15:26. Fifth this Sunday in the men’s mass-start of the biathlon world cup in Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie), Norway’s Johan-Olav Botn retains his overall lead and his yellow bib.
With 560 points amassed since the start of the winter,he is even comfortable leader. Despite this, he lost some points in this last race of 2025, with Eric Perrot (447) 113 points back. Tommaso Giacomel (431) is third.
Then there was Sebastian Samuelsson (385), Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen (369), Sturla Holm Lægreid (333), Quentin Fillon-Maillet (300), Emilien Jacquelin (292), Martin Ponsiluoma (269) and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal (260) in the top 10. Twenty-second-placed Isak Frey (137) confirms his blue bib as the best U23.
Finally, Tommaso Giacomel will don the red leader’s jersey in January at the mass-start in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic).
The overall World Cup standings
C78B_v1-42The general classification of the mass-start
C78A_v1-42- The full programme for the Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand World Cup, third leg of the 2025/2026 season
- Caroline Colombo: my best memory of… Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand
- Paula Botet and Valentin Lejeune selected, Jeanne Richard only on the mass-start: the French team selection for the Grand-Bornand World Cup
- Paula Botet and Valentin Lejeune rise in the Grand-Bornand, Emilien Claude and Jeanne Richard are downgraded: Stéphane Bouthiaux, the head of French biathlon, explains the situation
- Grand-Bornand 2025 World Cup: the teams and stars who will be rocking Le Grand-Bornand this week
- Le Grand-Bornand: first home podium for Lou Jeanmonnot, second in the sprint behind Hanna Oeberg
- “It’s the first time I’ve managed a Grand-Bornand”: never before on the podium in the Aravis, how Lou Jeanmonnot managed to finish second in the sprint.
- “The level of the race was incredible”: Cyril Burdet talks to Nordic Magazine about the French sprinters’ performance in Grand-Bornand.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Emilien Jacquelin magnificent third in the sprint won by Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen ahead of Johannes Dale-Skjevdal
- What showman Emilien Jacquelin had to say after finishing third in the Grand-Bornand sprint: “I’ve rediscovered the very essence of why I do sport”.
- “I never imagined we’d do so well”: Siegfried Mazet talks to Nordic Magazine about the Norwegians’ fine group sprint performance at Le Grand-Bornand.
- Le Grand-Bornand: Lou Jeanmonnot triumphs in the pursuit, Julia Simon returns to the flower ceremony
- Le Grand-Bornand: Lou Jeanmonnot wears the yellow number in the mass start
- “It’s not an end in itself”: Lou Jeanmonnot on his first win at Le Grand-Bornand
- Le Grand-Bornand: 21st overall after the pursuit, Jeanne Richard will be lining up at the start of Sunday’s mass-start race
- Le Grand-Bornand: Johan-Olav Botn wins the pursuit ahead of Emilien Jacquelin and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, Eric Perrot fourth
- “I see it’s clear on the right, so I sneak in”: the moment when Emilien Jacquelin got away from Eric Perrot to take second place in the Grand-Bornand pursuit.
- Fourth in the pursuit at Le Grand-Bornand, Eric Perrot made a “heartfelt” decision in the final package.
