Emilien JACQUELIN

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Lucky Luke

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Graduated in 2019 from Savoy Mont Blanc University (Annecy, FRA) with a degree in marketing

Partner, Chloe Chevalier. Parents, Laurent and Corinne. Older brothers, Augustin, Gregoire and Clement.

French, English, Italian

Douanes Villard de Lans

National: Vincent Vittoz (FRA), Patrick Favre (FRA)

Partner Chloe Chevalier (Biathlon): Dual European Championship gold medallist in 2018 (individual, pursuit), adding a silver in the sprint that year. Also, European bronze medals in the super sprint (2020) and relay (2015). Second overall during the 2017/18 IBU Cup season, leading the pursuit. Junior World Championship relay gold in 2015.

Brother Gregoire Jacquelin (Biathlon): Competed in the IBU Cup from 2004-2006, and at the 2005 Youth World Championships in Kontiolahti.

Brother Clement Jacquelin (Biathlon): Youth World Championship relay gold medallist in 2009. Develops rifles made from 3D printers that are used by various top athletes, including Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Cross-country skiing: Competed at the 2019 World Military Championships in Galtur, finishing 33rd in the 10km Free.

Roller skiing: Competed at the French national championships.

2015 IBU Cup in Idre (Sprint - 34th, 23rd)
2017 World Cup in Oestersund (Individual - 35th, Sprint - 37th, Pursuit - 28th)

July 2021: Small hamate bone fracture in right wrist in an accident. Continued training with care. Had to continue shooting training with a pistol and started the season still having screws in his hand.

2017

Was practising mountain biking when he decided to join the local cross-country skiing club in Villard de Lans to keep in shape. Continued with both sports for eight years until he decided to solely focus on mountain biking. After failing to achieve strong, and a bout of mononucleosis, he returned to skiing, switching to biathlon at age 14. (skinordiquevillarddelans.com, 1 Mar 2015)

"I have always liked to challenge myself. I was not having much success in biathlon but I wanted to prove to myself that I can shoot." (lesportdauphinois.com, 10 Oct 2016)

Enjoyed training with teammate Martin Fourcade (FRA). "We've been training together for six years, I've been his biggest fan since my teenage years, so you can imagine what it was like to train with him. He taught me how strict you have to be with yourself every time you work out in order to be good. Once he said to me, 'When I run races, I forego my pleasure. The most important thing is performance.' That was the opposite of my attitude. But after this year I understand what he meant by that." (biathlonworld.com, 1 Jun 2020)

Winning his first World Championship pursuit title in 2020 (Antholz). "It's crazy. I knew I had everything to do well today. I did a shooting session this morning. This is the first time I have done this, on a competition day. And it ended up paying off. At the end of the race, I tried to play tactically. It's incredible."

Road cyclist Marco Pantani (ITA), 1998 Tour de France winner and 1995 World Championship bronze medallist. (team-grenoble-isere-nordique.fr, 1 Sep 2016)

Friend, idol and training partner Martin Fourcade (FRA), who won five Olympic biathlon gold medals and 13 World Championship titles. Jacquelin relished the moments the pair would share the podium. "He is clearly the greatest biathlete. I'm really proud to have raced with him." (biathlonworld.com, May 2021)

"He who dares, wins." (team-grenoble-isere-nordique.fr, 1 Sep 2016)

IBU Rookie of the Year (2018)