Biathlon: another podium finish for Les Bleus at the IBU Cup
This Saturday, the 2024/2025 IBU Cup biathlon season comes to a close with the mixed events in Otepää (Estonia). The day kicked off at the beginning of the morning with the mixed relay. In a race marked by several upsets, it was finally the Germans Roman Rees, Simon Kaiser, Stefanie Scherer and Lisa Maria Spark who won.
With just 6 picks to their name, the German team took full advantage of their opponents’ mistakes on the shooting range to claim victory. First, it was the France of Damien Levet, Gaëtan Paturel, Célia Henaff and Paula Botet who put themselves out of the running for victory, before Norway (Sivert Guttorm Bakken, Johan-Olav Botn, Karoline Erdal, Juni Arnekleiv) cracked on the last shot, spinning four times on the ring.
In the end, the Germans crossed the finish line alone, with France (2+14), at 49 sec 9, second and Norway (6+14), at 1 min 10 sec 4, third. Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland and Switzerland followed in the rankings.
Full results
- The full programme for the second IBU Cup in Otepää, the ninth and final stage of the 2024/2025 B circuit season
- “We’ll have a full quota”: Cyril Burdet confirms that France will be sending nine girls to the World Cup finals in Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Camille Bened, overall leader of the IBU Cup with two small globes already in her pocket, ahead of the final straight of the season: “We’re going to have to race hard”.
- “I just want to enjoy myself”: how Voldiya Galmace-Paulin, second overall, is approaching the final stretch of the IBU Cup season.
- Otepää: Sivert Guttorm Bakken wins the IBU Cup individual short, Gaëtan Paturel excellent fifth
- Otepää: Susan Kuelm wins the IBU Cup individual short, Camille Bened, third, takes a big step towards the big globe
- IBU Cup: at just 19, Voldiya Galmace-Paulin wins the small globe in the individual event
- “I’m really proud”: Voldiya Galmace-Paulin’s joy at winning her first career IBU Cup Petit Globe
- IBU Cup Otepää: Johan-Olav Botn wins the sprint, Damien Levet and Théo Guiraud-Poillot in the top 10
- IBU Cup Otepää: Voldiya Galmace-Paulin dominates the sprint ahead of Camille Bened and Paula Botet, Gilonne Guigonnat fifth
- Camille Bened becomes the third Frenchwoman to win the IBU Cup crystal globe
- IBU Cup: the small globe in the sprint for Paula Botet, as in 2023
