1. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet was born on 4 July 1996 and is a French biathlete, Olympic champion in the 12.5 km mass start at the 2022 Beijing Games and medalist at the Winter Olympics 2018 and World Championships.
15 Facts About Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet quickly moved to the Nordic section to practice cross-country skiing and biathlon.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet moved to Biathlon fully in the following year representing the Junior category.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet finished 46th in the individual race and 71st in the sprint.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet finished the individual race ranked 29th, 5th place in the sprint, and 15th in pursuit.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet ranked 12th in the individual race, 18th in the sprint, 14th in the pursuit, and 8th in the mixed relay with Chloe Chevalier, Dany Chavoutier, and Clement Dumont.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet's progress was of such a magnitude that she managed to earn her place to compete with the best French biathletes in the summer events of the Biathlon Summer Tour.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Braisaz made her Biathlon World Cup debut on 12 December 2014 in Hochfilzen, Norway.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet ranked 17th in the sprint, becoming the youngest athlete in the world's top 20.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet set a new record by becoming the youngest athlete lined up on a Mass Start at only 18 years and 5 months.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet earned her first podium in her World Cup career in Oberhof, Germany, by achieving second place in the women's relay on 7 January 2015 with her teammates; Marine Bolliet, Marie Dorin-Habert and Anais Bescond.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet achieved her best individual result when she finished 12th place in the Mass Start Competition.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet finished the season with a 10th-place finish in the pursuit event, which allowed her to finish her second world cup season in the 21st position overall.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet won her first individual World Cup podium on 9 December 2016, at the Pokljuka sprint, the second event of the World Cup, finishing second by 3 seconds behind Germany's Laura Dahlmeier: she was only 20 years old.
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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet gave birth to their daughter Come in February 2023 and returned to the Biathlon World Cup in November 2023.