Etienne
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Athlete Bio#

Height

5'11"

Age

Hometown

Tahoe City, CA

Education

North Tahoe High School

World Championship Experience

2021 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships (Obertilliach, Austria): 76th in youth individual / 49th in youth sprint / 56th in youth pursuit

Biathlon:

1st in 2018 U.S. National Pursuit
1st in 2018 U.S. National Mass Start
3rd in 2018 U.S. National Sprint
International competition in Canada and Norway

Cross Country:

3 Time State Championship Team (so far)
5th in 2019 NIAA State (Junior)
5th in 2019 NIAA Regional
11th in 2018 NIAA State (Sophomore)
4th in 2018 NIAA Regional
9th in 2017 NIAA State (Freshman)
8th in 2017 NIAA Regional
Fastest 5k is 16:51.32

Track:

3rd in 2019 NIAA State Championship Open 800m (Junior)
1st in 2019 NIAA Regional Open 800m
1st in 2018 NIAA State 4x800m (Sophmore)
3rd in 2018 NIAA State 4x400m
1st in 2018 NIAA Regional 4x800m
1st in 2018 NIAA Regional 4x400m

Personal: Hobbies: biking, wake skating, reading, watching movies, playing video games, building snow forts, go-kart racing, and traveling. My favorite place I have been is any place in Europe. My favorite food is mango. My top three movies are "Interstellar", "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (extended, of course) and "Rush".

More on Etienne: I began skiing when I was 3 years old through the Strider Glider Progam in Tahoe City, California. I was very into downhill skiing until I met August Teague who brought me over to Nordic skiing in 2015-2016 and has become one of my best coaches as well as one of my best friends. I still enjoy downhill skiing very much and will do it often enough. I was introduced to biathlon at Auburn Ski Club through Glenn Jobe (former biathlon Olympian) in July of 2017 and then became national champion nine months later. I have an older brother who is currently on the APU elite ski team and he has helped guide me through my sports. My late father was French and became a multiple-time French national champion as well as multiple-time European champion in go-kart racing and then went on to qualify for Formula 3. Then he went on to serve at the French 27 BCA for a year. After the military, he became a ski patroller in Val d’Isere when he met my mom. My mom is the smart one of my family, having a master’s degree in counseling and educational psychology. She has traveled abroad her whole life and has lived in several countries. My family has always enjoyed traveling and participating in sports together.