1.0Blog Funbridgehttps://funbridge.com/blogMargaux Kurek-Beaulieurich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dWafThEqun"><a href="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/channel-trophy-2023-utrecht/">2023 Channel Trophy: Off to the Netherlands! </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://funbridge.com/blog/en/channel-trophy-2023-utrecht/embed/#?secret=dWafThEqun" width="600" height="338" title="« 2023 Channel Trophy: Off to the Netherlands!  » — Blog Funbridge" data-secret="dWafThEqun" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://funbridge.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Header_Channel-EN.jpg19201080Every year, the weekend before Christmas, the four countries around the Channel reunite for a friendly competition that gathers three categories: the Juniors (team of French youths of under 26 years old), the Under 21s and the Girls, of whom I am a member, along with my partner, Clara Bouton, and my teammates Wilhelmine Schlumberger, Constance Belloy, Mathilde Cayla and Saveria Garcia.   We usually go with our captain, Wilfried Libbrecht, but he qualified for the national final of the French Cup and could not accompany us, which meant that we went with Nathalie Frey, who was lovely to us for…