Biathlon | Junior Cup Goms: Cluse’s Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz triumphs in the first sprint of the week, Maëla Correia joint second

Biathlon: a French double in the women’s sprint at the Junior Cup in Goms

A great day for French biathlon. A few hours after Léo Carlier and Antonin Delsol claimed podium finishes in the men’s sprint at the Junior Cup in Goms (Switzerland), Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz and Maëla Correia followed suit early on Thursday afternoon.

On the facilities of the Swiss stadium, the first-named went straight for a magnificent victory, her first individual international win. With a time of 9/10 and the third fastest time on skis, Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz beat her compatriot, also at 9/10, by 27 sec 5.

In fact, there were two runners-up and no third, as Ukraine’s Tetiana Tarasiuk (9/10) finished in the same time as Maëla Correia. The flower ceremony, at the foot of the podium, was completed by Slovakia’s Michaela Strakova (10/10), Austria’s Selina Ganner (10/10) and France’s Louise Roguet (7/10).

Juliette Oliva (7/10) was tenth, followed by Maëlle Achoui (9/10) in thirteenth place, Namou Candau-Armand (7/10) in twenty-second and Thémice Fontaine (5/10) in thirty-fifth.

Full results

The overall Junior Cup standings

The overall sprint ranking

• The full programme for the Goms Junior Cup, the first stage of the 2025/2026 season
• The French team selection for the Junior Cup in Goms
• “I’m proud of myself for not giving up”: Maëla Correia, qualifies for the Junior Cup for the first time after a rollercoaster selection process
• Savoyard Thémice Fontaine talks about her first Junior Cup selection: “The hard work and dedication of the last two years have paid off”.
• “I want to enjoy myself and gain experience”: this week, Jurassien Enzo Bouillet will discover the Junior Cup in Goms.
• “A great opportunity to learn and progress”: still at U19 level, Montblanc’s Maëlle Achoui will be taking part in her first Junior Cup in Goms.
• After a difficult first experience last winter, Judicaël Perrillat-Bottonet is returning to the Junior Cup in Goms full of ambition: “I definitely want to be up front”.
• “I want to learn, do great races and be proud of myself”: how Juliette Oliva, still an U19, is approaching her discovery of the Junior Cup in Goms.
• Junior Cup in Goms: Léo Carlier and Antonin Delsol on the podium in the first sprint won by Croatia’s Matija Legovic