Biathlon: Franziska Preuss, the thirty-second biathlete to win the overall World Cup title
This Sunday, following the mass-start of the finals in Oslo-Holmenkollen (Norway), 31-year-old German Franziska Preuss secured the big crystal globe as overall winner of the biathlon World Cup. This success means that the athlete from Ruhpolding (Germany), who was world champion in the pursuit last month, joins a host of legends of her sport who have been crowned in the past.
In the history of biathlon, it was Norway’s Gry Oestvik, at the end of the 1982/1983 season, who was the first to add her name to the list of winners of the World Cup, then known as the European Cup. Since then, thirty-one other biathletes, including France’s Julia Simon (2023), Sandrine Bailly (2005), Emmanuelle Claret (1996) and Anne Briand (1995), have won the overall classification.
Big names join the list of winners
They include several of the great ladies of biathlon: Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland (2022), Tiril Eckhoff (2021), Tora Berger (2013, 2014) and Liv Grete Poirée Skjelbreid (2004), Sweden’s Magdalena Forsberg (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002), Eva Korpela (1986, 1987) and Helena Ekholm (2009), Finland’s Kaisa Mäkäräinen (2011, 2014, 2018), Russia’s Anfisa Reztsova (1992, 1993), Italy’s Dorothea Wierer (2019, 2020) and Lisa Vittozzi (2024), the Czech Republic’s Gabriela Soukalova (2016) and Belarus’ Darya Domracheva (2015).
And then, of course, Franziska Preuss joins five German women, winners of seven globes since 2003: Martina Glagow (2003), Kati Wilhelm (2006), Andrea Henkel (2007), Magdalena Neuner (2008, 2010, 2012) and Laura Dahlmeier (2017).
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- “I want to show myself at my best”: how Camille Bened approached her first steps on the World Cup sprint circuit in Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Chloé Bened’s pride after her older sister Camille Bened won the IBU Cup overall and was selected for the World Cup: “She’s our star, our champion, our idol”.
- Amandine Mengin on the eve of her World Cup debut in Oslo-Holmenkollen: “I have no idea why my season has taken such a turn for the worse…”.
- “She’ll remember this season for the rest of her life”: long-time friend and team-mate Maëla Correia talks about Amandine Mengin, who is about to discover the World Cup in Oslo-Holmenkollen.
- “Help them to repeat what they have done so far”: what Cyril Burdet expects from Camille Bened and Amandine Mengin at their first World Cup in Oslo-Holmenkollen.
- “The small sprint globe is up for grabs”: in addition to the overall podium, Emilien Jacquelin will be going for the crystal in Oslo-Holmenkollen.
- Race for the crystal globe: the sprint finals in Oslo-Holmenkollen, a decisive stage in Lou Jeanmonnot’s quest
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Johannes Thingnes Boe, king in front of his home crowd, wins the last sprint of his career, Quentin Fillon-Maillet and Emilien Claude in the top 10
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Johannes Thingnes Boe wins the small globe in the sprint, the fourth of his career
- “I felt my left leg shaking…”. how Emilien Jacquelin explains his cracking standing shot in the Oslo-Holmenkollen sprint
- “I’m still very upset”: Eric Perrot angry at the IBU’s decision not to reverse the sprint start list
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the French men’s team triumphs at the Nations Cup for the first time in its history
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the photo album of the French men’s team with the Nations Cup crystal globe
- “Very satisfied to finish ninth”: in the sprint of the Oslo-Holmenkollen finals, Emilien Claude scored his fourth individual top 10 of the season.
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Franziska Preuss wins the sprint 2 tenths of a second ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot, Julia Simon fifth
- “15 points for 2 tenths is extremely expensive”: despite a full race, Lou Jeanmonnot lost ground to Franziska Preuss in the quest for the big globe
- “I was very relieved when Lou finished his race”: two tenths worth 15 precious points for Franziska Preuss after the sprint in Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: by winning the sprint just ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot, Franziska Preuss takes a 35-point lead overall
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Franziska Preuss secures the small globe in the sprint, becoming the sixth German woman to win it
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Jeanne Richard edges out Océane Michelon in the battle for the best U23 trophy
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: for the third year running and the sixth time, the French women’s team lift the small globe in the Nations Cup
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the photo album of the French women’s team with the Nations Cup crystal globe
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Lou Jeanmonnot’s photo album with the crystal globe in the individual race
- “It’s a great feeling to be able to fight for a good place”: Camille Bened, thirteenth in her first World Cup outing at the Oslo-Holmenkollen sprint, is satisfied.
- In the Oslo-Holmenkollen sprint, Amy Baserga, Lena Haecki-Gross and Aita Gasparin achieved a historic result for Switzerland
- “They’re going to have a spectacular race”: the pursuit from Oslo-Holmenkollen, a new duel for the big globe at high altitude between Franziska Preuss and Lou Jeanmonnot
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Sturla Holm Lægreid wins the pursuit ahead of Johannes Thingnes Boe and Quentin Fillon-Maillet
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Sturla Holm Lægreid becomes the seventh Norwegian to win the Crystal Globe
- “I have a lot of respect for him”: Johannes Thingnes Boe pays tribute to Sturla Holm Lægreid, winner of the Crystal Globe for the first time
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the small globe in the pursuit for Sturla Holm Lægreid, as in 2021
- “I waited as late as possible to get through”: how Quentin Fillon-Maillet beat Tommaso Giacomel to the podium in the pursuit at Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Campbell Wright secures the trophy for best U23
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the photo album of the French men’s team with the relay crystal globe
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: eighth victory of the winter for Lou Jeanmonnot, who triumphed in the pursuit ahead of Elvira Oeberg and Lena Haecki-Gross.
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Lou Jeanmonnot takes the yellow bib from Franziska Preuss for 5 points before the mass-start to close the winter season
- “I don’t know what happened”: by making three mistakes in the pursuit, Franziska Preuss relinquishes her yellow jersey to Lou Jeanmonnot one race from the end of the season.
- “It’s a dream come true to finish the last race with the yellow jersey on your back”: an all-round winning chase in Oslo-Holmenkollen for Lou Jeanmonnot
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Lou Jeanmonnot secures the small globe in the pursuit, like Sandrine Bailly and Julia Simon before her
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Lou Jeanmonnot’s photo album with the small globe in the pursuit
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: starting with bib 44, Paulina Batovska Fialkova invites herself to the flower ceremony after a huge comeback in the pursuit
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the photo album of the French women’s team with the relay crystal globe
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Jeanne Richard takes a big step towards the trophy for best U23 before the final race
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: on the eve of the Boe brothers’ farewell, Canada’s Emma Lunder and Switzerland’s Elisa Gasparin were celebrated
- “There is frustration, but the feeling of pride is stronger”: fifteenth in the pursuit at Oslo-Holmenkollen, Camille Bened was on the podium in the last standing shot.
- “I wanted to take that chase”… Amandine Mengin tells Nordic Magazine about her first World Cup start at the Oslo-Holmenkollen sprint.
- 5 points ahead of Franziska Preuss before the mass start in Oslo-Holmenkollen: time for the final battle for the big globe for Lou Jeanmonnot
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