Hélène Janicot

DOB : December 13th 1993
Height : 1m65
Weight : 49kg
Club : Rappel
Member of the French team since 2008

Trophy cupboard :
19th in the overall 2011 World Cup rankings
2nd at the 2010 Chamonix World cup stage
Wolrd Youth A champion 2010
1st at the Pau and Edinburgh stages of the European junior cup 2011

Your training haunts : Pôle France at Aix en Provence; Casamur, and the club wall at Riom
Your strong points : stamina
Your weak points : I need to improve every aspect
Your soft spot : bruschettas
Describe yourself in 3 words : Calm, hardworking and tenacious

A pure product of the interschools competitions, Hélène started climbing aged 10 at the suggestion of a teacher, who thought she was cut out for the sport. Smart advice, and she hasn't let go of the wall since !

With her impressive strength to weight ratio, and an iron will, this young woman left her home town of Clermont Ferrand to set up home at the Aix en Provence French national centre of excellence 3 years ago, so that she can devote herself to her studies (an English degree) and her training.