At the end of a turbulent year, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet recovered a trophy left to Julia Simon in 2024.
It’s a trophy that will undoubtedly please Justine Braisaz-Bouchet. The Saisies biathlete was elected champion of the year by Le Dauphiné, the regional daily. Only athletes from the surrounding area were eligible.
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet succeeds Julia Simon, acclaimed in 2023 and 2024, and recovers a trophy that she won in 2022, the year of her Olympic title. It is also not insignificant that the two biathletes are associated in this story, especially after the conflict which opposed them.
The funny year of Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
The Dauphiné also underlines that the Habs are coming out
“a paradoxical season, less successful than the previous one”. Too irregular to play the general classification of the World Cup, Braisaz-Bouchet was able to respond to the Worlds in February, with a gold medal in the sprint, bronze in the pursuit, and another title with the Blue in relay.
The overall result remains very good, but the Internet users, called to vote, undoubtedly took into account the extra-sporting context, and the Julia Simon affair mentioned a little earlier.
For this title of champion of the year, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet competed with Loïs Boisson (tennis), Léa Casta (snowboardcross), Emily Harrop (ski mountaineering), Angèle Hug (kayak-cross), and Perrine Laffont (freestyle skiing).
