Biathlon: Johannes Thingnes Boe regains overall lead after Nove Mesto
On Sunday, the seventh stage of the 2024/2025 Biathlon World Cup came to an end in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic). After no fewer than forty-six events, including sixteen individual races for each gender, the hierarchy is now clearly established, with two duels for the big globe.
However, the overall men’s ranking was turned upside down in the Czech Republic as Johannes Thingnes Boe, who was 48 points behind Sturla Holm Lægreid before the Czech races, took the lead.
Third in both the sprint and the pursuit, he accumulated 936 points and now has 5 more than Sturla Holm Lægreid (931). Behind him in third place are Emilien Jacquelin (694), followed by Eric Perrot (670), Sebastian Samuelsson (669), Tommaso Giacomel (615), Tarjei Boe (600), Quentin Fillon-Maillet (586), Vebjoern Soerum (549) and Fabien Claude (481).
Sixteenth-placed American Campbell Wright (347) still has the blue bib of best U23 and is ahead of Vitalii Mandzyn (223), his most serious rival in the overall rankings (27th).
Lou Jeanmonnot takes 56 points from Franziska Preuss
On the women’s side, Germany’s Franziska Preuss lost ground again. With 933 points, she is now 36 points ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot (897). After two fourth places in Nove Mesto, the Doubiste took 56 points off her rival, who was twice outside the top 10. Julia Simon (685) completes the provisional podium ahead of Jeanne Richard (590), Océane Michelon (588), Elvira Oeberg (571), Selina Grotian (563), Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (542) and Suvi Minkkinen (531).
Jeanne Richard (590), fourth overall, retains the blue bib of best U23. In this specific hierarchy, she is followed by Océane Michelon (588) on 2 points, Selina Grotian (563) on 27 and Maren Kirkeeide (445) on 145.
In the specialities rankings, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (317) came within 7 points of Franziska Preuss (324) in the sprint. Meanwhile, Lou Jeanmonnot (348) remains in the red for the pursuit, but Julia Simon (316) is 28 points back, while Johannes Thingnes Boe (342 and 355) is challenged by Emilien Jacquelin (325) in the sprint and by Sturla Holm Lægreid (340) in the pursuit.
Les Bleus win the relay globes
In the gender relays, the last of which were contested in the Czech Republic, the die was definitely cast. The French (370), thanks to their crushing victory, won the rankings and will lift the crystal in the finals. Sweden (340), Norway (335) and Germany (323) follow.
In the men’s competition, with five wins to their name, Les Bleus logically won the globe (450) ahead of Norway (355) and Sweden (311).
There were no events this week, so there were no changes in the mixed event rankings: France is in the lead. With 300 points, it is ahead of Sweden (274), Norway (242) andGermany (235). The hat-trick of globes will be confirmed in Pokljuka (Slovenia) in the coming days.
France still ahead in the all-important Nations Cup
Finally, in the Nations Cup, which this winter will be crucial in determining the Olympic quotas for Milan/Cortina 2026, France (7,844) continues to dominate the men’s rankings. Norway (7,660) follows at a distance. Sweden (6,692) is ahead of Germany (6,657) for third place.
In the women’s category, France also retained its top position with 7,840 points. Germany (6,994), Sweden (6,938) and Norway (6,891) are a distant second.
Biathlon World Cup overall rankings (for the blue bib, see ‘U23’)
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Biathlon World Cup sprint overall rankings
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Biathlon World Cup pursuit overall rankings
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Biathlon World Cup individual overall rankings
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Biathlon World Cup mass-start overall rankings
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Biathlon World Cup relay overall rankings
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The overall ranking of the mixed events in the Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon Nations Cup overall rankings
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- The full programme for the Nove Mesto World Cup, the seventh stage of the 2024/2025 season
- Corinne Niogret: my best memory of… Nove Mesto
- Sophie Chauveau and Oscar Lombardot selected: the French squad for the Nove Mesto World Cup
- “Hold on to third place overall”: after his world gold medal, Eric Perrot is back in action in the World Cup in Nove Mesto.
- Nove Mesto: the start list for the men’s sprint has been changed because of the high temperatures… Eric Perrot number 1!
- Nove Mesto: Emilien Jacquelin makes his comeback by winning the sprint
- Nove Mesto: on the sprint podium, Johannes Thingnes Boe comes within 10 points of Sturla Holm Lægreid in the overall standings, Emilien Jacquelin takes third place
- Emilien Jacquelin after winning the Nove Mesto sprint: “The break was good for moving on and moving forward”.
- “She wants to keep up the pressure”: in Nove Mesto and 92 points behind Franziska Preuss, Lou Jeanmonnot sets out to conquer the crystal globe.
- Nove Mesto: the start list for the women’s sprint has also been changed, with Jeanne Richard the first starter
- Nove Mesto: Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold dominates the sprint ahead of Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot fourth
- “I wasn’t sure I could go on”: Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, winner in Nove Mesto, almost put an end to her career after suffering heart problems.
- Double podium for Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot fourth, Jeanne Richard and Océane Michelon placed: another incredible collective performance by the Bleues in Nove Mesto.
- Nove Mesto sprint: Lou Jeanmonnot closes the gap on Franziska Preuss in the overall standings with six races to go
- Nove Mesto: Jeanne Richard keeps her blue number for best U23
- “It’s not a bad race, but it’s not good for the overall result”: Franziska Preuss takes it on the chin after the sprint in Nove Mesto
- “It’s been a tough season so far? Fifth in the Nove Mesto sprint, Austria’s Lisa Theresa Hauser savours her return to the flowers
- Nove Mesto: with 20/20, Sebastian Samuelsson dominates the pursuit, Quentin Fillon-Maillet fourth
- “I’m going to enjoy this victory”: before the pursuit in Nove Mesto, Sebastian Samuelsson hadn’t won a World Cup race since December 2023.
- Nove Mesto: third in the pursuit, Johannes Thingnes Boe takes the yellow bib… for 5 points
- “It’s just incredible”: first World Cup top 10 for Oscar Lombardot, tenth in the pursuit in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: Julia Simon triumphs in the pursuit ahead of Hanna Oeberg and Océane Michelon, Lou Jeanmonnot again fourth
- “I have fewer distracting thoughts, I’m totally there”: how Julia Simon, winner of the Nove Mesto pursuit, explains her return to the top of the World Cup standings
- Nove Mesto: before Pokljuka, Lou Jeanmonnot moves back to within 36 points of Franziska Preuss in the overall standings
- “It’s very satisfying”: after her world medal, Océane Michelon takes her first World Cup podium in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: Jeanne Richard retains the blue bib of best U23… 2 lengths ahead of Océane Michelon
- “I finally feel like I’m where I want to be”: Hanna Oeberg made a fine comeback in the pursuit at Nove Mesto
- “I don’t really know what to say”: Franziska Preuss can’t explain the three mistakes she made in the first leg of the pursuit in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: the day has arrived for the French men’s team to win its first relay globe since 2012
- Nove Mesto: Emilien Claude, Oscar Lombardot, Fabien Claude and Quentin Fillon-Maillet give France a memorable 5/5 in the relays this season
- Nove Mesto: the French team wins the crystal globe in the relay, as it did in 2012
- For his last World Cup relay, Johannes Thingnes Boe lost his footing on his standing shot
- “I don’t really realise yet that this is my first World Cup victory”: Oscar Lombardot took the top step of the podium in the Nove Mesto relay.
- Nove Mesto: Ukraine, third in the men’s relay, return to the podium 5 years after the last one
- Nove Mesto: France’s Lou Jeanmonnot, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon dominate the final relay of the winter season
- Nove Mesto: the French women’s relay team wins the small globe for the fourth time after 2007, 2012 and 2023
- A historic double for Les Bleus in Nove Mesto: Ruhpolding 1994 and Antholz 2012, the other two times France has won the men’s and women’s relays in the same World Cup stage.
- “We’ll have a full quota”: Cyril Burdet confirms that France will be sending nine girls to the World Cup finals in Oslo-Holmenkollen
