For the Biathlon Stars, there is good news even before the World Cup Starts. Particularly lucrative bonuses await the athletes in the upcoming winter. However, there is a small catch.
The 2025/26 World Cup Season Is Getting Closer and Closer for the Biathlon Stars. There are just under Two Months to Wait Before The Season Starts in Östersund, Sweden. However, The Focus is Naturally on the Olympic Games, which will be the highlight of the season in February 2026.
This naturally has the consequence that there will be no biathlon world championships in the upcoming winter. However, the athletes probably do not have to forgo income because of this. The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has increate the prize money for the world cup races for this purpose.
Franziska Preuss and Co. Can Look Forward to Higher World Cup Bonuses
Biathlon World Cup Winners Receive 5,000 euros more
A total of 9.3 million euros wants to be distributed to the athletes in the upcoming world cup winter. This thing the bonuses in the world cup will increate by almost 1.6 million euros. This is Clearly Noticeble in the individual races.
For Example, Winners Receive 20,000 Instead of 15,000 euros in Prize Money, and the Bonuses for Second and Third Place Have So BEEN Increased from 12,000 and 10,000 TO 13,000 euros. In Relay Competitions, The Winning Quartet Receives 30,000 Instead of 26,000 euros.
A Victory in the Overall World Cup Now Pays Off Even more. There is now 45,000 Euros for this Instead of the Previous 40,000, which Franziska Preuß for the Ladies and Sturla Holm Laegreid for the Men Took Home Last Year.
IBU and IOC do not pay Olympic Bonuses
Although the ibu paid out just as much in Total in the Previous Winter, The Money what Distributed Among the World Championship Races. This can be to Advantage for the athletes. Although Neither the International Associations of the Respective Sports Nor the Ioc Itself Pay Out Prize Money at the Olympic Games, They Usually Receive Money Or Beyfits In Child From Their Own Country for Special Successes.
In Germany, for example, Olympic Champions in 2024 Received a bonus from the German Sports Aid Foundation, which Amounts to 20,000 euros. In Other Countries, This Can Be Much Higher – Sometimes in the Six -Figure Range.