Biathlon: no big globe for Lou Jeanmonnot
On Sunday, Lou Jeanmonnot was on course to become the fifth Frenchwoman to lift the crystal globe as overall winner of the biathlon World Cup. In the final mass-start of the season, the Doubiste native was up against Germany’s Franziska Preuss for the precious trophy.
It was a magnificent duel that lasted until the last lap of the cross-country skiing, with the two biathletes making no difference to their shooting (19/20 on each side). Except that Lou Jeanmonnot crashed on the bend that brought the track back into the stadium.
“The construction of this race was beautiful, the scenario was magnificent and to see it all destroyed 500 metres from the finish line, it wasn’t the plan we had both imagined, regretted the Doubiste rider afterwards, speaking to La Chaîne L’Equipe. We wanted to fight perfectly right to the end, as we had done all season. I feel like I’ve ruined that on this penultimate corner. It’s disappointing.”
“If I’d been in his shoes, I’d have done the same thing”
Turning to the incident that also involved Franziska Preuss, the Franc-Comtoise native was not crying foul.
“I thought I had the extra metre to take the corner at the rope. In the end, I was starting to lose my legs and I didn’t have that extra metre. She closed the door on me in the conventional way you close a door when you’re fighting for this kind of prize. If I’d been in her place, I’d have done the same, she admitted. I was so close that I stuck my stick in my ski and it threw me off balance, and that was the end of the fight.”
Legitimately disappointed and frustrated after this unfortunate outcome, Lou Jeanmonnot nonetheless wanted to retain the positive aspects of this very long winter. “I had a great season despite all that. I’m still proud that I managed to fight almost to the end. In particular, I was able to fight for the yellow jersey in an assertive and attacking manner, not as someone who is afraid of it”, she concluded.
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