Anaïs Bescond

Anaïs Bescond (born 15 May 1987) is a French biathlete and non-commissioned officer.[1]

Anaïs Bescond
Anaïs Bescond in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAnais Bescond
Born (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987
Aunay-sur-Odon, France
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
ClubEMHM-Morbier
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2014, 2018)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2011–2020)
Medals8 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 (since 2009/10)
Individual victories1
All victories13

Career

Bescond was born in Aunay-sur-Odon. She moved to Morbier, in the Jura region, with her family and began skiing.[2] She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, and won a silver medal in the relay with the French team, a result repeated at the Biathlon World Championships 2012.[3]

She won her first victory on the World Cup biathlon sprint at Antholz-Anterselva played on 16 January 2014.[4]

Bescond competed in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for France. Her best performance was two 5th places in the Individual and Sprint.[3]

At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished at the 3rd place in the Pursuit,[5] claimed gold with the French Team in the Mixed relay[6] and took bronze in the Relay.[7]

Results

Olympic Games

3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2014 Sochi 5th 5th 12th 10th DNF 6th
2018 Pyeongchang 31st 19th Bronze 17th Bronze Gold

World Championships

8 medals (1 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 16th 39th 21st 22nd Silver — N/A
2012 Rupholding 53rd 19th 28th 17th Silver —
2013 Nové Město 48th 20th 23rd 14th 6th —
2015 Kontiolahti 7th 56th — 9th Silver Silver
2016 Oslo Silver 12th 12th 5th Silver Gold
2017 Hochfilzen 53rd — — — — —
2019 Östersund (did not race due to illness)
2020 Antholz-Anterselva 52nd 20th 11th 10th 14th — Bronze
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2009–10227655th1261st3754th2745th——
2010–112334325th4731st16320th8627th4731st
2011–122425130th2239th11930th8629th2439th
2012–132549917th1350th16819th17018th14811th
2013–142636021st1245th17114th11428th6318th
2014–152754512th6716th16319th14914th1667th
2015–16286669th1075th2348th16115th1646th
2016–172950114th5818th20311th16517th7923rd
2017–18305827th5111th2199th2166th12314th
2018–193142322nd3632nd14222nd14720th10020th
2019–203245015th4820th13818th9217th1725th

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

No. Season Date Event Competition Level
12013–1416 January 2014 Antholz7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup

Relay victories

12 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
12011–12 21 January 2012 Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup Brunet / Boilley / Bescond / Dorin Habert
2 10 February 2012 KontiolahtiMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Boilley / Bescond / Béatrix / Jay
32014–15 30 November 2014 ÖstersundMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
42015–16 24 January 2016 Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup Braisaz / Bescond / Chevalier / Dorin Habert
5 3 March 2016 Oslo HolmenkollenMixed RelayBiathlon World Championships Bescond / Dorin Habert / Fillon Maillet / Fourcade
62016–17 12 March 2017 KontiolahtiMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet
72017–18 7 January 2018 OberhofRelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / Aymonier / Braisaz
8 20 February 2018 PyeongchangMixed RelayWinter Olympic Games Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fourcade
9 17 March 2018 Oslo HolmenkollenRelayBiathlon World Cup Chevalier / Aymonier / Dorin Habert / Bescond
102018–19 2 December 2018 PokljukaMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Braisaz / Fourcade / Desthieux
11 19 January 2019 RuhpoldingRelayBiathlon World Cup Simon / Bescond / Braisaz / Chevalier
122019–20 25 January 2020 PokljukaSingle Mixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Jacquelin / Bescond

References
  1. Bescond, Anaïs, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.
  2. Qui êtes vous, Anaïs Bescond ?, Nordic Mag http://www.nordicmag.info/anaisbescondportrait-0116/
  3. "International Biathlon Union – Anais Becond". Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. IBU – Sprint Antholz 2013/14 Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Biathlon: Women's 10km pursuit cumulative results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. "Biathlon: Mixed relay results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. "Biathlon: Women's relay results" (PDF). pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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