Justine Braisaz-Bouchet

Her breakthrough came early. In the 2012/2013 season, she made her junior world championship debut in Obertilliach, Austria, finishing 46th in the individual and 71st in the sprint. The following year, she improved dramatically at the Junior World Championships in Presque Isle, USA, taking 29th in the individual, 5th in the sprint, and 15th in the pursuit. She also competed at the European Championships in Nové Město, where she placed 12th in the individual and 18th in the sprint. By December 2013, she had won two French Champion titles, in Sprint and Pursuit, and finished second in the Mass Start.

Justine joined the French Youth/Junior Team for 2014/2015. Her first international podium came at an IBU Cup in Beitostølen, Norway, where she finished second in a sprint. That earned her a World Cup spot. She debuted in Hochfilzen on 12 December 2014, finishing 17th in the sprint, making her the youngest athlete in the world's top 20 at that time. A week later, she qualified for a Mass Start at age 18 years and 5 months, again setting a record as the youngest starter. Her first World Cup podium followed in Oberhof, Germany, with a second place in the relay on 7 January 2015. At the 2015 World Championships in Kontiolahti, she won her first medal, a silver in the women's 4 x 6 km relay. She repeated that silver at the Oslo World Championships the next year.

Her first individual World Cup podium came on 9 December 2016, when she finished second in the sprint at Pokljuka, Slovenia, just 3 seconds behind Laura Dahlmeier. She was 20 years old. Her career peaked at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, where she won the 12.5 km mass start, becoming an Olympic champion. She has also earned medals at the Winter Olympics 2018 and at World Championships. A slim athlete with brown hair and green eyes, she stands 5'6" tall and weighs 132 lbs. She is straight and of Caucasian ethnicity. On Instagram, she has 86k followers.