We followed the ladies sprint this Friday at the heart of the shooting range, such a special space.
Before the cameras were set up to tell the story of this constant suspense, by the time the sun had set in, the coaches had already made their mark on the shooting range. The binoculars are placed with cardboard boxes and their small metal magnets attached. The mood rises and it's time for adjustments and the first emotions to manage.
Lou Jeanmonnot shoots well but “she is tense like a crossbow (sic)”, slips Jean-Pierre Amat while Patrick Favre goes to the aid of the Jurassian and takes her in his arms to reassure her. Jean-Paul Giachino completes this trio of shooting coaches, in the front row, on the right looking at the wall of 30 targets not to be missed.
A trio of coaches behind the twins
Their eyes first glued to their smartphone and the giant screen which shows the first intermediate times on the track, they concentrate as they see their Blues tumbling, one by one. Under the gaze of Pierre Mignerey, the DTN, it is time to put ourselves in position. On the lookout.
Local Sophie Chauveau opens the debates. A foul on the prone shot. Patrick Favre films on his phone. A lap later, the Bornandine will then shoot, further to the left, in standing mode. “Come on, go to work,” says “Paulo” Giachino smilingly to Amat, who is migrating quickly. Before Chauveau loses his nerves and his balls a little, Jeanne Richard does the job on her first pass. Received 5 out of 5. Patrick Favre looks happy.
The Blues continue the shots. Some hits and misses. Océane Michelon will be missed, as will Lou Jeanmonnot (three faults each). “It’s not easy to manage Grand-Bornand,” says Simon Desthieux, the 2018 Olympic mixed team champion, who is accompanying guests.
Julia Simon drops her first ball standing. “Too fast,” according to Favre. The “oh”s of disappointment from the public pushed the Tricolores a little further. A double penalty before the penalty ring. The coaches grimace, sigh. And clench their fists when they see Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, despite a (small) mistake on her second shot.
“She can win the race,” Favre slips. Well seen. A little disappointed with the whole thing, the Italian is obviously satisfied with the champion reaction of the heroine of the day. “She did what she is capable of doing with great serenity. »
