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 […]
Arthur Bauchet wins a third gold medal
Published on : 13/03/2022 – 09:36 French skier Arthur Bauchet won his third gold medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games on Sunday, in the slalom (standing category), confirming the hopes placed in him for several years. Cross-country skiers Benjamin Daviet and Anthony Chalençon pocketed silver in the cross-country ski relay. On the last day of […]
despite the war, Ukraine shines in Beijing
Published on : 13/03/2022 – 11:22 With eleven gold medals, Ukraine finished the Paralympic Games in Beijing in second place in the nations ranking, behind China and ahead of Canada. Despite the conflict affecting their country, Ukrainian athletes won a total of 29 medals and particularly dominated the biathlon events. The Paralympic flame goes out […]
Benjamin Daviet in silver, Marie Bochet ends her career
Published on : 12/03/2022 – 15:01 The day of the French at the Paralympic Games was mixed. While Benjamin Daviet took silver in cross-country skiing – his third medal, star Marie Bochet ended her glorious Paralympic career with a crash in slalom. The penultimate day of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, Saturday March 12, was […]
biathlete Benjamin Daviet and snowboarder Maxime Montaggioni in gold
Published on : 11/03/2022 – 09:49 Biathlete Benjamin Daviet and snowboarder Maxime Montaggioni added two additional titles to the list of the French team present at the Paralympic Games in Beijing on Friday. Two more gold medals for the French at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. On Friday March 11, Benjamin Daviet and Maxime […]
third medal for skier Arthur Bauchet
Published on : 10/03/2022 – 10:39 The great hope of French alpine para-skiing Arthur Bauchet, 21, won bronze in alpine skiing giant slalom on Thursday, his third podium at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. And three! After the gold in downhill and super-combined, French skier Arthur Bauchet won a third medal on Thursday March 10 […]
Frenchman Benjamin Daviet wins gold in cross-country skiing
Published on : 09/03/2022 – 11:17 Frenchman Benjamin Daviet won the fourth tricolor gold medal on Wednesday at the Beijing Paralympic Games in the cross-country skiing sprint. This victory allows the Blues to temporarily climb to fourth place in the table. He won France’s sixth medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. French skier Benjamin […]
Oksana Masters: drawn by Chernobyl, dumped in orphanage, now a Paralympic figurehead | winter games
Oksana Masters was born Oksana Alexandrovna Bondarchuk almost 33 years ago in Ukraine. Three years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded, she was scarred by the nuclear disaster as a baby. She was born with a laundry list of physical defects: fused fingers, no thumbs, 6 toes on each foot, and deformed legs. Young Oksana […]
second gold medal for Bauchet, Cécile Hernandez finally crowned
Published on : 07/03/2022 – 16:44 Perpignan snowboarder Cécile Hernandez won the first Olympic title of her career at 47 while young Arthur Bauchet, 21, won a second gold medal in alpine skiing. He is establishing himself as the next generation in Paralympic alpine skiing: Arthur Bauchet won a second gold medal at the Beijing […]
skier Marie Bochet wins silver in Super-G
Published on : 06/03/2022 – 07:35 The skier Marie Bochet, French star of the winter events, won silver on Sunday in the Super-G (standing category) of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, thus unlocking her counter in this competition. After falling the day before during the descent, skier Marie Bochet made up for it on Sunday […]