Biathlon: Camille Grataloup-Manissolle on the podium in Altenberg
This Saturday morning, Villardien Camille Grataloup-Manissolle, only 18 for a few months, came third in the sprint at the European Junior Biathlon Championships in Altenberg (Germany). The bronze medal was her first international individual medal.
As usual, I didn’t get off to a very strong start and I think I took 15 seconds off Antonin Delsol at the first intermediate,” he explained to Nordic Magazine. I didn’t panic and I continued at my own pace. In the end, I accelerated little by little and finished well. In terms of shooting, I did 5/5 on the recumbent and it was a bit harder on the standing, as I didn’t feel very stable. In fact, my missed ball went very far!
Deliverance after a long wait
It was thanks to a 9/10 that Camille Grataloup-Manissolle went on to win this continental trophy… with the number 3 out of 136. “The advantage of not having too much information is that I was able to do the race my way, without really thinking about the result or where I was in the rankings “, says the Dauphinois. The advantage of not having too much information was that I was able to run the race in my own way, without really thinking about the result or where I was in the rankings”, says the Dauphinois.
During the long wait between his arrival and the passing of all his competitors, the man from Isère didn ‘t have time to get bored between his recovery, calls to his family and girlfriend and discussions with the coaches. Right up until the moment of deliverance.
“I’m really pleased with this medal. I was hovering around it a bit between fourth place in the individual event [by a tenth on Wednesday, editor’s note] and last year’s YOG,” he says. After that, I’m only in the junior category, so there’s still a lot to do. I’m happy, but we’ve got to keep on working for the future! If I don’t do anything after that, it will all have been for nothing.
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