Biathlon: the double for Elvira Oeberg in Oberhof
For Elvira Oeberg, the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof (Germany) ended on Sunday afternoon just as it began on Thursday: with victory. An impressive winner of the sprint at the start of the week, she repeated the feat in the pursuit.
If she managed to complete the double, it was because the Swede held her nerve in the shooting, where she can sometimes get lost in the big time. With a time of 19/20, she was never really troubled and won 16.6 seconds ahead of Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen (19/20). Minkkinen had entered the final round with Julia Simon (17/20), but the Beaufortaine native missed her first two shots.
The ten-time world champion still came third out of the penalty ring, but couldn’t resist the comeback of Sweden’s Hanna Oeberg (18/20), who climbed onto the podium with her little sister. Julia Simon ended her week in fourth place, marking her return to the very highest level.
Franziska Preuss (18/20) was fifth, followed by an incredible Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (18/20) in sixth place. Wearing bib n°31, she climbed dozens of places to enter the flower ceremony. Lou Jeanmonnot (16/20) was tenth, Océane Michelon (16/20) eleventh, Jeanne Richard (16/20) fourteenth and Camille Bened (17/20) twenty-fourth.
Full results
C73D_v1-19- The full programme for the Oberhof World Cup, the fourth stage of the 2025/2026 season
- Change of programme at Oberhof: the two sprints will take place on Thursday because of the bad weather forecast for Friday.
- Caroline Colombo: my best memory of… Oberhof
- Sturla Holm Lægreid and Johan-Olav Botn will not be at the start of the Oberhof World Cup due to illness
- Lisa Vittozzi and Dorothea Wierer skip the Oberhof World Cup: discover the Italian selection
- Jeanne Richard instead of Paula Botet, Valentin Lejeune reappointed: the French team’s selection for the Oberhof World Cup
- A minute’s applause, a number 1 bib dedicated to his memory, a black armband: several tributes will be paid to Sivert Guttorm Bakken on Thursday during the men’s sprint in Oberhof.
- Oberhof: Tommaso Giacomel dominates the sprint ahead of Philipp Nawrath and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, flowers for Eric Perrot
- “It doesn’t pay in biathlon when you make two mistakes”: the frustration of Eric Perrot, sixth in the Oberhof sprint with a score of 8/10
- “I think Sivert would be very proud of me”: Tommaso Giacomel wins the Oberhof sprint in tribute to his friend Sivert Guttorm Bakken
- A losing bet and a “small regret” for Emilien Jacquelin, who failed to qualify for the Oberhof pursuit after his worst result for four years.
- Oberhof: Julia Simon takes third place in the sprint, victory for Elvira Oeberg
- “I’m very proud of what I’ve done”: Julia Simon’s podium finish in the Oberhof sprint launches her Olympic season in earnest.
- “I was hot”: the mistake that could have disqualified Lou Jeanmonnot in the Oberhof sprint
- “She received a serious warning”: why wasn’t Lou Jeanmonnot disqualified from the Oberhof sprint, despite using an illegal rifle?
- “It’s pure chance and unintentional”: in Oberhof, as in Hochfilzen in December, the women’s sprint and pursuit are interspersed with a relay.
- Oberhof: after an entertaining race, Tommaso Giacomel wins the pursuit, Quentin Fillon-Maillet sixth
- Tommaso Giacomel takes command of the overall standings and will wear yellow in Ruhpolding, with Eric Perrot third.
- “It’s something that never happens”: Eric Perrot, eighth in the Oberhof pursuit, had to deal with a broken magazine on his first standing shot.
- Oberhof: Lou Jeanmonnot, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon crush the relay ahead of Norway and Germany
- “It feels good as a team”: Les Bleues achieve near-perfection on the Oberhof relay
- “I’ve seen athletes crying from the cold”: the polar temperatures at the Arena am Rennsteig in Oberhof had an impact on the women’s relay.
