Biathlon: a 60th individual podium on the world circuit for Quentin Fillon-Maillet
Since he began his World Cup biathlon career in December 2013 in the deafening din of the Sylvie-Becaert stadium in Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie), Quentin Fillon-Maillet has taken 366 starts on the most prestigious of circuits.
On Saturday, by finishing third in the sprint in Östersund (Sweden), he reached an important milestone: 60 individual podium finishes (17 wins, 23 second places, 20 third places). A figure that inevitably flatters the five-time Olympic medallist.
I’m pretty proud of this consistency since the start of my career,” he told Nordic Magazine as he stepped off the podium. Proud to have been present on the World Cup circuit without coming down [in the IBU Cup, since the 2013/20114 season, editor’s note], to have won medals at the World Championships almost every year and to have succeeded at the Olympic Games, a competition that made me dream when I was a kid.
Far from being satisfied, Quentin Fillon-Maillet is still performing in the World Cup at the age of 32, finding solutions to the problems that can get in his way , such as his recently reworked prone shot.
I’m continuing to push all this forward,” he says, passionate about a sport that has become his profession over the years. It’s a lot of investment, but it’s races like this sprint that allow you to put energy into the machine.
Quentin Fillon-Maillet’s 115 World Cup podium finishes
- 60 individual podium finishes
- 17 victories
- 23 second places
- 20 third places
- 37 relay podiums
- 11 wins
- 15 second places
- 11 third places
- 14 podium finishes in mixed relays
- 8 wins
- 3 second places
- 3 third places
- 4 podium finishes in the mixed singles relay
- 2 wins
- 2 second places
- The full programme for the Östersund World Cup, the first stage of the 2025/2026 season
- Caroline Colombo: my best memory of… Österusnd
- “When it performs, it creates momentum”: the relays on the opening weekend of the World Cup in Östersund, important events to get the French team on the right track
- Östersund: Jeanne Richard, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Lou Jeanmonnot dominate the women’s relay, the first race of the winter season
- “It’s a great team effort”: on their first outing of the winter in Östersund, Les Bleues have already won the World Cup
- Östersund: France’s Fabien Claude, Quentin Fillon-Maillet, Emilien Jacquelin and Eric Perrot second in the relay won by Norway
- “A good relay in tempo”: behind the Norwegians in the Östersund relay, the French get their winter off to a good start
- “There’s this desire to go for the greatest medal of all”: beaten by Norway in the first relay of the season, Les Bleus have their sights set on Olympic gold
- Östersund: Sweden win the mixed singles relay ahead of Norway, Fabien Claude and Camille Bened third for France
- “It’s important in a career”: Camille Bened takes her first World Cup relay podium finish in the mixed singles relay in Östersund
- “It’s wonderful to see her so happy and fulfilled”: former biathlete Chloé Bened reacts emotionally to her older sister Camille Bened’s first World Cup podium finish.
- Östersund: Emilien Jacquelin, Eric Perrot, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Lou Jeanmonnot win the mixed relay for France
- Östersund World Cup: Corinne Niogret’s debrief (relays)
- Östersund: Dorothea Wierer triumphs in the individual event ahead of Sonja Leinamo and Camille Bened, who takes her first solo podium finish
- “It’s the fruit of a lot of hard work”: an emotional Camille Bened talks about her third place in the Östersund individual event
- Camille Bened as told by her first coach Martin Bouchet after her podium finish in Östersund: “She was already a great fighter who never gave up”.
- Östersund: Johan-Olav Botn takes his first World Cup win by winning the individual, Eric Perrot best Frenchman
- “I’m in seventh heaven”: Johan-Olav Botn, who was ill at the start of the week, ran the perfect race in Östersund.
- “We’re where we should be”: a tricky first individual race for the French team, far from the podium in Östersund
- Östersund: Océane Michelon third in the sprint, victory for Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen ahead of Anna Magnusson
- The pride of Océane Michelon, scorer of her first World Cup 10/10 to finish on the podium in the Östersund sprint: “I went all the way”.
- Östersund: first podium of the winter for Quentin Fillon-Maillet, third in the sprint dominated by Johan-Olav Botn
- “It’s a podium that means a lot to me”: Quentin Fillon-Maillet talks after his third place in the Östersund sprint
- “He did exactly what needed to be done”: the secrets behind Quentin Fillon-Maillet’s new recumbent shot, third in the Östersund sprint.
