Matter of skiing :
My beginnings : born in Lyon, I've migrated to mountains seeking for fresh air, judging that the city was noisy, smelly and scary.
I tried alpine skiing, horse riding and cross-country skiing a little later.
First crush : his name is Gérard MANCEAU, he was then our cross-country skiing instructor and, in a way, thanks to him, I discovered, at 14 years old, the passion for effort, the love of nature and the desire of learning, by practicing skating, and by making it another way of moving !!!
Second crush : for another man : Thierry DUSSERRE. Biathlon coach of the committee of the Dauphiné. I owe him all of my beginnings in this practice and more yet...
I started biathlon at 15 years old, thanks to Thierry who was coming up then to the 7 Laux (my club) to entertain kids with a plumb rifle...
One thing leading to another, I left the Belledonne massif to reach the Vercors where I integrated the high school of sport and study in Villard-de-Lans.
Now, the kids have grown up and their dreams have changed... of a game to start, I made it my job and now, I'm watching when the snow will fall down, omen of a new season of competitions.. !!!
I finally stopped having crushes for my coaches who became more numerous, not to quote them, Polo the imperturbable and Lionel the impetuous!! But since my entry at the French Federation of Skiing, we have a lot of people who allow us to keep making our own way, always higher, there where the stars are shining !