the French Cécile Hernandez gold medalist in snowboard cross – Liberation

the French Cécile Hernandez gold medalist in snowboard cross – Liberation

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympicsdossier

At 47, suffering from multiple sclerosis, Cécile Hernandez won her first Olympic title in Beijing.

French snowboarder Cécile Hernandez, from the resort of Les Angles in the Pyrenees, won the gold medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games (March 4-13) in snowboard cross on Monday. Suffering from multiple sclerosis, the 47-year-old athlete beat Canadian Lisa Dejong and American Brenna Huckaby.

Already world snowboard cross champion in Lillehammer at the start of the year, Cécile Hernandez won her first Paralympic title in Beijing after several medals in Pyeongchang (2018) and Sochi (2014).

France is now fifth in the medal standings (four including two gold) at these Paralympic Games.

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