Biathlon Worlds: Julia Simon crowned in the sprint, historic French hat-trick on the podium. Julia Simon won in front of her two teammates, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Lou Jeanmonnot.

Les Bleues even scored a quadruple thanks to Sophie Chauveau's fourth place. The world championships will continue on Saturday with the men's sprint, the first competitor of which will start at 5:05 p.m. local time (9:05 GMT)