Swiss biathlete Niklas Hartweg will miss the remainder of the 2025 Biathlon World Cup season after contracting a virus, the athlete announced today. The news comes as the World Cup circuit moves to hochfilzen, Austria, and represents a setback for the Swiss team as they prepare for the upcoming Winter Olympics [[2]]. Despite Hartweg’s absence, Switzerland saw success earlier today with Joscha Burkhalter and Sebastian Stalder achieving top-20 finishes in the sprint race [[1]].
Niklas Hartweg will miss the remainder of the 2025 Biathlon World Cup season. The Swiss athlete announced on Instagram that he contracted a new virus shortly after battling the flu last week in Östersund, Sweden.
“Cela signifie que je pars en pause de Noël plus tôt que prévu et que je me concentre sur ma récupération et ma préparation pour les JO.” (“This means I’m taking a Christmas break earlier than planned and focusing on my recovery and preparation for the Olympics,” Hartweg stated.)
Hartweg’s preparation for the season was already hampered by less-than-ideal conditions over the summer, and he will now be sidelined for this weekend’s World Cup races in Hochfilzen, Austria, and the following week’s event in Le Grand-Bornand, France.
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Two Swiss Athletes in the Top 20
Joscha Burkhalter and Sebastian Stalder both cracked the top 20 in the sprint race that opened the Biathlon World Cup weekend in Hochfilzen, Austria, thanks to flawless shooting. Burkhalter finished 13th, while Stalder secured 20th place. Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel claimed victory, earning his second World Cup win of the season, followed by France’s Eric Perrot and Germany’s Philipp Horn rounding out the podium.
