Biathlon: Jeanne Richard still in blue
The battle to win the trophy for the best U23 in the 2024/2025 Biathlon World Cup will keep the women’s circuit busy at the end of the winter . After the sprint in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic) on Friday evening, Jeanne Richard (556), eleventh on the day and fifth overall, retains her blue bib.
However, it’s still very close, withOcéane Michelon (523) 33 points behind and Selina Grotian (513) 43 behind. Everything is still possible and France has two chances out of three of winning it for the first time in its history.
The overall World Cup standings
- The full programme for the Nove Mesto World Cup, the seventh stage of the 2024/2025 season
- Corinne Niogret: my best memory of… Nove Mesto
- Sophie Chauveau and Oscar Lombardot selected: the French squad for the Nove Mesto World Cup
- “Hold on to third place overall”: after his world gold medal, Eric Perrot is back in action in the World Cup in Nove Mesto.
- Nove Mesto: the start list for the men’s sprint has been changed because of the high temperatures… Eric Perrot number 1!
- Nove Mesto: Emilien Jacquelin makes his comeback by winning the sprint
- Nove Mesto: on the sprint podium, Johannes Thingnes Boe comes within 10 points of Sturla Holm Lægreid in the overall standings, Emilien Jacquelin takes third place
- Emilien Jacquelin after winning the Nove Mesto sprint: “The break was good for moving on and moving forward”.
- “She wants to keep up the pressure”: in Nove Mesto and 92 points behind Franziska Preuss, Lou Jeanmonnot sets out to conquer the crystal globe.
- Nove Mesto: the start list for the women’s sprint has also been changed, with Jeanne Richard the first starter
