Biathlon: Eric Perrot takes command of the men’s overall ranking
On Sunday, the sixth leg of the 2025/2026 Biathlon World Cup came to an end in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic). After forty-two events, including fourteen individual races for each gender, a hierarchy continues to emerge.
First of all, in the men’s category, Peiserot Eric Perrot, after a fabulous double in Moravia, took the overall lead. With 834 points, he has 37 more than Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel (797), who becomes his runner-up.
Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson (668) rounded off the podium ahead of Johan-Olav Botn (630), Quentin Fillon-Maillet (503), Johannes Dale-Skjevdal (501), Martin Ponsiluoma (500), Emilien Jacquelin (474), Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen (429), Campbell Wright (414) and Sturla Holm Lægreid (404).
Fifteenth-placed Norwegian Isak Frey (340) is still wearing the blue bib of the best U23, firmly on his shoulders. Ukraine’s Vitalii Mandzyn (177) and Poland’s Konrad Badacz (102) follow at a respectable distance.
Lou Jeanmonnot retains the women’s yellow bib… and has a 202-point lead
On the women’s side, Lou Jeanmonnot from Doubt is still at the top of the hierarchy. With a second and fourth place in Bavaria, she wears the yellow bib with a total of 848 points. Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen (646) is her closest pursuer… 202 points behind.
Anna Magnusson (585) then completed the provisional podium ahead of Maren Kirkeeide (576), Hanna Oeberg (560), Elvira Oeberg (506), Lisa Vittozzi (494), Camille Bened (491), Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (478), Dorothea Wierer (456), Océane Michelon (425) and Julia Simon (407).
Norway’s Maren Kirkeeide (576), third overall, logically has the blue bib of best U23 in her possession. In this specific hierarchy, she is (already) followed by Germany’s Julia Tannheimer (177) and Selina Grotian (94), Finland’s Inka Hämäläinen (84), her compatriot Siri Skar (78), Slovenia’s Lena Repinc (65), Austria’s Anna Andexer (62) and Germany’s Marlene Fichtner (55).
In the speciality rankings, Lou Jeanmonnot and Eric Perrot took the lead at the end of the individual and mass-start races over the course of the week.
France maintains its lead in the women’s relay
In the ranking of the mixed events, France, who won this small globe last winter, has increased its lead at the top of the hierarchy. With 305 points, they are ahead of Norway (250),Italy (223), Finland (216) and Sweden (211).
In the relays by gender, as there were no events, Les Bleues (280) remain in the lead ahead of Norway (268), Sweden (260), Italy (211), Germany (205) and Finland (192). In the men’s competition, it is still the Norwegians who lead the way with 345 points ahead of France (315).
Les Bleues still ahead at Nations Cup
Finally, in the Nations Cup, France (5,189) dominates the women’s ranking. Sweden (4,852), Norway (4,661),Italy (4,468),Germany (4,206) and Finland (4,120) follow.
In the men’s category, it was the impressive Norway (5,372) who came out on top, ahead of France (5,233), Sweden (4,806),Germany (4,442) andItaly (4,285).
Biathlon World Cup overall rankings (for the blue bib, see ‘U23’)
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SWTS-5Biathlon World Cup sprint overall rankings
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SWSP-4Biathlon World Cup pursuit overall rankings
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SWPU-4Biathlon World Cup individual overall rankings
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SWIN-1Biathlon World Cup mass-start overall rankings
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SWMS-1Biathlon World Cup relay rankings
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SWRL-3The overall ranking of the mixed events in the Biathlon World Cup
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SWNC-5- The full programme for the Nove Mesto World Cup, the sixth stage of the 2025/2026 season
- The girls go home for two days, the boys join the Czech Republic on Monday: two different strategies for the French team before Nove Mesto.
- No change for the last pre-Olympic World Cup: the French team’s selection for Nove Mesto has been announced
- Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold and Johan-Olav Botn present, firsts for Guro Ytterhus and Vetle Paulsen: Norway’s squad for the Nove Mesto World Cup unveiled
- Belgium with only Thierry Langer and César Beauvais at the Nove Mesto World Cup
- Suvi Minkkinen, runner-up to Lou Jeanmonnot, doesn’t shy away: Finland with its headliners in Nove Mesto
- Italy in Nove Mesto with Lisa Vittozzi, Dorothea Wierer and Tommaso Giacomel
- Leaders Magnus Oberhauser, Patrick Jakob and Tamara Steiner promoted: Austria’s selection for the Nove Mesto World Cup
- With Sebastian Samuelsson, Anna Magnusson and Martin Ponsiluoma, but without the Oeberg sisters: Sweden’s squad for the Nove Mesto World Cup
- Nove Mesto World Cup: a largely reorganised German team… but led by Franziska Preuss
- Nove Mesto: Marketa Davidova has to withdraw from the home round of the World Cup
- Coralie Langel stays on the circuit, Niklas Hartweg is rested: Switzerland’s selection for the World Cup in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: Eric Perrot and Emilien Jacquelin do the double in the individual short, Oscar Lombardot and Emilien Claude in the flowers
- Nove Mesto: excellent overall result for Eric Perrot, who moves back to within 23 points of Tommaso Giacomel
- Eric Perrot smiles broadly after dominating the individual short in Nove Mesto: “It’s very satisfying to be back on the winning track”.
- “This performance comes at just the right time”: Emilien Jacquelin’s thoughts after his second place in the individual short at the Nove Mesto World Cup
- Oscar Lombardot and Emilien Claude: “It’s a real pleasure” and “I hung in there”, a top 6 that comes just at the right time before the 2026 Olympic Games.
- “The worst race of my career”: Sebastian Samuelsson, a big miss and a bad deal in the individual race in Nove Mesto
- Almost four years later, Lukas Hofer is back on the World Cup podium in Nove Mesto: “I’m very happy to have persevered”.
- 0/5 on the last shot, Endre Stroemsheim’s terrible crack on the individual short in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins the individual race just one breath ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot
- “The result is still just a one-day race, I’m very aware of that”: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet doesn’t get carried away after winning the individual short in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: on the podium in the individual short, Lou Jeanmonnot now has a lead of more than two victories over Suvi Minkkinen in the overall standings.
- “It’s a win-win situation”: Lou Jeanmonnot finishes 2nd in the individual short in Nove Mesto
- Is Suvi Minkkinen already bidding farewell to the big crystal globe after her poor performance in the individual short in Nove Mesto?
- Siri Skar seventh and revelation of the Nove Mesto individual short: “It’s completely crazy”.
- First World Cup start of the winter and first career flower ceremony for Tamara Steiner on the individual short in Nove Mesto: “It’s just incredible”.
- Nove Mesto: Jeanne Richard replaces Camille Bened, who is unwell, in the mixed singles relay
- Nove Mesto: France’s Jeanne Richard and Emilien Claude third in the mixed singles relay won by Germany
- Mixed singles relay in Nove Mesto: Germany disqualified, Finland win ahead of France and Norway
- “It was a relay for the replacements at the Games, but it’s a pleasure”: Jeanne Richard and Emilien Claude, a podium that brings joy to Nove Mesto
- “A simple accident…” The rollercoaster ride of the Germans, winners and then disqualifiers of the mixed singles relay in Nove Mesto
- Nove Mesto: Italy triumphs in the mixed relay ahead of France’s Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Oscar Lombardot and Quentin Fillon-Maillet
- “A more than respectable performance”: Les Bleus satisfied with their second place in the mixed relay in Nove Mesto
- “We’ll show our children”: in front of their home crowd, the Czech Republic took third place in the mixed relay.
- Nove Mesto: Eric Perrot dominates the mass-start, the last race before the Olympic Games, and the Claude brothers take to the flowers
- Nove Mesto: at the beginning of March in Kontiolahti, Eric Perrot will wear the yellow World Cup leader’s bib
- Lou Jeanmonnot and Eric Perrot in yellow at the same time: two Frenchmen at the top of the overall standings, the first time this has happened in over 3,000 days
- “The biggest satisfaction comes from the good work done”: before setting course for the 2026 Olympics, Eric Perrot is full of confidence in Nove Mesto.
- Nove Mesto: Fabien Claude and Emilien Claude share a World Cup flower ceremony for the first time
- Nove Mesto: Julia Simon wins the mass-start ahead of Océane Michelon, Lisa Vittozzi, Lou Jeanmonnot and Camille Bened
- Nove Mesto: before the Olympics, Lou Jeanmonnot takes a 202-point lead over Suvi Minkkinen in the overall World Cup standings
- “I become an animal in those moments and I just want to win”: how Julia Simon found her way back to victory in the mass start at Nove Mesto.
- Dorothea Wierer bid farewell to the World Cup in Nove Mesto: “I was moved, even if I didn’t show it”.
