Biathlon: first podium for Jeanne Richard
Jeanne Richard had been circling the podium for several races. Fourth in the mass-start in Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie) before Christmas after a totally crazy scenario and the day after another fourth place in the pursuit, she finished sixth in the pursuit in Oberhof (Germany) last week.

This Sunday afternoon, during the mass start in Ruhpolding (Germany), it was the right one. As precise as ever with her prone shot (she has missed one ball out of every 100 she has released this season), Jeanne Richard was placed at the halfway stage. Then, taking advantage of her good form on the mats, she shot her first 20/20 in a World Cup event to emerge from the final firing point in a very good position.

While Sweden’s Elvira Oeberg (20/20) was untouchable and went on to claim a superb victory, the biathlete from Les Gets (Haute-Savoie) was in the company of Italy’s Dorothea Wierer (19/20), who was back in the running in this race for the queens. Germany’s Franziska Preuss (19/20) and Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen (19/20) were quick to catch up in the final kilometres.
A podium finish at the end of the suspense
This was all before the wearer of the yellow bib struck the final blow before the finish in the stadium. Only Jeanne Richard could keep up, and the Montblanc native followed in the German’s footsteps to claim her first ever World Cup podium. A fitting reward for a rider who has been competing on the main circuit for just over a year.

Dorothea Wierer, Suvi Minkkinen and Hanna Oeberg (17/20) rounded off the day’s flower ceremony, while Karoline Knotten (19/20), Océane Michelon (19/20), Lou Jeanmonnot (18/20) and Anamarija Lampic (16/20) rounded off the top 10. It’s worth noting that the Doubiste player was going for victory on the last shot… before missing two targets.

Finally, the French managers had a tough time of it at the Bavarian mass-start, with Julia Simon (13/20) finishing twenty-sixth and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (12/20) twenty-ninth.
INCREDIBLEEEE 🥳
🇫🇷 Jeanne Richard takes 3rd place in the mass start and signs the first podium of her career at the age of 22 in Ruhpolding!!! 🥉
Congratulations Jeanne 💪🏼
📸 Nordic Focus pic.twitter.com/bANYHAXvGA– FFS – Fédération Française de Ski (@FedFranceSki) January 19, 2025
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