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Obertilliach seems to be a lucky place for 🇫🇷
@SimonFrk2
, where he not only took 2 podiums, but also closed all 60 targets in 4 competitions! 🥇🥉⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️👏
#IBU_Cup
#fact
#perfectshooter
📸IBU/S.Adelberger
🔥 Excellent shooting by🇫🇷 Camille Bened in today's mixed relay! Entering the last shooting 1:15.2 behind 🇷🇺Vasnetcova, she sees a chance when the Russian collects a penalty. Closing quickly all the targets, Bened leaves the range only 16.3 seconds behind. Have a look👇
#IBU_Cup
🇫🇷C.Chevalier took 1st season podium, claiming 🥉, "This season wasn't easy, because I was in the
@IBU_WC
. Sometimes it's hard to show my best. I am happy about my podium, it's very good, and I really hope it's only the first one this week."
📸: Christian Manzoni
A stunning final weekend of
#IBUcup
sealed the victory in the overall for 🇫🇷 Lou Jeanmonnot!
Congratulations for such a great achievement at just 23 years of age! 👏 Her name now follows Vanessa Voigt's in the roll of honour of the IBU Cup overall!
📷Deubert/IBU l
#biathlon
The biathlon family stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦 in these incredibly hard times. The flag of Ukraine is up in Lenzerheide and all the participants of the event will hold a minute's silence to honour the victims of the war at 10:25, 5 minutes before the men's sprint competition.
S.Fourcade
@SimonFrk2
, "I skied a bit slow, trying to save as much energy as I can because I am becoming an old guy and last week we had some races on the altitude, which wasn't easy to manage. And I still need some energy for the rest of the week!” 😁😎
📸IBU/S.EAdelsberger
#IBU_Cup
2, Sjusjoen 🇳🇴
⚡️ Top three of the men's mass start 60⚡️
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1. Anton Babikov 🇷🇺
2. Erlend Bjoentegaard 🇳🇴
3. Remi Broutier 🇫🇷
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📸 Tumashov/IBU
🇮🇹 Michela Carrara: "I did not really know that it was a cross-fire, my coach told me after the race. The decision was taken and I think it is good that in the end, the better athlete won".
📸: Manzoni/IBU
We are extremely happy to welcome Stina Nilsson 🇸🇪, the Olympic champion in cross-country skiing to the Biathlon Family. She will have her international biathlon debut already tomorrow at 10:30 CET! Good luck Stina 🤞.
#IBU_Cup
📸 Deubert/IBU
#OECH22
, Arber 🇩🇪
🌟 The top three teams of the single mixed relay 🌟
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🥇 Evgeniia Burtasova & Anton Babikov 🇷🇺
🥈 Lou Jeanmonnot & Emilien Claude 🇫🇷
🥉 Franziska Hildebrand & Justus Strelow 🇩🇪
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📸 Deubert/IBU
IBU
#OECH21
, Duszniki-Zdroj 🇵🇱
The best 3 men of the 20km individual:
🥇 Andrejs Rastorgujevs 🇱🇻
🥈 Erlend Bjoentegaard 🇳🇴
🥉 Endre Stroemsheim 🇳🇴
📸 Stancik/IBU
@Aribeguu
, “Two podiums in 2 races is just unbelievable. Moreover, in both competitions, I shot clean, so it is a perfect start of the season for me.”
#IBU_Cup
📸IBU/P.Danielsson
It's another fantastic performance from Chloe Chevalier who takes gold in the pursuit ahead of Iryna Varvynets - big just for
@FedFranceSki
's Julia Simon who goes from 29th to bronze.
#OECH
Rewatch the entire women's pursuit from
#RID18
on
Your top 3 of the women's sprint in
#RID18
Gold: Iryna Varvynets
Silver: Chloe Chevalier of
@FedFranceSki
Bronze: Fuyuko Tachizaki
Follow the flower ceremony from the
#OECH
on shortly.
It's a win for
@Clmb25
🔥 what a terrific performance by the French athlete! Best course and isolated pursuit time to claim the victory today 🥳
📷Deubert/IBU l
#biathlon
l
#IBUcup
Final competition of
@BiatlonPokljuka
- Women Sprint - is history!💫
1.🇫🇷Paula Botet
2.🇩🇪Hanna Kebinger
3.🇩🇪Lisa Maria Spark
📷Deubert/IBU |
#biathlon
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#ibucup
👏🏻 And here we go! The IBU Cup 2020/21 has officially started with the woman’s 7,5k sprint. The first athlete to start is Tilda Johansson from team 🇸🇪
#IBU_Cup
Did we get a little emotional? 🥲 For sure... thanks for a fantastic career Vanessa Hinz 🇩🇪
It was a honour to have you for your final dance today in Obertilliach ✨
#biathlon
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@skiverband
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#biathlonfamily
🇫🇷 C. Colombo delivers a perfect performance and takes the lead in the finish, 39 seconds ahead 🇦🇹 A. Gandler who is second at the moment when 46 athletes have finished their race.
#IBU_Cup
#IBU_Cup
5, Obertilliach 🇦🇹
Top 3 of the men's 15 km short individual 👏
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1. Hugo Rivail 🇫🇷
2. Daniele Cappellari 🇮🇹
3. Heikki Laitinen 🇫🇮
3. Justus Strelow 🇩🇪
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📸 Deubert/IBU
🥇🇵🇱K. Zuk: "It is amazing, it is hard to describe. I am so happy to win here in Duszniki because I feel like I’m home. It was my first time to shoot four times zero. I am really happy, I know that I did a perfect job today."
#OECH21
OC 🇨🇭Lenzerheide gave a special award to 🇮🇹 Michela Carrara and her coach for fair play. Carrara said that it is important to stay honest despite the benefits you could obtain and that this is appreciated by others, which is essential for the sport. 👏
📸: Manzoni/IBU
The IBU has conducted 370 SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests for event participants at the IBU Open European Championships in Duszniki-Zdroj, Poland. All tests were negative.
#IBU_Cup
5, Obertilliach 🇦🇹
The winners of the women's 12.5 km short individual 🥳
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1. Vanessa Voigt 🇩🇪
2. Anastasiia Goreeva 🇷🇺
3. Sophie Chauveau 🇫🇷
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📸 Deubert/IBU
#IBU_Cup
6, Nove Mesto na Morave 🇨🇿
🌟 The top 3 of the women's sprint 🌟
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1. Caroline Colombo 🇫🇷
2. Anna Gandler 🇦🇹
3. Larisa Kuklina 🇷🇺
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📸 Stancik/IBU
Emilien Claude 🇫🇷: “It was strange because I had the first bib so I really didn’t expect to win this one and I knew it was windy and hard conditions today. It is my first win and it is really important for me.”
#IBU_Cup
📸 Stancik/IBU
Congratulation to the top 3 of the last women pursuit of the
#IBUcup
season 🙌
🇫🇷
@Clmb25
🥇
🇳🇴 Femsteinevik 🥈
🇫🇷 Jeanmonnot 🥉
Remember that you can watch the men pursuit on and follow along on the Official IBU App!
📷Deubert/IBU l
#biathlon
M. Carrara 🇮🇹: "I’m so happy about the win. It was the best race this year, it feels really good to finally catch a podium and a victory. My shooting went well and I’m really happy about this."
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📸 Deubert / IBU
#IBU_Cup
5, Brezno-Osrblie 🇸🇰
💥 Put your hands together for the top three of the men's 10 km sprint 💥
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1. Emilien Claude 🇫🇷
@FedFranceSki
2. Sindre Pettersen 🇳🇴
@NSSF_Biathlon
3. Petr Pashchenko 🇷🇺
@russianbiathlon
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📸 Stancik /IBU
🇱🇻 B. Bendika: "Today I just woke up and I knew that I’m going to be the European Champion. I have been fighting a lot for this in the last few years. I knew that I can do this, that I am strong enough, good enough. It feels great to finally do it."
#OECH21
While the top spot goes to the
#IBUCup
Sprint Score leader, there are also some new names on the podium of Women Sprint in Obertilliach!😍
1.🇸🇪Tilda Johansson
2.🇫🇷Sophie Chauveau
3.🇨🇭Lydia Hiernickel
📷Deubert/IBU |
#biathlon
A windy range is one of the most difficult situations for biathletes during a competition.💨It was the case at
#IBU_Cup
in Sjusjoen and it is often challenging at
@IBU_WC
venue in Oestersund. How to adapt to it? How do officials establish when it is best not to race?
Tilda Johansson: IBU Cup Total Score Winner by 2 points! 🏆
What a close battle that was! 🤯 Really lovely gesture from Gilonne Guigonnat. 💪
Watch live on and follow along on the official IBU App!
#ibucup
Last women podium in Idre. Big applause for the best women of today's Sprint!👏
1.🇩🇪Selina Grotian
2.🇸🇪Tilda Johansson
3.🇩🇪Vansessa Hinz
📷Schmidt/IBU |
#biathlon
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#ibucup
Last
#IBUCup
competition of 2022 is history.
Women Mass Start 60 winners are:
1.🇫🇷Gilonne Guigonnat
2.🇸🇮Anamarija Lampic
3.🇸🇪Tilda Johansson
📷Deubert/IBU |
#biathlon
Congratulations to the Top 3 of Men Super Sprint in 🇨🇦Canmore!💪
1.🇫🇷Emilien Claude
2.🇩🇪Lucas Fratzscher
3.🇳🇴Vebjoern Soerum
📸Deubert/IBU |
#IBUCup
#biathlon
Congratulations to the medalists in the Women Individual at the Open European Championships in Lenzerheide! 💪
🥇🇩🇪 Lisa Maria Spark
🥈🇺🇦 Yuliia Dzhima
🥉🇩🇪 Selina Grotian
Watch live on and follow along on the IBU App!
#OECH2023
C. Colombo 🇫🇷: "The victory is good, but to have this achievement with 10/10 is better. It is a great feeling for me after a long period of time. After Arber I decided to change my firearm, I took my old one. I hadn't shot with her for three years. So today, it is really good!”
Double for Eric Perrot in Brezno-Osrblie, who wins Super Sprint on Thursday and Sprint today!
1. 🇫🇷 Eric Perrot
2.🇳🇴 Isak Frey
3.🇳🇴 Endre Stroemsheim
📷 Stancik/IBU |
#biathlon
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#POK23
Simon Fourcade
@SimonFrk2
is optimistic about his performance at the
#IBU_Cup
, “Osrblie is a place where I got my first qualification for the Olympic Games, so I hope that this is a new beginning for me and for Olympics in Pyeongchang.”