Biathlon | The world champions line up: the composition of the French women’s relay in Nove Mesto

19:12. On Saturday evening, the French coaching staff unveiled the composition of the women’s relay team for Sunday’s final race of the season in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic). A quartet with the ambition of going for the small globe of the speciality.

Against this backdrop, world champions Lou Jeanmonnot, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon have the confidence of the French staff for this final relay of the season. So the week is already over for Jeanne Richard and Sophie Chauveau.

• 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 is changed because of the high temperatures… Eric Perrot number 1!
• Nove Mesto: Emilien Jacquelin marks his return to the limelight 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
• Nove Mesto: Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold dominates the sprint ahead of Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot fourth
• “I wasn’t sure I could go on”: Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, winner in Nove Mesto, almost put an end to her career after suffering heart problems.
• Double podium for Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon, Lou Jeanmonnot fourth, Jeanne Richard and Océane Michelon placed: another incredible collective performance by the Bleues in Nove Mesto.
• Nove Mesto sprint: Lou Jeanmonnot closes the gap on Franziska Preuss in the overall standings with six races to go
• Nove Mesto: Jeanne Richard keeps her blue number for best U23
• “It’s not a bad race, but it’s not good for the overall result”: Franziska Preuss takes it on the chin after the sprint in Nove Mesto
• “It’s been a tough season so far? Fifth in the Nove Mesto sprint, Austria’s Lisa Theresa Hauser savours her return to the flowers
• Nove Mesto: with 20/20, Sebastian Samuelsson dominates the pursuit, Quentin Fillon-Maillet fourth
• “I’m going to enjoy this victory”: before the pursuit in Nove Mesto, Sebastian Samuelsson hadn’t won a World Cup race since December 2023.
• Nove Mesto: third in the pursuit, Johannes Thingnes Boe takes the yellow bib… for 5 points
• “It’s just incredible”: first World Cup top 10 for Oscar Lombardot, tenth in the pursuit in Nove Mesto