# 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1

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 Individual | Endre Strømsheim Norway | 38:08.8 (0+0+0+0) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 38:11.8 (0+1+0+0) | Sturla Holm Lægreid Norway | 38:33.0 (0+0+0+0) |
| 10 km Sprint | Émilien Jacquelin France | 23:03.1 (0+0) | Sebastian Samuelsson Sweden | +18.9 (0+1) | Philipp Nawrath Germany | +25.1 (0+0) |
| 15 km Mass Start | Éric Perrot France | 37:12.9 (0+1+0+0) | Quentin Fillon Maillet France | +9.1 (1+1+1+0) | Sturla Holm Lægreid Norway | +11.5 (0+1+0+1) |
| 4 x 7.5 km Men Relay | France Fabien Claude Quentin Fillon Maillet Éric Perrot Émilien Jacquelin | 1:18:24.4 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) | Norway Sturla Holm Lægreid Tarjei Bø Endre Strømsheim Johannes Thingnes Bø | 1:18:50.2 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) | Sweden Viktor Brandt Jesper Nelin Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian 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 Individual | Lou Jeanmonnot France | 35:52.3 (0+0+0+0) | Ella Halvarsson Sweden | 36:04.6 (0+1+0+0) | Elvira Öberg Sweden | 36:48.7 (0+1+1+1) |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Markéta Davidová Czech Republic | 20:39.7 (0+0) | Elvira Öberg Sweden | 20:48.5 (0+2) | Suvi Minkkinen Finland | 20:51.6 (0+0) |
| 12.5 km Mass Start | Elvira Öberg Sweden | 35:58.6 (1+1+0+0) | Julia Simon France | +16.2 (1+1+0+0) | Franziska Preuß Germany | +19.1 (1+0+0+1) |
| 4 x 5 km Women Relay | Sweden Anna Magnusson Sara Andersson Hanna Öberg Elvira Öberg | 1:17:09.0 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (1+3) (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) | France Lou Jeanmonnot Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Sophie Chauveau Julia Simon | 1:17:38.0 (0+0) (0+0) (0+2) (0+3) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (1+3) | Norway Juni Arnekleiv Karoline Offigstad Knotten Maren Kirkeeide Ingrid 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 | Sweden Ella Halvarsson Sebastian Samuelsson | 36:17.6 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) | France Julia Simon Quentin Fillon Maillet | 36:27.8 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+3) | Germany Vanessa Voigt Justus Strelow | 36:27.8 (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) |
| Mixed Relay | Norway Karoline Offigstad Knotten Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Vebjørn Sørum | 1:09:59.6 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+3) (0+3) (0+2) | France Lou Jeanmonnot Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Éric Perrot Émilien Jacquelin | 1:10:00.4 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) | Sweden Anna Magnusson Elvira Öberg Jesper Nelin Martin Ponsiluoma | 1:10:21.1 (0+0) (0+1) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+3) (0+0) |