He will have been the symbol of the tricolor delegation during these Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. Flag bearer during the closing ceremony, the biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet leaves China with five medals (two in gold, three in silver), a first for a French athlete at the Winter Games.
After this fortnight of madness, naturally comes the question of the future.
The Jurassic will resume the thread of his season in Kontiolahti in Finland for the next stage of the World Cup of which he is the leader.
"I have to finish the three weeks of the World Cup to get the Crystal Globe," he said.
A trophy that still refuses to QFM, he who finished 3rd in the standings for the last three seasons.
“I would like to leave for 4 years”
But what to do once this objective is achieved?
For the moment, the answer does not fuse.
“That's what scares me a bit for the future.
If I manage to reach that crystal globe, I won't have many unfulfilled dreams after that season, so I'm a little worried about what my goals will be after all that."
Collect titles, medals and records like Martin Fourcade?
QFM is still thinking but does not intend to put away his spatulas and his rifle so quickly.
“I intend to go to the Cortina Games (
the next Winter Games in 2026
) which I really want.
I'm thinking of committing to at least four years.
Afterwards, we will see, because there will be a family life and maybe something else, but I would like to leave for four years”.
Certainly enough to fill the beautiful trophy cabinet even more.