Biathlon World Championships begin Wednesday in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic) French team aiming for many medals, especially in the women's event. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Julia Simon and Lou Jeanmonnot hope to transform success in World Cup into medals at World Championships.
French men's team entering World Championships without any individual podium, something never seen in more than three decades. French team will face voracity of Norwegians, who left only eleven places on the podium (out of 42 possible) to other nations.