“I was robbed of my final of the Olympic Games and that, I have it across,” slipped Julia Pereira de Sousa in the arrival area, with a smile that contrasted with the seriousness of her words.
The French dreamed of a medal in snowboard cross, this Wednesday in Beijing, four years after her silver from Pyeongchang.
A collision in the semi-finals with another competitor deprived her of it, when qualification seemed to her to be promised.
“The more the runs passed, the more I improved, regretted at the microphone of Eurosport the one who achieved the best time of the qualifications.
Lo and behold... I got mowed down, I got hit on the board and I fell.
Unfortunately, I didn't make a big mistake, it's not my fault.
“On the giant screens, the images clearly showed a touch with the Australian Belle Brockhoff, who managed to stay upright.
Congratulations for Trespeuch
Immediately after crossing the finish line, several long seconds after the three others entered, the young Frenchwoman (20 years old) burst into tears, before recovering in front of the media.
Her distress necessarily contrasted with the joy of Chloé Trespeuch, silver medalist a few minutes later in the final.
SILVER MEDAL FOR CHLOÉ TRESPEUCH 🇫🇷!!!
🤩 After bronze in Sochi in 2014, the Frenchwoman wins a second Olympic medal in snowboardcross!
🙌 #Beijing2022 #HomeOfOlympics pic.twitter.com/2WywVq5qNG
– Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) February 9, 2022
Beautiful player, Pereira de Sousa still managed to rejoice for her compatriot.
"She's a crazy boss, she deserves the place she has today," she told RMC.
Even if I'm very disappointed for me and my performance, I'm very happy for Chloé.
It was sure, it was written that she was going to make a medal!
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