On the sidelines of the Biathlon World Cup stage organized in Grand-Bornand, the French team led by Martin Fourcade recovered the Crystal Globe for the nation ranking for the 2011-2012 season.
Martin Fourcade was no longer used to it.
Retired since the end of the 2019-2020 season, the native of Céret found a World Cup podium this Saturday in Grand-Bornand. He was accompanied by his friends from the French team fielded during the 2011-2012 season, that is to say his brother Simon, Alexis Boeuf, Loïs Habert, Vincent Jay, Florent Claude and Jean-Guillaume Béatrix.
A reconstitution of a dissolved league whose aim was to correct the competition’s record. Evgeny Ustyugov having been permanently suspended for doping last May, thereby erasing all his results from January 24, 2010, Russia was deprived of its victory in the nation rankings for the 2011-2012 season.
Fourcade: “That one’s funny”
A small Crystal Globe which was officially presented by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) this Saturday during a ceremony organized in front of an enthusiastic French audience. “That one is funny,” confided Martin Fourcade in comments collected by RMC Sport.
Receiving a globe thirteen years late is astonishing. » The person then admitted that “this trains me for the Games in February. Indeed, the one who is now a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will once again climb on the podium during the event organized next February in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo to collect the gold medal from the Mass Start contested in Vancouver in 2010.
Fourcade: “Better late than never”
Looking back on this success a posteriori for the Blues, Martin Fourcade quoted his former coach Stéphane Bouthiaux by declaring “better late than never”. “ It’s a great reward for the team.added the native of Céret. At the time, we would have loved to win the globe of nations. Today, we all feel a little more out of step with this discount but it’s still good times, the opportunity to come together and fight for a clean sport, even if it takes time. » A podium which allowed the public of Grand-Bornand to warm up before witnessing the victory of Lou Jeanmonnot during the pursuit, followed by the podium for Emilien Jacquelin.
