.m.
Sat. 06/03/27 – Women’s Pursuit Oberhof (Ger) – 3:30 p.m.
Sat. 07/03/27 – Men’s Relay Oberhof (Ger) – 3:30 p.m.
Sat. 07/03/27 – Women’s Relay Oberhof (Ger) – 3:30 p.m.
Thu. 11/03/27 – Women’s individual Oestersund (Sve) – 4:10 p.m.
Fri. 12/03/27 – Men’s individual Oestersund (Sve) – 4:10 p.m.
Sat. 13/03/27 – Mixed individual relay Oestersund (Sve) – 2:30 p.m.
Sat. 13/03/27 – mixed relay Oestersund (Sve) – 5:10 p.m.
Sun. 14/03/27 – Women’s mass start Oestersund (Sve) – 2:30 p.m.
Sun. 14/03/27 – Men’s mass start Oestersund (Sve) – 5:10 p.m.
Thu. 18/03/27 – Men’s sprint Oslo (Nor) – 4:30 p.m.
Fri. 19/03/27 – Women’s sprint Oslo (Nor) – 4:30 p.m.
Sat. 20/03/27 – Men’s Sprint Oslo (Nor) – 1:30 p.m.
Sat. 20/03/27 – Women’s Sprint Oslo (Nor) – 4 p.m.
Sun. 21/03/27 – Men’s Sprint Oslo (Nor) – 1:30 p.m.
Sun. 21/03/27 – Women’s Sprint Oslo (Nor) – 4 p.m.