11:59. This Thursday morning, the third leg of the 2024/2025 Junior Biathlon Cup got underway in Jakuszyce (Poland) with the women’s sprint. In the absence of the French women, who will be back on the circuit next week for theJunior Euros in Altenberg (Germany), it was the Czech Ilona Plechacova who shone.
With a score of 10/10, the 2024 Youth Olympic Games individual gold medallist beat Germany’s Alma Siegismund (9/10) by 17 seconds 6 seconds and Lea Zimmermann (9/10) by 19 seconds 8 seconds.
Italy’s Francesca Brocchiero (10/10) finished fourth, 9 tenths off the podium, while Slovenia’s Manca Caserman (8/10) and Germany’s Sydney Wuestling (8/10) rounded off the flower ceremony.
Full results
The overall Junior Cup standings
