This year’s World Cup is dominated by Tiril Eckhoff from Norway
Luboš Pavlíček, ČTK
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The tenth and final event of the World Championships this season was originally to host the Holmenkollen Stadium in Oslo, Norway, but the local government was against it. The International Biathlon Union thus moved the final portion of the race to Sweden.
This is the seventh country to host a World Cup or World Cup this season. At the beginning of March 2021, two SP companies took place in Nové Město na Moravě.
| Biathlon World Cup Program 2020/21 | ||
| Date | Venue | |
| 1 | 28.-29. November | Kontiolahti (Finland) |
| 2 | 3.-6. December | Kontiolahti (Finland) |
| 3 | 11.-13. December | Hochfilzen (Austria) |
| 4 | 17.-20. December | Hochfilzen (Austria) |
| 5 | 8.-10. January | Oberhof (Germany) |
| 6 | 13.-17. January | Oberhof (Germany) |
| 7 | 21.-24. February | Antholz-Anterselva (Italy) |
| MS | 10.-21. February | Pokljuka (Slovenian) |
| 8 | 4.-7. March | Nové Město na Moravě (Czechia) |
| 9 | 11.-14. March | Nové Město na Moravě (Czechia) |
| 10 | 18.-21. March | Östersund (Sweden) |
Program SP v biatlonu v Östersundu 2021
The last part of the series took place in a town of 50,000 on the shores of Lake Storsjön will start on March 19 with a women’s sprint, the last race of this year ‘s biathlon season is men’s mass race on Sunday, March 21. A total of six races await the elite biathletes.
In Sweden, the final ranking of the biathletes in the overall World Cup standings will also be decided. While women are clearly ruled by Tiril Eckhoff, who will no longer escape the crystal globe, the men’s part promises a great battle between compatriots Johannes Boe and Sturla Laegreid. Norwegian biathletes are only 25 points apart at the top of the World Cup scores.
Markéta Davidová is fighting for the best position among the Czech competitors. She is in tenth place in the overall standings and in Östersund will fight to stay in the top ten.
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