On February 8, at the “Anterselva Biathlon Arena” in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy, where the 2025/26 biathlon season’s Olympic tournament begins today, the mixed relay, or the classic 4 x 6 km mixed relay, will take place.
Twenty-one teams will compete in the opening race. Men will ski the first two legs, followed by the women.
France will take to the course wearing bib number one. France’s lead-off skier will be the current overall standings leader, Éric Perrot, followed by Quentin Fillon Maillet. Quentin currently rounds out the Top 5 in the overall standings. The third leg will be run by the women’s overall standings leader, Lou Jeanmonnot, with the experienced Julia Simon anchoring the team.
The local biathletes have bib number two. The Italian mixed relay team won the pre-Olympic event in Nové Město, Czechia.
The Czech team will compete wearing bib number three.
The Ukrainian team, comprising Dmytro Pidruchnyi, Vitalii Mandzyn, Olena Horodna and Oleksandra Merkushyna, will take to the Olympic race wearing bib number 14.
Watch the live broadcast to see how the mixed relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics unfolds and who will win the first biathlon medals….
The live broadcast starts at 15:05 (Eastern European Time UTC+2).
Biathlon, mixed relay at the 2026 Olympics in Italy. ONLINE video broadcast, race results…
- France (0+7) – 1:04:15,5
- Italy (0+5) +25,8
- Germany (1+3) +1:05,3
- Norway (2+6) +1:37,2
- Sweden (2+7) +1:40,8
