Biathlon: the Grand-Bornand World Cup a televised success
On Monday, the day after the end of the seventh Biathlon World Cup in Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie), La Chaîne L’Equipe released its audience figures for the week. And the figures are staggering.
While the French biathletes racked up a record seven podium finishes from their six races, the free-to-air broadcaster owned by the Amaury group also broke records, with Médiamétrie recording the highest audience figures ever for a round of the Biathlon World Cup broadcast on La Chaîne L’Equipe.
In detail, an average of 1.1 million viewers watched the weekend’s six races. More importantly, a cumulative audience of 8 million French people watched the races over the week as a whole, with a peak of 1.6 million viewers for the men’s mass-start on Sunday afternoon. ” Never before has a World Cup race been followed so closely on La Chaîne L’Equipe,” the press release stated.
Lastly, on average per race, La Chaîne L’Equipe is the DTT leader and third national channel with 12.5% of 4+ audience share; the number one national channel in its priority target demographic of Hom25-49 year-olds with 22.4% of audience share ; and the number two national channel in the 25-49 demographic with 15.6% of audience share.
No fewer than 67,000 fans attended the biathlon races during the Bornandine week.
- The full programme for the Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand World Cup, third leg of the 2025/2026 season
- Caroline Colombo: my best memory of… Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand
- Paula Botet and Valentin Lejeune selected, Jeanne Richard only on the mass-start: the French team selection for the Grand-Bornand World Cup
- Paula Botet and Valentin Lejeune rise in the Grand-Bornand, Emilien Claude and Jeanne Richard are downgraded: Stéphane Bouthiaux, head of the French biathlon, explains the situation
- Grand-Bornand 2025 World Cup: the teams and stars who will be rocking Le Grand-Bornand this week
- Le Grand-Bornand: first home podium for Lou Jeanmonnot, second in the sprint behind Hanna Oeberg
- “It’s the first time I’ve managed a Grand-Bornand”: never before on the podium in the Aravis, how Lou Jeanmonnot managed to finish second in the sprint.
- “The level of the race was incredible”: Cyril Burdet talks to Nordic Magazine about the French sprinters’ performance in Grand-Bornand.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Emilien Jacquelin magnificent third in the sprint won by Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen ahead of Johannes Dale-Skjevdal
- What showman Emilien Jacquelin had to say after finishing third in the Grand-Bornand sprint: “I’ve rediscovered the very essence of why I do sport”.
- “I never imagined we’d do so well”: Siegfried Mazet talks to Nordic Magazine about the Norwegians’ fine group sprint performance at Le Grand-Bornand.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Lou Jeanmonnot triumphs in the pursuit, Julia Simon returns to the flower ceremony
- Le Grand-Bornand: Lou Jeanmonnot wears the yellow number in the mass start
- “It’s not an end in itself”: Lou Jeanmonnot on his first win at Le Grand-Bornand
- Le Grand-Bornand: 21st overall after the pursuit, Jeanne Richard will be at the start of Sunday’s mass-start race
- Le Grand-Bornand: Johan-Olav Botn wins the pursuit ahead of Emilien Jacquelin and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, Eric Perrot fourth
- “I see it’s clear on the right, so I sneak in”: the moment when Emilien Jacquelin got away from Eric Perrot to take second place in the Grand-Bornand pursuit.
- Fourth in the pursuit at Le Grand-Bornand, Eric Perrot made a “heartfelt” decision in the final package.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Maren Kirkeeide wins the mass-start in the sprint ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, fourth place for Camille Bened
- Le Grand-Bornand: Lou Jeanmonnot keeps the overall lead and will spend the festive season with the yellow bib
- Lou Jeanmonnot: “There really was something better to do in this finish”: second in the Grand-Bornand mass-start, Lou Jeanmonnot has a touch of regret
- “I really need to improve my last-lap strategies”: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet’s assessment after finishing third in the mass-start at Le Grand-Bornand.
- “I can’t be disappointed”: Camille Bened was alone in the lead in the last mass-start at Le Grand-Bornand and fourth at the finish, but she has no regrets.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Tommaso Giacomel wins the mass-start, Eric Perrot superb second at 20/20
- “Winning here is truly exceptional”: Tommaso Giacomel, buoyed by the love of the French public in the mass-start
- Eric Perrot, a podium finish in the Grand-Bornand mass-start gives you ideas: “Now I want to hit the ground running a bit harder”.
- 67,000 spectators attended the 2025 World Cup in Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand
