The French biathlon star may be successful in his rifle, which hides a well -hidden secret.
Quentin Fillon Maillet is one of the stars of world and French biathlon. During the Beijing Olympic Games in 2022, he entered history with five medals in the same Olympiad, 2 in gold and 3 in silver. The same year, he will also win the big crystal globe of the World Cup winner, with 8 successes in the season.
Since then, French has been less efficient. The 2023 season was marked by contamination to COVID and an almost white year. In 2024, during the Worlds, Quentin Fillon Maillet will win two new titles of world champion, on the relay and the mixed relay with Lou Jeanmonnot.
Conclusion, Quentin Fillon Maillet no longer really has much to prove as biathlete and his successes, if they are obviously linked to his talent and his capacities, also have a lot to do with his rifle, that he took The time to develop itself so that it is perfectly suited.
The current biathlete rifle was developed at the IUT of Annecy Le Vieux, thanks to students. The butt, the viewfinder, and the spare parts are all managed by the mechanical and productic engineering department under the supervision of Quentin Fillon Maillet himself. Because it is he who has designed his weapon since 2009.
“I studied in industrial design and I liked to link my two passions by creating my rifle. It’s a lot of investment, but it makes my relationship with her even stronger,” explains the French who loved ” Making crossbowcas in the family workshop when he was a kid “.
In 2025, at the time of the Worlds, the season of Quentin Fillon Maillet was not in good shape with an 8th place in the general classification, very far from the Norwegians, but also of his compatriots Eric Perrot (4th) and Emilien Jacquelin (5th) . An individual success, during the Oberhof sprint in Germany is still to be put to his credit as well as the four victories in relay of the French male team, which has flourished the event since the start of the season thanks in particular to The fifteenth -fifteenth -fifteenth -fifteenth -fifty medalist.