Biathlon: Louise Roguet takes gold in Sweden
This Monday morning, by winning the Mass-Start 60 in Östersund (Sweden), Louise Roguet became the sixth French biathlete to be crowned World Youth Champion after Marion Blondeau (individual in 2004), Laure Bosc (individual and sprint in 2007), Marie-Laure Brunet (pursuit in 2007), Lou Jeanmonnot (individual in 2017) and Jeanne Richard (individual in 2021).
In this 9km race, the Montblanc native from the Ski club nordique du Praz-de-Lys/Sommand won a magnificent gold medal in Sweden with a score of 18/20 .
“I’m very happy to have won this title in this great race, she told Nordic Magazine. I wasn’t aiming for anything in particular because I just wanted to do a good biathlon and do it in the right way. That’s what I managed to do and what I’ll remember most. After that, the result is there, so I can only be happy.”
Alone in the lead before the final shot
Having been unwell in the days leading up to the start of the world championships, Louise Roguet saw her form improve throughout the competition, which greatly helped her to shine in this group start at 60.
“We started by doing two laps on skis and I felt I had good legs, she enthuses. Then I filled up my tank with the first shot. It wasn’t necessarily very fast, but not bad for my usual shooting times. On the second, I had trouble getting the last one to go off, but I held it back and it went off.”
At that point, the Haut-Savoyard was eighth in the race… but less than 30 seconds from the front thanks to her speed.
“I could see that I was making progress and that I could still make a difference, she confides. On the whole, I’ve felt pretty good since I arrived in Östersund. So I had quite a bit of confidence and I did what I knew how to do.” In otherwords, a full run that allowed her to go out alone in the lead.
Finish the competition well with the relay
“I managed to stay focused on my race without having any distracting thoughts. I just thought about enjoying myself, as a coach told me on the side of the track. I loved doing the lead lap,” explained Louise Roguet. Although she missed a target on her last shot, the Frenchwoman could no longer be worried and went on to win solo.
“I gave it my all on the last lap, setting the pace right up to the downhill section where I could see it was going to go, she recalls. When I crossed the line, it was a real joy and a lot of fun!”
At midday on Tuesday, Louise Roguet, along with Alice Dusserre and Coralie Perrin, will be looking for one last medal in the relay. “I’m going to try to get off to a good start and not be too stressed. I think starting as the last relay runner will help,” she confides.
This would make up for her disappointment at the poor start to the mixed relay a few days ago.
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- Östersund: Louise Roguet world youth champion in the Mass-Start 60
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