Pauline Macabies
Pauline Macabies (born March 3, 1986 in Chambéry ) is a former French biathlete .
Pauline Macabies lives in Sardières and has been involved in biathlon since 2000. She starts for Bessans and is coached by Julien Etienne Bouchet. Macabies has been part of the French national team since 2004. She made her international debut in 2004 in a sprint race in the European Cup in Méribel , where she was 13th. At the subsequent Junior World Championships in Haute-Maurienne , she was eighth in the pursuit and ninth in the individual. In 2005 she won her first European Cup race with the relay in Ridnaun . In individual races she made it into the top ten several times. The highlight of the season was the Junior World Championships in Kontiolahti , with ninth places in individual and relay as the best results.
In the 2005/06 season she reached three podium places in the European Cup. In Windischgarsten , she won her first European Cup with the pursuit race. The season highlight was again the Junior World Championships, where she won silver in the relay behind Germany and in the individual. At the last World Cup station of the season at Holmenkollen in Oslo , Macabies made their debut in the Biathlon World Cup . In the sprint she was 69. At the Junior European Championships in Langdorf she won medals in all four races: gold in the individual, silver in the sprint and bronze with the pursuit and with the relay.
In the following 2006/07 season she was used more often in the World Cup. Outstanding placement was a 14th place in the individual by Hochfilzen . At the Junior World Championships in Martell , she just missed medals as fourth in the individual and in the pursuit. Then she started in Antholz for the first time at the biathlon world championships . It was used in the sprint (44th) and the pursuit (37th). Macabies live from their good shooting performance in competition, which is why they usually do better in singles and in pursuits, where four shots have to be taken, than in the sprint, where only two shots are taken and the mileage is more important.
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
- Relay: including mixed relays
| placement | singles | sprint | persecution | Mass start | Season | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | ||||||
| 2nd place | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 3rd place | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Top 10 | 6th | 6th | ||||
| Scoring | 4th | 6th | 1 | 6th | 17th | |
| Starts | 9 | 26th | 9 | 6th | 50 | |
| Status: after the 2009/2010 season | ||||||
Web links
- Pauline Macabies in the database of the IBU (English)
- German fansite of Pauline Macabies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Macabies, Pauline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French biathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chambéry , France |