# Anaïs Bescond

Anaïs Bescond (born 15 May 1987) is a retired French biathlete, olympic champion 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.
At the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, she finished at the 3rd place in the pursuit, 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)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
| 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)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 16th | 39th | 21st | 22nd | Silver | — | — |
| 2012 Rupholding | 53rd | 19th | 28th | 17th | Silver | — | — |
| 2013 Nové Město | 48th | 20th | 23rd | 14th | 6th | — | — |
| 2015 Kontiolahti | 7th | 56th | — | 9th | Silver | Silver | — |
| 2016 Oslo | Silver | 12th | 12th | 5th | Silver | Gold | — |
| 2017 Hochfilzen | 53rd | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 Östersund | (did not race due to illness) | (did not race due to illness) | (did not race due to illness) | (did not race due to illness) | (did not race due to illness) | (did not race due to illness) | (did not race due to illness) |
| 2020 Antholz-Anterselva | 52nd | 20th | 11th | 10th | 14th | — | Bronze |
| 2021 Pokljuka | 18th | 34th | 36th | 23rd | 8th | — | — |
    *The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

### World Cup
#### World Cup rankings

| Season | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| Season | 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 Cup | Brunet / Boilley / Bescond / Dorin Habert |
| 2 | 2011–12 | 10 February 2012 | Kontiolahti | Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Boilley / Bescond / Béatrix / Jay |
| 3 | 2014–15 | 30 November 2014 | Östersund | Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Bescond / Chevalier / S.Fourcade / Fourcade |
| 4 | 2015–16 | 24 January 2016 | Antholz-Anterselva | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Braisaz / Bescond / Chevalier / Dorin Habert |
| 5 | 2015–16 | 3 March 2016 | Oslo Holmenkollen | Mixed Relay | World Championships | Bescond / Dorin Habert / Fillon Maillet / Fourcade |
| 6 | 2016–17 | 12 March 2017 | Kontiolahti | Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fillon Maillet |
| 7 | 2017–18 | 7 January 2018 | Oberhof | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Bescond / Chevalier / Aymonier / Braisaz |
| 8 | 2017–18 | 20 February 2018 | Pyeongchang | Mixed Relay | Winter Olympic Games | Dorin Habert / Bescond / Desthieux / Fourcade |
| 9 | 2017–18 | 17 March 2018 | Oslo Holmenkollen | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Chevalier / Aymonier / Dorin Habert / Bescond |
| 10 | 2018–19 | 2 December 2018 | Pokljuka | Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Bescond / Braisaz / Fourcade / Desthieux |
| 11 | 2018–19 | 19 January 2019 | Ruhpolding | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Simon / Bescond / Braisaz / Chevalier |
| 12 | 2019–20 | 25 January 2020 | Pokljuka | Single Mixed Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Jacquelin / Bescond |
| 13 | 2021–22 | 5 December 2021 | Östersund | Relay | Biathlon World Cup | Bescond / Chevalier / Simon / Braisaz |