Photogallery from Women’s and Men’s Mass Start races at 2024 IBU World Championships Biathlon Nove Mesto Na Morave. On the last day of a two-week Championships, top 30 Women and Men competed in front of the spectacular crowd surpassing 20 000 people.
Women’s 12.5 km Mass Start: 1. Justine Braissaz-Bouchet, 2. Lisa Vittozzi, 3. Lou Jeanmonnot
Men’s 15 km Mass Start: 1. Johannes Thingnes Boe, 2. Andrejs Rastorgujevs, 3. Quentin Fillon Maillet
IBU Open European Championships Biathlon Brezno-Osrblie took place between January 21st and 28th. My photogallery from (mostly) sunlit Men’s pursuit and Women’s pursuit with quite a lot of snowing from Saturday 27th January. Results:
Men’s 12.5km Pursuit: 1. Isak Frey (NOR), 2. Dmitrii Shamaev (ROU), 3. Antonin Guigonnat (FRA), 4. Vebjoern Soerum (NOR), 5. Mats Oeverby (NOR), 6. Martin Nevland (NOR)
Women’s 10 km Pursuit: 1. Maren Kirkeeide (NOR), 2. Emilie Aagheim Kalkenberg (NOR), 3. Oceane Michelon (FRA), 4. Ida Lien (NOR), 5. Marlene Fichtner (GER), 6. Johanna Skottheim
Photogallery from an 8-day shoot covering Empire Tennis Academy Open 2023 – the largest women’s tennis tournament held in Slovakia (ITF World Tennis Tour – 100 000 USD + H). The 12th edition had a number of firsts – first all-Belgian final and first time the final was played “in the bubble” due to persistent rain and unfavorable weather forecast. Nevertheless, it was a good week – being back as the official photographer of the event, getting the basic things done a bit easier thanks to the mirrorless system. The urge to capture new and exciting stuff was great, if only the matches were as good as I remember from the past…
Singles winner: Yanina Wickmayer defeated Greet Minnen. Doubles winners: Amina Anshba, Anastasia Detiuc.
Photogallery from January 7th, 2023 races of IBU Cup 2023 held in Osrblie, Slovakia. This will probably go down in history as “Muddy Cup” and I’m not sure if it wasn’t even worse than last year’s extremely slippery ice around the track. Winner of Women’s 7.5km Sprint: Eleonora Fauner, Italy. Winner of Men’s 10km Sprint: Eric Perrot, France. Special moment: The joy of finishing the race by Raul Antonio Figueroa of Mexico – the instant favorite of the crowds.
