Océane Michelon (; born 4 March 2002) is a French biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2024. She is a two-time 2026 Winter Olympic champion in women's mass start and relay.
Career Océane Michelon gained her first international experience at the 2020 Youth World Championships in Lenzerheide, where she won bronze in the sprint behind Linda Zingerle and Liubov Kalinina. After another participation in the Youth World Championships the following year, the French athlete made her debut in the IBU Cup in January 2022 in Osrblie, achieving her first top-10 result in the individual event. She also participated in the European Championships at Arber, narrowly missing a medal in the mixed relay by just over ten seconds. In the sprint and pursuit events, she finished twelfth in both. Michelon won two more medals at the Junior World Championships: first in the individual event behind Lisa Maria Spark, and shortly after with the women's relay behind Italy and Germany. In the following winter, she competed in both the IBU Cup and the Junior Cup, securing a solo victory in an individual event in December 2022. The European Championships yielded no notable results, and her highest achievement in the IBU Cup was 18th place.
At the beginning of the 2023/24 season, Michelon achieved her first podium finish in the IBU Cup in Kontiolahti. In Sjusjøen, she then won her first race in the sprint, placing her third in the IBU Cup rankings after the first trimester. As a result, the French athlete will make her World Cup debut at the competitions in Oberhof.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 3 medals: 12.5 km mass start (gold), 4 x 6 km relay (gold), 7.5 km sprint (silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2026 Milano-Cortina — Silver 5th Gold Gold —*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships 2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay 2025 Lenzerheide 18th 12th 13th Silver Gold — —
World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Races Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position2023–24 21 4/21 21 74th — — 16 65th 5 74th — —2024–25 22 21/21 760 5th 146 3rd 195 10th 238 5th 181 5th2025–26 23 21/21 658 8th 55 20th 187 9th 226 10th 183 3rd
Individual podiums No. Season Date Location Level RacePlace1 2024–25 23 February 2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Mass Start 2nd 28 March 2025 Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Pursuit 3rd3 2025–26 5 December 2025 Östersund World Cup Sprint 3rd425 January 2026 Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Mass Start 2nd 514 February 2026 Antholz-Anterselva Olympic Games Sprint 2nd
Relay podiums No. Season Date Location Level RacePlace Teammate1 2024–25 17 January 2025 Ruhpolding World Cup Relay 3rd Botet, Braisaz-Bouchet, Simon226 January 2025 Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Relay 3rd Richard, Jeanmonnot, Simon 3 22 February 2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Relay 1st Jeanmonnot, Braisaz-Bouchet, Simon4 2025–26 29 November 2025 Östersund World Cup Relay 1st Richard, Braisaz-Bouchet, Jeanmonnot
Youth and Junior World Championships 3 medals (1 silver, 2 bronze) Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay 2020 Lenzerheide 17 15th Bronze 11th 5th 2021 Obertilliach 18 26th 23th 10th 2022 Soldier Hollow 19 Silver 28th 11th Bronze
References
External links
Oceane Michelon at Milano Cortina 2026