Biathlon | Norwegian opening races in Geilo: sprint start lists

Biathlon: Gaëtan Paturel first Frenchman to compete in Geilo on Saturday

On Saturday, the opening Norwegian biathlon races in Geilo (Norway) kick off with sprints. As is customary in this competition, the best athletes will start at the end of the start list.

From 11.30am, it’s the women’s race with 101 starters. Slovakia’s Anastasiya Kuzmina will wear bib 54, Eve Bouvard 55, Maya Cloetens 76, Marit Ishol Skogan 78, Marit Oeygard 80, Emilie Kalkenberg 82, Karoline Erdal 84, Marthe Kraakstad Johansen 86, Natalia Sidorowicz on 88, Juni Arnekleiv on 90, Lotte Lie on 92, Ragnhild Femsteinevik on 94, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold on 96, Karoline Knotten on 98, Dorothea Wierer on 100 and Maren Kirkeeide on 102.

Then, at 2pm, the men’s competition gets underway with no fewer than 139 entries. Florent Claude will have the 87, while Gaëtan Paturel (101) will be the first Frenchman on the track. Next up are Oscar Lombardot (113), Antonin Guigonnat (117), Fabien Claude (123), Emilien Jacquelin (127), Quentin Fillon-Maillet (135) and Eric Perrot (137).

The other headliners were Sverre Dahlen Aspenes on 103, Thierry Langer on 105, Johan-Olav Botn on 107, Sivert Guttorm Bakken on 109, Didier Bionaz on 111 and Isak Frey on 115, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen on 119, Johannes Dale-Skjevdal on 121, Endre Stroemsheim on 125, Martin Uldal on 129, Tommaso Giacomel on 131, Vebjoern Soerum on 133 and Sturla Holm Lægreid on 139.

The complete start lists

Women’s sprint – 11.30am

Men’s sprint – 2.00 pm

The full programme for the opening Norwegian biathlon races in Geilo (Norway)

Saturday 15 November

• 10.30am-11.15am: Women’s shooting trials
• 11.30am: women’s 7.5 km sprint
• 13:00-13:45: Men’s shooting trials
• 2pm: Men’s 10 km sprint

Sunday 16 November

• 9.00am-9.20am: mass-start trials n°1 ladies
• 9.25am-9.45am: mass-start shooting trials n°1 men
• 9.50 am: women’s 12.5 km mass-start (race B)
• 10.40 am: men’s 15km mass-start (race B)
• 12.00-12.30: mass-start women’s trials n°2
• 12.45pm: women’s 12.5km mass-start (race A)
• 1.45pm-2.15pm: Men’s mass-start shooting trials No. 2
• 2.30pm: men’s 15km mass-start (race A)

• A sprint and a mass-start: the full programme for the Norwegian opening races in Geilo, contested by the French men’s team
• “Going head-to-head with the world’s elite”: departure day in Norway for the French men’s team, expected on the snow in Geilo for the final training camp in their Olympic preparations.
• “I’m not going home until Christmas”: after the Geilo training camp, Eric Perrot and Emilien Claude will stay on to train before heading to Östersund for the start of the World Cup.
• “I’m not going to take any risks”: after returning from injury, Emilien Claude will not start the opening Norwegian races in Geilo
• Three men for one place: Antonin Guigonnat, Oscar Lombardot and Gaëtan Paturel will battle it out for the final ticket to the World Cup on 15 and 16 November in Geilo.
• “Getting back into the swing of things”: Simon Fourcade unveils the French team’s objectives for this weekend’s competitions in Geilo
• Quentin Fillon-Maillet on the eve of the start of the Norwegian opening races in Geilo: “There’s a real desire to already be very competitive”.
• Two places up for grabs between Marek Mackels, Julien Petitjacques, Sam Parmantier and César Beauvais: the Belgians will also be in the squad for the opening Norwegian races in Geilo.