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In the [[Time Trial]] event Florent and his opponent [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] both reached the final with some strong performances. This year the final was raced on three tracks and a wall crash on the final one, [[BC2]], meant that Florent could not take the gold medal home this time.

In the [[Time Trial]] event Florent and his opponent [http://speedrunwiki.com/Sami Sami] both reached the final with some strong performances. This year the final was raced on three tracks and a wall crash on the final one, [[BC2]], meant that Florent could not take the gold medal home this time.

== Championship Medal Collection ==

== Championship Medal Collection ==

In various [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]/CDE/CDM events since 2005 Florent has gathered 4 gold medals in GP ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2006.php 2006], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2007.php 2007], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2008.php 2008], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2009.php 2009]), 3 gold medals ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2006.php 2006], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2007.php 2007], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2008.php 2008]) and 1 silver medal ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2008.php 2009]) in Match Race , 1 gold medal ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/BM2007.php 2007]) and 1 bronze medal ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/BM2009.php 2009])  in Battle Mode , 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in Time Trial ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2008.php 2008], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2007.php 2007], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2009.php 2009] and [http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2006.php 2006] respectively) and one Master Cup ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/MC2008.php 2008]). The Master Cup was introduced as a new element at the SMK Championships of 2008 as an experiment and was scheduled after the overall competition was finished. The goal was to see if a more randomly organized tournament system could work for future tournaments, clear favourites were not seeded for example, but it was not an undisputed success and will not return in future tournaments.

In various [http://www.championnat-smk.org/ CDF]/CDE/CDM events since 2005 Florent has gathered 4 gold medals in GP ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2006.php 2006], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2007.php 2007], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2008.php 2008], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/GP2009.php 2009]), 3 gold medals ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2006.php 2006], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2007.php 2007], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2008.php 2008]) and 1 silver medal ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/MR2008.php 2009]) in Match Race , 1 gold medal ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/BM2007.php 2007]) and 1 bronze medal ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/BM2009.php 2009])  in Battle Mode , 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal in Time Trial ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2008.php 2008], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2007.php 2007], [http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2009.php 2009] and [http://www.championnat-smk.org/TT2006.php 2006] respectively) and one Master Cup ([http://www.championnat-smk.org/MC2008.php 2008]). The Master Cup was introduced as a new element at the SMK Championships of 2008 as an experiment and was scheduled after the overall competition was finished. The goal was to see if a more randomly organized tournament system could work for future tournaments, clear favourites were not seeded for example, but it was not an undisputed success and will not return in future tournaments.

== Time Trial ==

== Time Trial ==

Although not a [[Time Trial]] expert to begin with, he has made his mark in that competition as well by climbing as high up as #3 in [[PAL]], a position he reached in January 2007 (currently he is ranked 3rd after claiming back that position in August 2008). Moreover he won the highly acclaimed Player of the Year ([[POY]]) award in 2006, a victory he secured by driving his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR in [[PAL]] on 22 December of the same year; a 9”37 WR tie at [[KB1]] flap. One month before that, on the 13th of November, he had already driven his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR on [[NTSC]] with a 11”52 [[GV2]] flap. He joined the [[NTSC]] side of the competition a few months prior to getting his first WR there, in September 2006, entering in a high position at #12 on the ladder. The highest rank he ever reached in [[NTSC]] so far was 4th during March 2009 (he is ranked 5th nowadays). He currently holds 7 WRs in [[PAL]] and 3 WRs in [[NTSC]].

Although not a [[Time Trial]] expert to begin with, he has made his mark in that competition as well by climbing as high up as #3 in [[PAL]], a position he reached in January 2007 (currently he is ranked 3rd after claiming back that position in August 2008). Moreover he won the highly acclaimed Player of the Year ([[POY]]) award in 2006, a victory he secured by driving his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR in [[PAL]] on 22 December of the same year; a 9”37 WR tie at [[KB1]] flap. One month before that, on the 13th of November, he had already driven his first ever [[Time Trial]] WR on [[NTSC]] with a 11”52 [[GV2]] flap. He joined the [[NTSC]] side of the competition a few months prior to getting his first WR there, in September 2006, entering in a high position at #12 on the ladder. The highest rank he ever reached in [[NTSC]] so far was 4th during March 2009 (he is ranked 5th nowadays). He currently holds 7 WRs in [[PAL]] and 3 WRs in [[NTSC]].

He also participates in [[SMK]] [[Non-NBT]] competition at the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site], which is an old school [[SMK]] competition that limits the use or abuse of zigzag boosting. He joined the [[PAL]] ladder of this site in October 2005 in 31st position. He joined the [[NTSC]] part of the rankings 1 year later in October 2006 in 24th position. To further demonstrate his all-round [[SMK]] ability he also hit WR’s in this competition, the first one being the [[VL1]] 5-lap WR (with a time of 50”88) on November 14, 2007. He currently holds 3 [[Non-NBT]] WR’s and is ranked 9th in [[PAL]] and 7th in [[NTSC]] on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site].

He also participates in [[SMK]] [[Non-NBT]] competition at the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site], which is an old school [[SMK]] competition that limits the use or abuse of zigzag boosting. He joined the [[PAL]] ladder of this site in October 2005 in 31st position. He joined the [[NTSC]] part of the rankings 1 year later in October 2006 in 24th position. To further demonstrate his all-round [[SMK]] ability he also hit WR’s in this competition, the first one being the [[VL1]] 5-lap WR (with a time of 50”88) on November 14, 2007. He currently holds 3 [[Non-NBT]] WR’s and is ranked 9th in [[PAL]] and 7th in [[NTSC]] on the [http://www.mariokart64.com/smknonnbt/ Non-NBT Players’ Site].

== Professional life ==

== Professional life ==