Three countries, three season openers, one weekend of biathlon. Geilo and Idre Fjall are both streamed live and free, worldwide and without geo-blocking, so nobody has to miss the first warm up shots of the winter. The French trials in Bessans run without international TV, but we show you how to follow every split and every standing in real time. Here is the complete viewing guide for the opening week, all times CET.

Norway: Geilo (Sesongstart skiskyting)

The Norwegian season opener is broadcast live by Norway's public broadcaster NRK and streamed via NRK TV. NRK typically makes its broadcast available to stream for free, without geo-blocking, across Europe and internationally.

Live timing & shooting data: Real-time telemetry, split times, shooting accuracy, and live standings are hosted on Live EQTiming.

Broadcast race schedule:

Saturday, November 14

• 11:30, Women's 7.5 km Sprint

• 14:00, Men's 10 km Sprint

Sunday, November 15

• 09:50, Women's 12.5 km Mass Start, Heat B

• 10:40, Men's 15 km Mass Start, Heat B

• 12:45, Women's 12.5 km Mass Start, Heat A (main NRK TV broadcast)

• 14:30, Men's 15 km Mass Start, Heat A (main NRK TV broadcast)

Sweden: Idre Fjäll (Sverigepremiären)

All four races are streamed live and on demand, free of charge and worldwide, on Eurovision Sport. In Sweden, the competitions air live as part of Vinterstudion on SVT1 and online via SVT Play. Official start lists and live results are published on the SportTA Skidskytte Event Portal.

Broadcast race schedule:

Saturday, November 14

• 10:00, Women's 12.5 km Short Individual

• 12:15, Men's 15 km Short Individual

Sunday, November 15

• 10:00, Women's 7.5 km Sprint

• 12:00, Men's 10 km Sprint

France: Bessans (Sélections FFS de Bessans)

Broadcast & Live Coverage: unlike the Scandinavian season openers, the Bessans FFS trials are internal federation selection races and do not have a live TV broadcast. Occasional video clips, highlights, and updates are posted on FFS TV and the French Ski Federation (FFS) Instagram, while race reports and full results are published promptly by Nordic Magazine.

Broadcast race schedule:

Thursday, November 12 (Sprint 1)

• 09:50, Women's 7.5 km Sprint

• 10:20, Men's 10 km Sprint

Saturday, November 14 (Sprint 2)

• 09:50, Men's 10 km Sprint

• 10:20, Women's 7.5 km Sprint

Sunday, November 15 (Mass Start)

• 09:40, Women's 12.5 km Mass Start

• 10:20, Men's 15 km Mass Start