The skier Marie Bochet, the main French star of the winter events, won silver on Sunday in the Super-G (standing category) of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, thus unlocking her counter in this competition.
Aged 28, the native of Chambéry, who had fallen the day before during the descent after losing a ski, finished behind the surprising Chinese Zhang Mengqiu.
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"
She has a little taste of gold
(this medal)!", reacted Marie Bochet after the race because "
the Chinese was difficult to get
".
“
I had to bounce back after yesterday, I was under a bit of pressure (…) Today, I have the silver medal, I'm happy.
»
Nicknamed "the Snow Queen", Marie Bochet, multi-gold medalist in the World Championship, World Cup and Paralympic Games, was born with a malformation of the left forearm.
France now has three medals at these Paralympic Games (March 4-13): one gold, one silver and one bronze.