There was another notable performance from the Schloesser family, with Gaby Schloesser finishing at the top of the recurve women’s qualification with 586.
Her personal best indoors remains 591, but she was pleased with the result, particularly given the limited time she has had to train while balancing the demands of parenthood. Her daughter, Luna, was also with the family in Lausanne.
“My very best indoor is 591. It’s like five points under it, but I’m super happy with the score today. Life has changed a little, and all that stuff, and I have very minimum time to train, which is nerve-wracking sometimes,” she said.
Schloesser admitted that having fewer arrows behind the bow sometimes makes her question herself, despite knowing she has the ability to compete at the highest level.
“Like, I feel like I have the capacity and I can do it, but at the same time, I don’t want to say I doubt myself a little, but I doubt myself a little just because I feel like I don’t have the same amount of arrows behind the bow.”
Mexico’s Ana Paula Vazquez Flores finished second with 584, while defending champion and world No. 1 Marie Horackova of Czechia endured a frustrating end to qualification after an equipment failure disrupted her second round.
Horáčková, who recently won gold at the Saltillo 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final had made a strong start, scoring 296 in the first round. However, her sight broke in the fourth set of the second scoring, affecting her rhythm and leaving her with 264..
Despite the setback, Gaby Schloesser spoke highly of the Czech archer, recognising her consistency and the standard she has maintained over the past few seasons.
“I have a lot of respect for her. I feel like she’s a really good archer; the last couple of years she has been pretty dominant,” Schloesser said.
Italy’s Elisa Roner, last year’s silver medallist in Lausanne, topped the compound women’s qualification with 597. Mexico’s world No. 2, Andrea Maya Becerra Arizaga, followed closely with 596, while India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam finished third with 592.
Roner revealed that she had made several technical adjustments during the summer, changing her front hand, front arm, front shoulder and anchor position.
“My best indoor score is 598 from last year. But I’m happy, it’s a good start of the season,” she said.
Despite leading the qualification, the Italian was keen to keep her focus on the competition ahead rather than attach too much importance to the score.
“I think I just did my job. And the competition has to continue, and qualification is just the start. So, I will wait for the matches,” she added.
