Biathlon : Gilonne Guigonnat, Mathieu Garcia and Rémi Broutier join the IBU Cup
Starting this Thursday, theIBU Cup, the antechamber to the Biathlon World Cup, makes its stop in Obertilliach, Austria. For this third stage of the winter season, the ranks of the French team have changed slightly following the ousting of Gilonne Guigonnat prior to the competitions in Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie).

The Haut-Savoyard rider is making her return to a circuit where she came very close to winning the overall classification at the end of the 2022/2023 winter season. Her arrival means thatAnaëlle Bondoux, who has been struggling with a number of physical problems, will be leaving for the team that will compete in the Junior Cup in Goms, Switzerland.
Aside from this change, the women’s squad will continue to include top performers Paula Botet, Camille Bened and Chloé Chevalier. They will also be joined by Fany Bertrand and Voldiya Galmace-Paulin, both of whom are in a strong position at the start of the 2024/2025 season.
A big first for Mathieu Garcia
The French men’s team has also made a number of changes. Like his compatriot Anaëlle Bondoux, Martin Botet will also be joining the Junior Cup, while Bornandin Damien Levet has lost his place for this stage after failing to meet expectations.

The two young biathletes have been replaced by Mathieu Garcia and Rémi Broutier, who both performed well in the French Cup. The Dauphinois has been rewarded for an excellent start to the season and will be discovering this circuit for the very first time in his career at the age of 22. As for the Savoyard, he is returning to a level of competition that he knows well but which he has not competed at since 12 January 2024.
They will be joined by Oscar Lombardot, Théo Guiraud-Poillot, Axel Garnier and Gaëtan Paturel, who have already been with the team since the start of the winter on theIdre Fjäll (Sweden) and Geilo (Norway) stages.
The French selection for the IBU Cup in Obertilliach 🇦🇹
Ladies
- Camille Bened – Ski Club Chablais Nordic (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Fany Bertrand – Club des Sports de Méribel (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Paula Botet – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / La Bressaude Ski Section (Massif des Vosges) 🇫🇷
- Chloé Chevalier – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / CO des 7 Laux Grésivaudan (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
- Voldiya Galmace-Paulin – Ski Club Villard sur Boëge (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Gilonne Guigonnat – Ski Club Villard sur Boëge (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
Men
- Oscar Lombardot – Entente Sportive Saugette (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Théo Guiraud-Poillot – Ski Club Villard sur Boëge (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Axel Garnier – Ski Club Sallanches (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Gaëtan Paturel – SCN Pays Rochois (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Rémi Broutier – Bauges Nordic Skiing (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Mathieu Garcia – Club des Sports de Villard-de-Lans (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
The full programme for the IBU Cup in Obertilliach 🇦🇹
Thursday 19 December
- 10.45am: Men’s 10km sprint
- 2.15pm: women’s 7.5 km sprint
Saturday 21 December
- 10.45am: men’s 60 15 km mass-start
- 1.30pm: women’s 60 12 km mass-start
Sunday 22nd December
- 10.45am: Mixed relay
- 1.45pm: Mixed singles relay
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