That's it, after having flirted with silver for a long time (four medals of this metal so far), France tasted Olympic gold on Tuesday, February 8, at the Beijing Games.
And unsurprisingly, this first title came from biathlon and the Zhangjiakou site.
On one event, the individual (20 km), of which he is however not a fan, Quentin Fillon-Maillet achieved an exceptional performance to win the first major title of his career in individual.
That he himself had trouble analyzing after the fact: “
It's just crazy.
I had a lot of confidence during the warm-up, but from there to confirm
race.
Especially since with two shooting errors, I did not imagine being able to play for victory.
Except that with a little luck and a lot of desire, we can achieve great things.
With little information on the track and my bib number 11, I gave my best for the whole race.
And surprisingly, it's a victory.
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