Overview
- The eighth stop of the 2025/26 Biathlon World Cup runs March 12–15 in Otepää with six races across sprint, pursuit, single‑mixed and mixed relays.
- Germany fields a 12‑athlete squad; Justus Strelow returns from a fractured finger and is available after retrieving his rifle left in Copenhagen under security rules.
- Forecasts call for double‑digit Celsius temperatures that will create deep, soft snow and pose waxing challenges.
- France’s Eric Perrot leads the men’s overall standings, with Perrot and Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen and Sturla Holm Laegreid cited as leading contenders in Otepää.
- Live coverage in Germany is scheduled on ARD/Das Erste and Eurosport, with free streams on the ARD Mediathek; the men’s sprint starts Thursday at 15:15.