Maxime Germain prize money
€39,500 in World Cup and World Championships prize money across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 21 paid races. The biggest single payday is €4,500, for the mixed relay at the Otepää World Cup 2025/26.
The IBU pays the first 30 in every individual race and the first eight teams in every relay a fixed sum for the place. Each figure on this page is that sum, at the place Maxime Germain finished.
Maxime Germain prize money by season
World Cup and World Championships, each season in full
season running total
Up €16,000 on the season before, in a year the World Cup ladder rose from €15,000 to €20,000 for a win.
Where Maxime Germain's money comes from
The same total split by kind of race
Maxime Germain's biggest paydays
The ten races that paid the most
Every paid race
21 of them, newest first
| Race | Date | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otepää Mixed relay | 15 March 2026 | 3rd | €4,500 |
| Otepää Men's pursuit | 14 March 2026 | 25th | €800 |
| Otepää Men's sprint | 12 March 2026 | 29th | €350 |
| Kontiolahti Men's relay | 7 March 2026 | 5th | €2,250 |
| Kontiolahti Men's individual | 6 March 2026 | 22nd | €1,100 |
| Nové Město na Moravě Mixed relay | 24 January 2026 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Ruhpolding Men's relay | 15 January 2026 | 8th | €600 |
| Oberhof Men's relay | 11 January 2026 | 7th | €1,150 |
| Hochfilzen Men's relay | 14 December 2025 | 4th | €3,250 |
| Östersund Men's pursuit | 7 December 2025 | 14th | €2,750 |
| Östersund Men's sprint | 6 December 2025 | 11th | €3,750 |
| Östersund Mixed relay | 30 November 2025 | 6th | €1,750 |
| Östersund Men's relay | 29 November 2025 | 5th | €2,250 |
| Lenzerheide Men's mass start, World Championships | 23 February 2025 | 28th | €550 |
| Lenzerheide Men's pursuit, World Championships | 16 February 2025 | 21st | €1,800 |
| Lenzerheide Men's sprint, World Championships | 15 February 2025 | 12th | €3,600 |
| Antholz-Anterselva Men's pursuit | 26 January 2025 | 26th | €600 |
| Oberhof Men's pursuit | 11 January 2025 | 22nd | €1,000 |
| Hochfilzen Men's relay | 15 December 2024 | 6th | €1,500 |
| Kontiolahti Men's short individual | 3 December 2024 | 20th | €1,200 |
| Kontiolahti Men's relay | 1 December 2024 | 6th | €1,500 |
Where two athletes tie on a place they share the money for the places they cover, so a tie for 12th pays each the average of 12th and 13th.
Maxime Germain at each event
Every stop of the two seasons Maxime Germain was paid at
| Event | Paid races | Best | Won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontiolahti 2024/25 World Cup round 1 | 2 | 20th | €2,700 |
| Hochfilzen 2024/25 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €1,500 |
| Oberhof 2024/25 World Cup round 4 | 1 | 22nd | €1,000 |
| Antholz-Anterselva 2024/25 World Cup round 6 | 1 | 26th | €600 |
| Lenzerheide 2024/25 World Championships | 3 | 12th | €5,950 |
| Östersund 2025/26 World Cup round 1 | 4 | 11th | €10,500 |
| Hochfilzen 2025/26 World Cup round 2 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Oberhof 2025/26 World Cup round 4 | 1 | relay | €1,150 |
| Ruhpolding 2025/26 World Cup round 5 | 1 | relay | €600 |
| Nové Město na Moravě 2025/26 World Cup round 6 | 1 | relay | €3,250 |
| Kontiolahti 2025/26 World Cup round 7 | 2 | 22nd | €3,350 |
| Otepää 2025/26 World Cup round 8 | 3 | 25th | €5,650 |
Where Maxime Germain sits on the money list
Ranked 79 of 233 across both seasons
| # | Athlete | Country | Wins | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Yuliia Dzhima | Ukraine | €47,450 | |
| 70 | Joscha Burkhalter | Switzerland | €47,300 | |
| 71 | Hannah Auchentaller | Italy | €46,075 | |
| 72 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs | Latvia | €45,350 | |
| 73 | Lotte Lie | Belgium | €44,950 | |
| 74 | Natalia Sidorowicz | Poland | €43,650 | |
| 75 | Lucie Charvatova | Czechia | €42,450 | |
| 76 | Maya Cloetens | Belgium | €41,925 | |
| 77 | Deedra Irwin | United States | €39,850 | |
| 78 | Regina Ermits | Estonia | €39,650 | |
| 80 | Ragnhild Femsteinevik | Norway | €39,250 | |
| 81 | Jessica Jislova | Czechia | €35,400 | |
| 82 | David Zobel | Germany | €35,000 | |
| 83 | Paula Botet | France | 1 | €34,850 |
| 84 | Polona Klemencic | Slovenia | €34,750 | |
| 85 | Sivert Guttorm Bakken | Norway | €34,700 | |
| 86 | Anna Gandler | Austria | €34,000 | |
| 87 | Ida Lien | Norway | €34,000 | |
| 88 | Simon Eder | Austria | €33,550 | |
| 89 | Olli Hiidensalo | Finland | €33,350 |
The rest of the United States team
Every United States athlete the IBU paid, by prize money
| # | Athlete | Paid races | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Campbell Wright | 50 | €202,625 |
| 77 | Deedra Irwin | 19 | €39,850 |
| 79 | Maxime Germain | 21 | €39,500 |
| 118 | Sean Doherty | 11 | €17,150 |
| 126 | Margie Freed | 6 | €14,500 |
| 142 | Paul Schommer | 6 | €10,700 |
| 171 | Jake Brown | 6 | €5,300 |
| 187 | Lucinda Anderson | 2 | €3,000 |
| 201 | Chloe Levins | 1 | €1,750 |
| 202 | Joanne Reid | 1 | €1,750 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Maxime Germain won in biathlon?
€39,500 across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, from 21 paid races. That is 79th of the 233 athletes the IBU paid, and 38th among the men.
How much did Maxime Germain win in 2024/25?
€11,750 from 8 paid races in the 2024/25 season.
How much did Maxime Germain win in 2025/26?
€27,750 from 13 paid races in the 2025/26 season.
What was Maxime Germain's biggest payday?
€4,500 at the Otepää World Cup 2025/26 on 15 March 2026, where Maxime Germain 3rd with the United States team in the mixed relay.
How many races has Maxime Germain won?
None across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. Maxime Germain's best individual finish in that time was 11th.
How much has Maxime Germain won in relays?
€22,000 from 10 paid relays, which is 56% of the total. A relay pays every athlete on a team the full rung for the team's place.
How does Maxime Germain compare with the rest of the United States team?
Maxime Germain took 11.8% of the €336,125 the IBU paid United States's 10 athletes across the two seasons, 3rd of them.
Where to next
The events Maxime Germain raced, and the athletes around them