Biathlon | IBU Cup Ridnaun-Val Ridanna: Paula Botet wins the sprint again, Voldiya Galmace-Paulin and Célia Henaff give France a hat-trick of victories

Biathlon: after the boys, the girls make it three in a row at the IBU Cup

Saturday 13 December 2025 was a memorable day for the French biathlon team at theIBU Cup in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (Italy). Just a few hours after the boys’ quadruple victory in the sprint, the women’s team completed a hat-trick of victories in their race.

Leading the French pack was Paula Botet from Bresse. Wearing the green IBU Cup leader’s bib, she won for the third time this winter, thanks to an impeccable 10/10 in front of the targets.

In second place, at 7 sec 2, it was Montblanc’s Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (10/10) who shone, while Beaufort’s Célia Henaff (10/10), third at 28 sec 2, claimed her first IBU Cup podium.

Sweden’s Johanna Skottheim (10/10), Germany’s Hanna Kebinger (10/10) and Savoy’s Fany Bertrand (9/10) then entered the flower ceremony, while Emma Nilsson (9/10), Emilie Kalkenberg (10/10), Synne Owren (9/10) and Karoline Erdal (7/10) rounded out the top 10.

France was followed by Amandine Mengin (9/10) in thirteenth place and Sophie Chauveau (7/10) in fifteenth. Also of note was 18th place for Denmark’s Anne Bunemann de Besche (9/10) and 38th for Switzerland’s Coralie Langel (7/10).

Full results

IBU Cup general ranking

The overall sprint ranking

• The full programme for the Ridnaun-Val Ridanna IBU Cup, the second stage of the 2025/2026 B circuit season
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• “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