The children of Plan-de-la-Tour are delighted with the return of skier Arthur Bauchet, four-time medalist at the Beijing Paralympic Games

It wasn’t a joke. This Friday 1^is On April 1st, the little Plantourians received a visit from a “big fish”: skier Arthur Bauchet was returning from the Paralympic Games in Beijing to meet the school children of Marcel-Aumeran, some of whom had put on their ski suits for the occasion.

Barely had time to cross the gate when the four-time medalist – three gold and one bronze – dove into a bath of effervescence and youthful euphoria. Cheered to the sound of “King Arthur” brought to life by his little fans.

With his irresistible smile, the athlete participated in a session of “checks” before indulging in the question-and-answer game, carefully meditated by pitchouns who missed not a crumb of his exploits in China. “Do you feel any pain?”; “Why are you smiling all the time?”; “Do you stress before a race?”; “What do you do when you’re afraid you won’t make it?”.

Arthur Bauchet never shied away from questions, reminding them that it was the sport that gave it “save life” and that he “Don’t give up when it comes to chasing your dreams”.

Before leaving, the prodigy offered them putting on one of his medals to take a souvenir photo that the toddlers could proudly show their friends.