Biathletes and fans alike can look forward to an exciting final in Pokljuka on Sunday. At 12:05, the Single Mixed Relay competition will take place, followed by the Mixed Relay at 14:50. Both disciplines will make their final appearance of this winter season.
The Single Mixed Relay event is known for being highly unpredictable. This season, the Swedish pair, Ella Halvarsson and Sebastian Samuelsson, claimed victory in the season opener in Kontiolahti, finishing ahead of the French and German pair. After the New Year, the Finnish team, Suvi Minkkinen and Tero Seppala, triumphed in Oberhof, once again ahead of the French and German competitors.
The most thrilling race took place at the World Championships in Lenzerheide, where the French pair, Julia Simon and Quentin Fillon Maillet, secured the title ahead of the Norwegians, Ragnhild Femsteinevik and Johannes Thingnes Bø, and the German pair, Franziska Preuss and Justus Strelow.
Representing Slovenia in all these races were the youngest member of the national team, Lena Repinc, and the hero of Pokljuka, Jakov Fak. Impressively, they finished in sixth place in every competition.
The Mixed Relay events also featured three different nations claiming victory. In Finland, the podium featured Norway, France, and Sweden, while in Germany, Sweden took the top spot ahead of France and Norway.
At the World Championships, the French team—Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot, Eric Perrot, and Emilien Jacquelin—emerged victorious, followed by the Czech Republic and Germany. The Czech team’s silver medal was a major surprise, proving how unpredictable this event can be.
Slovenia’s performances gradually improved throughout the season, finishing 18th in the season opener, then moving up to 12th in Oberhof, and securing 11th place at the World Championships in Lenzerheide.
Anamarija Lampič, the heroine of Saturday’s Mass Start race, before Sunday’s mixed relay event says: “After these results, tomorrow will, of course, be easier for all of us. But still, we will need to focus and put in the effort just like today. Tomorrow is a new day, a new race, and this third place won’t count for anything.”
After Sunday’s races, biathletes will bid farewell to Pokljuka and head to the World Cup finals in Holmenkollen. Pokljuka will also take a break, but will return in the 2026/27 season, hosting a brand-new event in the Biathlon World Cup—a special New Year’s debuting race in the biathlon circuit.
