After winning gold on Saturday in the downhill, Arthur Bauchet was again crowned Monday in the super combined at the Paralympic Games.
Second title in three days for Arthur Bauchet. The French skier won the super combined alpine skiing event at the Paralympic Games on Monday. On Saturday, he had already won the precious golden metal on the descent. Aged 21, the young man with a degenerative disease linked to the spinal cord said after his race at the microphone of France Télévisions. “Sport is first and foremost a fight against oneself. Today was a fight against my legs. I really went looking for her,” he commented. “I think it’s the worst run I’ve done. I don’t realize, in the finish area, I was really euphoric. But hey, my legs caught up with me very quickly after the outing, ”added the champion who can still dream of titles in giant and slalom.
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He gave France its fifth medal since the start of the Beijing 2022 Games, the third in gold. A few hours earlier on Monday, snowboarder Cécile Hernandez, 47, won the ultimate snowboardcross title. France is now in fifth place in the medal table. China leads with 25 charms, ahead of Ukraine with 8. Russia and Belarus were ousted from the Games due to the invasion in Ukraine.
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