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Biathlon: on a shooting range deemed “easy”, the biathletes will still have to work hard to compete for the podium in Grand-Bornand | Nordic Mag | No. 1 Biathlon

Biathlon: caution will remain in order for Jean-Pierre Amat and the Blues on the Bornandin shooting range

This Thursday is Grand-Bornandin Haute-Savoie, that the biathlon world cup made a stopover. Two years after the last competitions world championships contested on the Sylvie-Becaert stadiumthe best biathletes on the planet will once again compete on the Haute-Savoie slopes where the public should still be out in force.

The Sylvie-Becaert stadium in Grand-Bornand – Manzoni/NordicFocus

At the beginning of the afternoon, it is the men who will open the ball with a sprint who should argue in the pouring rain which will not make the snow conditions easier. A real headache for technicians of all the nations who are starting this weekend of competitions in the thick of things.

In revenge, if the weather promises to be difficult and capriciousone aspect could well allow some competitors to stand out. Indeed, throughout the four days of events, they will compete on the track but also on a no shooting labeled as « facile » by specialists.

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-Le Grand Bornand, (FRA) – Manzoni/NordicFocus

“There is very little wind on this Grand-Bornand shooting rangeconfirmed in mixed zone Jean-Pierre Amatshooting coach of the French team, after training. It should be classified as an a priori easy shooting range, but when you become too easy, you can go wrong. »

« It’s easy, but there’s no room for error »Jean-Pierre Amat at Nordic Magazine

A warning from the Savoyard coach who “can’t imagine a podium without full shooting”. It will therefore be necessary be applied from this Thursday on the Bornandin carpets to aim for the top of the ranking while conserving energy on a track which could lose quality depending on weather conditions : “It’s easy, but there is no room for error”added the gold medal in rifle shooting at the Atlanta Olympics (United States) in 1996.

(With Florian Burgaud in Grand-Bornand)

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