Hochfilzen Women’s 7.5 km Sprint - Biathlon season 2025/2026 IBU World Cup

Hochfilzen Women’s 7.5 km Sprint - Biathlon season 2025/2026 IBU World Cup

Biathlon season 2025/2026 –Women’s 7.5 km Sprint
12.12.2025
English commentary

Full race.
Pre-race
Post-race interviews
Winner ceremeny

RACE SUMMARY

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Clean-shooting Jeanmonnot "Happy to Prove" Herself with Triumph in Hochfilzen Sprint

France’s Lou Jeanmonnot shot cautiously in both prone and standing to hit all ten targets for the first time this season, propelling her to a 19:59.4 Hochfilzen Women’s 7.5 km Sprint triumph this afternoon. Jeanmonnot’s win today was her first individual podium this season and first sprint victory since taking the top spot in Antholz last February.
“To win is a good thing!”

Jeanmonnot’s first win of the season, after eight victories last season, was, “relieving, because I was a bit missing confidence about my shooting these last weeks. I am happy to prove to myself that I can shoot clean and ski fast today. To win is a good thing!”

“Keeping the pressure away while staying focused”
Today’s win bumped her into second in the Total Score and took some pressure off the French star who came into the season as one of the favorites for the Yellow Bib. “It takes some of the pressure away, for sure. It was a matter of keeping the pressure away while staying focused on what I want to show. It is a matter of balance and this (victory) is a good way to find the balance.”

Norway’s Maren Kirkeeide, also shot clean in second, her best result of the new season, 15.3 seconds back. Sweden’s clean-shooting Anna Magnusson, after podiums in the sprint and pursuit at her home World Cup last weekend ran her podium streak to three in third place, 16.1 seconds back. That consistency vaulted the 30-year-old Magnusson into the Yellow Bib for the first time in her career after 223 World Cup starts.
Dorothea Wierer, perfect on the range left standing in second, but slowed in the last loop for fourth place, 27.9 seconds back. Switzerland’s Amy Baserga, also 10-for-10 finished with the second best result of her career in fifth, 32.3 seconds back. Jeanmonnot’s teammate Camile Bened, rounded out the top six, with clean shooting, 32.7 seconds back.

Jeanmonnot Cautious on Range
The women were treated to the same conditions as the men earlier, sunny with light winds. Jeanmonnot, after struggling at times in Oestersund shot cautiously but clean for the prone lead. Wierer was perfect, 11 seconds back, just behind Kirkeeide. Bib 74 Magnusson cleaned for third best.
Jeanmonnot again used a slow cadence in standing that gave her two zeros. Wierer shot typically fast, 15 seconds behind Jeanmonnot while the Norwegian picked up a penalty. Magnusson was perfect in standing, staying third, a second slower than Wierer.

Magnusson third; claims Yellow

Jeanmonnot continued building her lead over the last 2.5 km, taking the top spot. Kirkeeide came on strong in the last loop after leaving standing in fifth to finish 15 seconds behind Jeanmonnot, as Wierer faded in the last loop. With a kilometer to go, Magnusson was .6 ahead of Kirkeeide, but could not hold on, finishing third, taking enough points to take control of the Yellow Bib.

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