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In his ninth World Cup season, Sebastian Samuelsson finished fourth in the World Cup Total Score, hit a career-high 84% of his shots, and headed into summer with a victory in the season-ending Holmenkollen Mass Start.

Altitude training is a necessary, important part of every team’s summer plans; the Finnish team is no exception, venturing to Livigno for their first thin-air camp of the season.

It’s Bastille Day in France; the perfect day to catch up with Julia Simon, reflecting on a successful season, her love of relays, Olympic goals, woodworking, and summer fun.

As always, summer is the time for the biathletes to take a moment to enjoy life with their families and friends. This summer, we once again had the opportunity to celebrate weddings and welcome new family members. Read on to find out all of the wonderful moments!

From Adriatic shores to snowy peaks, Croatian biathletes Anika Kozica and Matija Legovic set their sights on Milano-Cortina 2026.

The IBU Executive Board (EB) this week in Salzburg confirmed the athletes who will receive reallocated medals following the Swiss Federal Tribunal’s decision to reject Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov’s final appeal and uphold the disqualification of all his results between 2010 and 2014 due to anti-doping rule violations.

After a week in Livigno, the Norwegian men and women jumped 180 kilometers on Monday to sunny Passo Lavaźe for a second training week at 1800 meters. This two-week camp is the first of Norwegian’s three altitude camps as they begin preparations for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games competitions in Antholz.

The Winter Olympics in Italy, the last time this happened was in Turin in 2006 and the games are still fondly remembered. We take Olympic Day as an opportunity to look back on the Games of 20 years ago with Kati Wilhelm, Michael Greis and Anna Carin Zidek and to spark anticipation for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina.

For Sweden's Zebastian Modin, the offseason brings a pivotal choice: continue excelling in cross-country skiing, where he regularly wins medals, or invest more time and energy in biathlon—a discipline he loves, yet one that hasn’t returned the favor quite as often.

Sweden’s Ella Halvarsson’s first full season on the BMW IBU World Cup circuit was an unquestionable success with a 14th-place finish in the World Cup Total Score and IBU World Championships Silver and Bronze medals, capping her season.