One of the most striking, exciting and spectacular winter sports is biathlon. It has its own story - the story of people who created, achieved, aspired, forced the hearts of many fans around the world to tremble and admire achievements.
A young and promising athlete has become one of the brightest symbols of the biathlon revival in France. Thanks to this athlete, the French team avoided a very difficult time of generational change, in anticipation of which there were specialists during the departure of great leaders of the national team from the big sport. The light in the window was the French athlete Doren Aber Marie. About it and will be discussed in this article.
But first, let's talk a little about the state of affairs in this sport in France.
Biathlon in France
It turned out to be significant that the first Olympic medal was won by French athletes in this particular sport - in biathlon. And its owner just became Marie Doren.
The victory of the youngest member of the team at that time can even be called natural, because today in France biathlon is at the first step among other ski disciplines. And it is no coincidence that the world biathlon championship was held in 2011 in this country. And the medals of biathletes by Vincent Jay, Martin Fourcade can also not be considered undeserved, as well as the awards of other famous French biathletes.
Many more victories will be demonstrated by the French biathlon. Marie Doren Aber is part of the history of biathlon in this country.
Brief biography of youth
Marie was born in 1986 on June 19 in one of the largest and most beautiful French cities - in Lyon.
She came to biathlon when she was 14 years old (2000), and as a member of the French team she was already in 2005. In 2006, Doren won the silver medal in the relay team at the Presque Isle World Championships and the bronze at the European Championships in Langdorf.
Before this, a capable Frenchwoman deserved several junior medals at the championships of France, Europe and the world.
In Haute-Marienne, Marie in 2004 earned the world junior championship title with the French relay team. 2005 for her was marked by success in the relay and third place in the individual races of the World Championship (Junior) in Kontiolahti.
Success
Season 2007-2008 became the first in her career Doren, in which she participated in the biathlon stages of the World Cup. And in the debut race in Finland (in Kontiolahti) Marie was the 38th.
Doren Aber Marie won the very first and so far the only World Cup medal in individual races at the final stage of 2008-2009 in Russian Khanty-Mansiysk. As part of the relay team, she won the bronze medal at the world championships in Korean Pyeongchang.
In Vancouver, at the 2010 Olympics, Doren earned two medals: second in the relay and third in the sprint.
In 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk at the World Championships, the athlete won two bronze medals in 2 relay races.
Curious facts from the life of an athlete
• In 2011, after the season ended, Marie and biathlete Louis Abert (part of the French national team) got married. Since then, she began to wear a double surname - Doren Aber.
• Marie is a lover of many sports. In his free time from training and competition, Doren Aber Marie is engaged in equestrian sports, rock climbing, windsurfing.
• She loves to draw, play the piano. In addition to his native language, he knows English well.
• In early childhood, Marie dreamed of becoming a fairy.
• One of her favorite drinks is mango juice, her favorite food is carrots and pancakes.
• Outwardly pretty, Marie Doren Aber. Her height and weight are respectively 1.68 m and 55 kg. The quality that she values in women is honesty, and in men - masculinity.
• Now the athlete lives in the city of Laval in France.
A little about the personal qualities of the athlete
Shooting Doren Aber Marie owns from a junior age. This was one of its main advantages. But over time, in the process of long and hard training, she gained experience. Moreover, the improvement of speed indicators specifically allowed the athlete to complete the 2010-2011 season. among the 10 strongest biathletes in the world.
Thanks to perseverance and diligence in the 2011-2012 season, young Marie received her first well-deserved victory in the stages of the World Cup, but only in the relay race.
Conclusion
How old is Marie Doren Aber? She is only 29, and she already has significant rewards in her piggy bank, although there are still no individual awards.
Summarize the activities of the athlete. Olympic Games: Silver Relay - 2010; sprint bronze - 2010 World Championships: three times silver (relay races - 2011, 2012, 2013), two bronze (relay races - 2009, 2011).