Through Aline Chatel
Published on
–
–
–
Laurine Marie didn’t have much time to come back down to earth. “We don’t really realize yet,” she admits. The young player of roller-hockey became world champion, Monday, September 13, 2021, in Italy. 24 hours later, she was back in Caen, welcomed at the station by her club. Two days later, it was from her office at the Conquerors that she told us about her “incredible” experience.
A first world title for the Blue
Laurine Marie has been a French international since 2014. The world title has been skating for a long time afterwards. “We already had bronze at the world championships and gold at the European championships, but the women had never been world champions,” she said. Les Bleues were aiming for a medal in the competition. The 5-0 victory over the United States in the last group game allowed them to imagine the most beautiful of metals.
After this first phase, France had four wins in four games, for 42 goals scored (with a 27-0 card against India) and none conceded. Argentina, Colombia and Spain then fell in turn in the final phase against the Tricolores.
Always passionate
For Laurine Marie, it is the consecration. The 25-year-old young woman is one of the two Caen women in the group with Camille Gandit, who has the distinction of having known the French women’s ice hockey team. Laurine, she has been addicted to rollerblading from an early age.
I started at 7 years old. My brother was already doing it, and I always wanted to do like him.
At 13, the defender left Luc-sur-Mer to join Caen. She has not since left.
With the boys in Nationale 2
In a confidential and very masculine sport, Laurine Marie evolves among the boys in Nationale 2.
When you’re a girl, you have to work a lot and prove yourself. I progress more with the boys, as they are stronger. For me, it’s not a problem to be in a men’s team. I’ve known the players for a long time, I’m used to it.
In previous seasons, Laurine Marie attended the women’s team in Cherbourg at the same time, due to the lack of an exclusively female team in Caen.
A fast sport
In roller hockey, diversity is not a problem. Unlike ice hockey, body checks are prohibited. The level of the Elite League is too high for women, but it happens to come across in National 1, and even more in the lower divisions. Laurine Marie doesn’t just play, she also supervises. “I have the advantage of working at the Caen club. I train all categories of young people. I am on my skates all the time. Laurine Marie is also trying to promote this sport, which lacks visibility.
When I say “I play hockey”, we think of ice. The rules are not the same. There is no offside and we are four outfield players, which makes the sport even faster. We stay 30 to 40 seconds in the field and it turns out. It’s fractional.
The many French titles have not yet allowed roller hockey to change dimension. This does not prevent the men’s team and its Caen from dreaming of the double. The Blues, who started on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, are also aiming for the title.
Has this article been useful to you? Note that you can follow Sport à Caen in the Mon Actu space. In one click, after registration, you will find all the news of your favorite cities and brands.
–
