Coignard – For Pécresse, the bronze medal is not an option!

Isnow, this Sunday, February 13, in China, on the men’s cross-country ski relay. The French, already bronze medalists in the two previous editions of the Olympic Games, want against all odds to keep a place on the podium, even if it is the third.

The last torchbearer, the aptly named Maurice Manificat, started the race in fourth position. Left behind on the descents, it comes back with an energy that commands admiration on the climbs. To the point of moving into second position. He finally crosses the finish line in third place. An extraordinary spectacle, fueled by talent, energy, will, and tactical intelligence too.

A few hours later, in Paris, Valérie Pécresse takes to the stage at the Zenith, in Paris, for her first big meetin…