French biathletes in silver on the mixed relay, behind Norway

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11:59 : It’s noon, after unlocking the medals counter, we unlock the points counter on the news.

A first medal for France at the Beijing Winter Games. The mixed biathlon relay won a very nice silver medal in the sprintbehind Norway and ahead of Russia. A breathtaking race to relive here.

Emmanuel Macron will visit Russia on Monday and Ukraine on Tuesday. Our reporter Raphaël Godet beat him to it and tells us about his stay in Kharkiva town located 20 km from the border and where many are ready to take up arms.

• Remote duel between Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour for leadership on the far right. The RN candidate will speak at the end of the afternoon in Reims, a few hours after her Reconquest challenger! who will deliver a speech at 3 p.m. in Lille. It will of course be to follow in this live.

United States last night crossed the bar of 900,000 deaths from Covid-19, “a new tragic stage” deplored by President Joe Biden.

11:49 : @Jan Absolutely, live and replay videos are “geoblocked”, because there must be a broadcaster in your country. These restrictions do not apply to still images.

11:48 : Olympic games rights. Being abroad I have a message telling me that I do not have the right to see the video you post. On the other hand, I have the right to see the images and photos. The rights reserved by country only concern the video and not the photos?

11:51 a.m. : @Patriotic skier In this case, it is the equipment manufacturer who decides, with the approval of the French Ski Federation. Do I have to remind you that the French football and rugby teams have already played with a red jersey, and that the rugby players have already had a blue jersey tending strongly towards black, whereas historically, the tricolor blue is is royal blue?

11:47 : Could you ask the Minister of Sports or those responsible for biathlon why the colors of France do not appear on the attire of biathletes at the World Cup and even at the Olympic Games, as Italy did well?

11:41 a.m. : @Clement I’m not entirely sure, but four years ago the medals were handed out in the warm a few hours after the race. It may be the same protocol that was put in place in Beijing.

11:40 a.m. : At the medal ceremony, why pandas instead of medals?

11:36 : @aeb Because of their many doping saucepans, the Russians do not have the right to compete under their colors for the Tokyo and Beijing Games. In Japan, it was still transparent that it was Russia. This time in Beijing, some of their outfits show less of their colors.

11:35 a.m. : Russians have won but not Russia! It is the Olympic flag.

11:31 a.m. : If you missed the incredible final sprint of the mixed biathlon relay, here is the replay:

(FRANCE 2)

11:24 : The Norwegians also took penalty turns.. let’s be happy with this medal without looking for a scapegoat… Congratulations to the whole team!

11:23 : Sign of the difficulty of the biathlon track, which we discovered this morning, no nation has made less than 10 pickaxes (the bonus balls). In 2018, the Blues won with zero penalty laps and 4 picks.

11:13 a.m. : They can all thank Emilien Jacquelin

11:12 a.m. : No, the glass is almost full.. a very beautiful finale Julia who performs like Quentin..

11:12 a.m. : Ah, Johannes in the sprint, it was too difficult. Only Emilien could have made him doubt ^^. Super relay, up to expectations, thank you and bravo Les Bleus!!

11:08 : Minute “glass half empty”, the Blues fail less than a second from the gold medal after a race of more than an hour. But what a finish! The Norwegian Johannes Boe, author of the best performance on skis, deserves his gold medal.

11:07 : France finished in second place in the mixed relay, beaten in the sprint by Norway after a breathless race! This is the first medal for the Blues in the Beijing Olympics.

11:06 : Race of giants. This relay is magnificent What suspense!

11:04 am : I can’t breathe anymore… I’m more afraid of Johannes than of Latypov in fact.

11:04 am : GOLD WITH THE WIND?🥇🥇😃

11:03 am : The Russian Latipov missed a shot, and Quentin Fillon Maillet, author of a clear round, fell on him and found himself 2 seconds behind. Norway follows 9 seconds from the lead, the podium is absolutely not played!

Let’s not put the cart before the Boe, but it looks good for a medal all the same!

10:58 : Quentin Fillon Maillot finds himself 2nd after the lying shot, 22 seconds behind the Russian Latypov, but 2 small seconds ahead of the Norwegian Boe.

10:53 : This is the last handover, Quentin Fillon Maillet starts in 3rd position, 17 seconds behind the competitor of the ROC (a Russian who does not run under his national colors, or thereabouts).

10:49 : How’s your heart? The first four biathletes are held in 5 seconds, Emilien Jacquelin bringing up the rear of this peloton which is fighting for the gold medal.

10:51 a.m. : Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, Emilien Jacquelin had a calamitous standing shooting session, and will have to take two penalty rounds. Our Frenchman seemed to have trouble loading his rifle with the pickaxe bullets…

10:46 : @Mary 95 I was not consulted at the time of the design, but it makes the followers cringe.

10:45 a.m. : Why are French wetsuits not dark at the bottom as usual?

10:45 a.m. : Emilien “Lucky Luke” Jacquelin achieves a flawless performance on the shooting range. I didn’t have time to see if he had shot faster than his shadow, but our Habs found themselves 22 seconds ahead of their Italian pursuer.

10:39 : @Alexander Absolutely, it will be posted after the end of the race on france.tv. But what an idea to have a life during the Olympics 😉

10:38 : Tell me Pierre, for those who have a life on Saturday morning, is it possible to find these events in replay?

10:39 : The French team is in the lead, ahead of Italy, Sweden and the United States at the start of Emilien Jacquelin’s stint! We are 4 seconds ahead of the Italian competitor.

10:35 a.m. : Victory Simon nothing, I want to tell you 😉

10:35 a.m. : She could Wierer in the lead at halfway

10:32 : and then the gossips that were already burying the France team? That’s what I like about biathlon… Good. It only remains to hope that the gusts of wind will leave the men alone.

10:32 : 🤩🤩 Julia Simooooon!

10:32 : Julia Simon manages a faultless standing shot, and finds herself in second position thanks to a rain of errors from the opposing competitors. Well, the gaps are very tight, let’s beware of declaring victory too soon.

10:30 a.m. : @Heater Considering the freezing conditions on the Beijing track, it’s not so bad to moisturize your cheeks with a patch of Vaseline, right? the HuffPost explained in 2018 the usefulness of these war paints.

10:26 : Hello athletes! What are the colored patches used by athletes in outdoor ski events (15km, biathlon, etc.) on their faces? Thank you and stay warm!

10:28 : It’s better for Julia Simon on the first prone shot, with two picks. The gap is closing, but the Frenchwoman is still 8th at the last score, 1’13 from the lead (Italian Dorothea Wierer, a star in the discipline).

10:23 : Do you think the snow makes a strange noise in this mixed relay event? Our comrades from France 3 Franche-Comté, the homeland of biathlon made in France, give you the explanation.

10:21 a.m. : With such a windy shooting range, 1’30 is not prohibitive, but it will take luck and exemplary torchbearers!

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