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Isabelle Martinetti

How French female cross-country skiing champion paved the way for other women

Photo taken during the Foulée Blanche race, in 1984, by Marie-Christine Subot's sponsor, for a "She wins with Look" poster. © Look

On International women sport's day, we highlight the journey of Marie-Christine Subot, a French pioneer in cross-country skiing. Her daughter Célia Poncelin looks back on her mother's sporting career in her recently published book Une si grande championne (A great champion).

Twenty-nine year old Célia Poncelin was born in the French Alps into a sporty family. Her mother, Marie-Christine Subot, was a cross-country skiing champion in the 1970s and 80s.

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