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Jacquelin's Fire Turns Faltering French Olympic Biathlon Relay Bid to Gold
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Standing in 20th place after Fabien Claude's standing shot, the French biathletes did not make it easy to win a historic gold medal on the men's relay on Tuesday.
Jacquelin's fire turns faltering French Olympic biathlon relay bid to gold
After Eric Perrot set off on the final lap of France’s 4x7.5-km relay with only the narrowest of leads over Norway’s Vetle Staastad Kristiansen, Emilien Jacquelin lowered himself into the snow, back against a wall, his eyes fixed on the giant screen.
The men's France team will attempt to win the ninth biathlon medal in the relay on Tuesday, February 17.
After a day without a medal, the French team can once again shine on Tuesday, especially in biathlon, thanks to its men's relay. In acrobatic skiing, Matias Roche and Timothy Sivignon compete in the big air final.
Composed of Fabien Claude, Émilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Eric Perrot, the blue quartet hears well to get one of the few titles he has ever obtained, so much to do to the Norwegians.
The staff of the French team did not create in surprise in the composition of the relay men who will seek to win the gold this Tuesday (14h30) in Antholz (Italy).
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