And suddenly, a bronca… immense, to accompany, after a last perfect shot, the final lap of Lou Jeanmonnot, second – in one breath – in the sprint, contested at Grand-Bornand. “It’s important to succeed here, at home, in front of your audience,” smiles the new star of the French biathlon, well underway in his season, six weeks before the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Since Thursday and until Sunday, “biathlon mania” has taken over the Haute-Savoie resort. We taste Comté cheese – partner of the French biathlon team -, we drink wine or hot chocolate (depending on the time, more or less late, of the day) and above all, we get intoxicated by this unique atmosphere.
