Two weekends in November will not only deliver at taste of what’s to come on the World Cup this winter. For the racers, these two weekends will determine what the rest of their season will look like: who gets a head start on qualifying for the world Championships and who will have to dig even deeper to get there. There is a lot to look forward to as the season is coming closer.
But what happens where and when? We got you covered: Check out the schedules for both biathlon and cross-country season openers in Norway, Sweden and Finland – all of which also attract a large number of national teams and elite racers from far beyond Scandinavia.
All times are CET
Friday, November 15
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Oloksen Tykkikisat, Muonio (FIN): Sprint CL Qualifiers, men and women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Oloksen Tykkikisat, Muonio (FIN): Sprint CL Finals, men and women
Saturday, November 16
09.45: Biathlon – Sesongstart, Sjusjøen (NOR): Sprint 7.5 km, women
10.00: Biathlon – Sverigepremiären, Idre Fjäll (SWE): Short Individual 15 km, men
12.15: Biathlon – Sverigepremiären, Idre Fjäll (SWE): Short Individual 12,5 km, women
12.15: Biathlon – Sesongstart, Sjusjøen (NOR): Sprint 10 km, men
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Oloksen Tykkikisat, Muonio (FIN): Individual 10 km CL, women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Oloksen Tykkikisat, Muonio (FIN): Individual 10 km CL, men
Sunday, November 17
10.00: Biathlon – Sverigepremiären, Idre Fjäll (SWE): Sprint 10 km, men
10.45: Biathlon – Sesongstart, Sjusjøen (NOR): Mass Start 80 (B), men
12.00: Biathlon - Sverigepremiären, Idre Fjäll (SWE): Sprint 7.5 km, women
12.30: Biathlon – Sesongstart, Sjusjøen (NOR): Mass Start 40 12.5 km, women
14.15: Biathlon – Sesongstart, Sjusjøen (NOR): Mass Start 15 km (A), men
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Oloksen Tykkikisat, Muonio (FIN): Individual 10 km F, women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Oloksen Tykkikisat, Muonio (FIN): Individual 10 km F, men
Friday, November 22
11.30: Cross-country skiing – Beitosprinten, Beitostølen (NOR): Sprint CL Qualifiers, men and women
13.30: Cross-country skiing – Beitosprinten, Beitostølen (NOR): Sprint CL Finals, men and women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Bruksvallsloppet, Bruksvallarna (SWE): Sprint Qualifiers, men and women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Bruksvallsloppet, Bruksvallarna (SWE): Sprint CL Finals, men and women
Saturday, November 23
10.00: Cross-country skiing – Beitosprinten, Beitostølen (NOR): Individual 10 km CL, women
11.30: Cross-country skiing – Beitosprinten, Beitostølen (NOR): Individual 10 km CL, men
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Bruksvallsloppet, Bruksvallarna (SWE): Individual 10 km CL, women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Bruksvallsloppet, Bruksvallarna (SWE): Individual 10 km CL, men
Sunday, November 24
11.30: Cross-country skiing – Beitosprinten, Beitostølen (NOR): Individual 10 km F, women
13.00: Cross-country skiing – Beitosprinten, Beitostølen (NOR): Individual 10 km F, men
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Bruksvallsloppet, Bruksvallarna (SWE): Individual 10 km F, women
TBD: Cross-country skiing – Bruksvallsloppet, Bruksvallarna (SWE): Individual 10 km M, men
TBD = Time to be determined
Photo by: Nordic Focus