Biathlon: Lou Jeanmonnot’s Austrian triumph
Like Eric Perrot earlier in the day, Doubiste’s Lou Jeanmonnot got her revenge on Friday in the biathlon world cup sprint in Hochfilzen (Austria). Far from the best last weekend in Östersund (Sweden) in the sprint/pursuit combination, the Franc-Comtoise native performed well in the first race of the week.
With a 10/10 on the mats and a very solid performance on the cross-country skis, the reigning world champion in the relay and mixed relay has now claimed her thirteenth victory on the world circuit.
“I’m very happy. It wasn’t easy with the standing shot, where I was a bit stressed and scared. I picked myself up again in the second and I’m even prouder of that. I fought hard not to let my emotions get the better of me,” she told La Chaîne L’Equipe afterwards.
Third place went to Anna Magnusson in the yellow bib, with more flowers for Camille Bened
The best biathlete of the day, the Olympic Mont d’Or member was 15 seconds ahead of blue bib Maren Kirkeeide (9/10) and 16 seconds ahead of Sweden’s Anna Magnusson (10/10), the new overall leader.
Next up were Italy’s Dorothea Wierer (10/10), Switzerland’s Amy Baserga (10/10) and Chablais’ Camille Bened (10/10), who was once again solid in the flower ceremony, while Vanessa Voigt (10/10), Anna Weidel (10/10), Karoline Knotten (9/10) and Polona Klemencic (9/10) made up the day’s top 10.
Julia Simon returns in nineteenth place
As for the other Frenchwomen, Julia Simon’s return to competition (9/10) was eagerly awaited and it was with a nineteenth place that the Beaufort native returned to the World Cup.
Elsewhere, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (7/10) was fifteenth, Jeanne Richard (9/10) sixteenth, Gilonne Guigonnat (9/10) thirtieth and Océane Michelon (7/10) thirty-fourth.
Full results
C73B_v1-8- 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”.
