After Paula Botet the day before, it is Lou Jeanmonnot who today dons the costume of traitor of the FFL. And something tells us that this outfit won’t have time to collect dust in biathlon.
Lou Jeanmonnot (already) spoils the biathlon day
After a disastrous sprint from the French, won by Paula Botet who had come straight from the IBU Cup, the pursuit did not bode well. With no less than six French women present in the top 12, resuming the sprint time was an almost guaranteed slap in the face for the FFL. But from the second prone shot, Paula Botet reshuffles the cards by committing two faults, and comes out with Julia Simon. The two French women are closely followed by Jeanne Richard and Lou Jeanmonnot, which suggests a provisional quadruplet at mid-race. Tragic.
But from the third shot, there is deliverance. So in the lead, Julia Simon offers us a festival on its feet by sending a gust into the fir trees of Oberhof. No less than four errors, synonymous with four penalty laps. The Frenchwoman can say goodbye to victory, the podium and even the flower ceremony. Jackpot.
Lou Jeanmonnot took the opportunity to regain the lead of the race, and she would not let go. With a 19/20, she wins this pursuit, and further fuels the disputes between the French biathlon federation and the lose federation. But in our misfortune, there will be no quadruplet, nor triplet and not even double. Océane Michelon and Jeanne Richard finished 4th and 6th, a small relief. Also note the very solid race of Paula Botet, who went from 1st to 14th place. Optimal progress. But how can I thank her when she dared to win the race the day before after coming up from IBU Cup? This 14th place is very far from erasing everything.
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