World Cup

The 2016 IBU World Cup Biathlon competition kicks off Thursday at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle with fresh snow and excitement in the cold February air.

Presque Isle will soon to be the center of international sports attention as the 2016 IBU World Cup Biathlon comes to the city.

Dead River Company, a one hundred and six year old family-owned energy company, has stepped forward to support the Nordic Heritage Center as a local sponsor of the 2016 Biathlon World Cup, hosted by the Nordic Heritage Center from February 11 through 14.

The countdown calendar marking the days remaining until the start of the World Cup Biathlon event in Presque Isle has been unveiled.

The official World Cup Countdown Calendar is set to be unveiled

With just two months to go before hundreds of the world’s top biathletes converge on Aroostook County, organizers of the 2016 International Biathlon Union World Cup are reviewing security plans and dusting off plans to make snow if needed.

Tomorrows the big day. You're about to hit the field and try to win the World Cup. What's wrong with relieving some stress by scoring a few goals at home the night before the big game?