Biathlon | “I focused on the fact that I wanted to make a good shot”: how Lou Jeanmonnot won the second sprint of his career in Antholz | Nordic Mag | No. 1 Biathlon

Biathlon: on the site of the next Olympics, Lou Jeanmonnot takes his bearings

This Thursday afternoon, Doubiste Lou Jeanmonnot won again on the biathlon world cup circuit. After the individual court in Kontiolahti (Finland), the pursuits in Hochfilzen (Austria) and Oberhof (Germany) as well as the individual in Ruhpolding (Germany), it was during the sprint in Antholz (Italy) that she triumphed.

A fifth success in this 2024/2025 season which places Franc-Comtoise among the elite of French women. In front of her, on one exercise, only Sandrine Bailly and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, with six victories, are doing better. But Lou Jeanmonnot, on the site of the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, won for only the second time in his career in a sprint.

“It remains special [de remporter] a sprint because it had only happened to me once [auparavant]she explained to Nordic Magazine after the protocol ceremony and before the doping control. It’s the flagship race, the one that I find difficult to accomplish so I’m quite happy. »

A perfect shot, very fast speed on the skis

Lou Jeanmonnot, under the eyes of her parents, managed to win by completing a full sprint at 10/10 and very fast on the track (second fastest time 1 tenth of a second behind Anamarija Lampic).

“Until then, I hadn’t had any good sprints this season, with poor shooting. So I focused on thatshe admits. I focused on the fact that I wanted to do a good shot and, afterwards, it was enhanced by my form which has been getting better and better since Ruhpolding. »

In the general classification, Lou Jeanmonnot takes valuable points from her German rival Franziska Preuss, third of the day. “There are still a lot of races left and she’s not really letting anything go,” analyzes the Frenchwoman. I really do the best I can, keeping in mind that she doesn’t give me room to make mistakes. I would like to do the same, but I have less success than her at this game. Afterwards, it only makes me better to try to do the best I can every time. »

Next battle scheduled for Saturday during the pursuit.

Live data from the women’s sprint

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