Sweden wins the women’s relay in Hochfilzen as France collapses

The Swedish team took control of the women’s relay in Hochfilzen from the very first shooting and never let go of the lead. The shooting by Halvarsson, Magnusson, Elvira Oeberg and Hanna Oeberg was not perfect, but it was more than enough to keep their rivals at a safe distance throughout the race.

Norway delivered a solid performance with no penalty loops at all — even Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold stayed out of trouble. Although the gap to Sweden at the finish was quite significant, the Norwegians still managed to beat Germany and secure second place.

France, on the other hand, had a disastrous day. Camille Bened started well, finishing her leg just 20 seconds behind the leaders. Then Jeanne Richard was forced into the penalty loop, handing over the relay already 1 minute and 20 seconds down. Justine Braisaz failed to close the gap — on the contrary, she lost another 30 seconds and moved the team up only two positions, from 11th to 9th. Lou Jeanmonnot eventually brought France up to 6th place, but that result was far from what the blue-and-white team had hoped for.

Italy fared even worse. Hannah Auchentaller immediately put the team in trouble, losing nearly two minutes on her leg, and the situation only deteriorated from there. The Italian quartet, silver medalists in the previous relay, finished a disappointing 11th.

Finland once again came close to the podium but had to settle for a place just outside the medals. The season is long, though, and a podium finish will surely come for the Finns sooner or later. Today, they were simply a bit short.

Fifth place for Slovakia stood out as a small but notable surprise.

    Name Shooting Time
1 Sweden 4 0+7 1:06:52.4
  Ella Halvarsson   0+1 0+1  
  Anna Magnusson   0+0 0+1  
  Elvira Karin Oeberg   0+0 0+1  
  Hanna Oeberg   0+2 0+1  
2 germany Norway 13 0+9 1:07:32.7
  Marthe Krakstad Johansen   0+0 0+2  
  Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold   0+1 0+2  
  Karoline Offigstad Knotten   0+0 0+1  
  Maren Kirkeeide   0+1 0+2  
3 norway Germany 11 0+8 1:07:43.7
  Anna Weidel   0+2 0+1  
  Julia Tannheimer   0+1 0+2  
  Janina Hettich-walz   0+0 0+2  
  Vanessa Voigt   0+0 0+0  
4 Finland 6 0+9 1:07:54.2
  Inka Haemaelaeinen   0+2 0+2  
  Sonja Leinamo   0+0 0+1  
  Venla Lehtonen   0+1 0+2  
  Suvi Minkkinen   0+0 0+1  
5 sweden Slovakia 8 0+8 1:08:10.8
  Ema Kapustova   0+1 0+1  
  Fialkova Paulina Batovska   0+1 0+2  
  Anastasia Kuzmina   0+1 0+0  
  Maria Remenova   0+2 0+0  
6 France 1 1+10 1:08:24.1
  Camille Bened   0+0 0+2  
  Jeanne Richard   0+1 1+3  
  Justine Braisaz-bouchet   0+2 0+1  
  Lou Jeanmonnot   0+0 0+1  
7 Czech Republic 3 0+9 1:08:28.0
  Jessica Jislova   0+0 0+1  
  Lucie Charvatova   0+1 0+3  
  Tereza Vobornikova   0+0 0+1  
  Marketa Davidova   0+1 0+2  
8 Austria 5 2+13 1:09:24.3
  Anna Gandler   0+0 0+1  
  Anna Andexer   0+2 0+1  
  Anna Juppe   0+1 0+3  
  Lisa Theresa Hauser   0+2 2+3  
9 Switzerland 7 0+10 1:09:53.9
  Gross Lena Haecki   0+2 0+2  
  Lea Meier   0+1 0+2  
  Aita Gasparin   0+0 0+0  
  Amy Baserga   0+2 0+1  
10 Ukraine 15 0+12 1:10:36.6
  Oleksandra Merkushyna   0+0 0+1  
  Kristina Dmytrenko   0+3 0+1  
  Daryna Chalyk   0+1 0+3  
  Anastasiya Merkushyna   0+2 0+1  
11 Italy 2 0+12 1:10:49.3
  Hannah Auchentaller   0+3 0+3  
  Rebecca Passler   0+1 0+1  
  Samuela Comola   0+2 0+2  
  Lisa Vittozzi   0+0 0+0  
12 Poland 10 1+13 1:11:05.8
  Anna Maka   0+1 0+3  
  Kamila Zuk   0+2 1+3  
  Monika Hojnisz-starega   0+0 0+0  
  Natalia Sidorowicz   0+1 0+3  
13 Belgium 18 0+8 1:11:07.2
  Lotte Lie   0+0 0+3  
  Maya Cloetens   0+0 0+2  
  Eve Bouvard   0+1 0+2  
  Marisa Emonts   0+0 0+0  
14 Bulgaria 9 1+9 1:11:15.8
  Valentina Dimitrova   0+2 0+1  
  Milena Todorova   0+0 0+2  
  Maria Zdravkova   0+0 1+3  
  Lora Hristova   0+0 0+1  
15 USA 16 2+11 1:11:28.7
  Deedra Irwin   0+2 0+0  
  Chloe Levins   0+0 2+3  
  Margaret Freed   0+0 0+2  
  Joanne Reid   0+3 0+1  
16 Canada 19 3+13 1:11:35.9
  Shilo Rousseau   0+1 0+1  
  Nadia Moser   0+0 3+3  
  Benita Peiffer   0+2 0+2  
  Pascale Paradis   0+3 0+1  
17 Estonia 17 2+13 1:11:55.0
  Susan Kuelm   0+0 0+2  
  Regina Ermits   0+0 0+1  
  Tuuli Tomingas   0+3 0+2  
  Johanna Taliharm   0+2 2+3  
18 Latvia 14 1+10 1:12:23.6
  Baiba Bendika   0+2 0+1  
  Sanita Bulina   0+1 1+3  
  Annija Keita Sabule   0+1 0+0  
  Sandra Bulina   0+2 0+0  
19 Slovenia 12 4+11 Lapped
  Lena Repinc   1+3 1+3  
  Polona Klemencic   0+2 2+3  
  Ela Sever   0+0 0+0  
  Ziva Klemencic      
20 Kazakstan 20 1+6 Lapped
  Milana Geneva   1+3 0+1  
  Darya Klimina-usanova   0+1 0+1  
  Olga Poltoranina      
  Alina Skripkina      
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World Cup, 9th event, Holmenkollen
Time CET
19.03.2026 - 16:15 - Sprint 7.5 km, Women
20.03.2026 - 16:15 - Sprint 10 km, Men
21.03.2026 - 13:45 - Pursuit 10 km, Women
21.03.2026 - 16:15 - Pursuit 12.5 km, Men
22.03.2026 - 13:45 - Mass start 12.5 km, Women
22.03.2026 - 16:30 - Mass start 15 km, Men
#   Name Pts
1 France Eric Perrot 1263
2 Norway Holm Laegreid Sturla 984
3 Norway Johan-Olav Botn 968
4 Sweden Sebastian Samuelsson 918
5 France Emilien Jacquelin 876
6 Italy Tommaso Giacomel 797
7 Norway Sjastad Christiansen Vetle 736
8 Sweden Martin Ponsiluoma 727
9 Germany Philipp Nawrath 716
10 Norway Johannes Dale-skjevdal 697
11 France Quentin Fillon Maillet 689
12 Norway Martin Uldal 609
13 USA Campbell Wright 604
14 Italy Lukas Hofer 552
15 Norway Isak Frey 538
#   Name Pts
1 France Lou Jeanmonnot 1135
2 Sweden Hanna Oeberg 958
3 Italy Lisa Vittozzi 935
4 Sweden Karin Oeberg Elvira 922
5 Finland Suvi Minkkinen 881
6 France Julia Simon 827
7 Sweden Anna Magnusson 803
8 France Oceane Michelon 651
9 Norway Maren Kirkeeide 639
10 France Camille Bened 600
11 France Justine Braisaz-bouchet 597
12 Czech Tereza Vobornikova 510
13 Italy Dorothea Wierer 456
14 Germany Vanessa Voigt 433
15 Slovakia Paulina Batovska Fialkova 405
#   Nation Pts
1 Norway Norway 7466.0
2 France France 7027.0
3 Sweden Sweden 6696.0
4 Germany Germany 6180.0
5 Italy Italy 5724.0
6 Czech Republic Czech 5536.0
7 USA Usa 5340.0
8 Finland Finland 5204.0
9 Switzerland Switzerland 5051.0
10 Slovenia Slovenia 4708.0
11 Ukraine Ukraine 4618.0
12 Estonia Estonia 4391.0
13 Austria Austria 4185.0
14 Poland Poland 4055.0
15 Latvia Latvia 3722.0
#   Nation Pts
1 Sweden Sweden 6956.0
2 France France 6920.0
3 Norway Norway 6402.0
4 Italy Italy 6037.0
5 Germany Germany 5815.0
6 Czech Republic Czech 5582.0
7 Finland Finland 5524.0
8 Austria Austria 5291.0
9 Switzerland Switzerland 5270.0
10 Poland Poland 4860.0
11 Slovakia Slovakia 4812.0
12 Slovenia Slovenia 4578.0
13 USA Usa 4507.0
14 Ukraine Ukraine 4260.0
15 Estonia Estonia 3916.0

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