The 2026/27 World Cup starts on 26 November in Kontiolahti and ends on 21 March in Holmenkollen. There are ten rounds. The World Championships are 10–21 February in Otepää, Estonia. The Russian Cup opens on 2 December in Khanty-Mansiysk.
The Norwegian summer championships in Lygna came to an end — the main domestic event before winter. Sturla Holm Lægreid and Ingrid Tandrevold won the pursuits. Two months to the World Cup start.
August biathlon roller camps reach working volume: which shooting-after-load indicators to publish, how to run a weekly content template and how to prepare the section for World Cup demand.
Biathlon squads enter August roller-ski blocks before World Cup 2026/27. Why volume and shooting after load matter more than July controls under unchanged IBU rules.
August biathlon camps before World Cup 2026/27: roller volume, shooting after load and unchanged IBU eligibility. Which camp markers matter now.
While figure skating expands neutral lists, the IBU confirms its 2022 ban on Russia and Belarus. The 2026/27 season stays without them.
After altitude blocks, national teams move into summer control races. It is not TV primetime — but this is where 2026/27 base form shows.
Altitude blocks and range tests are already underway. Why the quiet months matter — and what to watch before the World Cup opens.
The Winter Games are done; the World Cup is still ahead. Norway's staff is at altitude: Johannes Boe is stacking volume, Lisa T. Haugen is back in a full cycle after maternity leave.
Norwegian biathlete Lisa Therese Haugen-Johannesen has officially announced her return to competitive sport. Johannes Bø's wife is preparing for the 2026/27 season alongside her husband at an altitude camp in Austria.
Norway is once again the favourite for the upcoming biathlon season. But rivals are ready to issue a challenge.