Paralympic Games: second gold medal for Arthur Bauchet

Call him King Arthur.

Frenchman Arthur Bauchet hovers over the Paralympic Games in Beijing (March 4 to 13).

He has just won his second gold medal on Monday, a few days after his success in the downhill (standing category).

Winner of the Super G, he confirmed on the slalom to afford the Paralympic title in the combined.

The Frenchman was very clearly ahead of the Finn Santeri Kiiveri (+ 4′'22) and the New Zealander Adam Hall (+ 4′'51).

This is the 3rd gold medal for the French team in these Beijing Games.

Just after that of Cécile Hernandez in Snowboard cross a few hours earlier.

🇬🇧 DOUBLE PARALYMPIC CHAMPION!

Because a gold medal is not enough, Arthur Bauchet wins the Super Combined this time AND WITH THE MANNER!#AllezLesBleus #Pékin2022 pic.twitter.com/luUmZMtuyZ

– Team France (@EquipeFRA) March 7, 2022

Already double world champion in January in Lillehammer, the 21-year-old skier, licensed from the Briançon ski club, confirms his status as a new world star in Paralympic skiing, he who had already won four silver medals in Pyeongchang four years earlier. .

“I don't know if I was the boss today.

Sport is a fight against yourself and today was clearly a fight against myself, against my legs.

At each turn, I said to myself: 'you have to go there'.

It's the worst slalom run I've done, but I really went for it.

I think I don't realize.

In the finish area, euphoria took over.

The legs quickly caught up with me.

I'm going to take advantage of the two days of rest, ”said Arthur Bauchet at the microphone of France Télévisions on arrival.