Biathlon: a second IBU Cup small globe for Paula Botet
By finishing third in the sprint at the IBU Biathlon Cup in Otepää (Estonia) on Friday, Paula Botet from Bresse won the small crystal globe for the discipline.
After winning it for the first time in 2023, she becomes the first Frenchwoman to win the same B Tour globe twice. Paula Botet (486) won the trophy ahead of Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (481), Camille Bened (451), Gilonne Guigonnat (429), Karoline Erdal (328) and Amandine Mengin (323).
The Vosgienne is one of nine Frenchwomen to have won at least one crystal globe in the IBU Cup, along with Chloé Chevalier (pursuit in 2018), Lou Jeanmonnot (super sprint in 2022) and Caroline Colombo (sprint in 2022), Paula Botet (sprint in 2023), Gilonne Guigonnat (mass-start in 2023), Océane Michelon (sprint and pursuit in 2024), Anaëlle Bondoux (mass-start in 2024), Camille Bened (pursuit and mass-start in 2025) and Voldiya Galmace-Paulin (individual in 2025).
The final overall ranking of the IBU Cup sprint
- The full programme for the second IBU Cup in Otepää, the ninth and final leg of the 2024/2025 B circuit season
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- Camille Bened, overall leader of the IBU Cup with two small globes already in her pocket, ahead of the final stretch of the season: “We’re going to have to race hard”.
- “I just want to enjoy myself”: how Voldiya Galmace-Paulin, second overall, is approaching the final stretch of the IBU Cup season.
- Otepää: Sivert Guttorm Bakken wins the IBU Cup individual short, Gaëtan Paturel excellent fifth
- Otepää: Susan Kuelm wins the IBU Cup individual short, Camille Bened, third, takes a big step towards the big globe
- IBU Cup: at just 19, Voldiya Galmace-Paulin wins the small globe in the individual event
- “I’m really proud”: Voldiya Galmace-Paulin’s joy at winning her first career IBU Cup Petit Globe
- IBU Cup Otepää: Johan-Olav Botn wins the sprint, Damien Levet and Théo Guiraud-Poillot in the top 10
