Three weeks before the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Lou Jeanmonnot consolidates her status as favorite as well as her yellow bib as World Cup leader. The Frenchwoman won this Sunday afternoon on the slopes of Ruhpolding during the third pursuit of the season almost a month after her home victory in Le Grand-Bornand.
Starting eight seconds after the Swede Hanna Oeberg, Lou Jeanmonnot quickly took the lead of the race alone with her flawless prone shooting, when her pursuer missed two shots on the second pass at the shooting range and left with around fifteen seconds behind.
A 20/20 for Camille Bened
The leader of the World Cup ranking widened the gap on the skis then in the standing shot with a 9/10, only one miss on the last pass, counting up to almost 40 seconds ahead of her first pursuers before finishing with a margin of ten seconds.
Tenth at the start, Camille Bened took advantage of the errors of the other biathletes thanks to a magnificent flawless shooting to take third place, two seconds behind Hanna Oeberg.
Starting 32nd, Océane Michelon took sixth place with an 18/20, while Julia Simon, ill, did not participate in the pursuit.
