Relatives of Quentin Fillon-Maillet met at Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux (Jura) to celebrate the Jurassien’s gold medal in biathlon, in the individual event at the Beijing Olympics. The child of the country won the title on Tuesday morning and offers France its first gold medal in these Olympiads.
Quentin Fillon-Maillet grew up and learned to ski in this small Jura town. His friends and parents therefore gathered in front of the carpentry business run by his father., in the hamlet of Saint-Pierre. In addition to the tricolor flage flocked phrase “Go Quentin”_, they hung the portrait of the child of the countryon the roof of the company.
Around a barbecue and a table set outside, under a beautiful winter sun, the parents of Quentin Fillon-MailletHélène and Laurent Fillon-Maillet are surrounded by their son’s friends. Also at their side to celebrate the gold medal, there is the president of the Grandvaux ski clubDaniel Arnaud, who saw Quentin Fillon-Maillet grow up on skis. The mayor of the cityFrancoise Vespa, was also there.
The next races broadcast on a giant screen
The date and time of the race, on a Tuesday morning, prevented many friends from coming, but all are meeting this weekend to watch the next two races by Quentin Fillon-Maillet in these Beijing Olympics, broadcast on a giant screen in the village hall de La Sittelle: the sprint on Saturday February 12 (10 a.m. French time) then the pursuit on Sunday February 13 (11:45 a.m. French time).
Congratulations from the President of the Republic
Among all the messages of congratulations, the biathlete from Franche-Comté received that of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on Twitter: