Double success after the bitter World Cup final: Biathlon star Lou JeanMonnot won the next gold medal at the military games in Lucerne.
Lou JeanMonnot won with the French team in front of the teams from Poland and Austria.
In addition to JeanMonnot, the selection of France from Paula and Chloé Chevalier came together.
The German trio, which consisted of Rosalie Unbear, Julia Vogler and Charlotte Gallbronner, landed in eighth place.
The military games are held fifth time and are under the motto “Military Champions for Peace” this year. In Switzerland, in addition to biathlon competitions, they also take place in cross-country skiing, para cross-country skiing, sports climbing or Parachute-Ski.
Dramatic biathlon duel between JeanMonnot and Prussia
JeanMonnot was able to secure the gold medal in the sprint on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old had delivered a highly exciting duel with Franziska Preuss in the Biathlon World Cup.
The race for the large crystal ball only decided at the final start of the mass in Oslo. JeanMonnot fell unhappily shortly before the finish. Preuss won and pushed past the French in the overall classification (The highlights are available in the video above).
While the German biathlete then ended the season, JeanMonnot traveled to the military games in Lucerne.
France makes biathlon double victory perfect
The men’s team competition also took place in Switzerland on Wednesday. France’s team also won here. Éric Perrot, Fabien Claude and Émilien Claude won in front of the teams from Italy and Slovenia.
The German selection consisting of Justus Strelow, Lucas Fratzscher and Fabian Kaskel took eighth place.
The World Cup season 2025/26 begins on schedule on November 29 in the Swedish biathlon stronghold Östersund. With the Olympic Winter Games 2026 in Italy, a real highlight is waiting between February 6 and 22, 2026.