Anaïs Bescond

Anaïs Bescond (; born 15 May 1987) is a French retired biathlete, both an Olympic and world champion. She is also a non-commissioned officer.

Career Bescond was born in Aunay-sur-Odon. She moved to Morbier, in the Jura region, with her family and began skiing. 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.

She won her first victory on the World Cup biathlon sprint at Antholz-Anterselva, played on 16 January 2014.

Bescond competed in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for France. Her best performance was two 5th places in the individual and sprint. claimed gold with the French Team in the mixed relay and took bronze in the relay.

She announced her retirement after the 2021/22 season.

Biathlon results Olympic Games 3 medals (1 gold, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 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)

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

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