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The French Olympic Committee will choose 14 October transalpine who will bring the banner during the opening ceremony. Yesterday I announced the five athletes were in the running for the prestigious role.
Wednesday 25 September 2013 6 minutes reading time
OPHELIE DAVID (FREESTYLE) - 37 Years. He won 3 times the overall World Cup freestyle and 7 times World Cup Ski Cross. It has a gold medal and two bronze medals at the World Championships, but most consecutive four gold medals at the Winter X Games. An Olympic participation (Vancouver 2010) where she was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Among the candidates is the oldest and is the only woman.
MARTIN FOURCADE (Biathlon) - 25 Years. In the last two years has dominated the men's biathlon circuit winning 2 World Cups absolute and 7 specialty with lots of five individual world championship golds. It has already entered the ranks of the five most successful biathletes ever. An Olympic participation (Vancouver 2010) where he obtained his first podium finish of his career by winning the silver medal in the mass start. Among the candidates is the most giovane.JEAN-BAPTISTE GRANGE (DOWNHILL) - 29 Years. In the long slalom skier in the foreground, recently plagued by various injuries and ailments. He was able to win the Cup of specialties in the 2008-2009 season and win the World Championship gold in 2011 (in addition to bronze in 2007). An Olympic participation (Turin 2006) where closed in the combined thirteenth and came out in the second run of slalom. He had to give up due to injury at the 2010 Vancouver where he would be among the favorites.
BRIAN JOUBERT (FIGURE SKATING) - 29 Years. It was at the top of figure skating for a decade. He won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships as well as three titles and ten medals overall at the European Championships. Three Olympic investments (Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 Vancouver 2010) where, however, has never shone. In particular profoundly disappointed in Canada. Among the candidates is the one with most appearances in competitions Five circles and the only one to come from the sport of ice.
JASON LAMY-CHAPPUIS (NORDIC COMBINED) - 27 Years. In the last four years has dominated the circuit of the Nordic combined sport where it is already among the most successful of all time, winning 3 times the overall World Cup, World Championship golds 4 (2 individual and 2 team events, where it is , was decisive) and 1 Olympic gold. In fact, Vancouver 2010 (his second appearance after Turin 2006) has achieved success in gundersen with jumping on small trampoline. Among the candidates is the only Olympic champion.
These are the French standard-bearer of the last 30 anniSARAJEVO 1984 - Yvonne Mougel (Biathlon) CALGARY 1988 - Catherine Quittet (Alpine Skiing) Albertville 1992 - Fabrice Guy (Nordic Combined) LILLEHAMMER 1994 - Anne Briand (Biathlon) NAGANO 1998 - Philipp Candeloro (Figure figure) SALT LAKE CITY 2002 - Carole Montillet (Alpine Skiing) TORINO 2006 - Bruno Mingeon (Bob) VANCOUVER 2010 - Vincent Defrasne (Biathlon)
The chances of Martin Fourcade seem rather low because the last bearer was just a biathlete. In addition, the opening ceremony will be on February 7th and the next day is scheduled for the men's biathlon sprint.
On paper the strongest candidates seem Lamy-Chappuis, the only one to have already an Olympic champion, and David, as a woman (the latter two bearers were men) and the representative of a sport that has never had the honor of carry the banner.
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