By taking 2e place of the sprint in Hochfilzen (Austria) on Friday, Sophie Chauveau has undoubtedly validated her ticket for the World Cup in Grand-Bornand, at home, next week.
Placed in an ejection seat after two failed races at Kontiolahti (69e of the individual, 60e of the sprint), Sophie Chauveau reacted brilliantly this Friday in Hochfilzen.
With a female collective which will go from seven to six elements next week in Grand-Bornand, the Haut-Savoyarde has undoubtedly saved its place by finishing 2e of the Austrian sprint. Obliging Gilonne Guigonnat, 32e 1'15 behind the German Franziska Preuss, in a big chase this Saturday to tie the brains of the French staff in knots. And undoubtedly depriving Paula Botet, despite her performances in the IBU Cup, of a return to the world circuit.
“We worked a lot”
“At first I felt stressed after last week’s competitions,” confirmed Sophie Chauveau, a few minutes after the second podium of her career. “I really wanted to set myself goals on the process, rather than on the results. We have worked a lot with the shooting coaches in recent days to regain relaxation behind the rifle and draw my attention to a technical point concerning my shooting. »
In this desire to restart the forward movement, it is no coincidence that the Bornandine left with bib 5. “We spoke with Cyril (Burdet) that I start strong enough so that I can release the stress during the first meters on skis and I think that helped me a lot. It also allowed me to get into the right rhythm and “beating mode”, with a nice 10/10 on the shooting range.
To be repeated this Saturday during the pursuit which will begin with only seven seconds of disbursement on Preuss, notably ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot (4e22''3) and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (6e31’’1).
Today's program: pour ladies’ suite (12:15 p.m.) and men’s (2:45 p.m.).
