The Beijing Olympics continue on Tuesday, February 8, and the day took a radiant turn for the tricolor delegation with the first gold medal, won by Quentin Fillon Maillet on the individual. In freestyle skiing, Tess Ledeux came very close to the Olympic title but is content with silver.
In cross-country skiing, Lena Quintin, on the other hand, is eliminated at the end of the qualifications in the free sprint event. “I’m really disappointed. There was a little lack of it today”, she commented to France Télévisions. At men’s, Richard Jouve and Lucas Chanavat will try in a few minutes to go to the final. Follow our live.
• Biathlon continues to harvest. Quentin Fillon Maillet is the new boss of tricolor biathlon. The 29-year-old from the Jura won his first Olympic title in the men’s 20 km on Tuesday and unlocks the counter for French gold medals. In top form, “QFM” can hope for other coronations in the days to come.
• Ledeux, so close to gold… Frenchwoman Tess Ledeux (20) won silver in the big air final. Despite two huge jumps, Ledeux was beaten by China’s Eileen Gu by… 0.75 points. This is the fourth medal (each time in silver) for France.
• Mayer and Ledecka double the bet. Like in Pyeongchang, Matthias Mayer won super-G gold. The Austrian king is ahead of the American Ryan Cochran-Siegle (2nd) and the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (3rd). The first French Blaise Giezendanner, is ninth. In snowboarding, the Czech Ester Ledecka also retains her Olympic title in parallel giant.
• The French ensure in figure skating. The nice tricolor surprise of the day comes for the moment from Kevin Aymoz in figure skating. With a tenth place on the short program, the French qualified for the free program, which will take place on Thursday. The other tricolor skater, Adam Siao Him Fa, 14th, also continues on his way. Among the leaders, the American Nathan Chen finished first, with a new world record in the short program.