Milan (Italy) (AFP) – With Eric Perrot, leader of the Biathlon World Cup, the Blues show a trump card on Tuesday during the fourth day of the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Perrine Laffont attacks the qualifications on the moguls.

Published on: 02/10/2026 - 05:15 Modified on: 02/10/2026 - 12:35

The Blues enter this day with two medals, one in gold (mixed relay in biathlon) and one in silver (skiathlon).

. Biathlon: Eric Perrot gold hunter

Two days after participating in the mixed relay, crowned Olympic champion, Eric Perrot continues his quest for gold. Leader of the general classification of the World Cup, he will be the favorite in the individual (20 km) which starts at 1:30 p.m. With in mind the example of Quentin Fillon Maillet, who had stacked five medals including two titles in Beijing in 2022.

Fillon Maillet, but also Emilien Jacquelin and Fabien Claude, other French people involved in this long-term event, will try to continue the insolent series of the tricolor biathlon, the main provider of French sports medals at the Winter Games (34 in total, including fourteen gold).

. Cross-country skiing: an example to follow

The surprise silver medal of Mathis Desloges on Sunday in the skiathlon brings a wind of optimism to the French cross-country skiers, engaged in the classic sprint event. With several assets at his disposal, including Jules Chappaz, who, a month before the Games, on this same Tesero track, took second place in the World Cup event, behind the big favorite, the Norwegian Johannes Klaebo, in search of a seventh Olympic gold medal to get closer to the record (8). And there are five tests left.

. Bosses: Perrine Laffont must chase away doubts

In search of a second Olympic coronation after 2018, mogul skiing specialist Perrine Laffont arrived in Livigno with her head full of questions, due to a knee injury which prevented her from participating in the World Cup circuit in December and January.

The 27-year-old from Ariège arrived at the Olympics with fewer competitions in her legs than usual. Barely enough time to get some bearings before the Olympic event.

. Alpine skiing: with a thought for Vonn

Two days after Lindsey Vonn's accident and the victory of her compatriot Breezy Johnson, the downhillers returned to the Tofane slope in Cortina, for the team combined (single-mixed duo with a downhiller and a slalomer from the same country) which made its debut at the Olympics.

Breezy Johnson had the fastest downhill time in the morning, and teammate Mikaela Shiffrin, who has won seven of eight slaloms this World Cup season, has such a margin that the path to gold seems clear for the Americans.

On the French side, Romane Miradoli achieved the 8th time in the downhill with only 74/100th behind the lead, and Marie Lamure (23 years old), who promised to "send everything" during the slalom for her first Games, will have a good card to play.

. Black armband for Ukraine

The IOC authorized the Ukrainian flag bearer at the Olympics to wear a black armband, after refusing him to wear a helmet decorated with photos of athletes killed during the conflict with Russia. Vladislav Heraskevych took part in training with a gray helmet on his head bearing the screen-printed images of several of his compatriots who died in the war, before, according to him, being banned from wearing it. He received the support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We think it’s a good compromise,” explained an IOC spokesperson.

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