Biathlon : it’s the big day in Le Grand-Bornand
Two years after the last visit by the biathlon world cup caravan, theAnnecy – Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie) stage is back on the calendar. The competition programme includes an inaugural men’s sprint on Thursday, the same event for the women on Friday, pursuits on Saturday and the closing mass-starts on Sunday.
To keep you up to date with this eagerly-awaited event, Nordic Magazine ‘s editorial team is keeping you up to date with all the news published on its website every day.
All the information on the Grand-Bornand World Cup
Wednesday
- The full programme for the Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand World Cup, third leg of the 2024/2025 season
- Le Grand-Bornand: already a great atmosphere in the stands of the Sylvie-Becaert stadium
- “I’d much rather win in Lenzerheide”: for Lou Jeanmonnot, Le Grand-Bornand is (just) a stage on the road to the Worlds
- Corinne Niogret: my best memory of… Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand
- Grand-Bornand World Cup: a bird’s eye view of the Sylvie-Becaert stadium two days before the first event
- Le Grand-Bornand: Patrick Jakob replaces David Komatz in the Austrian squad
- Le Grand-Bornand: to make up for Hanna Oeberg’s withdrawal, Johanna Skottheim returns to the World Cup circuit
- “It’s the best stage of the year! Two years after her breakthrough, Sophie Chauveau is back with her fans in Le Grand-Bornand this week.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold “very sad” to have to pull out of the French leg of the World Cup
- Without Juni Arnekleiv but with Ida Lien, Tarjei Boe only on the mass-start: the Norwegian line-up for the Grand-Bornand stage
- “The decision was obvious”: Stéphane Bouthiaux explains to Nordic Magazine why Gilonne Guigonnat won’t be taking part in the Grand-Bornand races.
- Gilonne Guigonnat on the sidelines: the French selection for the Grand-Bornand World Cup
Thursday
- On what is reputed to be an “easy” shooting range, the biathletes will still have to work hard if they want to be on the podium in Grand-Bornand.
- Le Grand-Bornand: despite difficult conditions, the starting order of the men’s sprint remains unchanged
- “We’re happy to see it, but not really surprised”: for Jean-Pierre Amat, Les Bleus’ shooting coach, his athletes’ superb start to the winter is not surprising.
- Le Grand-Bornand: what foreign teams are saying
- The Grand-Bornand World Cup by Aleiks Photo: Wednesday training sessions
- “The future of biathlon benches”, “Pleasantly surprised”: the wooden shooting range at Le Grand-Bornand receives rave reviews from athletes
- “My greatest memory is when Johannes Thingnes Boe, winner of the pursuit in 2013, gave me his bouquet”: Océane Michelon and Le Grand-Bornand, a very special story
