The following winter, she achieved two individual podium finishes and, alongside Myrtille Bègue and Lou Jeanmonnot, secured the relay gold at the Youth World Championships.

In December 2018, Bened won her first individual Junior Cup race and defended the relay title at the Youth World Championships with Jeanmonnot and Sophie Chauveau.

She again claimed relay gold at the Junior World Championships, this time with Laura Boucaud, Lou Anne Chevat, and Paula Botet.

In January 2021, she reached her first individual IBU Cup podium with a third-place finish in Arber behind Russians Tatiana Akimova and Anastasia Shevchenko.

In January 2024, Bened won her first European Championships medal, claiming silver in the mixed relay alongside Théo Guiraud-Poillot, Antonin Guigonnat, and Océane Michelon, finishing behind the Norwegian team.