A golden American on the way down, but not the one you think. Breezy Johnson, world champion in the discipline, won the gold medal this Sunday, February 8 in the women’s downhill at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, in a major event marked by the new serious injury of her compatriot Lindsey Vonn, who almost attempted … Read more
Mathis Desloges has a smile. Twenty years after Roddy Darragon’s last individual cross-country skiing medal at the Turin Games, the Tricolore climbed onto the second step of the podium this Sunday behind the untouchable Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klaebo. And his medal was a bit contested. A little over 13 km from the finish, Mathis Desloges … Read more
This is a first in the history of the Olympic Games: the biathletes will officiate on a site that they know well, the scene for half a century of World Cup or World Championship events. A site, little cobbler, which often succeeds well for the Blues. Like at the 1995 Worlds, where Corinne Niogret, Patrice … Read more
“I can’t wait for the Olympics. I’m taking everything I’ve learned to Italy to represent my country. I’ve been waiting for this for so long,” McDavid describes. According to the majority of the hockey public, the best player today expressed himself in this way in an emotional post for The Players’ Tribune website. In the … Read more
The silence on the track was equal to the enormous disillusionment. Starting with bib 13 under the eyes of Snoop Dogg despite injuring the cruciate ligament in her left knee last week during the downhill in Crans-Montana in Switzerland, Lindsey Vonn took the start with the ambition of winning a new Olympic title. And the … Read more
Aiming for an Olympic gold medal in the “knee-free” Queen of the Games is a bit of the incredible challenge that Lindsey Vonn is taking on this Sunday (11:30 a.m.) at the Milan-Cortina Games. Doctor in sports science, specialist in biomechanics, Jean-Bernard Fabre is admiring the mentality of the American, 3rd in the last training … Read more
“When I was a junior, we first did cross-country skiing, one day we tried shooting, we liked it, and we became a biathlete,” remembers Sandrine Bailly, Olympic silver and bronze medalist in relay (2006 and 2010). From now on, young people come to biathlon by choice, which brings a high density from the youth teams. … Read more
Expected provider of medals during the 2026 Winter Olympics, the French biathlon team begins its competition this Sunday, February 8 with the mixed relay. An event where the Blues have shone since the start of the season, with a victory in Östersund (Sweden) and a second place in Nové Mesto (Czech Republic). Eric Perrot, Quentin … Read more
After a blank day on Saturday, this could be the start of a big medal harvest. This Sunday, the biathletes of the French team enter the competition for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games for a first event which could offer a coronation. At 2:05 p.m., the grand start of the mixed relay will be given … Read more
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The cross-country skiing competition of the Olympic Games will take place in Predaco, Valdifème, a place known to athletes. “We know the Predaco valley very well, because there have been competitions there almost every year, including with roller skis. Last year we competed there in the world championship, and last season there was also a … Read more