This week end, during the ski race on Saturday, we spent a little time with Sam's friend. He is taking off for his third Olympic Games today from Geneva. Sam wrote Manu's first article in 1997 in the Independent (no joke!) of Haut Jura. The title was "Manu Jonnier, let us dream!" (there is a rhyme in french...).
More seriously, Manu finished 4th (1st french) in a 30km freestyle ski race in Turin at the last OG. We wish him and the rest of his team the best luck. But above all we hope that he will have a blast and enjoy himself for his last games in Vancouver. Manu is 35, married with two kids, and has been skiing at this level for about 12 years. We're major fans!
Sometimes he takes the time to give us some live news here (his blog).
And there is more info about him here. Thanks to this link we learn something very key about his personality. His favorite place on earth is the Big Maclu Lake! see picture below (not taken by us). It reminds me of lakes in Oregon even if this spot is in our home area - the Jura. Way to go Manu!
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