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Biathlon: new podium for Emilien Jacquelin

2021-12-05T16:28:22.973Z


The Frenchman took 3rd place on Sunday in the Ostersund (Sweden) pursuit counting for the World Cup and won by the Norwegian Vetle Christiansen, the new leader of the general classification.


Second in the sprint on Thursday, Emilien Jacquelin, 26, signed his second podium of the season this Saturday during the pursuit of Ostersund, but the Frenchman can blame himself for having let slip a success that tended to him arms. The double world champion in the specialty, yet started with 18 seconds behind the Swede Sebastian Samuelsson, winner of Thursday's sprint, indeed found himself in the lead after two impeccable lying shots. After a failed first standing (2 faults), everything was decided during the last passage on the shooting range between the Frenchman, Samuelsson and Christiansen. The Norwegian did the best with a clear round, Jacquelin and Samuelsson seeing the victory soar by going to turn once on the penalty ring.The sprint for 2nd place was then won by Samuelsson.

Christiansen (29), who offered his second success on the circuit, took the opportunity to take the lead in the World Cup at the expense of Samuelsson. “

It was a racing situation that I had rarely experienced,” said Jacquelin. This is only the third time that I have found myself alone in front of a chase. It's learning. On the third shot, I didn't have the audacity to take a low shot, I stayed on my natural side. There is still a lot of work to try to implement what I have been doing all summer. I know that I am capable of making more steady shots with rigor and precision, but putting it in place in the race is still difficult. But I'll have to spend there one day or another if I want to gain consistency.

Another Frenchman finished in the Top 10 in the person of Antonin Guigonnat (9th), while Quentin Fillon-Maillet (16th with five faults) and Simon Desthieux (27th with five faults also) disappointed.

Source: lefigaro

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