The French team, made up of Fabien Claude, Simon Desthieux, Émilien Jacquelin and Quentin Fillon-Maillet, took 2nd place in the relay (4x7.5 km) from Hochfilzen (Austria) counting for the Biathlon World Cup and won by Norway.
Like last week in Ostersund (Sweden), the Blues finished on the second step of the podium behind the Norwegians, reigning world champions in the specialty and again untouchable.
The Norwegian quartet (Sturla Laegreid, Tarjei Boe, Johannes Boe, Vetle Christiansen) made the difference on the shooting range (5 pickaxes in total) while the French experienced more waste (8).
The Blues were still able to count on Quentin Fillon-Maillet, winner of the pursuit the day before and impeccable with the rifle (10/10), to snatch 2nd position for the 2nd time in two races by crossing the finish line. with 21.2 seconds behind Norway.
Russia (Vasilii Tomshin, Daniil Serokhvostov, Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov) finished 3rd at 47.3 seconds.