The Biathlete, Flag Holder of Blues, and snowboarder were sacred Olympic Champions Friday in Zhangjiakou. France now has nine medals, including six gold.
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Doubling gold for the blues Friday, March 11 at the Beijing Paralympic Games. The tricolor delegation flag, Benjamin Daviet, has become Paralympic champion in individual biathlon (standing category), its second title on these games after that obtained Wednesday Sprint’s cross-country skiing. On the slopes of Zhangjiakou, the Annecy skier dominated the Canadian Mark Arendz and the Ukrainian Gyrgerii Vovchynskyi.
“This race, I have mastered it from the beginning to the end,” welcomed the sportsman of 32 years old. “I felt so well on the skis, so well in shooting. I think nothing could reach me today.”
“I was so relieved of my first gold medal that I feel like I’m doing perfect races. I feel a little on my skis, it’s really cool to have these sensations -To. “
There are still two tests to play for Benjamin Daviet, including a relay. “On the relay (…) we really want to go for gold.”
“I dreamed, it’s now realized”
A little earlier, the Maxime Montaggioni snowboarder had won Gold in Banked Slalom (UL category). On the Snow Park of Genting, the 32-year-old niçois began a few tenths of second the formidable Chinese Ji Lijia and Zhu Yonggang. “It’s fun. I dreamed, it’s realized today. It’s amazing. It was played so little,” reacted the sportsman.
Former Taekwondo specialist, born without forearm right, Maxime Montaggioni was already multiple snowboard world champion. Emu with tears, he gets there the first Paralympic title of his career. With this victory, Montaggioni clears his disappointment from the Cross snowboard, where he had been eliminated from the quarterfinals when he had the potential to go to the final. Private Games in 2018 due to an injury, he had arrived in Beijing with a Revanchard attitude.
“It was my motivation not to be able to participate in Pyeongchang. It was hard, I had a small depression [at the time]. But behind, there was a lot of work work (… ) We had all the conditions to succeed. “
Thanks to this medal, and the title gleaned by Benjamin Daviet, France now has nine medals (six in gold), which always maintains it at the e rank of the ranking of the countries. The Beijing Paralympic Games end Sunday, March 13.
🥇 Paralympic Champion 🥇
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