Sweden won the women's biathlon relay, finishing first, with France second and Norway third in the women's biathlon relay. 2. 6 seconds back.
8 behind. According to SVT Sport, Hanna Öberg delivered an exceptional performance in the women's biathlon relay. ' The Kontiolahti World Cup is scheduled from March 5-8, 2026.
The 2025/2026 World Cup calendar starts in Östersund and ends in Oslo-Holmenkollen. However, NRK Sport reports that France won a women's relay in Kontiolahti, with Sweden second and Norway third, contradicting other reports. France's second place in the women's biathlon relay secured them the overall relay cup.
Sweden became second in the overall relay cup. The Swedish women's team has never won the nations cup. The Swedish women's team finished second in the nations cup last season behind France.
The Swedish women's team has a chance to win the nations cup for the first time on Thursday. The Swedish women's team trails France by only five points in the sprint standings for the nations cup. The nations cup winner is determined by sprint standings and relay results.
The winning team of the nations cup receives 60,000 euros (approximately 645,000 Swedish kronor). The women's sprint in Holmenkollen starts at 16:05 on Thursday and will be broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play. Sweden's men's team will finish third in the nations cup this year.
Sweden's men's team achieved top three in the nations cup for the first time last year. A team event in Holmenkollen involved six participants completing a biathlon course with audience support, according to NRK. Biathlon World Cup finals in Holmenkollen included men's sprint events with Finnish athletes competing, according to Ilta-Sanomat.
Sweden won a mixed relay in Estonia after a comeback, with Elvira Öberg securing victory, according to Sportbladet. Italian women's biathlon coach Jonne Kähkönen is leaving his position, according to Ilta-Sanomat. There is speculation that Jonne Kähkönen might move to Sweden, according to Ilta-Sanomat.
Fanny Barchéus won silver in her Swedish Championship debut in biathlon, according to Kuriren. Germany performed poorly in a relay, with coach Kristian Mehringer expressing frustration, according to ZDF heute. Swedish Championships in biathlon will be held in Piteå, featuring stars like the Öberg sisters, according to Piteå-Tidningen.
Hanna Öberg won a pursuit race after a sprint win. ' Elvira Öberg finished third in a pursuit race, 23 seconds behind Hanna Öberg. Sweden has 36 podium finishes this season in biathlon.
com, the Swedish biathlon team is on course for a record season. Anna Magnusson finished 39th in a pursuit race after a fall and rifle issues. Linn Gestblom finished 21st in a pursuit race.
At the Biathlon World Championships 2024, Team France won the women's relay gold medal. At the Biathlon World Championships 2024, Sweden took silver in the women's relay. At the Biathlon World Championships 2024, Germany took bronze in the women's relay.
At the Biathlon World Championships 2024, defending champion Italy finished 13th in the women's relay. The Swedish victory in Kontiolahti adds to a strong season, with the team aiming for further success in upcoming competitions.