Biathlon | French Cup in Prémanon: Quentin Fillon-Maillet, with a 9/10, wins the second sprint of the weekend, Léo Carlier second and first U21

Biathlon: Quentin Fillon-Maillet wins the French Cup, Léo Carlier could go to the IBU Cup for the first time

This Sunday, Quentin Fillon-Maillet wore his race number for the first time in 2026 in the second sprint of the French Biathlon Cup in Prémanon (Jura).

At this event, organised by his club SC Grandvaux, the five-time Olympic medallist did not disappoint , taking victory just four days before the World Cup sprint in Oberhof (Germany). With a 9/10, missing a ball on the recumbent, the Grandvallier won 21 sec 2 ahead of Doubiste’s Léo Carlier (10/10), first U21.

Winner on Saturday and still on top form on Sunday, he could well have earned his place in next week’s IBU Cup in Arber (Germany) thanks to his performances over the weekend. It would be a major first for the Mortuacian.

Théo Guiraud-Poillot (9/10) completed the podium at 26 sec 6, while Germany’s Lukas Tannheimer (8/10), second U21, was just off the podium ahead of Camille Grataloup-Manissolle (9/10), third U21.

Mathieu Garcia (9/10), Esteban Javaux (8/10), Rémi Broutier (8/10), Antonin Delsol (7/10) and Edgar Geny (8/10) then entered the day’s top 10. Further back, Guillaume Poirot (8/10) was eleventh, Antonin Guy (9/10) fourteenth, Martin Botet (7/10) fifteenth, Axel Garnier (8/1) seventeenth and Jacques Jefferies (7/10) twenty-fifth.

Full results

• A place for men at stake in the IBU Cup: the full programme for the Coupe de France in Prémanon, the third stage of the 2025/2026 national circuit
• Coupe de France de Prémanon: Lou Jeanmonnot starts on Saturday, Quentin Fillon-Maillet takes part in Sunday’s race
• “Getting back into the rhythm of competition”: why are Lou Jeanmonnot and Quentin Fillon-Maillet taking part in the French Cup in Prémanon this weekend?
• Coupe de France de Prémanon: the first U19 sprint of the weekend for Nans Madelenat, Clément Schott wins in the U17 category
• Prémanon: Maëlle Achoui dominates the U19 sprint in the French Cup, Tilia Polny ahead in the U17s
• French Cup at Prémanon: Léo Carlier wins the men’s sprint ahead of Camille Grataloup-Manissolle and Guillaume Poirot
• Prémanon: unsurprisingly, Lou Jeanmonnot wins the women’s sprint, Namou Candau-Armand tops the U21 rankings
• Coupe de France de Prémanon: a double for Nans Madelenat, winner of the second U19 sprint ahead of Martin Minazzi, winner in the U17 category
• Prémanon: Savoyard Léna Brun wins the U19 French Cup sprint, Noémie Penalvert tops the U17 ranking