After a solid performance, Norway claimed the 4×7.5km Relay victory at the biathlon IBU Open European Championships in Norway.
Norway (Sivert Gerhardsen, Kasper Kalkenberg, Martin Nevland, Isak Leknes Frey) secured the win in the men’s Relay, stopping the clock at 1:17:08.4.
Germany (Elias Seidl, Simon Kaiser, Danilo Riethmueller, Leonhard Pfund) finished second, 6.5 seconds back, while France (Antonin Guigonnat, Damien Levet, Gaetan Paturel, Valentin Lejeune) completed the podium in third place, 55.2 seconds behind the winners.
Top 5, 4×7.5km Relay, Men
Norway (Sivert Gerhardsen, Kasper Kalkenberg, Martin Nevland, Isak Leknes Frey), (1+8), 1:17:98.4
Germany (Elias Seidl, Simon Kaiser, Danilo Riethmueller, Leonhard Pfund), (2+10), +6.5
France (Antonin Guigonnat, Damien Levet, Gaetan Paturel, Valentin Lejeune), (1+13), +55.2
Italy (Daniele Cappellari, Didier Bionaz, Marco Barale, Christoph Pircher), (2+10), +1:45.4
Sweden (Oscar Andersson, Jacob Larsson, Emil Nykvist, Melker Nordgren), (2+11), +2:05.7
Complete results can be found HERE
Also Read – IBU Open European Championships: Complete program for Sjusjøen
FACTS IBU Open European Championships Sjusjøen 2025/2026
When: Wednesday, January 28 to Sunday, February 1, 2026
Who: National biathletes – women and men
Where: Sjusjøen, Norway
What: IBU Open European Championships, Sjusjøen/Norway
PROGRAM
Wednesday, January 28: 20km Individual M and 15km Individual W (More information can be found HERE)
10:20 CET: 20km Individual, Men
14:30 CET: 15km Individual, Women
Friday, January 30: 10km Sprint M and 7.5km Sprint W (More information can be found HERE)
10:45 CET: 10km Sprint, Men
14:30 CET: 7.5km Sprint, Women
Saturday, January 31: 12.5km Pursuit M and 10km Pursuit W (More information can be found HERE)
10:50 CET: 12.5km Pursuit, Men
13:30 CET: 10km Pursuit, Women
Sunday, February 1: 4×7.5km Relay M and 4x6km Relay W (More information can be found HERE and HERE)
10:40 CET: 4×7.5km Relay, Men
13:45 CET: 4x6km Relay, Women
After Sjusjøen (Norway) for the IBU Open European Championships, the post-championship stages include another weekend in Sjusjøen, before two final weeks of competition in Lake Placid, USA.
Also Read – Biathlon IBU Cup: Calendar for the 2025/2026 winter season
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