By finishing 4th in the pursuit, Jeanne Richard, member of the National Police Team, achieved in Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand (74), the best individual performance of her career in the Biathlon World Cup.
She therefore had the honor of participating in the flower ceremony which rewards the 6 best biathletes at the end of each race. At 22, the young policewoman wears the blue bib which distinguishes the best young person (under 23) on the World Cup circuit. A bib that she will keep tomorrow for the mass start.
About Jeanne Richard
Born on April 13, 2002 in Thonon-les-Bains (74), Jeanne Richard grew up in Morzine, in Haute-Savoie, where she was introduced to board sports from a very young age. After practicing judo, swimming, tennis and dancing, she turned to cross-country skiing thanks to her father, a ski instructor. In 2017, she discovered biathlon where she quickly distinguished herself on the international scene: in 2020, she won two medals at the Youth Olympic Games. In 2021, she became the youth world champion in the individual and relay events. In 2023, she achieved the feat of winning five silver medals at the Junior World Championships in Shchuchinsk (Kazakhstan). In January 2024, Jeanne made her World Cup debut, achieving two top 10 finishes in Germany and contributing to the victory of the French women's relay in Ruhpolding. At the same time, since the age of 7, she has been playing classical clarinet, and like her father, carpentry and making small furniture. At 22, she aims to establish herself among the world elite and represent France at the next Olympic Games. His integration into the National Police Team allows him to benefit from valuable support to reconcile his quest for sporting excellence with his professional commitment.
Like all 66 members of the National Police Team, Jeanne Richard benefits from an agreement set up with the National Sports Agency and reinforced by commitments shared with the French Ski Federation. Athletes join the national police with an employment contract which commits them and which positions the relationship between the institution and the athletes in an approach of listening, reciprocity and trust. In exchange for financial support, training and perspectives on post-sporting careers, members of the National Police Team have in their roadmap to represent the institution in the field of sport. They are ambassadors of the national police to the French and ambassadors of sport to police officers.
About the National Police Team
Since 1982, the national police have actively participated in supporting high-level French sport by supporting athletes in their dual sporting and professional careers. With 40 years of positive experience in integrating high-level athletes into its workforce, the national police wanted to intensify its commitment to contribute to the ambitions of French sport in the context of major events taking place in France, particularly in 2024. This desire was translated, in October 2022, by the signing of a framework agreement with the National Sports Agency providing a new framework in terms of recruitment, integration and retraining. 66 high-level athletes, women and men, all committed to performance and surpassing oneself in more than 20 Olympic, Paralympic and non-Olympic disciplines, have joined the national police. Their role: to be ambassadors of the national police to the French and to be ambassadors of sport to police officers.
