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After eight years at the helm of the Swiss team, Sandra Flunger moved to Germany last spring.
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Biathlon | “Whatever happens, I know we’ll have some top-class women competing in the World Cup”: in a week’s time, the women’s trials in Bessans will be in full swing
On 12, 14 and 15 November, seven athletes from the French women’s biathlon team will be competing in a selection event in Bessans (Savoie) for one of the last two places available in the World Cup.
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Biathlon | Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Océane Michelon, Lou Jeanmonnot, Julia Simon and Camille Bened: a photo gallery of the French women’s team training in Bessans
Two days after arriving in Bessans (Savoie), the athletes of the French women’s biathlon team are completing one training session after another on the Savoyard snow farm.
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Biathlon: in Martell, the first slopes will open as early as Friday thanks to snowfarming
The winter season is already getting underway in Martell (Italy). From this Friday, 6 November, the first tracks at the Grogg biathlon centre will be open, thanks to the snow that has been preserved since last winter.
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Biathlon | Dakar 2026: in Senegal, Martin Fourcade presented the Youth Olympic medals for the men’s triathlon
On Thursday, Martin Fourcade presented the medals for the men’s triathlon at the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games.
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Biathlon | “There are plenty of advantages”: why does the French women’s team now always complete their pre-season training in Bessans?
Since 2023, the French women’s biathlon team has been wrapping up its summer training on the snow produced by the snowfarming facility in Bessans (Savoie). Cyril Burdet, the team’s coach, explains.
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Biathlon | Canmore: Pascale Paradis and Britain’s Graham Benson win the first sprint at the Canadian trials
19:44. On Wednesday, the Canadian biathlon selection week got underway in Canmore (Canada) with the first sprint races. Contested with time penalties (24 seconds for the women, 22 seconds for the men), the women’s event was won by Pascale Paradis. With a score of 9 out of 10 in the shooting, she won by a […]
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Biathlon | Back on cross-country skis: the first photos of the French stars at their training camp at the Bessans snow farm
Having arrived in Bessans (Savoie) at midday on Tuesday for their final pre-season training camp, the athletes of the French women’s biathlon team are already hard at work on the Savoie snow.
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Biathlon: Still recovering from her back operation, Aasne Skrede has had to postpone her return to competition
Norwegian athlete Aasne Skrede will not be taking part in the national season opener on 14 and 15 November in Geilo (Norway). Having undergone surgery last January for a lumbar disc herniation, the biathlete is continuing her rehabilitation and does not yet know when she will return to competition.