Anais BESCOND

France
Biathlon
15 May 1987
34
Female
AUNAY SUR ODON
 
France
LES ROUSSES
 
France

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BTH Biathlon Women's 15km Individual 30
Women's 7.5km Sprint 9
Women's 10km Pursuit 27
Women's 12.5km Mass Start 29
Women's 4x6km Relay
FRA
France
 6

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Women's 15km Individual
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Women's 7.5km Sprint
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Women's 10km Pursuit
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Women's 4x6km Relay
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Women's 12.5km Mass Start
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Mixed 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
3Women's 10 kilometres Pursuit2018PyeongChang, KOR
3Women's 4 × 6 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
47.5 kilometres Sprint2014Sochi, RUS
515 kilometres2014Sochi, RUS
62 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2014Sochi, RUS
1012.5 kilometres Mass Start2014Sochi, RUS
1010 kilometres Pursuit2014Sochi, RUS
17Women's 12.5 kilometres Mass Start2018PyeongChang, KOR
19Women's 7.5 kilometres Sprint2018PyeongChang, KOR
31Women's 15 kilometres2018PyeongChang, KOR
DNF4 × 6 kilometres Relay2014Sochi, RUS
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
1Mixed Relay2016Oslo, NOR
2Women's 4x6km Relay2016Oslo, NOR
2Women's 15km Individual2016Oslo, NOR
2Women's 4x6km Relay2015Kontiolahti, FIN
2Mixed Relay2015Kontiolahti, FIN
2Women's 4x6km Relay2012Ruhpolding, GER
2Women's 4x6km Relay2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
3Single Mixed Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
5Women's 12.5km Mass Start2016Oslo, NOR
6Women's 4x6km Relay2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
7Women's 15km Individual2015Kontiolahti, FIN
8Women's 4x6km Relay2021Pokljuka, SLO
9Women's 12.5km Mass Start2015Kontiolahti, FIN
10Women's 12.5km Mass Start2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
11Women's 10km Pursuit2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
12Women's 7.5km Sprint2016Oslo, NOR
12Women's 10km Pursuit2016Oslo, NOR
14Women's 4x6km Relay2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
14Women's 12.5km Mass Start2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
16Women's 15km Individual2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
18Women's 15km Individual2021Pokljuka, SLO
18Women's 12.5km Mass Start2012Ruhpolding, GER
19Women's 7.5km Sprint2012Ruhpolding, GER
20Women's 7.5km Sprint2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
20Women's 7.5km Sprint2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
20Women's 10km Pursuit2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
21Women's 12.5km Mass Start2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
23Women's 12.5km Mass Start2021Pokljuka, SLO
28Women's 10km Pursuit2012Ruhpolding, GER
34Women's 7.5km Sprint2021Pokljuka, SLO
36Women's 10km Pursuit2021Pokljuka, SLO
38Women's 7.5km Sprint2011Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS
48Women's 15km Individual2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
52Women's 15km Individual2020Antholz-Anterselva, ITA
53Women's 15km Individual2017Hochfilzen, AUT
53Women's 15km Individual2012Ruhpolding, GER
55Women's 7.5km Sprint2015Kontiolahti, FIN
60Women's 10km Pursuit2013Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
DNSWomen's 10km Pursuit2015Kontiolahti, FIN
World Cup
RankEventSeason
5Women's Mass Start2019/20
5Women's Individual2015/16
6Women's Pursuit2017/18
7Women's Total2017/18
7Women's Mass Start2014/15
8Women's Sprint2015/16
8Women's Mass Start2015/16
9Women's Sprint2017/18
9Women's Total2015/16
11Women's Individual2017/18
11Women's Sprint2016/17
11Women's Mass Start2012/13
12Women's Individual2020/21
12Women's Total2014/15
14Women's Mass Start2017/18
14Women's Total2016/17
14Women's Pursuit2014/15
14Women's Sprint2013/14
15Women's Total2019/20
15Women's Pursuit2015/16
16Women's Individual2014/15
17Women's Pursuit2019/20
17Women's Pursuit2016/17
17Women's Total2012/13
18Women's Total2020/21
18Women's Sprint2019/20
18Women's Individual2016/17
18Women's Mass Start2013/14
18Women's Pursuit2012/13
19Women's Sprint2014/15
19Women's Sprint2012/13
20Women's Individual2019/20
20Women's Pursuit2018/19
20Women's Mass Start2018/19
20Women's Sprint2010/11
21Women's Mass Start2020/21
21Women's Total2013/14
22Women's Pursuit2020/21
22Women's Sprint2018/19
22Women's Total2018/19
23Women's Mass Start2016/17
24Women's Sprint2020/21
25Women's Total2010/11
27Women's Pursuit2013/14
27Women's Pursuit2010/11
29Women's Pursuit2011/12
30Women's Sprint2011/12
30Women's Total2011/12
31Women's Individual2010/11
31Women's Mass Start2010/11
32Women's Individual2018/19
39Women's Individual2011/12
39Women's Mass Start2011/12
45Women's Individual2013/14
45Women's Pursuit2009/10
50Women's Individual2012/13
54Women's Sprint2009/10
55Women's Total2009/10
61Women's Individual2009/10
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Nanass, Bugs Bunny (given at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, after taking a funny photo with teammate Marie Laure Brunet).

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Friends, sports, music

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Athlete, Sports soldier (Master Corporal)

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Bachelor of Science (Biology) - University Grenoble Alps (FRA)
Graduated in 2016 from the University Grenoble Alps (FRA), with a Master in Leisure, Environment, Sport and Tourism

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Parents, Christian and Jocelyne. Older sister, Coralie (communications), Older brother, Antonin (web developer).

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French, English

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Armees Morbier-Bellefontaine / Ecole Militaire de Haute Montagne (EMHM)

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National: Frederic Jean (FRA), Jean Paul Giachino (FRA)

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Father Christian Bescond (Cross-country skiing): Multiple participations in annual 'La Transjurassienne', a 76km ski marathon race between Lamoura and Mouthe in the French Jura mountains. Transjurassienne is the longest skating race on the Worldloppet tour.

Brother Antonin Bescond (Cross-country skiing): National-level skier. Competed at four Alpen Cups from 2004 to 2010.

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Cross-country skiing: Junior-level skier. Competed at the 2017 World Military Championships, finishing 11th in the Masters 5km Free.

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2004 IBU Cup in Meribel (Sprint - 15th, Pursuit - 19th)
2007 World Cup in Oslo (Sprint - 60th, Pursuit - Lapped)

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April 2021: Contracted Covid-19, suffering from respiratory problems and exhaustion.

July 2019: Internal femoral condyle lesions on left knee during summer training. Competed in the 2019/20 season. Used the COVID-19 lockdown to further rehabilitate.

March 2019: Asthmatic bronchitis. Missed the 2019 World Championships in Oestersund.

September 2015: Sesamoid bone fatigue fracture. Follwed an adapted training programme which allowed her to compete that season.

June 2008: Ankle sprain and bone tearing after twisting her ankle.

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2009

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Started skiing at age five in Morbier, with her father. Began focusing on biathlon in 2002. (leprogres.fr, 24 Oct 2016; biathlonresults.com)

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Watched the Albertville 1992 Olympic Winter Games on television and decided she wanted to participate in the Games one day. Chose biathlon after attending a town party 1995, honouring Patrice Bailly-Salins' (FRA) World Championship victory. (anaisbiathlon.com, 1 Apr 2013; francetvinfo.fr, Feb 2018; nordicmag.info, 16 Jan 2014)

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Finish in the top-three overall for the World Cup season. (altitude-biathlon.com, 1 Nov 2018)

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“With the girls, we all built up together. In training, we observe each other to scratch things, correct a small detail, progress in such or such field, it is necessarily enriching.” (nordicmag.info, Jan 2014)

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Winning three medals at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. "I achieved my dream by winning these medals. They are always good memories to be remembered."

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Lillehammer 1994 Olympic biathlon bronze medallist and 1995 sprint World Champion, Patrice Bailly-Salins (FRA). (nordicmag.info, Jan 2014)

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"I check that I have my gloves for the race, my gloves for training and my gloves for after the race, for the podium." (cebe.com)

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"Nothing is impossible" or "everything is possible." (cebe.com)

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Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor (2018)

General Interest

FRIENDSHIP WITH DORIN HABERT
Developed a close friendship with French national teammate Marie Dorin Habert, who described Bescond as, "Anais the menace, the bulldozer of the France team. She's a good friend and a driving force behind the team." (francetvinfo.fr, Feb 2018)

The pair were friends for 15 years and even had a one-two finish at the 2016 World Championships in Oslo. After Dorin Habert retired in March 2018, Bescond expressed her disappointment in their parting. "It's a little sad. Marie has always been on my horizon for fifteen years. She is a friend whom I no longer see. This creates a void. I miss her." (sport24.lefigaro.fr, Dec 2018)

COVID-19
At the conclusion of the 2019/20 season, she decided to travel with her Canadian partner (a technician) to Alberta to lock down together. She used the additional time to further rehabilitate her left knee which was injured in the previous summer. (nordicmag.info, 3 May 2020)

CHILDHOOD
Born in Normandy, the family moved in 1992 to Morbier in the Jura Region, after the family doctor advised them to relocate, as her older brother suffered from asthma, aggravated by Normandy's humid climate. The region is a centre of biathlon in France. (actu.fr, 12 Feb 2020)

© Data by Sports Data Warehouse

Milestones

Two-time Olympian, competing in all six disciplines both times. Only individual medal was in the pursuit at PyeongChang 2018, where she finished third, 0.2 seconds behind silver medallist Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK). Two relay medals including winning gold over the Norwegians in the mixed relay.

Eight World Championship medals in eight appearances, with seven medals in a relay. Only individual medal was in 2016 (Oslo), where she finished second behind teammate Marie Dorin Habert. Oslo was her most successful championship, adding a silver in the relay and her only gold in the mixed relay.

Finished in the World Cup top-10 twice in her career, with seventh in 2017/18 the best result. Has two top-five discipline finishes, with fifth in the 2019/20 mass start her most recent. Only has one individual victory, winning the Antholz sprint in January 2014.

Five Youth/Junior World Championship medals, including relay gold (2005) and silver (2007, 2008), and two individual bronze medals in 2007 (individual, sprint).
Legend
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