The French Anaïs Bescond (2nd) and Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet (3rd) climbed on the podium on Saturday in the pursuit (10 km) of Ostersund (Sweden) counting for the Biathlon World Cup and won by the Norwegian Marte-Olsbu Roeiseland.
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet (28 years old), author of a 19/20 shooting, integrates for the second time of the season the Top 3, while the last podium on the individual level of Anaïs Bescond (34 years old), perfect behind the rifle (20/20), dated back to March 5, 2020.
On the other hand, the two Frenchwomen could not do anything against Marte-Olsbu Roeiseland during this first race in direct confrontation.
The Norwegian, despite a shooting error, was much stronger on the skis on the last lap to sign the 10th success of her career on the circuit.
Austrian Lisa-Theresa Hauser (4th), victorious in the sprint on Thursday, led almost from start to finish thanks to her rifle accuracy (20/20) before being devoured on the track by Roeiseland and the duo French.
It nevertheless retains the lead in the general classification of the World Cup.