Biathlon : Les Bleus’ hat-trick makes headlines in the foreign press
“French jubilation in Germany”. These were the words used by our SVT Sport colleagues to describe France’s performance in the biathlon world cup sprint in Oberhof (Germany) on Friday. It has to be said that the hat-trick of victories achieved by Quentin Fillon-Maillet, Fabien Claude and Emilien Jacquelin was cause for reaction in the media.
Impressive in the day’s sprint, the French monopolised the first three places available on the box. It was a historic performance that the French had not achieved since 14 March 2020, the day Martin Fourcade bid farewell at the mass start in Kontiolahti (Finland).
“From now on, France will run the circuit”.Marius Skjelbæk, expert for TV2
Accustomed to the many all-Norwegian top 3 finishes in recent seasons, the Scandinavian journalists were quick to hail the French performance: “From now on, France will rule the circuit”, announced Marius Skjelbæk, expert for TV2. ” We have to improve to face them in the World Cup,” said Endre Stroemsheim, only 22nd this afternoon.
“He shoots so well”, exclaimed SVT Sport commentator Ola Braenholm after Quentin Fillon-Maillet‘s standing shot. Their Swedish counterparts atExpressen ran the headline “French domination of the Oberhof sprint”.
A race full of mastery that left its mark all over Europe and that also laid the foundations for the pursuit scheduled for Saturday , in which the French will once again be hoping to find “the perfect synthesis”, as our colleagues at Fondo Italia write in reference to the performance of Quentin Fillon-Maillet, back at the top of world biathlon for the first time since 10 March 2022.
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