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 […]
third gold medal for Arthur Bauchet
French skier Arthur Bauchet, 21, won his third gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics on Sunday, in the slalom (standing category), confirming the hopes placed in him for several years. On the slopes of Yanqing, in the mountainous suburbs of Beijing, the athlete licensed at the Briançon ski club beat the Chinese Liang Jingyi and […]
The Ukrainian delegation on its way to Beijing
The Ukrainian Paralympic Federation on Tuesday confirmed the participation of its athletes in the Beijing Games (March 4-13), despite the difficulties linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The full Ukrainian national team will fly to the Paralympic Gamesannounced in a tweet the Ukrainian federation, taking up an article published by the national media Suspilne […]
Valieva cracks under the pressure, Rolland in the half-pipe final… What to remember from Thursday’s day in Beijing
Freestyle skiing, women’s half pipe qualifications (2h30). After gold in Big Air and silver in slopestyle, the Chinese Eileen Gu (18), announced as the star of the Beijing Games, knocks down her last card with the half pipe. Gu” the frog princess “, nickname inherited from the green helmet she wore on a competition summed […]
The silver medal-winning French relay, “the realization of a strong friendship”
In turn Fabien Claude, Émilien Jacquelin, Simon Desthieux and Quentin Fillon-Maillet expressed their happiness at getting on the Olympic podium all together. Our special correspondent in China Fabien Claude (first French torchbearer): “It’s more than a collective victory. We wondered how it was possible that France had not won a medal at the Games for […]
Tess Ledeux far from the account in slopestyle
Silver medalist on the Big Air, the Frenchwoman did not manage to climb on a second podium during the slopestyle won by the Swiss Mathilde Gremaud. «Burnt out“, as she was going to confide after her competition, Tess Ledeux failed in her quest for a second podium at the Beijing Games. By finishing 7th in […]
“I have never been so excited to go home”
Only 7e of the slopestyle final, the Frenchwoman said she was “proud” of what she achieved during the Beijing Games. Our special correspondent in China Tess, how do you feel after this 7e place in the slopestyle final?Tess Ledeux: Inevitably, there is a bit of sadness because I had big ambitions today. But that didn’t […]
the appointments not to be missed (especially) this Tuesday morning
The French Biathlon Musketeers are aiming, in the wake of the irresistible
LIVE – Olympic Games 2022: follow the eleventh day of the Beijing Olympics
Freestyle skiing, women’s slopestyle skiing final (2h30). 9e in the slopestyle qualifications dominated by Kelly Sildaru in front of the Norwegian Johanne Killi and the American Eileen Gu, Tess Ledeux (Big Air silver medalist) will try to distinguish herself (the counters are reset to zero in the final). The men’s preliminary round (5h30), without the […]
“It’s amazing the weight of this medal”
Four years after silver in Pyeongchang, the French couple have won the Olympic gold they were aiming for. And that they commented with humor and… stress. Our special correspondent in Beijing We felt you moved like never before at the end of your program…Guillaume Cizeron: Not at all. Gabriella Papadakis: I don’t see what you […]