Two years ago, the Italians put together a 2026 plan with a new team concept that included young athletes and staff changes to bring success in the 2026 Milan- Cortina Olympic Winter Games in their home, Antholz’s Südtirol Arena.
There were 70 competitions in the BMW IBU World Cup in the 2020/2021 season and Norway won 38 of them. Norwegian women won 17 times (Tiril Eckhoff 13 times), Norwegian men 15 times (Sturla Holm Laegreid seven times) and Norwegian relays six times. In the four-stage competitions all 20 targets