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Laegreid provokes Jacquelin who retorts: "I will destroy you"

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The Anterselva biathlon sprint of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics saw Frenchman Quentin Fillon Maillet triumph, author of an outstanding performance, but it is Sturla Holm Laegreid and Emilien Jacquelin who continue to do the talking. In fact, a quarrel arose between the Norwegian, who took the lowest step on the podium, and the Frenchman, fourth two-tenths behind, at the end of the race.

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"Let’s say it was not so easy today to manage emotions. I was very nervous, I was trembling, my legs were heavy".
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"It’s beautiful to open like this, it’s a nice gift also for all those who work behind the scenes".
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Wierer has been the staple of the blue biathlon for years, she began practicing the discipline in 2000.

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First ever Italian woman on the Olympic individual podium thanks to bronze in the Beijing 2022 sprint.
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In 2019 she became the first tricolor biathlete to win the overall World Cup.

Bis the'following year for a total of six Crystal Spheres counting specialties.
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The first to trigger the squabble was Laegreid, who won her second bronze medal after the one she got in the 20 km individual event. “I don’t know what happened to Jacquelin. Did he stop to say hello to the audience? ” said the Norwegian to the NRK microphones. Immediately Jacquelin’s response to Norwegian media VG: “My God, I was beaten by an infidel. I will destroy him” on Sunday.

The Norwegian biathlete was all over the world media for his surprising confession after winning a bronze medal in the 20km individual race. Instead of celebrating his first career Olympic medal, the 28-year-old athlete burst into tears in front of reporters’ microphones, confessing that he had cheated on his girlfriend.

The Norwegian biathlete was a big fan of the event.

Great cycling fan, Jacquelin is participating in the Olympic races with a meaningful object: an earring that belonged to Marco Pantani. A heartfelt tribute to the man who ignited in him a passion for the sport.

“For the duration of the Games I will wear Marco’s earring. His family lent it to me, so I will be able to go down to the race with him ideally at my side, right here in Italy” wrote Jacquelin, a two-time silver medalist in the relay at the Beijing 2022 Games.

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