Biathlon at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule and how to watch live YOG action

The fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games, Gangwon 2024, will officially start with the Opening Ceremony on 19 January 2024.

With every winter sport on the current Olympic programme set to be contested in the Republic of Korea, biathlon is one of the most demanding due to its combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

From 20 to 24 January, the Alpensia Biathlon Centre, will host six biathlon events with 200 athletes - 100 per gender - competing.

Discover what you should know about the biathlon events in Gangwon and how you can watch live on Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.

Biathlon format at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics

There are six events being contested at Gangwon 2024, the same as at Lausanne 2020:

Men’s events:

• 5km Sprint
• 12.5km Individual

Women’s events:

• 6km Sprint
• 10km Individual

Mixed events:

• Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)
• Single Mixed Relay 6km (W) + 7.5km (M)

In the individual event, the most traditional format, men ski 12.5km and women 10km. There are four rounds of shooting alternating between prone and standing position. If a target is missed, one minute is added to the overall time.

In the sprint, men ski 7.5km and women 6km. There are two rounds of shooting, the first in prone position and the second standing. A missed target means having to ski a 150m penalty loop.

Four athletes per nation compete in the mixed relay in the following order: woman-woman-man-man, skiing 6km each with each athlete shooting twice. Again, there is a 150m penalty loop for each missed target.

Two athletes per nation (one man, one woman) compete in the single mixed relay, skiing and shooting twice each. Women ski 6km and men 7.5km. Once more, missed targets result in penalty loops.

Biathlon venue location and dates at Gangwon 2024

As was the case for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Alpensia Biathlon Centre will host the biathlon races as well as the sports of Cross-Country Skiing and Nordic combined.

The biathlon competition starts with the individual events on Day 1 of the Games (20 January), and ends with the mixed relay on Day 5 (24 January).

Full biathlon schedule at Gangwon 2024

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC/GMT +9 hours) and are subject to change

Saturday 20 January 2024

• 11:00 Women’s 10km individual
• 14:00 Men’s 12.5km individual

Sunday 21 January 2024

• 11:00 Single mixed relay

Tuesday 23 January 2024

• 10:30 Men’s 7.5km sprint
• 13:30 Women’s 6km sprint

Wednesday 24 January 2024

• 10:30 Mixed relay

How to watch biathlon at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games

Action from all 13 competition days at Gangwon 2024, including the four days featuring biathlon events, will be streamed live on Olympics.com with dedicated feeds, as well as on the official Olympics app for mobile devices.

You can also watch full replays on demand on Olympics.com and catch highlights across the official Olympics social media accounts.