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Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (born 4 July 1996) is a French biathlete, Olympic champion in the 12.5 km mass start at the 2022 Beijing Games and medalist at the Winter Olympics 2018 and World Championships.

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
Braisaz-Bouchet in 2025
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 29)
Albertville, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubLes Saisies
World Cup debut12 December 2014
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2015–2021, 2024, 2025)
Medals12 (5 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 (2014/15–2021/22; 2023/24)
Individual victories12
All victories23
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass Start (2021–22)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing12.5 km mass start
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Nové Město12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place2024 Nové Město4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2024 Nové MěstoMixed relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Lenzerheide7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2025 Lenzerheide4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2015 Kontiolahti4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Oslo4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Nové Město7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2017 Hochfilzen4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Östersund15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place2024 Nové Město10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2025 Lenzerheide10 km pursuit

Biography

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Justine Braisaz began her biathlon career at the Saisies Sports Club. She quickly moved to the Nordic section to practice cross-country skiing and biathlon. During the 2011/2012 season, in the Cadette U16 category, she won the French Championship of cross-country skiing and the French Championship of Biathlon, thanks to her speed on skis. She moved to Biathlon fully in the following year representing the Junior category (U19).

During the 2012/2013 season, the first year in this category, Justine Braisaz was selected for the 2013 Junior World Championships in Obertilliach, Austria. She finished 46th in the individual race and 71st in the sprint.

The following year, she was promoted to the highest class at the Junior World Championships in Presque Isle (USA). She finished the individual race ranked 29th, 5th place in the sprint, and 15th in pursuit. In the relay, she placed 6th with partners Coline Varcin and Chloé Chevalier.

In the same year (2012/2013), she participated in the European Championships held in Nové Město, Czech Republic. She ranked 12th in the individual race, 18th in the sprint, 14th in the pursuit, and 8th in the mixed relay with Chloé Chevalier, Dany Chavoutier, and Clément Dumont. At the French Championships held in Prémanon in December 2013, she won two French Champion titles (Sprint and Pursuit). In March, she climbed into second place in the Mass Start behind Julie Cardon during the French Biathlon Championships. Her progress was of such a magnitude that she managed to earn her place to compete with the best French biathletes in the summer events of the Biathlon Summer Tour.

For the 2014/2015 season, she joined the French Youth / Junior Biathlon Team. In the first stage of the 2014/2015 season of the IBU Cup in Beitostølen, Norway, Justine Braisaz took her first podium finish with a second place in the second sprint. The day before, she finished 10th in the sprint event. This was her first international podium, and as a result, she was selected for the Biathlon World Cup.

Justine Braisaz made her Biathlon World Cup debut on 12 December 2014 in Hochfilzen (2014/2015 season), Norway. She ranked 17th in the sprint, becoming the youngest athlete in the world's top 20. The next day she placed 9th in the relay with her French teammates; Marine Bolliet, Enora Latuillière, and Anaïs Bescond. A week later, she improved her best performance by finishing 14th in the Pokljuka sprint and qualifying for the Mass Start with the top 30 biathletes. She set a new record by becoming the youngest athlete lined up on a Mass Start at only 18 years and 5 months.

She earned her first podium in her World Cup career in Oberhof, Germany, by achieving second place in the women's relay on 7 January 2015 with her teammates; Marine Bolliet, Marie Dorin-Habert and Anaïs Bescond. On 13 March 2015, at the 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland, she won her first medal, silver, for the women's 4 x 6 km relay with Anaïs Bescond, Enora Latuillière and Marie Dorin-Habert. At the French Biathlon Championships in La Féclaz, she won the relay title with Julia Simon and Marine Bolliet. The following year, at the world championships in Oslo, Norway, she won another silver medal in the same event with Anaïs Bescond, Anaïs Chevalier, and Marie Dorin-Habert. She also achieved her best individual result when she finished 12th place in the Mass Start Competition. A week later, at the final round of the IBU World Cup season in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, she earned her first top 10 result with a 4th-place finish in the sprint event. She finished the season with a 10th-place finish in the pursuit event, which allowed her to finish her second world cup season in the 21st position overall.

At the 2016 Biathlon Championships in Méribel, France, she earned the title of French Champion by winning the Mass Start even in the U21 category. During the preseason 2016–2017, she won the sprint at the Norwegian Championships in Sjusjøen, Norway, ahead of Norway's Tiril Eckhoff and Ukraine's Julia Dzhyma. She won her first individual World Cup podium on 9 December 2016, at the Pokljuka (Slovenia) sprint, the second event of the World Cup, finishing second by 3 seconds behind Germany's Laura Dahlmeier: she was only 20 years old.

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

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2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 55th 10th 34th 20th Bronze  —
China 2022 Beijing 40th 48th DNS Gold 6th  —
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 80th 62nd DNS 27th  —  —

World Championships

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11 medals (4 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 34th 34th 35th — Silver — N/a
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 16th 25th 22nd 12th Silver —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 48th 28th 5th 28th Bronze —
Sweden 2019 Östersund Bronze 60th DNS 15th 8th — —
Italy 2020 Antholz-Anterselva 19th 32nd 37th 22nd 14th 7th —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 63rd 25th 30th 28th — — —
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 7th Silver Bronze Gold Gold Gold —
 Switzerland  2025 Lenzerheide 9th Gold Bronze 10th Gold — —
*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

Junior/Youth World Championships

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Event Class Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Austria 2013 Obertilliach Youth 46th 71st — —
United States 2014 Presque Isle Junior 29th 5th 15th 6th

World Cup

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World Cup rankings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position Races Points Position
2014–1513/2511451st2/3861st8/108539th2/71757th1/5451st
2015–1621/2537221st3/34024th9/916817th7/812321st2/54131st
2016–1725/267066th3/36315th9/92815th8/92506th5/511215th
2017–1815/2241917th1/23420th6/816313th5/713313th3/58920th
2018–1924/2535226th3/36115th9/911827th7/87336th5/510019th
2019–2021/215479th3/31123rd8/816612th5/51379th5/51369th
2020–2126/2651115th3/3--10/1020913th8/816315th5/511312th
2021–2222/225818th2/2636th9/920612th7/715316th4/41621st
2022–23(did not compete due to pregnancy)
2023–2421/2110254th3/35615th7/74102nd7/73574th4/42024th
2024–2521/216578th3/35617th7/73183rd6/61819th5/510217th
2025–2621/2159711th3/3908th7/714911th7/72547th4/410412th
Individual podiums
  • 14 victories (3 In, 5 Sp, 1 Pu, 5 MS); victories at Winter Olympics are not counted as World Cup victories, but are listed here.
  • 31 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevelPlace
12016–17 9 December 2016Slovenia Pokljuka7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
2 17 March 2017Norway Oslo Holmenkollen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
3 18 March 2017Norway Oslo Holmenkollen10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
42017–18 1 December 2017Sweden Östersund7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
5 3 December 2017Sweden Östersund10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2nd
6 17 December 2017France Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup1st
72018–19 8 December 2018Slovenia Pokljuka7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup3rd
8 12 March 2019Sweden Östersund15 km IndividualBiathlon World Championships3rd
92019–20 5 December 2019Sweden Östersund15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup1st
10 20 December 2019France Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
112021–22 10 December 2021Austria Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
12 21 January 2022Italy Antholz-Anterselva15 km IndividualBiathlon World Cup1st
13 18 February 2022China Beijing12.5 km Mass StartWinter Olympic Games1st
14 20 March 2022Norway Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup1st
152023–24 8 December 2023Austria Hochfilzen7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup3rd
16 14 December 2023Switzerland Lenzerheide7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
17 16 December 2023Switzerland Lenzerheide10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup1st
18 17 December 2023Switzerland Lenzerheide12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup1st
19 5 January 2024Germany Oberhof7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
20 6 January 2024Germany Oberhof10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup2nd
21 9 February 2024Czech Republic Nové Město7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships2nd
22 11 February 2024Czech Republic Nové Město10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships3rd
23 18 February 2024Czech Republic Nové Město12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Championships1st
24 8 March 2024United States Soldier Hollow7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
25 16 March 2024Canada Canmore10 km PursuitBiathlon World Cup3rd
262024–25 20 December 2024France Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup1st
27 14 February 2025Switzerland Lenzerheide7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Championships1st
28 16 February 2025Switzerland Lenzerheide10 km PursuitBiathlon World Championships3rd
29 7 March 2025Czech Republic Nové Město7.5 km SprintBiathlon World Cup2nd
302025–26 21 December 2025France Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand12.5 km Mass StartBiathlon World Cup3rd
31 23 January 2026Czech Republic Nové Město12.5 km Short IndividualBiathlon World Cup1st
Relay victories
Simon / Bescond / Aymonier / Braisaz finishing 3rd at Oberhof on 11 January 2020

11 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
12015–16 24 January 2016Italy Antholz-AnterselvaRelayBiathlon World Cup Braisaz / Bescond / Chevalier / Dorin Habert
22017–18 7 January 2018Germany OberhofRelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / Aymonier / Braisaz
32018–19 2 December 2018Slovenia PokljukaMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Braisaz / Fourcade / Desthieux
4 19 January 2019Germany RuhpoldingRelayBiathlon World Cup Simon / Bescond / Braisaz / Chevalier
52019–20 25 January 2020Slovenia PokljukaMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Braisaz / Simon
62021–22 5 December 2021Sweden ÖstersundRelayBiathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / Simon / Braisaz
7 14 January 2022Germany RuhpoldingRelayBiathlon World Cup Chevalier / C.Chevalier / Braisaz / Simon
82023–24 25 November 2023Sweden ÖstersundMixed RelayBiathlon World Cup Fillon Maillet / Jacquelin / Braisaz / Jeanmonnot
9 7 January 2024Germany OberhofRelayBiathlon World Cup Jeanmonnot / Braisaz / Chauveau / Simon
10 7 February 2024Czech Republic Nové MěstoMixed RelayWorld Championships Perrot / Fillon Maillet / Braisaz / Simon
11 17 February 2024Czech Republic Nové MěstoRelayWorld Championships Jeanmonnot / Chauveau / Braisaz / Simon

Personal life

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In 2020, Braisaz married her coach and biathlete, Julien Bouchet. She gave birth to their daughter Côme in February 2023[2] and returned to the Biathlon World Cup in November 2023.

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