The 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 3 was the third event of the season and was held in Le Grand-Bornand, France, from 15 to 21 December 2025. The event consisted of three individual competitions.
Stage overview
Ahead of the 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup stage in Le Grand-Bornand, national federations published their team selections for the French leg of the circuit, with several notable returns, withdrawals and first-time call-ups across the field.
Germany have announced their squad, with Franziska Preuß returning and replacing Marlene Fichtner. Selina Grotian continues to miss races due to illness. Sweden have confirmed several changes to their team: Oskar Andersson has received his first call-up to the World Cup, while Viktor Brandt has been replaced by Henning Sjökvist. Anna-Karin Heijdenberg has been included in the main team following her success at the IBU Cup. Linn Gestblom has returned home for training and will not take part in the races at this stage. France announced its home selection with Paula Botet and Valentin Lejeune, while Jeanne Richard was entered only for the mass start, limiting her participation at this stage. Norway keeping seven men in the squad, while the women's group remained unchanged compared to the previous World Cup stage. Shortly afterward, a late adjustment was required as Martin Uldal withdrew, with Isak Frey confirmed to start in the sprint. Slovenia confirmed the return of Anamarija Lampič after illness, selecting a total of seven athletes for Le Grand-Bornand. Finland unveiled its squad with Suvi Minkkinen leading the team and Otto Invenius earning his first selection of the season. Latvia selected six athletes, highlighted by the return of Andrejs Rastorgujevs.
Schedule of events The events took place at the following times. Date Time Events 18 December 15:15 CET Women's 7.5 km Sprint 19 December 15:15 CET Men's 10 km Sprint 20 December 13:10 CET Women's 10 km Pursuit 15:45 CET Men's 12.5 km Pursuit 21 December 13:15 CET Women's 12.5 km Mass Start 15:45 CET Men's 15 km Mass Start
Medal winners Men Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 10 km Sprint Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen 25:00.6(0+0) Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 25:04.1(1+1) Émilien Jacquelin 25:05.6(0+1) 12.5 km Pursuit Johan-Olav Botn 31:20.8(0+0+0+0) Émilien Jacquelin +17.6(1+1+1+0) Johannes Dale-Skjevdal +17.9(0+0+0+2) 15 km Mass Start Tommaso Giacomel 33:35.1(1+0+0+0) Éric Perrot +18.1(0+0+0+0) Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen +21.3(1+1+0+0)
Women Event: Gold: Time Silver: Time Bronze: Time 7.5 km SprintHanna Öberg 19:24.9(0+0)Lou Jeanmonnot 19:28.2(0+0)Dorothea Wierer 19:36.3(0+0) 10 km PursuitLou Jeanmonnot 27:58.8(0+0+0+1)Suvi Minkkinen +30.2(0+0+0+0)Dorothea Wierer +32.7(0+0+1+0) 12.5 km Mass Start Maren Kirkeeide 32:53.2(1+0+0+0)Lou Jeanmonnot +0.3(0+0+0+1)Justine Braisaz-Bouchet +0.8(0+0+0+1)
Achievements Best individual performance for all time
Men Jan Gunka (23) reached No. 13 on pursuit race Simon Kaiser (26) reached No. 23 on sprint race Mikuláš Karlík (26) reached No. 24 on pursuit race Konrad Badacz (22) reached No. 25 on pursuit race Bohdan Borkovskyi (21) reached No. 28 on sprint race Henning Sjökvist (27) reached No. 29 on sprint race Oscar Andersson (23) reached No. 32 on sprint race Xingyuan Yan (29) reached No. 36 on sprint race Jacques Jefferies (23) reached No. 53 on sprint race James Pacal (22) reached No. 66 on sprint race Martin Matko (20) reached No. 79 on sprint race Masaharu Yamamoto (25) reached No. 83 on sprint race Sam Parmantier (20) reached No. 85 on sprint race
Women Maren Kirkeeide (22) reached No. 1 on mass start race Rebecca Passler (24) reached No. 11 on mass start race Anna Andexer (22) reached No. 24 on sprint race Åsne Skrede (25) reached No. 35 on sprint race Mária Remeňová (25) reached No. 46 on sprint race Coralie Langel (24) reached No. 82 on sprint race Heda Mikolášová (19) reached No. 84 on sprint race Sara Urumova (24) reached No. 101 on sprint race
First World Cup individual race
Men Oscar Andersson (23) reached No. 32 on sprint race Jacques Jefferies (23) reached No. 53 on sprint race
Women Åsne Skrede (25) reached No. 35 on sprint race Coralie Langel (24) reached No. 82 on sprint race Sara Urumova (24) reached No. 101 on sprint race
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