Biathlon: a quadruple for the French at the IBU Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
The French continue to shine at the IBU Biathlon Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (Italy). On Sunday, just a few hours after the boys had completed a hat-trick of pursuit victories, the girls went one better by completing a quadruple.
At the front, wearing her magnificent green overall leader’s bib, was once again Paula Botet from Bresse. Already victorious in the individual and the sprint this week, she has now completed a resounding hat-trick with an 18/20 on the mats.
Never in any danger after managing to escape the clutches of Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (15/20) in the first standing shot, the Vosgienne won solo. Célia Henaff (17/20), third at the start, took second place, while the young Montblanc native was third.
At the foot of the podium, to complete the blue-white-red quadruple, was Savoyard Fany Bertrand (18/20), who resisted the comebacks of Johanna Skottheim (16/20), Karoline Erdal (17/20) and Synne Owren (18/20) in the final round. Emma Nilsson (18/20), Anna-Karin Heijdenberg (15/20) and Denmark’s Anne Bunemann de Besche (19/20) also made it into the top 10.
Finally, Vosgienne Amandine Mengin (18/20) finished eleventh, Bornandine Sophie Chauveau (16/20) twelfth and Switzerland’s Coralie Langel (16/20) thirty-sixth.
Full results
C73D_v1-6IBU Cup general ranking
C78B_v1-26The overall ranking for the pursuit
C78A_v1-26- The full programme for the Ridnaun-Val Ridanna IBU Cup, the second stage of the 2025/2026 B circuit season
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- IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: first international victory for Austrian Dominic Unterweger in the individual, Damien Levet fourth
- “I’m simply over the moon”: Dominic Unterweger, a first IBU Cup success at the age of 26 in the individual event at Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
- IBU Cup: Paula Botet and Voldiya Galmace-Paulin do the double in the individual at Ridnaun-Val Ridanna
- Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: first IBU Cup victory for Damien Levet, winner of the sprint ahead of Valentin Lejeune and Antonin Guigonnat
- IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: Paula Botet wins the sprint again, Voldiya Galmace-Paulin and Célia Henaff give France a hat-trick of wins
- IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: at 20/20, Antonin Guigonnat dominates the pursuit ahead of Valentin Lejeune and Damien Levet
