Thursday February 10 – day 6

The French on the menu

A lot of people on the program, especially in snowboard cross H, where our Bozzolo/Le Blé Jacques/Surget trio will try to do as well as Chloé Trespeusch on Wednesday, even if none of them have the same references on the circuit.

We will also follow Kévin Aymoz and Adam Siao Him Fa in skating (free program), as well as Coralie Bentz and Mélissa Gal in cross-country skiing.

But the one who will attract our eyes is called Alexis Pinturault.

Struggling this season, the winner of the general classification of the World Cup may have his best chance of finally winning the Olympic title which is missing from his superb record.

The Nordic combined (downhill and slalom) matches his qualities, as he proved in 2018 (silver).

It's time, Alexis.

The star to follow

Japan dreamed of an Olympic treble for him, unprecedented in figure skating since Gillis Grafström in another century (1924, 1928 and 1932), but Yuzuru Hanyu, author of a crippling error in the short program, 8th in the provisional classification before the free, will not be Olympic champion in Beijing.

The biggest star in his sport has another goal in mind: to become the first man to land the quadruple axel, four and a half turns in the air, a jump never before achieved in competition, and not much more in training.

The latest echoes of the Japanese media indeed tell that each time Hanyu tried him during his trial gallops, he either fell or failed to complete the entire figure.

But Hanyu has promised, he will try the impossible in the free program.

The dirty doping story

Speaking of skating prowess, young Kamila Valieva made history on Monday when she landed the first quadruple jump in girls' history, taking Russia (well, the ROC) to the supreme title.

But it's not that the young girl would not be beyond reproach.

While the ice world is wondering about the reasons for the postponement of the official podium ceremony on Wednesday, the specialized and arch-reliable site

Inside the games

indicates that the Russian athlete has tested positive for a possibly "recreational" doping product. ".

Problem, the young girl is not 16 years old and her case does not obey the usual rules, since she is a “protected person”.

“Everyone is doing their best to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.

There are athletes who have won medals who are concerned.

Sometimes legal issues can take time to sort out,” said IOC spokesperson Mark Adams at the daily press briefing in Beijing.

We are waiting to see how this story will end, even if Valieva does not risk much personally, given her young age.

His entourage, on the other hand…

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