The Savoyard has finished second Friday of Hochfilzen sprint, with the best ski weather. Party with the leading red bib, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, she finishes 60th.
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In Hochfilzen, Austria, where Sunday takes place on the third Stage of the Biathlon World Cup, Justine Braisaz-Boucher confirmed that it takes to count with it. Second Sprint, Friday, December 10, it goes up for the first time on an individual podium this season and puts an end to a screen of 46 races without medal.
Despite his two faults on the firing step, the Savoyard has been formidable on the skis, signing the best time of the day. “I feel that she is really strong, she is strong. She only has to liberate her shot. I want to inspire me”, congratulated her her compatriot Anais Bescond, at The outcome of the race.
Yet the Belarusian Hanna Sola dominated this first Austrian event, which took place under the threat of snowfall and in camera because of the confinement imposed for three weeks in the country, which suffers the full whip the 5 e Wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. With a faultless shooting, it has 47 seconds ahead of its dauphine. Norwegian Marte Olsbu Roeeland, she finishes third.
PARTY WITH THE RED LEADER FIX IN THE RANGING OF SPRINT For the first time of his career, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, she passed next to her race, with two faults in shooting and three shooting standing. After completing 2 e at the Sprint of Ostersund (Sweden), November 28, then 3 e to the pursuit, the December, The biathlete must be content with a 60 e place Friday.
“It was a pride in carrying [this red bib], I did not do her honor unfortunately. I will not have worn for a long time, reacted the person concerned, very disappointed, after the race . I was not in the arena. “
” I’m satisfied with my race “
Earlier in the day, the German Johannes Kuehn signed the first success of his career by winning himself in the sprint men. Swedish Martin PonSiluoma, World Champion in the specialty and Belarus Anton Smolski completed the podium.
Emilien Jacquelin did not go far from the victory, but an error on the standing shot (9/10) compromised his chances of climbing a third time on an individual podium since the beginning of the season, after his 2 e place in sprint, December 2, and its 3 e place during the pursuit, three days later. The Iséris finished 6 e , right in front of his compatriot Quentin Fillon-mallet (7 e ), also in delicacy with his shot standing (2 faults). “I am satisfied with my race. I would have preferred a podium, but you also need to be happy with the work that was done on skis and behind the rifle,” summed up Emilien Jacquelin on arrival. “In shooting, I really hung up. It’s a facet of me that we rarely have the habit of seeing. That’s what I worked through the preparation”, rejoiced the person concerned.
The Norwegian Vetle Christiansen, who wore the leading yellow bib in the general classification at the beginning of this e race of the world tour, retains the tunic despite its e place this Friday. Rare has been rare for years, the yellow bib has already been sported by five different biathletes: the Norwegians Sturla Laegraid, Johannes Boe, French Simon Desthieux – the last two ex aquo – as well as the Swedish Sebastian Samuelsson.
Saturday, the French will try to reissue the magic of the previous week on the occasion of the Dames Relais. On December 5, Anaïs Bescond, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, Julia Simon and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet had returned to a victory who had been lacking since January 19, 2019, winning well in front of Belarus and Sweden. Their male counterparts will compete a little earlier in the day on the pursuit.