Estere Volfa

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Estere Volfa
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Volfa in 2025
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NationalityLatvian
Born (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 20)
Riga, Latvia
Sport
CountryLatvia
Sport Biathlon

Estere Volfa (born 11 April 2005) is a Latvian biathlete and former cross-country skier who has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2025. [1]

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Career

Estere Volfa initially competed in cross-country skier. At the 2021 Junior World Championships in cross-country skiing, she placed 73rd in the sprint and 68th in the 5 km freestyle. She made her senior World Championship debut in 2021 in Oberstdorf at the age of 15. She placed 82nd in the sprint and 93rd in the 10 km freestyle. At the age of 16, Volfa represented the Latvian national team at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. [2] In the sprint she placed 80th and did not qualify for the quarterfinals, while in the 10 km classic she finished 83rd. Together with Kitija Auziņa, she also competed in the team sprint, placing 21st. In 2022, she also participated in the Junior World Championships in cross-country skiing. Her best result was in the 15 km freestyle mass start, where she placed 58th.

Subsequently, she focused primarily on biathlon. During the 2022–2023 season, she competed in the IBU Junior Cup. In January 2023, she participated in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Forni Avoltri. She placed 36th in the sprint, 39th in the individual race, and was part of the mixed relay team that finished 10th. In February 2023, she took part in the European Junior Biathlon Championships in Madona. Individually, she did not achieve high results, but in the mixed relay her team placed 13th. At the 2024 Youth World Championships in Otepää, her best individual result came in the 60-woman mass start, where she finished 27th. In March 2024, she made her debut in the senior IBU Cup in Obertilliach.

In 2024, Volfa, together with Elsa Bleidere, began training under Ilmārs Bricis, in the same training group as Baiba Bendika, which led to a rapid improvement in her results. [3]

Volfa earned her first IBU Cup points in the first stage of the 2024–2025 season in Idre, placing 26th in the sprint. [4] On December 15, 2024, she achieved third place in a sprint in the IBU Junior Cup, marking her first podium finish at that level of competition. [5] In January 2025, she made her senior World Cup debut in Oberhof, placing 76th in the sprint and finished 10th in the single mixed relay (paired with Renārs Birkentāls). [6] [7] In the next stage in Ruhpolding, she was included in the women's relay team for the first time, skied the first leg, and handed over the relay in fourth place, with the team ultimately finishing 15th. [8] At the 2025 European Junior Championships in Altenberg, her best result was in the 60-woman mass start, where she finished sixth. [9] In the single mixed relay together with Rihards Lozbērš, she placed seventh. At the 2025 European Championships for seniors, she competed only in the relay, where together with Baiba Bendika, Sandra Buliņa, and Elza Bleidere, she finished 9th. [10] That same year, she also made her debut at the World Biathlon Championships in Lenzerheide. She placed 42nd in the sprint and finished 56th in the pursuit. She also competed in the mixed relay and the women's relay (22nd and 16th place, respectively). At the 2025 Junior World Championships in Östersund, she achieved 5th place in the individual race. [11] She also achieved a strong result in the junior championship sprint, placing 10th. Soon after, on March 7, at the World Cup stage in Nové Město na Moravě, she placed 36th in the sprint and earned her first World Cup points. [12]

In the first World Cup stage of the 2025–2026 season in Östersund, she set a new career best in the 15 km individual race, placing 28th. In the pursuit at the same stage, starting from 44th position and with perfect shooting, she reached 23rd place, once again improving her career-best result. [13]

Personal life

Volfa was born in Riga but raised in Cēsis. Her mother, Ieva Cederštrēma-Volfa, was also a biathlete, competing at the 1994 and 1998 Olympic Games. [14] [15] Volfa attended Cēsis 1st Primary School, Cēsis State Gymnasium and the Cēsis City Sports School. [3] [16] She began biathlon training under coach Anžela Brice, together with her classmate Elza Bleidele.

She is studying business management at the University of Latvia. [17]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Lenzerheide —42nd56th—16th22nd—

World Cup

 Season AgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
RacesPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2024–25 196/211285th——577th768th——

Youth and Junior World Championships

YearAgeIndividualSprintMass StartRelay
Flag of Estonia.svg 2024 Otepää 1833rd38th27th14th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2025 Östersund 195th10th21st—

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Statistics - real biathlon". www.realbiathlon.com.
  2. ↑ "ESTERE VOLFA DODAS UZ ZIEMAS OLIMPISKAJĀM SPĒLĒM PEKINĀ!". January 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Freimanis, Jānis (February 14, 2025). "Latvijas biatlona jaunais dimants? 19 gadus vecā Estere Volfa pārsteidz speciālistus". Delfi.
  4. ↑ "Volfa IBU kausa 7,5 kilometru sprinta sacensībās finišē 26. vietā". tv3.lv. November 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Junioru kausa sprintā Volfa kāpj uz goda pjedestāla". Sportacentrs.com. December 15, 2024.
  6. ↑ https://sportacentrs.com/ziemas_sports/biatlons/09012025-pielijusi_oberhofa_sagada_parsteidzosu_pj
  7. ↑ "Jauktajā pāru stafetē Birkentāls un debitante Volfa izcīna desmito vietu". Sportacentrs.com. January 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Debitante Volfa lieliski iesāk stafetes sacensības biatlonā, tomēr Latvijas komanda ierindojas 15. vietā". www.lsm.lv.
  9. ↑ Martinsone, Marta Meldra (January 30, 2025). "Estere Volfa – sestā Eiropā".
  10. ↑ "Latvijas biatlonistēm devītā vieta Eiropas čempionātā 4x6 kilometru stafetē". www.lsm.lv.
  11. ↑ https://sportacentrs.com/ziemas_sports/biatlons/27022025-volfai_piekta_vieta_pasaules_junioru_cemp
  12. ↑ "Latvijas biatlona jaunā cerība Volfa finišē 36. vietā sprintā, nopelna pirmos Pasaules kausa punktus". www.lsm.lv.
  13. ↑ "Latviešu biatloniste Volfa perfekti šauj un iedzīšanas sacensībās uzrāda karjeras rekordu. Galvenie notikumi". www.lsm.lv.
  14. ↑ "Estere VOLFA Cross-Country Skiing - Beijing 2022 Olympics". olympics.com.
  15. ↑ https://sportacentrs.com/phjonchana_2018/31012018-ari_vini_reiz_starteja_olimpiade
  16. ↑ "Estere Volfa debitēs Pasaules kausā". January 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Duālās karjeras stāsts - Estere Volfa". www.lu.lv. May 26, 2025.
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