Briand was one of the best biathletes in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , the first biathlon competition at the Olympic Games, she was able to win the gold medal with the French relay (then 3 × 7.5 kilometers). In 1995 Briand was world champion in the sprint over 7.5 kilometers at the biathlon world championships. In the same season she won the overall world cup in biathlon . She is married to Stéphane Bouthiaux .
Biathlon World Cup placements
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline