France’s Anne-Caroline Chausson wins BMX Gold!
France’s Anne-Caroline Chausson and Laetitia le Corguille won Gold and Silver respectively in the Women’s BMX with Jill Kintner of the United States winning the Bronze.
As a separate note, given this is BMX’s first session at the Olympics, I feel it necessary to point out Shanaze Reade who had a bad spill in the finals. Shanaze rode like a world champion should, attacked on the absolute edge and took a nasty spill when she clipped Anne-Caroline Chausson tire as they were changing surfaces. For those in classical sports, tactics and playing it safe are often the "smart move" but that has no place in BMX and to me Shanaze’s attacking style is the sport. The nineteen year-old Crew native commented after the race - "Why settle for silver?" only solidifies my opinion of her as a representative of the sports future and embodies its past.
BMX Laetitia le Corguille Anne-Caroline Chausson and Jill Kintner (Photo credit Hou Deqiang Xinhua)
France’s Anne Caroline Chausson on the way to Gold (Photo credit Lu Mingxiang Xinhua)
France’s Anne Caroline Chausson on the way to Gold (Photo credit Lu Mingxiang Xinhua)
