Second day of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, Sunday March 6. If the harvest was more modest than the day before, the day was however beautiful since Marie Bochet found a smile on the super-G. The French brought a third medal to France. The snowboarders ensured them during the qualifications, since the four Tricolores entered qualified for the final of the cross on Monday. Back on the performance of the French this Sunday.
Alpine skiing: Marie Bochet wins silver in the super-G, Arthur Bauchet and Hyacinthe Deleplace at the foot of the podium
This is how we recognize the greatest champions. After the disappointment the day before on the descent, caused by the loss of his ski after the second gate, Marie Bochet was able to remobilize in the best possible way on Sunday in the super-G. The now ninefold Paralympic medalist won her first medal in Beijing.
Double reigning Paralympic champion in the discipline, Marie Bochet therefore gleaned the silver, behind the Chinese Zhang Mengqiu. The Savoyard Games are thus well launched. On Monday, Marie Bochet will put her skis back on the super-combined with the objective of a new medal.
For the rest of the French engaged on the tracks of Yanqing, the results of the day are less glorious. After his bronze medal on Saturday, Hyacinthe Deleplace (visually impaired category) hoped to repeat such a performance, and even aim for one of the other two medal colors. Despite a good race, the Frenchman and his guide Valentin Giraud-Moine, finish in a terrible 4th place, for four hundredths.
A few hours after winning his first Paralympic title on the downhill, Arthur Bauchet also finished at the foot of the podium on the super-G. In the rest of the standing category, Manoel Bourdenx took 7th place, Jordan Broisin 14th place, Oscar Burnham 20th place, and Jules Segers, did not finish his race having fallen. Finally in the sitting category, Lou Braz-Dagand finished in 13th position.
Snowboard: the French provide qualification
First mission accomplished. During qualifying on Sunday, all the Tricolores entered validated their ticket for the cross country final, which will take place on Monday March 7. the world champion in the discipline, Maxime Montaggioni, who is taking part in his first Paralympic Games, is in contention for the title. Behind him, France will be able to count on two other medal chances in the men’s category, with Laurent Vaglica and Mathias Menendez.
Among the women, Cécile Hernandez also validated her ticket for the final. The bronze medalist in Pyeongchang hopes to win a second consecutive Paralympic medal. Despite a legal imbroglio concerning the abolition of her category, the Frenchwoman engaged in LL2 (moderate disorder of the functioning of the knees and / or the legs) showed Sunday that she was the boss of the place. After finishing first in the qualifications, Cécile Hernandez launched her Games perfectly.
