15:15. Third this Friday afternoon in the biathlon world cup sprint in Hochfilzen (Austria), Sweden’s Anna Magnusson has taken the yellow bib of overall leader.
Taking advantage of Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen being out of the points, she effectively took the lead with 239 points. Lou Jeanmonnot (200) follows, then Maren Kirkeeide (195), holder of the blue bib for the best U23, Camille Bened (193), Suvi Minkkinen (191) and Dorothea Wierer (191).
Anna Magnusson (140) is also top of the speciality rankings and will be in red next Thursday at the Grand-Bornand sprint (Haute-Savoie). Lou Jeanmonnot (120) and Maren Kirkeeide (116) are on the podium.
The overall World Cup standings
C78B_v1-17The overall sprint ranking
C78A_v1-17- 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 successful 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”.
- Hochfilzen: Lou Jeanmonnot triumphs in the sprint, Camille Bened takes flowers, Julia Simon returns with a top 20 finish
