# 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup

The 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup, organised by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), was the 17th official IBU Cup season for men and women as the second level of international biathlon competitions.
The season started on 28 November 2024 in Idre Fjäll, Sweden and ended on 15 March 2025 in Otepää, Estonia.
The highlight of the season were 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) were the reigning champions from the previous season.
Isak Frey from Norway and Camille Bened from France became the new overall champions. As a result of their victory, the national teams of Norway and France will be allowed to field an additional athlete in the World Cup events in Östersund and Hochfilzen during the 2025–26 season.

## Map of IBU Cup hosts

| Idre Fjäll | Geilo | Obertilliach | Arber |
| Brezno-Osrblie | Martell-Val Martello | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | Otepää |
| Europe Idre FjällGeiloObertilliachArberBrezno-OsrblieMartellRidnaunOtepää European Championships IBU Cupclass=notpageimage| 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 | Idre Fjäll | 28 November–1 December | | ●● | ● | | | | | |
| 2 | Geilo | 4–7 December | ● | ● | ● | | | | | relocated from Sjusjøen |
| 3 | Obertilliach | 19–22 December | | ● | | ● | | ● | ● | |
| 4 | Arber | 9–12 January | | ●● | ● | | | | | |
| 5 | Brezno-Osrblie | 15–18 January | ● | ● | | | | ● | ● | |
| ECH | Martell-Val Martello | 29 January–2 February | ● | ● | ● | | ● | | | European Championships |
| 6 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna | 5–8 February | | ● | ● | ● | | | | |
| 7 | Otepää | 6–9 March | | ● | ● | ● | | | | |
| 8 | Otepää | 12–15 March | ● | ● | | | | ● | ● | |
| Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) | Total: 70 (31 men's, 31 women's, 6 mixed) | 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 |
| 1 | 28 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll (1) | 10 km SPR | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | Martin Uldal | Antonin Guigonnat |
| 2 | 30 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll (1) | 10 km SPR | Isak Frey | Johan-Olav Botn | Martin Uldal |
| 3 | 1 December 2024 | Idre Fjäll (1) | 12.5 km PUR | Isak Frey | Johan-Olav Botn | Martin Uldal |
| 4 | 4 December 2024 | Geilo (2) | 20 km IND | Isak Frey | Johan-Olav Botn | Simon Kaiser |
| 5 | 6 December 2024 | Geilo (2) | 10 km SPR | Martin Uldal | Johan-Olav Botn | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes |
| 6 | 7 December 2024 | Geilo (2) | 12.5 km PUR | Martin Uldal | Johan-Olav Botn | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes |
| 7 | 19 December 2024 | Obertilliach (3) | 10 km SPR | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Johan-Olav Botn | Sivert Guttorm Bakken |
| 8 | 21 December 2024 | Obertilliach (3) | 15 km MSS 60 | Johan-Olav Botn | Isak Frey | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal |
| 9 | 9 January 2025 | Arber (4) | 10 km SPR | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes |
| 10 | 11 January 2025 | Arber (4) | 10 km SPR | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Isak Frey | Roman Rees |
| 11 | 12 January 2025 | Arber (4) | 12.5 km PUR | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Isak Frey | David Zobel |
| 12 | 15 January 2025 | Brezno-Osrblie (5) | 15 km SIND | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | Isak Frey |
| 13 | 17 January 2025 | Brezno-Osrblie (5) | 10 km SPR | Isak Frey | Fabian Müllauer | Sivert Guttorm Bakken |
| 2025 IBU Open European Championships (29 January–2 February) ||||||||
| 14 | 29 January 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | 20 km IND | Isak Frey | Fredrik Mühlbacher | Emil Nykvist |
| 15 | 31 January 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | 10 km SPR | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Fredrik Mühlbacher |
| 16 | 1 February 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | 12.5 km PUR | Patrick Braunhofer | Isak Frey | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes |
| 17 | 5 February 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) | 10 km SPR | David Zobel | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Paul Schommer |
| 18 | 7 February 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) | 12.5 km PUR | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Isak Frey | Paul Schommer |
| 19 | 8 February 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) | 15 km MSS 60 | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | Simon Kaiser | Isak Frey |
| 20 | 6 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 10 km SPR | Isak Frey | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal |
| 21 | 8 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 12.5 km PUR | Johan-Olav Botn | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal |
| 22 | 9 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 15 km MSS | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen | Johan-Olav Botn | Isak Frey |
| 23 | 12 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 15 km SIND | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Roman Rees | Lucas Fratzscher |
| 24 | 14 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 10 km SPR | Johan-Olav Botn | Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | Roman Rees |
| 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | Isak Frey | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Johan-Olav Botn |

### Relay – 4 x 7.5 km

| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | R. |
| 1 | 2 February 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | Norway1. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen 2. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 3. Sivert Guttorm Bakken 4. Isak Frey | Germany1. Lucas Fratzscher 2. Simon Kaiser 3. Roman Rees 4. David Zobel | France1. Théo Guiraud-Poillot 2. Gaëtan Paturel 3. Oscar Lombardot 4. Rémi Broutier | Norway | |

### Overall leaders

| Holder | Date | Place(s) | Number of competitions |
| Individual ||||
| Sverre Dahlen Aspenes | 28 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll | 1 |
| Martin Uldal (1) | 30 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll | 1 |
| Isak Frey (1) | 1 December 2024 – 6 December 2024 | Idre Fjäll – Geilo | 3 |
| Martin Uldal (2) | 7 December 2024 | Geilo | 1 |
| Johan-Olav Botn | 19 December 2024 – 21 December 2024 | Obertilliach | 2 |
| Isak Frey (2) | 9 January 2025 – 14 March 2025 | Arber – Otepää | 16 |
| Under 23 ||||
| Isak Frey | 28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025 | Idre Fjäll – Otepää | 24 |

### 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 |
| 1 | 28 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll (1) | 7.5 km SPR | Paula Botet | Chloé Chevalier | Anna Weidel |
| 2 | 30 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll (1) | 7.5 km SPR | Ida Lien | Paula Botet | Camille Bened |
| 3 | 1 December 2024 | Idre Fjäll (1) | 10 km PUR | Ida Lien | Anna Weidel | Camille Bened |
| 4 | 4 December 2024 | Geilo (2) | 15 km IND | Camille Bened | Marit Øygard | Fany Bertrand |
| 5 | 6 December 2024 | Geilo (2) | 7.5 km SPR | Paula Botet | Marlene Fichtner | Johanna Skottheim |
| 6 | 7 December 2024 | Geilo (2) | 10 km PUR | Marlene Fichtner | Chloé Chevalier | Paula Botet |
| 7 | 19 December 2024 | Obertilliach (3) | 7.5 km SPR | Ilaria Scattolo | Gilonne Guigonnat | Paula Botet |
| 8 | 21 December 2024 | Obertilliach (3) | 12.5 km MSS 60 | Stefanie Scherer | Paula Botet | Camille Bened |
| 9 | 9 January 2025 | Arber (4) | 7.5 km SPR | Amandine Mengin | Sophie Chauveau | Rebecca Passler |
| 10 | 11 January 2025 | Arber (4) | 7.5 km SPR | Gilonne Guigonnat | Amandine Mengin | Voldiya Galmace Paulin |
| 11 | 12 January 2025 | Arber (4) | 10 km PUR | Amandine Mengin | Ragnhild Femsteinevik | Voldiya Galmace Paulin |
| 12 | 15 January 2025 | Brezno-Osrblie (5) | 12.5 km SIND | Karoline Erdal | Voldiya Galmace Paulin | Anastasiya Merkushyna |
| 13 | 17 January 2025 | Brezno-Osrblie (5) | 7.5 km SPR | Marthe Kråkstad Johansen | Voldiya Galmace Paulin | Karoline Erdal |
| 2025 IBU Open European Championships (29 January–2 February) ||||||||
| 14 | 29 January 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | 15 km IND | Johanna Puff | Marlene Fichtner | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg |
| 15 | 31 January 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | 7.5 km SPR | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg | Amandine Mengin | Baiba Bendika |
| 16 | 1 February 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | 10 km PUR | Baiba Bendika | Anna-Karin Heijdenberg | Linda Zingerle |
| 17 | 5 February 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) | 7.5 km SPR | Voldiya Galmace Paulin | Paula Botet | Marthe Kråkstad Johansen |
| 18 | 7 February 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) | 10 km PUR | Voldiya Galmace Paulin | Marthe Kråkstad Johansen | Sophie Chauveau |
| 19 | 8 February 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (6) | 12.5 km MSS 60 | Sophie Chauveau | Camille Bened | Rebecca Passler |
| 20 | 6 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 7.5 km SPR | Gilonne Guigonnat | Rebecca Passler | Kristýna Otcovská |
| 21 | 8 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 10 km PUR | Gilonne Guigonnat | Camille Bened | Juni Arnekleiv |
| 22 | 9 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 12.5 km MSS | Kristýna Otcovská | Paula Botet | Camille Bened |
| 23 | 12 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 12.5 km SIND | Susan Külm | Karoline Erdal | Camille Bened |
| 24 | 14 March 2025 | Otepää (7), (8) | 7.5 km SPR | Voldiya Galmace Paulin | Camille Bened | Paula Botet |
| 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | 17th IBU Cup Overall (28 November 2024 – 14 March 2025) | Camille Bened | Voldiya Galmace Paulin | Paula Botet |

### Relay – 4 x 6 km

| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Winner | Second | Third | Leader (After competition) | R. |
| 1 | 2 February 2025 | Martell-Val Martello (ECH) | Germany1. Stefanie Scherer 2. Anna Weidel 3. Marlene Fichtner 4. Johanna Puff | France1. Camille Bened 2. Sophie Chauveau 3. Amandine Mengin 4. Gilonne Guigonnat | Italy1. Rebecca Passler 2. Ilaria Scattolo 3. Birgit Schölzhorn 4. Linda Zingerle | Norway | |

### Overall leaders

| Holder | Date | Place(s) | Number of competitions |
| Individual ||||
| Paula Botet (1) | 28 November 2024 – 1 December 2024 | Idre Fjäll | 3 |
| Camille Bened (1) | 4 December 2024 | Geilo | 1 |
| Paula Botet (2) | 6 December 2024 – 9 January 2025 | Geilo – Arber | 5 |
| Camille Bened (2) | 11 January 2025 – 1 February 2025 | Arber – Martell-Val Martello | 7 |
| Voldiya Galmace Paulin | 5 February 2025 – 6 March 2025 | Ridnaun-Val Ridanna – Otepää | 4 |
| Camille Bened (3) | 8 March 2025 – 14 March 2025 | Otepää | 4 |
| Under 23 ||||
| Anna Andexer | 28 November 2024 | Idre Fjäll | 1 |
| Siri Skar | 30 November 2024 – 21 December 2024 | Idre Fjäll – Obertilliach | 7 |
| Marlene Fichtner | 9 January 2025 – 11 January 2025 | Arber | 2 |
| Voldiya Galmace Paulin | 12 January 2025 – 14 March 2025 | Arber – Otepää | 14 |

### Standings
## Mixed Relay

| No. | Date | Place (In brackets Stage) | Winner | Second | Third |
| Mixed Relay – 4 x 6 km |||||||
| 1 | 22 December 2024 | Obertilliach (3) | Norway1. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 2. Johan-Olav Botn 3. Siri Skar 4. Ragnhild Femsteinevik | Germany1. Lucas Fratzscher 2. David Zobel 3. Marion Wiesensarter 4. Sophia Schneider | France1. Gaëtan Paturel 2. Oscar Lombardot 3. Chloé Chevalier 4. Paula Botet |
| 3 | 18 January 2025 | Brezno-Osrblie (5) | Norway1. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen 2. Siri Skar 3. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 4. Isak Frey | Austria1. Lea Rothschopf 2. Lara Wagner 3. Fredrik Mühlbacher 4. Fabian Müllauer | Italy1. Ilaria Scattolo 2. Beatrice Trabucchi 3. Iacopo Leonesio 4. Nicola Romanin |
| 5 | 15 March 2025 | Otepää (8) | Germany1. Roman Rees 2. Simon Kaiser 3. Stefanie Scherer 4. Lisa Maria Spark | France1. Damien Levet 2. Gaëtan Paturel 3. Célia Henaff 4. Paula Botet | Norway1. Sivert Guttorm Bakken 2. Johan-Olav Botn 3. Karoline Erdal 4. Juni Arnekleiv |
| Single Mixed Relay – 6 km + 7.5 km |||||||
| 2 | 22 December 2024 | Obertilliach (3) | Norway1. Isak Frey 2. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen | France1. Mathieu Garcia 2. Camille Bened | Germany1. Roman Rees 2. Stefanie Scherer |
| 4 | 18 January 2025 | Brezno-Osrblie (5) | Norway1. Karoline Erdal 2. Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Czech Republic1. Tereza Vinklárková 2. Tomáš Mikyska | Ukraine1. Anastasiya Merkushyna 2. Artem Tyshchenko |
| 6 | 15 March 2025 | Otepää (8) | France1. Théo Guiraud-Poillot 2. Gilonne Guigonnat | Germany1. Anna Weidel 2. Lucas Fratzscher | Norway1. Sverre Dahlen Aspenes 2. Gro Randby |

## 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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 31 | 23 | 19 | 73 |
| 2 | France | 13 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Germany | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 168 |

## Points distribution

The table shows the number of points won in the 2024–25 Biathlon IBU Cup for men and women.
| 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 | 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 |
| Pursuit | 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 |
| Mass Start | 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 |