2025 IBU Junior Open European Championships
| 2025 IBU Junior Open European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Altenberg, Germany | 
| Dates | 22–26 January | 
| Events | 8 | 
| Imatra 2026 →  | |
The 10th IBU Junior Open European Championships were held from 22 to 26 January 2025 in Altenberg, Germany.[1] For the first time in the history of the Junior European Championships, Greenland reached the podium. Sondre Slettemark won a silver medal for Greenland in the mass start 60.[2] Bulgaria claimed its second gold medal in history, earned by Valentina Dimitrova in the individual race.[3][4] Poland won three gold medals and one bronze, securing victory in the overall standings of the 2025 Junior European Championships. Grzegorz Galica won three gold medals at the 2025 event.[5][6]
Schedule
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Event | 
|---|---|---|
| 22 January | 10:30 | Men's 15 km individual | 
| 14:30 | Women's 12.5 km individual | |
| 24 January | 10:45 | Mixed Relay | 
| 14:00 | Single Mixed Relay | |
| 25 January | 10:30 | Men's 10 km sprint | 
| 14:15 | Women's 7.5 km sprint | |
| 26 January | 10:45 | Men's 12 km mass start 60 | 
| 13:30 | Women's 9 km mass start 60 | 
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2 |  Germany* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| 3 |  France | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 7 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Greenland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details | Grzegorz Galica  Poland | 41:35.7 (1+1+0+0) | Antonin Delsol  France | 42:13.9 (2+0+0+0) | Arthur Iskhakov  Slovakia | 42:26.1 (0+0+0+1) | 
| 10 km sprint details | Fabian Kaskel  Germany | 27:42.3 (0+0) | Elias Seidl  Germany | 27:44.5 (1+0) | Camille Grataloup-Manissolle  France | 27:56.2 (0+1) | 
| 12 km mass start 60 details | Grzegorz Galica  Poland | 35:02.4 (1+0+2+0) | Sondre Slettemark  Greenland | 35:11.1 (1+0+0+1) | Martin Botet  France | 35:15.2 (1+0+1+0) | 
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 km individual details | Valentina Dimitrova  Bulgaria | 41:12.5 (1+1+0+0) | Eveliina Hakala  Finland | 41:16.2 (0+0+0+0) | Amelia Liszka  Poland | 42:07.5 (0+0+0+1) | 
| 7.5 km sprint details | Anaëlle Bondoux  France | 24:17.3 (1+0) | Coralie Perrin  France | 24:19.9 (0+0) | Charlotte Gallbronner  Germany | 24:32.0 (0+0) | 
| 9 km mass start 60 details | Kateřina Pavlů  Czech Republic | 30:05.6 (0+1+1+0) | Fabiana Carpella  Italy | 30:19.0 (1+0+1+0) | Sara Scattolo  Italy | 30:28.5 (0+1+0+2) | 
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km M + 7.5 km W single relay |  Germany 
 | 40:47.0 (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (1+3) (0+1) (0+0) |  France 
 | 40:47.2 (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (1+3) |  Czech Republic 
 | 42:03.7 (0+3) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) (1+3) (0+1) (0+3) (0+1) | 
| 4 × 6 km M+W relay details |  Poland 
 | 1:15:20.9 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) |  France 
 | 1:16:02.8 (0+1) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+1) |  Italy 
 | 1:16:25.4 (0+0) (0+2) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (2+3) | 
See also
References
- ^ "IBU Junior Cup – Season 2024/25". IBU. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Burgaud, Florian (January 27, 2025). "Biathlon | "One of my greatest successes" : another historic performance by Greenland's Sondre Slettemark, European junior vice-champion in the Mass-Start 60 | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Nordic skiing". www.nordicmag.info.
- ^ "Грандиозно: Валентина Димитрова с европейско злато в биатлона". www.sportlive.bg. January 22, 2025.
- ^ Burgaud, Florian (January 22, 2025). "Biathlon | Altenberg: Bulgaria's Valentina Dimitrova takes gold in the individual event at the European junior championships, Anaëlle Bondoux fourth | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Nordic skiing". www.nordicmag.info.
- ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska (January 26, 2025). "[PILNE] Dominacja Polaka w ME. Zdobył trzeci złoty medal!". sport.tvp.pl.
- ^ Burgaud, Florian (January 26, 2025). "Biathlon | European Junior Championships in Altenberg: another gold medal for Grzegorz Galica, winner of the mass-start 60 ahead of Sondre Slettemark and Martin Botet, bronze medalist | Nordic Mag | N°1 Biathlon | Nordic skiing". www.nordicmag.info.
