Loop One Festival, Biathlon Season Opener This Weekend – See Program & Live Stream

This Sunday, 19 October 2025, Munich, Germany, will host the exciting autumn biathlon event, Loop One Festival.

This brand-new season opener is organized by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) for the 2025-2026 season.

The event serves as a spectacular preview ahead of the 2025/26 Biathlon World Cup season, which starts on 29 November in Östersund.

Here you can find the full competition schedule, participating teams, and information about live streaming.

Loop One Festival - Super Sprint 2025, Munich, Germany

The Loop One Festival features a new Roller Ski Super Sprint format with 60 of the world’s top biathletes.

In the qualification heats (four heats total), 15 athletes start simultaneously on a 3 x 1.8 km course around Munich’s Olympic Lake. Each athlete shoots twice – first prone, then standing. Each missed shot results in a 60-meter penalty loop.

The top three from each heat plus the three fastest “lucky losers” advance to the 15-athlete final.

In the final, athletes ski five loops and shoot four times – two prone and two standing.

Loop One Festival 2025 – Schedule

The competitions at Munich’s Olympic Park take place on Sunday, 19 October 2025. All times are Central European Time (CET), which is the local time in Germany.



See also: Biathlon World Cup – 2025-2026 Schedule

Loop One Festival 2025 – Teams

Many of the world’s top biathletes will compete at Loop One Festival. Below are some of the leading nations’ teams:

🇩🇪 Germany

🇫🇷 France

🇳🇴 Norway

🇸🇪 Sweden

🇮🇹 Italy

🇸🇮 Slovenia

🇫🇮 Finland

Loop One Festival 2025 – TV & Live Stream

The Loop One Festival be broadcast live on Eurovision Sport, available in multiple countries.

See also Loop One Festival results in real-time:biathlonresults.com.