Lou Jeanmonnot's perfectionism when facing targets is clearly the secret to his results in the Biathlon World Cup over the past two years. The Frenchwoman, 2nd in the general classification and double winner in Antholz in the sprint and the pursuit, could be satisfied with her high-flying weekend. But no. There is a hitch in his success on Saturday afternoon on the Italian track.
The problem is that damn 16th target he missed. Nothing serious in itself, the failure did not compromise her success which she was able to celebrate by raising her arms well before the finish line, celebrated by the 20,000 spectators at the Südtirol Arena, including her parents . But it's enough to annoy Lucky Lou.
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-“I finish with a little bitterness because it could have been a perfect race, and this 16th ball sweetens that satisfaction a little. It’s not 100% perfect, it’s 95% perfect, but I’m totally happy with it,” she explained.
The general ranking in sight
This success allows him to reduce his delay in the general classification of the World Cup on Preuss, impressive in consistency and leader with 92 points ahead. “In general, anything can happen, there is a third of the season left. Franziska is so consistent, she manages to turn her bad races into very good races, while my bad races are very bad. » Take it with a grain of salt: we now know that a 19/20 is a mediocre race on the Lou Jeanmonnot scale.
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