Archive for September, 2010

Fabien and Denis spend a Sunday on the water at La Villette in the 19th Arrondissement with France’s other canoe-kayak 2010 medal winners. EDF, Fabien’s sponsor, organises the day of demonstrations and initiation into the joys of paddling.

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Just 23, Denis enjoys the best season of his short career with five trail-blazing medals in two boats, including a team gold and a silver in double canoe with Fabien at the world championships and a European U23 single canoe (C1) title. He in turn imagines the podiums of his season’s highs and lows.

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Fabien’s season began with an injury. It ended with an unprecedented triple medal haul in two boats at the world championships in Tacen. As he takes time out to reflect on the lessons learned, he imagines the podium of the season’s highs and the podium of its lows.

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Fabien and Denis are taking a month off (training!) after a busy year crowned by a clutch of world championship medals, including a team gold and a silver in double canoe (C2). They’ll be back on the water in October… for what will be a critical season in their quest for three Olympic medals in London in 2012.

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Denis and Fabien narrowly miss the finals of this year’s world championships in their solo events, but their quest for three Olympic medals in 2012 is very much on track. A double canoe (C2) silver, a C2 team gold and a single kayak (K1) team silver for Fabien show it’s not just a dream.
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