France and Norway win the Lake Placid Mixed Relays
France in the Mixed Relay and Norway in the Single Mixed Relay are the winners of the final competitions of the IBU Cup season 2025/2026, which saw France dominate across most men’s and women’s disciplines.
Mixed Relay to France
In the Mixed Relay, France (G. Guigonnat, V. Galmace Paulin, G. Paturel, D. Levet), with seven reloads, won in 1:05:52.5. Norway (G. Ytterhus, G. Randby, O. Suhrke, S. D. Aspenes), with 3+12, finished in second place, 56.4 seconds behind France. Germany (M. Sauter, J. Kink, S. Kaiser, D. Riethmueller), with 2+12, completed the podium in 2:10.1.
IBU Cup 2025/2026 8 - Mixed Relays
Single Mixed Relay to Norway
In the Single Mixed Relay, Norway (K. Erdal, M. Nevland), with 0+13, won in 40:32.7. In a tight battle for second and third place, Austria (D. Zdouc, D. Komatz) beat Germany (H. Kebinger, F. Schaser) by a mere 0.1 seconds, finishing 10.2 seconds behind the winners from Norway.
France won the Men’s IBU Cup Relay Score, Women’s IBU Cup Relay Score, Men’s IBU Cup Nations Cup Score, and Women’s IBU Cup Nations Cup Score.
Photo: Federica Vanzetta / IBU Photo Pool