New day, new medal for France. This time, it’s Chloé Trespeuch to thank for having brightened our day with a silver medal. It is the fifth silver medal out of the six French medals.
Trespeuch put it back
Eight years ago, she was the surprise Alex Reed on the podium at the Sochi Games, where she won bronze. Chloé Trespeuch did it once more, this Wednesday in Beijing, by winning the silver medal in snowboard cross, the sixth for the French team. Comfortable in the preliminary rounds, the Savoyard managed her final very well, even if she never managed to overtake the gold medalist, the American Lindsey Jacobellis.
At 36, the latter finally won the supreme title, 16 years following her first Olympic medal, the silver in Turin. The event was also marked by the fall in the semi-finals of Julia Pereira de Sousa: the Frenchwoman, who was one of the favourites, regretted in tears at the finish that she had been “robbed [s]”Olympic final”.
Expected coronation for Vlhova, Shiffrin in tears
Best slalom runner of the winter, with five victories in seven World Cup rounds, Petra Vlhova held her rank. After an average first run (eighth time only), the Slovak made a second cannonball descent, which no competitor was able to imitate. On the podium, she is accompanied by two taulières of the discipline: the Austrian Katharina Liensberger and the Swiss Wendy Holdener… but not Mikaela Shiffrin.
The American, expected star of these Games, made a mistake following only five pickets, as during the giant two days earlier. An extremely rare failure for this metronome, who suffered the blow for a few minutes, in tears and with her head in her hands. The only Frenchwoman entered, Nastasia Noens might not do better than 19th place.
Shaun White Stay Forever
Snowboarding legend Shaun White is in Beijing to claim a fourth title before his retirement. The American, however, almost took the door in the qualifications of the half pipe, following a fall during his first run. However, he recovered in the second, to ensure his place in the final. The French Liam Tourki will not take part: following two failed passages, he failed to enter the top 12 (20th).
In Nordic combined and short-track, no miracle
With Matteo Baud’s 18th place as the best result, France did not particularly stand out in the normal hill event in Nordic combined, except for their bad luck, with the disqualification of Antoine Gérard for a hole. in his suit.
None of the French engaged in short-track (Quentin Fercoq, Sébastien Lepape, Gwendoline Daudet and Tifany Huot-Marchand) managed to pass a lap this Wednesday.
The results of all the French people involved
Alpine skiing, slalom: Nastasia Noens 19th. Petra Vlhova (Slovakia) Olympic champion ahead of Katharina Liensberger (Austria) and Wendy Holdener (Switzerland).
Snowboard : Silver medal in cross country for Chloé Trespeuch. Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau eliminated in the semis, Manon Petit Lenoir and Alexia Queyrel eliminated in the round of 16. Lindsey Jacobellis (United States) Olympic champion ahead of Meryeta Odine (Canada, bronze).
Liam Tourki 20th in half pipe qualifying and eliminated.
Nordic combined : Matteo Baud 18th on the individual normal hill, Laurent Muhlethaler 28th, Gaël Blondeau 31st, Antoine Gérard disqualified. Vinzenz Geiger Olympic champion (Germany), ahead of Joergen Graabak (Norway) and Lukas Greiderer (Austria).
Short-track : Quentin Fercoq and Sébastien Lepape eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men’s 1500m. Gwendoline Daudet and Tifany Huot Marchand eliminated in the 1000m series.
