Irresistible a year ago, awarded five medals at the Beijing Olympics (two gold and three silver), before, on a cloud, to pocket the general classification of the World Cup, Quentin Fillon Maillet dominated the biathlon planet of rifle and skis, registering as the brilliant heir of Martin Fourcade.
The state of grace is broken.
4th in the World Cup (after 14 events out of 21), the leader of French biathlon is suffering behind a Norwegian trio led by Johannes Boe, ahead of Sturla Laegreid and Vetle Christiansen.
The Jurassic attacks the world championships in Oberhof (from February 8 to 19), in Germany, with the burning desire to shine.
"
I'm a little vindictive,
" he confides to the
Figaro.
I have a big craving.
I'm going to try to approach these Worlds like the Olympics last year, which were generally more complicated.
Oberhof is a site that we know well, there can be rain, fog, but also beautiful conditions, it's almost…
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