Beyond the grave, Gustave Eiffel was perhaps worried, as the bursts of joy that resounded last night in the Nice clan almost caused this Tower to wobble, which he had never imagined could cross in this way. the course of the 21st century. An immeasurable joy, finally equal to this dull disappointment which, last year, had unfairly concluded the epic of the Riviera franchise. “We were keen to erase this trauma,” Guerman Andreev laughed afterwards, “on whose shoulders there was enormous pressure. It’s done, and it’s just an incredible moment. Above all, it shows that together, we are a force that counts in the world of judo…”
Half over
With the return of Loïc Pietri and Maxime Gobert, they chose to face their destiny in a close row. United by a common ambition, this shared desire to offer Nice, where most of them were “born” in judo, an unprecedented influence. And to tame a destiny which, on occasion, can be capricious, cohesion is not a superfluous asset, quite the contrary. So when the foreign legion of the Nissa Team, also carried by this divine force, gets into tune, it immediately smells like a fir tree in the camp opposite. This was the case in the half, Asnières having endured a real ordeal, to the point of giving in: after 4 fights, and a real demonstration from the Italian Cantini, but also from the Georgian Chikhelidze, the slightest trace of suspense. If Loïc Pietri, now freed from all Olympic pressure, but lacking rhythm, did not manage to finish the job, it was the Swede Ida Eriksson, newly integrated into the JNM, who, just behind, stuck to it. By scoring a decisive wasa-ari…
Thanks German!
In short, it was only a little later in the evening, when this surprising team from Sainte-Geneviève (surprise executioner of the ESBM in the half) in turn advanced into the corridor “of those condemned to death”, that the pulse of the Nice supporters began to beat a little harder.
Finally, we were going to find out!
To know if, this time, this damn bad luck would spare a group reeking of talent, oozing with camaraderie. And no longer thwart the course of a history which can now be written in capital letters. Because this final, Léa Metrot and her friends, even taking the time, generally mastered it. Giving in nothing, from the first attacks, then gradually letting go of the horses! With, first of all, Maxime Gobert once again flamboyant, despite the disappointment suffered during the last European Championships. A Gobert who finally unlocked the counters against the young Marven Bamana-Kibiti. A small point (wasa-ari), followed by a double ippon technically as fluid as a breath of wind, which, for once, completely changed the situation. The Nice delegation embarked in the beginning of jubilation… Tizie Gnamien, opposed to the man who had beaten him in the final of the last French championship, Quentin Joubert, then displayed just as much panache. Certainly, without victory in the end, but showing rare determination and mad rage, the boy did what was expected of him…
Behind, the slightest error, obviously, could still be paid for in cash. And the defeat of Valentine Marchand effectively reshuffled the cards. Before Guerman Andreev appears in the arena, for the final fight on the program. Suffocating atmosphere, maximum tension… But the one who made the choice, a few months ago, to come down to less than 100 kg, did not tremble, remained strong in the head. Despite the pressure of an Arena as if in convulsions and the memory of this defeat suffered in “France” against this same Olivar. On the verge of becoming the hero of an entire people, he then offered a clean and effective judo, placing a saving ippon from the first moments of his duel. In short, Andreev did Andreev. And, in the end, allowed Nice to enter history…
The results
At the Paris Dojo Arena,
Semi-finals:
* Sainte-Geneviève Sports beats ES Blanc-Mesnil, three victories to 2 (22-12)
* Judo Nice Métropole beats AA Asnières 92, eight victories to 1 (94-31).
Final: Judo Nice Métropole beats Sainte-Geneviève Sports, 2 victories to 1 (30-10, victories of Gobert and Andreev, Nice side).
The number
12: 9 ippons in the semi-final, 3 more against Sainte-Geneviève: the Niçois were, by far, the most expeditious fighters on the Parisian carpet. The quickest to draw the absolute weapon in judo. And that too, doesn’t lie…
2024-01-06 21:43:27
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