If the Hochfilzen round in the biathlon was lenient so far, with zero French victories, we had to wait until the third race to hear the Marseillaise in Austria. And Lou Jeanmonnot is not innocent in this story.
Lou Jeanmonnot does not improve the image of biathlon
Winner of the sprint the day before, Franziska Preuss sets off alone at the head of the pursuit, with Sophie Chauveau, Lou Jeanmonnot and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet in the rearview mirror. But fortunately, the German did not weaken either on the skis or behind the rifle. Unlike Chauveau (1 fault) and Braisaz-Bouchet (2 faults). Only Jeanmonnot remains on the lookout for Preuss, and Julia Simon who returns from nowhere with her bib number 17.
Franziska Preuss's first standing shot is a model of its kind, with two birds shot in the sky over Hochfilzen. Two errors when Lou Jeanmonnot remains flawless. Result of the facts: Preuss was 19 seconds ahead of the Frenchwoman before arriving on the shooting range, she left 26 seconds behind. Terrible story. From then on, we only have one hope left; the last shot standing.
But in just a few seconds, Lou Jeanmonnot chills us from head to toe. A filthy 20/20 which ensures him the second victory of the season after Kontiolahti's individual victory, his sixth career success. Worse, she climbs to second place in the general ranking, behind Franziska Preuss. Something tells us the big crystal globe is in his line of sight.
Starting 17th, Julia Simon managed to finish 6th. But the most insolent comeback is to be attributed to Gilonne Guigonnat, who moved up from 32nd to 9th position. Insolent, we told you.
