The tricolor biathlete did not like at all that the staff of the France team evokes his mental health without his consent.
There is a scent of crisis in French biathlon. If Julia Simon could win the big globe of the general classification of the World Cup this Saturday, the results of the gentlemen, on the way to completing a first season without an individual victory since 1997, invite concern. On top of thatthe sudden departure of the two coaches of the men’s teamVincent Vittoz and Patrick Favre, adds to the ambient turmoil.
Passed in front of the microphones on Friday to discuss their unexpected departure, the two tricolor coaches took stock of this season. Among the topics discussed, they spoke of Emilien Jacquelin, Vittoz presenting him as a “athlete depressed for a year and a half”. What the double pursuit world champion (2020, 2021) did not really appreciate.
“Stating that someone is depressed or ill is the responsibility of a doctor, reacted Emilien Jacquelin via Twitter. Announcing it publicly without the consent of the person betrays medical secrecy. Depression is an important, difficult subject, using it to explain a lack of performance is clumsy. »
1/3 Asserting that someone is depressed or ill is a matter for a doctor. Announcing it publicly without the consent of the person betrays medical secrecy. Depression is an important, difficult subject, using it to explain a lack of performance is clumsy.
— Emilien Jacquelin (@EmilienJck) March 18, 2023
“This subject affects men and women before talking about athletes or shooting level. And it is not doing a favor to those who suffer from it to point fingers and make amalgams on an athlete in failure. It’s probably a clumsiness due to too many emotions but the subject is too important not to talk about it, ” added Jacquelin, before concluding on a more positive note: “Can’t wait to get back to the group. »
3/3 It’s probably a clumsiness due to too many emotions but the subject is too important not to mention it.
Can’t wait to meet the groupEmilian
— Emilien Jacquelin (@EmilienJck) March 18, 2023
Author of three podiums this season, Jacquelin stopped his season in February, after the Worlds, explaining that he was not “more in physical and mental condition to continue. »
