Author of a solid start to the season, Lou Jeanmonnot may have big ambitions for this Biathlon World Cup. A legend of her sport believes a lot in herself.
The fight for the big crystal globe began this Tuesday with the individual, won by the experienced Dorothea Wierer, ahead of two surprises, the Finnish Sonja Leinamo and the French Camille Bened. Lou Jeanmonnot finished just off the podium. A lesser evil for the Franc-Comtoise, who could hardly hope for better with her 18/20 shooting.
“The wind was turning a lot, said the Habs on the L’Equipe channel. When I arrived at the first prone shot, the wind was in the opposite direction to my settings. In the end, it feels like a run on the heels, and that’s not exactly what I wanted to produce. In general, with two faults on an individual, we do not end up in the flower ceremony (reserved for the Top 6, editor’s note). But there were a lot of mistakes, a lot of wind. And there’s a Frenchwoman on the podium, it’s great. We (the French) are all capable of getting on a podium, and that shows that we must not forget those who are in the IBU Cup. »
After the two victories last weekend, during the women’s relay on Saturday and during the mixed relay on Sunday, Lou Jeanmonnot has had a very solid start to the season. Second in the general ranking of the World Cup last season, the Frenchwoman can have big ambitions this season. Johannes Boe also believes very strongly in her.
Lou Jeanmonnot, it’s off to a good start
Barely an hour before today’s race, the Norwegian, now retired, gave his Top 3 for the general classification of the World Cup on Facebook. Lou Jeanmonnot was placed in front of Lisa Vittozzi and Franziska Preuss. Or quite simply the last two winners of the big globe.
Lou Jeanmonnot was ahead of them in this first race, since Vittozzi took 10th place, while the day was difficult for Preuss (29th). Apart from Wierer, the Habs finished ahead of their main rivals, the Oeberg sisters (5th and 8th), Ingrid Tandrevold (11th) and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (63rd). This should please Johannes Boe…
