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Biathlon World CupDecember 15 to 21, 2025
Le compte à rebours est terminé !
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Sn25 Bi Gb Mwp Nl 01 149ANNECY-LE GRAND-BORNAND: biathlon finds its French home...
In the early 2000s, French biathlon gained international recognition, the only thing missing being a major organization. Since the 1992 Albertville Olympic Games, no major world-class competition had been held on French soil, with the exception of the 2004 Junior World Championships in Haute-Maurienne and the 1995 European Championships in Le Grand-Bornand.
Métabief, Bessans, Autrans, Chamonix and Le Grand-Bornand bid for a world cup. After careful consideration, the French Ski Federation chose Le Grand-Bornand on November 24, 2007, thus confirming the advantages of a site that was also part of Annecy’s bid for the 2018 Olympic Games.
The IBU approved the French bid, and the French Ski Federation entrusted Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand with the organization of six World Cup races in December 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2024. The beautiful story continues this year, in 2025…while waiting for 2026 and 2030.
The World Cup in figures
4days
6tests
300athletes
30nations
350technicians
900volunteers
67 000spectators
45countries of distribution
125 millionof viewers
100international journalists
80% of the infrastructure dismantled at the end of the competition (walkways, stands, etc.).
30,000 spectators transported by shuttle bus from the lower valley, i.e. almost 50% of all spectators.
100% of energy supply, of hydraulic origin, certified renewable.
37% of induced waste volume already recycled or recovered.
Stade international Sylvie Becaert: Inside the "Monaco of Biathlon"!
The Grand-Bornand international biathlon stadium is, first and foremost, a name. The name of Sylvie Becaert, the great champion of the 2000s, daughter of Grand-Bornand and flagship of the resort’s athletes. It was her name that was logically given to the stadium that hosts the World Cup and was tested in March 2011 for the IBU Cup finals.
The stadium is the only venue in France to have been awarded an A license by the international federation (IBU), and meets all international standards, with a 30-target shooting range, penalty ring, open and compact cross-country ski trails, start and finish area, and public areas.
Beyond its technical features, the Sylvie Becaert stadium is unique on the world circuit thanks to its temporary concept and proximity to the village, making it a kind of “Monaco circuit” for biathlon.
Fully integrated into the majestic Aravis landscape and close to the public, it has been designed with respect for the environment.
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Photos Friday M.dubost 18Follow the Grand-Bornand agenda
A brief history of biathlon...
Long before it became a crowd-pleasing Olympic sport, biathlon was certainly one of the most ancient activities of the men of the Far North… who, to hunt, travelled on skis with a bow on their backs. Traces of these skier-archers can even be found in Scandinavian mythology. Over the centuries, the practice developed, both for warlike purposes and for hunting. In 1924, during the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, a Nordic patrol demonstration was organized, but until the end of the Second World War, biathlon remained an exclusively military sport…
Did you know?
UBI is the official mascot of the BMW IBU Biathlon World Cup Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand!
Dscf8807Want to know what the champions feel like?
Discover biathlon, target shooting at 10 or 50 meters with an air rifle, a fun activity to enjoy with the whole family to improve concentration and stress management.
And for the very young, there’s an introduction to laser shooting.
