Last season he was suddenly just the best.
The 30-year-old Frenchman, who belonged to the world's top for many years, took ten World Cup victories and won the overall World Cup.
"The difference is mental"
For seven years he was often on the podium, but almost never won.
As a 28-year-old, he had 27 podiums, but only three of these were victories.
- The difference between podium and victory is the mental.
I looked a lot at Martin Fourcade and Johannes Thingnes Bø.
Even when they haven't been in top form or had the very best focus in shooting, they have found keys that have made them win many times anyway, says Quentin Fillon Maillet to SVT Sport.
- I have tried to imitate their ways.
Samuelsson: "He rarely makes a bad series"
Swedish star Sebastian Samuelsson is primarily impressed by his competitor's sharp shooting.
- What impresses me the most is how he so often manages to shoot fully and always manages to perform so close to his maximum.
He is extremely good at it and in competitions with four shooters he rarely makes a bad series, says Samuelsson to SVT Sport.
- Shooting is like a kind of rest for me, and then I just want to get started and "climb the big mountain again".
I work, work and work to then reach my goal, says Quentin Fillon Maillet.
The Biathlon World Cup begins on Tuesday with the men's sprint at 1 p.m. on SVT1/Play.