The essential
- The gold medal for Clément Noël!! The Frenchman won the alpine ski slalom and won the 4th Olympic title for the Blues in these Games. Soup to grimace on the other hand for Alexis Pinturault who still does not succeed in these Games. The Courchevel skier finished this slalom in 20th position.
- Biathlon France can continue its medal harvest! The girls are currently vying for the relay and have good chances for a charm!
- The United States eliminated in the 1/4 finals of the hockey tournament! It was Slovakia who climbed into the last four following their victory once morest the Americans in extra time. Big sensation in these Games!
Follow the day’s events live:
9:10 a.m. Chevalier-Bouchet misses the shot! Ouch the blow for Anaïs! The French must perform a penalty round following 4 faults once morest the targets! Les Bleues are 56 seconds off the lead!
9:05 a.m. It’s Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet’s turn! Silver medalist on the individual, she is the second tricolor to start this relay. She clearly represents the number 1 asset of this team.
9 a.m. A little trouble for Bescond on the standing. The Frenchwoman had to use a pickaxe and left herself somewhat behind by the leading trio made up of Germany, Sweden and Russia.
8:50 a.m. Superb 5/5 for Bescond! The Frenchman starts perfectly on the launch pad and leaves with the leading pack (4th). All the skiers remain very grouped for the time being.
8:40 a.m. Here we go ! It is Anaïs Bescond, triple medalist in Pyeongchang in 2018, who leaves first for Les Bleues!
8:30 a.m. Soon the time for the women’s biathlon relay! At the same time, the French biathletes will try to imitate their male counterparts who won silver on Tuesday. Anaïs Bescond, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon have been selected to participate in this event.
8:25 a.m. The cross-country ski team sprint is now! Léna Quintin and Mélissa Gal will represent the blue delegation in this event. A medal is nevertheless difficult to envisage for France.
8:15 a.m. Clément Noël received his gold medal. La Marseillaise has just sounded in Yanqing in honor of the Olympic slalom champion: Frenchman Clément Noël!!
8:05 a.m. Relive Clément Noël’s incredible race! The Frenchman won Olympic gold in the slalom, his first medal at the Games.
7:54 a.m. The capital feat of Slovakia! Huge surprise in the men’s ice hockey tournament with the elimination of the United States by Slovakia. Big favourites, the Americans therefore stop in the 1/4 finals and will not win any medals. Remember, however, that the USA played these Games without the NHL players, retained within their franchises.
7:46. “I don’t know if I realize”, the emotion of Clément Noël. “I thought it was possible, it was tight, we were all in a very short time so whether we were 1st, 3rd or 8th following the first race, it doesn’t change much. But I knew that to get on the box I had to pull out a big downhill. You never know anything can happen. I don’t know if I realize yet. I prepared well, I was quite confident when I arrived here even if the month of January went badly, ”he reacted to the microphone of France TV before giving way to a few sobs of joy. What happiness for the French skier!
7:38. GOLD FOR CLEMENT CHRISTMAS!!!! The Frenchman wins the Olympic title in the slalom!! What a performance from the tricolor who nevertheless remained on an extremely delicate season!! Johannes Strolz finished 2nd ahead of Norwegian Sebastian Foss-Solevaag.
7:36. Let’s go for Strolz! He is now the only one who can dethrone Noël from first place!
7:34 a.m. The podium for Clément Noël!! The Frenchman retains the lead with only two skiers left! There it is, the 13th tricolor medal! It remains to be seen what color the metal will be.
7:30 a.m. Only 3 skiers left to start! The three would have to achieve a better time than Clément Noël for the Frenchman not to win a medal!
7:23 a.m. What a descent from Clément Noël!!! The Frenchman takes the lead in the slalom with 86 hundredths ahead of Daniel Yule! The tricolor is very well on its way to winning a nice medal.
7:21 a.m. Extension between the United States and Slovakia! Favorites with the Canadians, the Americans are struggling once morest the eye-catching Slovaks. 2-2 at the end of regulation time, extra time to follow.
7:19 a.m. The Swiss Yule takes the lead in the slalom. Excellent descent by the Swiss skier who takes control of this slalom. He failed in 8th place in Pyeongchang in 2018.
7:11 a.m. No medal for Pinturault. The Frenchman fails 58 hundredths behind Briton David Ryding and takes provisional 4th place. The tricolor gives up all hope of a charm and will have to compete in the team slalom to benefit from a final chance of a medal in these Games.
7:10 a.m. Let’s go for Pinturault!! The French skier is regarding to set off!
7:05 a.m. Superb descent from Vinatzer… before the fall. What a pity ! While he was making a very high-flying route, the Italian made a mistake a few tens of meters from the finish. Infuriating.
6:55 a.m. Johannes Strolz best time of the first race. Already a winner in the alpine combined in these Games, the Austrian is ideally placed to win a second title in these Games. He is ahead of two Norwegians, Henrik Kristoffersen and Sebastian Foss Solevåg.
6:50 a.m. And we start very strong with the second run of the slalom! We obviously expect the passage of our French Alexis Pinturault and Clément Noël. Only 15th fastest following the first descent, the skier from Courchevel saw the medal go away, unlike Clément Noël who can dream of a charm following his fine 6th place on the first run.
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