Pauline Déroulède, the luminous energy of hope

Pauline Déroulède, the luminous energy of hope

PORTRAIT – Having had her left leg amputated after a traffic accident, the young woman, a rising figure in wheelchair tennis, is committed to road safety. “If our drivers had passed a driving license: they would no longer have the license. And Cleo and I would still have our two legs.” The impact of the […]

Hyacinthe Deleplace, from one track to another

Hyacinthe Deleplace, from one track to another

“Come on, follow him! » This injunction of a disabled ski coach, the visually impaired skier Hyacinthe Deleplace still remembers. It was in Tignes, in 2016, during a training camp for the France team. “I had rented skis and boots, I managed to get in touch with the leaders of a French team course, I […]

solutions developed for recreational skiing

solutions developed for recreational skiing

Initially, it was the adaptation of a verticalizer, a device used in hospitals to allow patients to straighten up. In fifteen years, over the course of improvements, the machine became the Gotoski, a snow scooter invented by Marc Gostoli, an instructor from La Plagne (Savoie) who wanted to offer disabled people the possibility of hurtling […]

At the Paralympic Games, equipment in the race for medals

At the Paralympic Games, equipment in the race for medals

When Jordan Broisin sets off on the slopes of Yanqing for the alpine skiing events of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, organized from March 4 to 13, he will not only rely on his sense of trajectory. The hopes of the Haut-Savoyard, whose left leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident, will also rest on […]

at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, these skiers who follow their guide

at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, these skiers who follow their guide

The French team’s medal basket has already tinkled three times in two days, since the start of the Paralympic Games in Beijing on Saturday March 5. There was Arthur Bauchet’s gold in standing downhill, Marie Bochet’s silver in standing Super-G, and Hyacinthe Deleplace’s bronze in downhill, visually impaired category. But we must not forget a […]

the French team begins to dream of the podium

the French team begins to dream of the podium

Although it denies it, the French delegation, 18 strong, including four guides for blind or visually impaired skiers, takes advantage of the exclusion of Russian athletes during the Beijing Paralympic Games which open this Friday, March 4. First admitted, then refused following a reversal of the Paralympic Committee after the threat of several delegations to […]