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10:42 : Thank you to the French biathletes who made us vibrate throughout the races. Wonderful Olympic Games. Well done ? ? ?
10:42 : Congratulations to Quentin for these 5 medals. SUPERB!
10:42 : It does not fail for us. He is a very great and formidable champion. Thanks to him.
10:41 a.m. : The boss of the day is called Johannes Boe. The Norwegian won gold for the fourth time since the start of these Olympics, his fifth medal including bronze in the individual. He is ahead of Sweden’s Martin Ponsiluoma and Norwegian Vetle Christiansen.
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10:39 : Biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet fails at the foot of the mass start podium and misses out on a sixth medal in six races at the Beijing Games.
10:33 am : Erf, thank you for everything Quentin, it’s already historic
10:33 am : Patatras, three faults for Quentin Fillon Maillet, who had the opportunity to come back to Johannes Boe, author of two failures. Here is the Frenchman fourth and sentenced to three penalty laps. He is 20 seconds behind on the podium now…
10:30 a.m. : There is still a passage through the shooting range, in a standing position, which could seal the fate of this race.
10:29 : Four kilometers from the finish, a quick look at the provisional classification: the Norwegian Johannes Boe is in charge of the race, ahead of our national “QFM” (25 seconds behind), who has just overtaken the Swede Martin Ponsiluoma (26 seconds).
(FRANCE 3)
10:28 : Place for standing shooting, where Quentin Fillon Maillet finally achieves a clear round! Here he is in third position, relaunched in his race for a sixth medal in six events during these Games.
10:21 a.m. : ? “Go, Go Quentin”. The atmosphere is crazy for the 700 people at least present in Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux. https://t.co/k2JMST7319
10:21 a.m. : For the occasion, a giant screen has been installed in a gymnasium in Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux, the Jura stronghold of “QFM”. Our colleagues from Progress are on site.
10:18 a.m. : Ouch, Johannes Boe widens the gap at the end of the second shooting session. Quentin Fillon Maillet finds himself in eighth position. The other three French are in the Chinese cabbages, in 22nd, 23rd and 29th positions.
10:15 a.m. : Come on blues, come on Quentin
10:15 a.m. : May the best win, if it’s Quentin it will be the establishment of a record that is likely to last, otherwise it will be a sharing with others!
10:15 a.m. : First missed target for “QFM”, on the launch pad of the Zhangjiakou glacier. During the pursuit, the 29-year-old Jura had signed a 20/20. Don’t panic, however, he is in second position, behind Johannes Boe.
10:05 a.m. : Who could deprive Quentin Fillon Maillet of the grand slam he has in his sights? Perhaps the Norwegian Johannes Boe, who has already won three Olympic titles in China (two in the relay and the sprint) and a third place in the individual. And why not the other French people on the track, Emilien Jacquelin, Simon Desthieux and Fabien Claude…
10:03 : I’m ready for the boys’ race! Come on blues!!!!???
10:03 : Top start for the male mass start. We turn our eyes to France 3 and on bib 1, that of Quentin Fillon Maillet, author of a full box since the start of these Games: two individual and pursuit titles and three silver medals in the sprint, mixed relay and men’s relay.
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09:48 : At the age of 25, the Savoyard Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, daughter of farmers producing Beaufort, has made a huge impact on the mass start. “I had no goal of result”she admits, overwhelmed by emotion, at the microphone of France Télévisions.
09:44 : If you missed Justine Braisaz-Bouchet’s Olympic coronation an hour ago, a little catch-up session, with images of her arrival, tricolor in hand.
09:11 : Here is a new point on the news of this Friday:
• And five gold medals for France! Biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet was crowned Olympic champion in mass start, before the men’s event where Quentin Fillon Maillet is aiming for a historic grand slam at the Winter Games. See you in an hour our live.
• After three weeks of hearing, the hour of the verdict. The Isère Assize Court will retire this morning to deliberate, following the trial of Nordahl Lelandais, tried in particular for the kidnapping and murder of Maëlys de Araujo in 2017. The general prosecutor’s office requested life imprisonment.
• Faced with nuclear production at half mast and government measures against soaring energy prices, EDF will be bailed out by the State. Bercy announces a public participation of 2.1 billion euros in this recapitalization of a total amount of 2.5 billion.
• From Seine-Maritime to the North, five departments on the Channel coast are placed on orange alert due to strong winds and the risk of submersion on the coasts. Rail traffic is severely disrupted in Normandy and Hauts-de-France.
08:59 : With now 14 medals on the clock, will France reach its goal of 15 podiums later? See you at 10 a.m. for the men’s mass start, where a certain Quentin Fillon Maillet is expected like a Parisian metro on this day of strike.
08:59 : Justine Braisaz-Bouchet gives French women’s biathlon the second individual Olympic title in its history, 16 years after Florence Baverel-Robert’s gold in the sprint at the Turin Games.
08:40 : France won a fifth gold medal thanks to a fantastic run by biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet in the mass start.
08:39 : Congratulations Justine! A nugget that has so much trouble hatching! It is done!
08:38 : Ah Justine, the roller coaster specialist, it was the right time to reach the top! !
08:38 : Chinese musicians can rehearse The Marseillaise. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet lands another big shot on the last shot, with a 4/5, and takes off a little further ahead of the race. Gold is now reaching out to him.
08:31 : Come on, Just’ine gold medal please!!!
08:31 : We’re not going to get carried away too quickly! But Braizaz Bouchet looks solid today ?Come on!!!!
08:30 : After the standing shooting stage, the classification of the race is turned upside down. Due to three failures out of five, Julia Simon plunged to seventh place. And now Justine Braisaz-Bouchet appears out of nowhere with a five out of five and takes the lead! We are a little over halfway through.
08:27 : Goooo the BLUE GOOOOO
08:26 : @Caro: Indeed, all of them stumbled before the last race. One of the favourites, Bastien Midol, was eliminated in the quarter-finals. François Place left the competition after the semi-finals. France remains 10th in the medal table.
08:26 : No French in the skicross final
08:21 : The French women hope to improve their record in this race, they who have so far won only one individual podium in China, with Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet’s silver in the individual event. At this stage of the race, Julia Simon has a virtual foot on the podium: she is in third position after 6.5 km.
10:22 : The mass start, kézako? In this event, the 30 starters all set off at the same time, en masse, for 12.5 km of skiing, punctuated by four stops on the shooting range (two lying down and two standing up).
08:18 : Small weather point: under a beautiful sun, the participants of the mass start must deal with a wind of 19 km / h and a temperature of -14 ° C, according to the specialized site Biathlon results.
08:14 : Do you have your tickets? We take off for China and the Zhangjiakou biathlon track, where the female mass start started. You can watch the race live on France 3 and france.tv.
07:42 : We also keep an eye on freestyle skiing. Bastien Midol and François Place have just won their ticket for the skicross quarter-finals. The 2014 Olympic champion, Jean-Frédéric Chapuis, and Terence Tchiknavorian failed in the round of 16. Follow our live.
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07:37 : On the French side, we can hope for new medals today, especially in the biathlon. From 8 a.m., Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Anaïs Bescond and Julia Simon will set off for the female mass start. At 10 a.m., they will be followed by Quentin Fillon Maillet, Emilien Jacquelin, Simon Desthieux and Fabien Claude for the men’s event.
07:31 : News from Zhangjiakou, where Chinese Eileen Gu was crowned Olympic halfpipe champion. At 18, she became the first athlete to win three Olympic medals in three different disciplines in freestyle skiing, after gold in big air and silver in slopestyle. (If you don’t understand all these English terms, the site Olympics explains everything to you.)
06:02 : It’s Friday, February 18, it’s 6 a.m., the news is waking up:
• Outdoor markets canceled, parks and gardens closed, walks not recommended… The prefect of the North calls for caution in the face of winter storm Eunicewhich will reach “a peak of crisis in the middle of the afternoon”. Five departments on the Channel coast are placed in orange vigilance.
• Mayhem in sight in Ile-de-France transport due to a wage strike at RATP. Eight metro lines will remain closed and traffic will be greatly reduced on six others, as well as on RER A and B. The executive calls on companies to promote teleworking for their employees.
• After three weeks of hearing, the hour of the verdict. The Isère Assize Court will retire this morning to deliberate, following the trial of Nordahl Lelandais, judged in particular for the kidnapping and murder of Maëlys De Araujo in 2017. The general prosecutor’s office requested life imprisonment.
• The Grand Slam for Quentin Fillon Maillet? If he finishes on the podium of the mass-start event, scheduled for 10 a.m., the French biathlete will sign an unprecedented feat in the history of the Winter Games, all sports combined, winning six medals in six races. Follow our live.