ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - 31

Career ❙ Big Interview
By Arthur Jeanne
Ysaora takes the sword
A 2021 Olympic team silver medalist in Tokyo, Ysaora THIBUS (17) is not just a talented foil fencer.
She also fights for gender equality in sport through Essentielles Stories, her latest project.
Ysaora THIBUS (17)
foil fencer
When did you start fencing?
I am from Guadalupe, where I started
fencing. I attended a practice with my
brother one day, and I wanted to try it
too. I was a ballet dancer, so I came from
a choreographed sport, and I liked the
freedom of fencing, which was a combat
sport. I also love this game, the duel
between two athletes, the uncertainty, the
need to trap your opponent. I have always
liked competition; I have always enjoyed
beating my opponents.
The Tokyo Olympics took place a
year after their initial date. How did
you feel during this strange period?
In 2020, three months before the Olympics, I
was training hard. And boom, the Olympics
were postponed. It was a bummer because
everything I did over the four previous years
revolved around the competition. So, I had
to detach myself from all this work, and
realise it was nothing compared to what the
world was going through. But obviously, I
lost my motivation a bit because everything
was unsure. The practice conditions were
not the best. Competitions got cancelled
one after the other. So, considering the
context, I did not know where things were
going.
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How important is mental training
in such a context?
It was crucial to be able to adapt
mentally to the situation. Myriam
Salmi, my psychologist, helped me a
lot in that regard. Broadly speaking, I
think mental preparation is key; the
brain needs as much training as the
body. To deal with pressure, you need to
find a life balance that creates the best
conditions in preparation for training
and competition. Mental strength can
be practised. It is not just about tactics,
skills, and conditioning. The mind can
improve too.
How did you feel a few months
before the competition?
I was not exactly the same athlete, nor the
same woman. You mature a lot in a year.
Late March 2021, in Doha, I attended my
first competition in a year, and I landed
a medal. But the most important thing
was to find my bearings back and target
what I should improve for these special
Olympic Games. Before the competition,
I felt really nice because I worked well
despite the circumstances. My goal was to
grab the medal I had missed in Rio, and we
landed the Women's Foil Team silver medal.
Mission accomplished.

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Editorial
Table of Contents
NEWS
- Zapping
- Schedule
- Tribune by Stéphane DISTINGUIN (97), Chairman of the ESCP Alumni Board
- Coaching
COVER STORY
- Living in an uncertain world
- I know that I don’t know
- Interview with Elias ORPHELIN (MiM 21)
- Analysis by Frédéric FRERY (89)
- Travel Story. Sailing through the Northwest Passage with Clara DUMARD (20)
CAREER
Interviews - Ysaora THIBUS (17), Olympic medalist in Tokyo 2020
Interviews - Sébastien PACAULT (07), Deputy Managing Director of Paris Society
Interviews - Laetitia TOUPET (98), La Roche-Posay Global Brand President
Interviews - Thierry DE LA TOUR D’ARTAISE (76), CEO of SEB
Interviews - Joshua BACH (BSC 22), co-founder, PlayTheHype
Interviews - Chady EL KHOURY (MS 07), Deputy Unit Chef, IMF
Story - How Alima is pushing the limits of humanitarian action?
Story - Food Sweet Food: When cooking helps refugees
Profile - Anne-Laure MOREL (MD 19) wants to revolutionize cancer treatment
Report - On the saddle of coaching with Yann DITSCH (EMS 08)
CAMPUS
School - The Choice that saved her business
Student Life - WINL
Student Life - The ESCP Energy Society
Opinion Pieces - Circular cities of the world
Opinion Pieces - Adaptive Lifelong Learning by José RAMON COBO, professor and associate Dean for Learning Innovation
Opinion Pieces - On using artificial intelligence to achieve circular economy
Fondation - ESCP throughout life
Fondation - Equal opportunities at ESCP
CULTURE
Portfolio - From “Le Zinc”
Questionnaire de Proust - Ophélie LE GRAND (17)
BUSINESS LIFE
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - Schedule
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - Tribune by Stéphane DISTINGUIN (97), Chairman of the ESCP Alumni Board
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - Coaching
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - Living in an uncertain world
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - I know that I don’t know
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - Analysis by Frédéric FRERY (89)
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - - Travel Story. Sailing through the Northwest Passage with Clara DUMARD (20)
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Interviews - Ysaora THIBUS (17), Olympic medalist in Tokyo 2020
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Interviews - Sébastien PACAULT (07), Deputy Managing Director of Paris Society
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Interviews - Laetitia TOUPET (98), La Roche-Posay Global Brand President
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Interviews - Thierry DE LA TOUR D’ARTAISE (76), CEO of SEB
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Interviews - Joshua BACH (BSC 22), co-founder, PlayTheHype
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Interviews - Chady EL KHOURY (MS 07), Deputy Unit Chef, IMF
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Profile - Anne-Laure MOREL (MD 19) wants to revolutionize cancer treatment
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Report - On the saddle of coaching with Yann DITSCH (EMS 08)
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - CAMPUS
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Opinion Pieces - Circular cities of the world
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Student Life - WINL
ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Student Life - The ESCP Energy Society
ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Opinion Pieces - Adaptive Lifelong Learning by José RAMON COBO, professor and associate Dean for Learning Innovation
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Opinion Pieces - On using artificial intelligence to achieve circular economy
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Fondation - ESCP throughout life
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Fondation - Equal opportunities at ESCP
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - CULTURE
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ESCP ALUMNI magazine - Special Issue 2022 - Questionnaire de Proust - Ophélie LE GRAND (17)
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