15:36. This Saturday afternoon, the French women’s biathlon team suffered a setback in the World Cup relayin Hochfilzen (Austria). Camille Bened, Jeanne Richard, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Lou Jeanmonnot were only sixth at the finish , with a penalty lap and ten picks, but failed to reach the podium.
This result is quite simply the worst achieved by Les Bleues on the World Cup circuit since 9 March 2024 , when they finished sixth at Soldier Hollow (USA).
- The full programme for the Hochfilzen World Cup, the second stage of the 2025/2026 season
- Caroline Colombo: my best memory of… Hochfilzen
- Julia Simon makes her comeback, Oscar Lombardot replaces Antonin Guigonnat: the French team selection for the Hochfilzen World Cup revealed
- Corinne Niogret, 1992 Olympic relay champion, on the return of Julia Simon after her suspension: “She was punished, she’s back and I wish her a good season”.
- “She had a strong desire to return to competition as soon as possible”: Stéphane Bouthiaux on Julia Simon’s return to the French team for Hochfilzen
- Hochfilzen: Eric Perrot second in the sprint dominated by Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel
- Hochfilzen: after the sprint, Johan-Olav Botn keeps his yellow bib as overall leader
- “I had no fear”: Tommaso Giacomel’s risky but rewarding gamble on the standing sprint shot in Hochfilzen
- “I’m happy to already be in the match”: after the “rage” of Östersund, how Eric Perrot picked up the gauntlet to take second place in the Hochfilzen sprint.
- The joy of Philipp Horn, who scored his first World Cup podium in Hochfilzen: “I’ve finally managed to have a perfect race”.
- Hochfilzen: Lou Jeanmonnot triumphs in the sprint, Camille Bened takes flowers, Julia Simon returns with a top 20 finish
- Hochfilzen: Sweden’s Anna Magnusson snatches the overall leader’s yellow number from Suvi Minkkinen, with Lou Jeanmonnot in second place
- “I wanted to focus on the manner”: a change of mindset synonymous with victory in the Hochfilzen sprint for Lou Jeanmonnot
- Julia Simon, 19th in the Hochfilzen sprint on her comeback: “It’s difficult to get back on a train that’s already moving”.
- Julia Simon rested, Camille Bened starts: the French women’s relay team in Hochfilzen
- Hochfilzen: Eric Perrot, the boss with 20/20, triumphs in the pursuit
- Hochfilzen: Johan-Olav Botn will wear yellow in Le Grand-Bornand, Eric Perrot new third overall and red bib in the pursuit
- “For me, that’s happiness”: winner of the Hochfilzen pursuit with the perfect shot, Eric Perrot treated himself to a shot of “pleasure”.
