Anaïs Bescond

Anaïs Bescond (born 15 May 1987) is a retired French biathlete, olympic champion and world champion. She is also a non-commissioned officer.^[1]

Anaïs Bescond

Anaïs Bescond in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Anais Bescond
Born	(1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 38) Aunay-sur-Odon, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
Club	EMHM-Morbier
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	9 (2011–2021)
Medals	8 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	13 (2009/10–2021/22)
Individual victories	1
All victories	13
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  France Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed relay 2018 Pyeongchang 10 km pursuit 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay World Championships 2016 Oslo Mixed relay 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 x 6 km relay 2012 Ruhpolding 4 x 6 km relay 2015 Kontiolahti 4 x 6 km relay 2015 Kontiolahti Mixed relay 2016 Oslo 15 km individual 2016 Oslo 4 × 6 km relay 2020 Antholz Single mixed relay Junior World Championships 2007 Martell 3 × 6 km relay 2008 Ruhpolding 3 × 6 km relay 2007 Martell 12.5 km individual 2007 Martell 7.5 km sprint Youth World Championships 2005 Kontiolahti 3 × 6 km relay

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]

She announced her retirement after the 2021/22 season.^[8]

Biathlon 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
2022 Beijing	30th	9th	27th	29th	6th	—

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	—	—
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
2021 Pokljuka	18th	34th	36th	23rd	8th	—	—

*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

World Cup rankings

Season	Overall		Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass start
	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2009–10	76	55th	12	61st	37	54th	27	45th	—	—
2010–11	343	25th	47	31st	163	20th	86	27th	47	31st
2011–12	251	30th	22	39th	119	30th	86	29th	24	39th
2012–13	499	17th	13	50th	168	19th	170	18th	148	11th
2013–14	360	21st	12	45th	171	14th	114	28th	63	18th
2014–15	545	12th	67	16th	163	19th	149	14th	166	7th
2015–16	666	9th	107	5th	234	8th	161	15th	164	6th
2016–17	501	14th	58	18th	203	11th	165	17th	79	23rd
2017–18	582	7th	51	11th	219	9th	216	6th	123	14th
2018–19	423	22nd	36	32nd	142	22nd	147	20th	100	20th
2019–20	450	15th	48	20th	138	18th	92	17th	172	5th
2020–21	442	18th	61	12th	133	24th	118	22nd	89	21st
2021–22	-	14th	-	48th	-	8th	-	6th	-	26th

Individual victories

1 victory (1 Sp)

No.	Season	Date	Event	Competition	Level
1	2013–14	16 January 2014	Antholz	7.5 km Sprint	Biathlon World Cup

Relay victories

Simon / Bescond / Aymonier / Braisaz finishing 3rd at Oberhof on 11th January 2020

13 victories

No.	Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level	Team
1	2011–12	21 January 2012	Antholz-Anterselva	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Brunet / Boilley / Bescond / Dorin Habert
2		10 February 2012	Kontiolahti	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Boilley / Bescond / Béatrix / Jay
3	2014–15	30 November 2014	Östersund	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade
4	2015–16	24 January 2016	Antholz-Anterselva	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Braisaz / Bescond / Chevalier / Dorin Habert
5		3 March 2016	Oslo Holmenkollen	Mixed Relay	World Championships	Bescond / Dorin Habert / Fillon Maillet / Fourcade
6	2016–17	12 March 2017	Kontiolahti	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet
7	2017–18	7 January 2018	Oberhof	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Bescond / Chevalier / Aymonier / Braisaz
8		20 February 2018	Pyeongchang	Mixed Relay	Winter Olympic Games	Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fourcade
9		17 March 2018	Oslo Holmenkollen	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Chevalier / Aymonier / Dorin Habert / Bescond
10	2018–19	2 December 2018	Pokljuka	Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Bescond / Braisaz / Fourcade / Desthieux
11		19 January 2019	Ruhpolding	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Simon / Bescond / Braisaz / Chevalier
12	2019–20	25 January 2020	Pokljuka	Single Mixed Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Jacquelin / Bescond
13	2021–22	5 December 2021	Östersund	Relay	Biathlon World Cup	Bescond / Chevalier / Simon / Braisaz