Simon Fourcade - Senior Representative of the Family Dynasty of French Biathletes. Starting to engage in biathlon in his youth, Simon trained hard, moving towards the highest achievements. And he managed to introduce his younger brother Marten to sports. The Fourcade brothers have repeatedly defended the honor of France at the highest level starts.
From the biography of Simon Fourcade
The future biathlete was born on April 25, 1984. His homeland is the city of Perpignan, the administrative center of the French department of the Eastern Pyrenees. When an athlete is asked about the swarthy color of his skin, he replies that his ancestors were Spaniards. Simon has two brothers: Martin and Brice. Marten in recent years is the leader of the world biathlon, which rarely anyone succeeds on the track. Simon's success in ski biathlon is less impressive. Although he confidently enters the elite of the world biathlon.
He began to play sports in early childhood. He tried his hand at figure skating, judo, hockey, cycling, and swimming. Once in the ski section, Fourcade could not assume that later biathlon would firmly and permanently enter his life.
Carier start
The Frenchman made his first steps in his career in 1998. When Simon was 14 years old, his schoolmates went to the national championship. But he did not pass the selection. Staying at home, Fourcade made an important conclusion for himself: in order to achieve a serious result in sports, much more effort is required than now. Simon moved to the town of Villard-de-Lans. This place is known not only for its chic ski resort, but also for its sports school, where experienced trainers worked.
Fourcade started training. He trained with maximum dedication, which earned the respect of the coaches. Soon, the fame of a man who could become the successor to the famous Raphael Poiret was entrenched to the beginning biathlete. The younger brother Marten looked at Simon with respect and tried to be like him in everything.
In 2003, Simon successfully passed the selection and prepared to participate in the World Cup, which was held in Oslo. By this time Fourcade had more than once managed to earn "gold" and "silver" at youth starts. The more eminent Martin Fourcade can not boast of such an impressive career start.
Sports achievements of Simon Fourcade
Unfortunately, the first Fourcade at first could not climb the top step of the podium at the competitions of "adult" athletes. For the first time he took pride of place on the podium among the best biathletes in the world in 2006. Then Simon took the “bronze” in the mixed relay. A year later, on the Finnish track, Fourcade brought into his asset a silver medal in the individual race of honor for each shooting skier.
In 2007, Simon took part in the World Cup and confidently entered the top ten strongest biathletes. A year later, he was twice fourth, and took third place at the World Cup stage in South Korea.
Fourcade was also successful in 2009: he becomes the champion, but as part of the national team. The French biathlete twice succeeded in the competitions in memory of Vitaly Fatyanov, which are traditionally held in Russia. Simon distinguished himself at the starts of the summer biathlon.
In the 2009/2010 season, the elder Fourcade managed for a while to rise to the very top of the World Cup standings. And then the trauma was temporarily blocked by a serious injury.
At the Olympics in Vancouver, Martin Fourcade was ahead of Simon in his achievements. This even caused a quarrel. Only a year and a half later, the elder brother recognized the superiority of a young, but promising Martin.
Simon continued to fight for a place in the elite. In the 2011/2012 season, he became the owner of the “gold” in the relay, received five medals with a silver tint and three bronze awards. At the end of the season, the athlete picked up the honorary Crystal Globe in the individual standings. In the overall standings, he took fifth place.
Fourcade considers winter 2012/2013 his best achievement in his sports career. The biathlete returned to duty after a major surgical operation and managed to get several medals of various strengths, including two gold medals in relay races.
In 2017, Simon said that he is not yet thinking of ending his sports career. And he expressed a desire to attend the world championship in Russia in 2021. In the meantime, his achievements are far from ideal. Simon often had to be content with places in the third ten in recent years.
Fourcade has repeatedly participated in the World War Games and has always been one of the best representatives of his country. He is considered the strongest team fighter among the French biathletes.
Simon respects Russian biathletes and maintains friendly relations with some of them.
