French Team

A few hours before A few hours before the start of the World, find every day an interview with a member of the French team. On Friday, Simon said Fourcade arrived in Sweden in shape after an internship with seizures that went well. And promises a dip in the lake in Östersund if he wins a medal ... SIMON FOURCADE, how your internship happened to seizures? S.F. : Fairly well. We had good weather for most of the week. It has been training under cool conditions for the manufacture of blood before departing for Östersund. It was aloft while in Sweden, we will be at sea level It will be the pace car over there, seizures, not getting tired, we skied "two at a time" earlier this week. That has not helped the frequency gesture, that will be needed in Östersund. In the early stage, we had lengthy meetings quiet. Towards the end, there have been times more intense. A Antholz, at the last stage of World Cup, we saw you play the leading roles. Do you consider to be your best form? S.F. : I think more than peak form, that I can feel today is really gliding and skiing. Before, I had some small movements parasites that I could not fix it. If I had to compare the old feelings to a situation, I would say that I had the impression of being on a bike with a pedal which one of the two sides would square and not flat. I could not have a regular cycle. A Antholz, I managed to establish a fluid skiing, where I can find such regularity. I also think that I was in shape there. I do not deny. Now, I think I also gained energy to the stage during the seizures. You mentioned having trouble on skis at the start of the season. You were not alone in this team from France. What was I doing wrong? S.F. : I do not know too much. We all have the same fart. There was only one problem slipping this year. When Ruhpolding sprint. Technicians are no hidden: they were planted there. Now, I do not know what it is owed. For my part, I know that I grew in strength. It is true that in the beginning of the season, this was not the party for me. For others, I am not in their place. I know that I work a lot on my side, especially with Raphael (Beet). The impression that I have is that I'm opening to other things. Sometimes, within the team, there is a tendency to stay a little about our certainties, in a sort of cocoon. When you talk about your collaboration with Raphael, are you entrain to tell us that you do not necessarily like the French team? S.F. : Yes, that's it. I have another vision of training with the two Norwegians with whom I worked. They have a different way of looking at things. In selection, it was a lot of testing since early fall. The results were tight, dense enough. We did not have too many benchmarks. Either everyone was well, everyone was average. There has been perhaps not sufficiently challenged. After Vincent has announced this year: its goal this season is the World. I think it will really get in shape in Östersund. There is not too much to worry. You feel his rise to power? S.F. : Of course! It is much more focused on its goals since the beginning of the season. Vincent also has a family by his side. What I did not. This will cause additional concern, as we saw with Raphael on his last years with the birth of Emma and Anna. These are just little things that parasitize the athlete. For these World, it's coming ... I am sure. And about your firing? S.F. : I have had a discussion before Antholz with coaches. Basically, to make a place at the beginning of the season when I was less well on skis, I was forced to take big risks to the shooting, making cartons filled with extraordinary time. A Pokljuka, it had market with a 10/10 in 45 seconds. These are situations which are difficult to reproduce every day. Now that skiing is there, I can put more things on fire, to be more serene. This allows me to necessarily have a better shot. What is the discipline in which you are most likely to shine in Sweden? S.F. : It might be individual. It is on this test that I signed my first podium in the World Cup. Then, if we look at the beginning of the season, during sprints that I shined the most. I think I am maybe just a little. I would perhaps be more comfortable and I might have a better chance to speak on the tests to four shots. Now, I go to run all the tests. After that, if it laughs from the first weekend, it might be a dead end for the privilege relay. For six races in ten days, it's really a lot. Since the beginning of the year, I am the only one who ran all the tests. I do not want to completely finish cramé on the mass-start ... And on the relay? Oddly, perhaps where you have the least chance of a medal? S.F. : (Laughs) It's true that, based on the results of this year, one can realize, apart from in Hochfilzen (4e), it has not signed great results with the team. In mixed relay, it was a realistic chance of podium. On the relay boy, it's true that it is very important for the nation and for the whole team. So far, it has failed to be all at 100% at the same time. If this happens in Östersund, it is not far from the podium, and perhaps even on the "box". It remains biathlon. We can not give results in advance ... What-2006? S.F. : I remember that I really enjoyed the layout and the runway. I started poorly (Note: the 67th of the couple) but it was better in the future (Editor's note: 19th sprint, the 17th of the pursuit). I realized last two beautiful courses. At that time, it was my best result in World Cup. I was a little backs to the wall, because I think that if I had not signed such performance, I would be down on the European Cup circuit. It allowed me to stay in World Cup at the time. So, it's a good memory. We know that you are a betting man. A Pokljuka, you bet Vincent Defrasne with a dip in the lake if you finish in the top 8. You made the 4th. What about Östersund? S.F. : (Laughter) Ouhlà! Let's say that if j'accroche a medal, I promise to go into the lake beside the runway and make another. Why not with Raphael Poirée. Will just ask him if he agrees (Laughter). That should please his fans and followers of his Internet blog. Now, if I do, it will be on a weekend story to be sure not to get sick ... (Laughter)., find every day an interview with a member of the French team. On Friday, Simon said Fourcade arrived in Sweden in shape after an internship with seizures that went well. And promises a dip in the lake in Östersund if he wins a medal ... SIMON FOURCADE, how your internship happened to seizures? S.F. : Fairly well. We had good weather for most of the week. It has been training under cool conditions for the manufacture of blood before departing for Östersund. It was aloft while in Sweden, we will be at sea level It will be the pace car over there, seizures, not getting tired, we skied "two at a time" earlier this week. That has not helped the frequency gesture, that will be needed in Östersund. In the early stage, we had lengthy meetings quiet. Towards the end, there have been times more intense. A Antholz, at the last stage of World Cup, we saw you play the leading roles. Do you consider to be your best form? S.F. : I think more than peak form, that I can feel today is really gliding and skiing. Before, I had some small movements parasites that I could not fix it. If I had to compare the old feelings to a situation, I would say that I had the impression of being on a bike with a pedal which one of the two sides would square and not flat. I could not have a regular cycle. A Antholz, I managed to establish a fluid skiing, where I can find such regularity. I also think that I was in shape there. I do not deny. Now, I think I also gained energy to the stage during the seizures. You mentioned having trouble on skis at the start of the season. You were not alone in this team from France. What was I doing wrong? S.F. : I do not know too much. We all have the same fart. There was only one problem slipping this year. When Ruhpolding sprint. Technicians are no hidden: they were planted there. Now, I do not know what it is owed. For my part, I know that I grew in strength. It is true that in the beginning of the season, this was not the party for me. For others, I am not in their place. I know that I work a lot on my side, especially with Raphael (Beet). The impression that I have is that I'm opening to other things. Sometimes, within the team, there is a tendency to stay a little about our certainties, in a sort of cocoon. When you talk about your collaboration with Raphael, are you entrain to tell us that you do not necessarily like the French team? S.F. : Yes, that's it. I have another vision of training with the two Norwegians with whom I worked. They have a different way of looking at things. In selection, it was a lot of testing since early fall. The results were tight, dense enough. We did not have too many benchmarks. Either everyone was well, everyone was average. There has been perhaps not sufficiently challenged. After Vincent has announced this year: its goal this season is the World. I think it will really get in shape in Östersund. There is not too much to worry. You feel his rise to power? S.F. : Of course! It is much more focused on its goals since the beginning of the season. Vincent also has a family by his side. What I did not. This will cause additional concern, as we saw with Raphael on his last years with the birth of Emma and Anna. These are just little things that parasitize the athlete. For these World, it's coming ... I am sure. And about your firing? S.F. : I have had a discussion before Antholz with coaches. Basically, to make a place at the beginning of the season when I was less well on skis, I was forced to take big risks to the shooting, making cartons filled with extraordinary time. A Pokljuka, it had market with a 10/10 in 45 seconds. These are situations which are difficult to reproduce every day. Now that skiing is there, I can put more things on fire, to be more serene. This allows me to necessarily have a better shot. What is the discipline in which you are most likely to shine in Sweden? S.F. : It might be individual. It is on this test that I signed my first podium in the World Cup. Then, if we look at the beginning of the season, during sprints that I shined the most. I think I am maybe just a little. I would perhaps be more comfortable and I might have a better chance to speak on the tests to four shots. Now, I go to run all the tests. After that, if it laughs from the first weekend, it might be a dead end for the privilege relay. For six races in ten days, it's really a lot. Since the beginning of the year, I am the only one who ran all the tests. I do not want to completely finish cramé on the mass-start ... And on the relay? Oddly, perhaps where you have the least chance of a medal? S.F. : (Laughs) It's true that, based on the results of this year, one can realize, apart from in Hochfilzen (4e), it has not signed great results with the team. In mixed relay, it was a realistic chance of podium. On the relay boy, it's true that it is very important for the nation and for the whole team. So far, it has failed to be all at 100% at the same time. If this happens in Östersund, it is not far from the podium, and perhaps even on the "box". It remains biathlon. We can not give results in advance ... What-2006? S.F. : I remember that I really enjoyed the layout and the runway. I started poorly (Note: the 67th of the couple) but it was better in the future (Editor's note: 19th sprint, the 17th of the pursuit). I realized last two beautiful courses. At that time, it was my best result in World Cup. I was a little backs to the wall, because I think that if I had not signed such performance, I would be down on the European Cup circuit. It allowed me to stay in World Cup at the time. So, it's a good memory. We know that you are a betting man. A Pokljuka, you bet Vincent Defrasne with a dip in the lake if you finish in the top 8. You made the 4th. What about Östersund? S.F. : (Laughter) Ouhlà! Let's say that if j'accroche a medal, I promise to go into the lake beside the runway and make another. Why not with Raphael Poirée. Will just ask him if he agrees (Laughter). That should please his fans and followers of his Internet blog. Now, if I do, it will be on a weekend story to be sure not to get sick ... (Laughter).