2020–21 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1
# 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1

The 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1 was the opening event of the season and is held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 28 to 29 November 2020.

## Schedule of events

The events took place at the following times.

| Date | Time | Events |
| - | - | - |
| 28 November | 11:00 CET | Men's 20 km Individual |
| 28 November | 14:20 CET | Women's 15 km Individual |
| 29 November | 10:30 CET | Men's 10 km Sprint |
| 29 November | 13:40 CET | Women's 7.5 km Sprint |

## Medal winners

### Men

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 km Individual | Sturla Holm Lægreid Norway | 48:57.0 (0+0+0+0) | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 49:16.6 (1+0+0+0) | Erik Lesser Germany | 50:00.6 (0+1+0+0) |
| 10 km Sprint | Johannes Thingnes Bø Norway | 23:53.0 (0+0) | Sebastian Samuelsson Sweden | 24:37.1 (1+0) | Martin Ponsiluoma Sweden | 24:40.9 (1+0) |

### Women

| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 km Individual | Dorothea Wierer Italy | 44:00.9 (0+0+0+0) | Denise Herrmann Germany | 44:01.7 (1+0+0+0) | Johanna Skottheim Sweden | 44:25.0 (0+0+0+0) |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Hanna Öberg Sweden | 21:01.4 (0+0) | Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway | 21:25.3 (0+0) | Karoline Offigstad Knotten Norway | 21:39.2 (0+0) |
