Beaten but happy! One month before the start of the Beijing Olympics (February 4 to 20), Habs Emilien Jacquelin is in good shape. In difficult climatic conditions, with a lot of snow, wind and fog, the leader of the Biathlon World Cup consolidated his first place in the general classification by finishing second in the 10 km sprint this Friday at Oberhof ( Germany).
The native of Villard-de-Lans (Isère) finished 6 ″ 50 behind Russian Aleksandr Loginov. The difference was made by shooting. The Russian made a mistake when the Frenchman made a mistake in every shooting session, standing and lying. Sturla Holm Laegreid completes the podium (+ 15 ″ 10). “It’s a very nice operation. I did not think that the 8/10 was going to be part of the good scores of the day, declares Emilien Jacquelin at the microphone of the channel L’Équipe. The conditions were stable. I am very satisfied with what I put in place with the rifle. I was aware of the stakes with the yellow bib. The best way was not to think about it and focus on the race. “
Quentin Fillon Maillet, 2nd in the general classification of the World Cup, finished 9th in this sprint. Author of an 8/10 shooting, with a fault in each session, the Frenchman points at the end of this test to 29 ″ 50 from the best time. He is in ambush for the pursuit, scheduled for Sunday at 12:30 p.m. With three shooting faults, Fabien Claude finished 23rd, 1′10 ″ 60 behind the Russian.
