Biathlon: Quentin Fillon-Maillet in search of a first individual world title
Although five-time Olympic medallist Quentin Fillon-Maillet has five world titles to his name, he has never yet managed to beat all his rivals in the individual races. Although the biathlete from Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux (Jura) seems to want to do everything in fives, he does have five world trophies to his name in the individual races.
But gold is still missing from his tally. “The goal is to win the individual title that’s missing from my list of honours,” he told Nordic Magazine a few days before setting off for Lenzerheide (Switzerland). While he has been proclaiming this ambition for many seasons, this time it could be the right one.
It has to be said that Quentin Fillon-Maillet is in fine form for this winter’s flagship event. Since his 2021/2022 Olympic year, he has never looked so strong.
After not being selected for the mixed relay, he wants to prove his worth
“This world title is what I want to do. I know that I’ve been able to win an individual World Cup seventeen times, and twice at the Olympic Games, so why not at the World Championships? Just because it’s the World Championships doesn’t mean it’s a complete change of scenery or anything different, he says. I find myself with the same athletes and the same races. You just have to know how to do things at this event, where everything is a bit bigger.”
This Saturday, the native of the Jura region will also be eagerly awaited, just a few days after his shock statements to the press following his non-selection for the mixed relay, which his team-mates went on to win brilliantly. So he’ll be keen to show his teeth and prove that he too had what it takes.
Finally, Quentin Fillon-Maillet has always shone at world championships, never coming home empty-handed in the Jura in his first eight appearances. Why not celebrate his ninth by (finally) winning gold in the solo event?
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