Biathlon : no races in Haute-Savoie for Gilonne Guigonnat
On Monday morning, the most eagerly awaited selection of the season was announced for theFrench biathlon team. While the World Cup caravan sets off for France this week, there was still some doubt on Sunday evening as to which female athlete would be leaving the ranks of the French team after the stage in Hochfilzen (Austria).
Twenty-sixth in the overall ranking and the last Frenchwoman to appear in it, Gilonne Guigonnat has not been selected to take part in the Haute-Savoie events scheduled from Thursday to Sunday. Despite finishing a fine top 10 in the Austrian pursuit, the resident of the Villard sur Boëge ski club (Haute-Savoie) has had to pay the price for the huge numbers in the French clan.
This is the only change to be noted in the blue team. In the women’s category, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Lou Jeanmonnot, Sophie Chauveau, Julia Simon, Océane Michelon and Jeanne Richard, both of whom will be competing for the first time in front of the French public, will be defending the blue, white and red colours.
𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱🇫🇷 🔜
The French selection for the French leg of the Biathlon World Cup!
🇫🇷➡️https://t.co/jgM8eTVn9o@BiathlonALGB @mongrandbo pic.twitter.com/42rGJPE6YL– FFS – Fédération Française de Ski (@FedFranceSki) December 16, 2024
For the men’s team, it’s the same old team all over again. Fabien Claude, Emilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon-Maillet, Eric Perrot, Antonin Guigonnat and Emilien Claude, who are also back in the limelight at the start of the winter season, will be keen to shine in the Aravis.
The French selection for the Grand-Bornand Biathlon World Cup 🇫🇷
Ladies
- Justine Braisaz-Bouchet – DOUANE / Club des Sports des Saisies (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Sophie Chauveau – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Ski Club Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Lou Jeanmonnot – ARMY OF CHAMPIONS / Olympic Mont d’Or (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Océane Michelon – Bauges Ski Nordique (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Jeanne Richard – POLICE NATIONALE / Les Gets Ski Competition (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Julia Simon – DOUANE / Club des Sports des Saisies (Savoie) 🇫🇷
Men
- Fabien Claude – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Basse sur Le Rupt Nordic skiing (Massif des Vosges) 🇫🇷
- Quentin Fillon-Maillet – DOUANE / Ski Club du Grandvaux (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Emilien Jacquelin – DOUANE / CS Nordique Villard de Lans (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
- Eric Perrot – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Ski Club Peisey-Vallandry (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Emilien Claude – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Basse sur Le Rupt Nordic skiing (Massif des Vosges) 🇫🇷
- Antonin Guigonnat – ARMY OF CHAMPIONS / Ski Club Morzine Avoriaz (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
The entire Grand-Bornand World Cup programme 🇫🇷
Thursday 19 December
- 2.20pm: Men’s 10km sprint
Friday 20 December
- 2.20pm: women’s 7.5km sprint
Saturday 21 December
- 12.30pm: Men’s 12.5 km pursuit
- 2.45pm: women’s 10km pursuit
Sunday 22nd December
- 12.30pm: men’s 15 km mass-start
- 2.45pm: women’s 12.5km mass-start
- The programme for the Grand-Bornand World Cup, scheduled for December 2024, is already known.
- Le Grand-Bornand World Cup: with 29 days to go to the first event, the snow has fallen in the Haute-Savoie village
- Grand-Bornand World Cup: a wooden shooting range on the Sylvie-Becaert stadium
- The official programme of the Grand-Bornand 2024 World Cup
