Biathlon: continuation of the Junior Cup at a new venue
After last week’s inaugural stage at Ridnaun-Val Ridanna (Italy), the Junior Biathlon Cup continues from Wednesday to Saturday in Goms (Switzerland), in the canton of Valais.
In the Goms valley, fourteen French athletes will once again be on deck, including Anaëlle Bondoux, leader of the delegation after coming from the IBU Cup. From Wednesday, mixed events are scheduled, followed by sprints on Saturday and mass start 60 on Sunday. This is the first time that the Nordisches Zentrum Goms has hosted an IBU international biathlon weekend.
The full programme for the Goms Junior Biathlon Cup 🇨🇭
Wednesday 18 December
- 10.45am: Mixed relay
- 2.00pm: Mixed single relay
Friday 20 December
- 10.30am: Men’s 10km sprint
- 2.20pm: Women’s 7.5km sprint
Saturday 21 December
- 10.45am: Men’s 12km mass-start 60
- 1.30pm: Women’s 9km mass-start 60
The French selection for the Junior Cup in Goms 🇨🇭
Women
- Anaëlle Bondoux – GUC Grenoble Ski (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
- Violette Bony – Dragons d’Annecy (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Lola Bugeaud – Megève (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Namou Candau-Armand – Bauges Nordic skiing (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Lou-Anne Dupont Ballet-Baz – CS La Clusaz (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Célia Henaff – SC Arêches (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Amandine Mengin – La Bressaude (Massif des Vosges) 🇫🇷
Men
- Martin Botet – Ski Club Les Menuires (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Léo Carlier – SC Val Morteau (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Edgar Geny – SC Sallanches (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Lionel Jouannaud – CS Chamonix (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Ian Martinet – SC Peisey-Vallandry (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Guillaume Poirot – La Bresssaude (Massif des Vosges) 🇫🇷
- Lou Thiévent – SN Chartreuse (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
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