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THE ESSENTIAL

  • The women's pursuit race takes place this Saturday over 10 km in Pokljuka, Slovenia.

  • The race will start at 11:30 a.m. and will be broadcast by the L'Equipe channel.

  • The Frenchwoman Julia Simon is in the lead in the world championship, ahead of the Swedish Elvira Oeberg.

  • Simon (two successes) and Oeberg (one) have shared the pursuit victories since the start of the season.

8 a.m.: Julia Simon or Elvira Oeberg?

Elvira Oeberg or Julia Simon?

Since the beginning of the season, the French and the Swedish have dominated world biathlon, and this is reflected in the general classification.

Simon has 546 points before the pursuit of Pokljuka this Saturday, ahead of Oeberg (485).

The competition observes the duo from afar, since the third, the German Denise Herrmann, has "only" 396 points.

The Savoyard won the first two pursuits of the season, in Kontiolahti (Finland) and Hochfilzen (Austria), before Oeberg won that of Annecy.

The Swede remains on a demonstration Thursday on the Slovenian snow, during the sprint.

“Because we can’t wait to attend a truly beautiful Franco-Swedish duel, we meet again at 11 a.m.…

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