Quentin Fillon Maillet won the gold medal in the individual biathlon event on Tuesday.
It brings the first title to France during these Winter Games. Quentin Fillon Maillet won Olympic gold on Tuesday in Beijing in the individual biathlon event (20 kilometers) for men. The French is the second tricolor to pocket the most beautiful medals during this race, succeeding Martin Fourcade titled in 2014 in Sochi.
Quentin Fillon Maillet offers France its fifth medal since the start of the Games, the third in biathlon after silver on Saturday in the mixed relay and silver on Monday for women with Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet. The other two, also in silver, were won by Johan Clarey in downhill on Monday and by Tess Ledeux on Tuesday in Big Air.
Quentin Fillon Maillet was the strongest on skis and was able to make up for his two shooting errors thanks to a perfect glide. He beat Belarusian Anton Smolski and Norwegian Johannes Boe. At the end of the race, Quentin Fillon Maillet was congratulated by Martin Fourcade, present on the spot. “That person will steal it from you,” the former biathlete told him, like a passage of witnesses between the two men. The 29-year-old from the Jura obtains the first title of his career at the Olympic Games. “It’s just incredible, it’s a dream come true, it’s crazy,” he said at the microphone of France Télévisions. “Four years ago it was a tough Olympics. A lot of hardships, a lot of work … It’s a highlight, “he added with great emotion.
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