Europe 1 with AFP 5:01 p.m., February 19, 2023
The French Julia Simon won the bronze medal in the mass start, the last event of the Biathlon World Championships on Sunday in Oberhof (Germany), won by the Swedish Hanna Oeberg.
The biathlete thus offers the fourth medal to France in these Worlds.
Julia Simon won the bronze medal on Sunday on the mass start, during the very last event of these World Championships in Oberhof, despite three shooting errors.
It is the Swedish Hanna Oeberg who obtains the gold in front of the Norwegian Ingrid Tandrevold.
It is the fourth medal for France and the third for Julia Simon, who won gold in the pursuit and bronze in the mixed relay.
At the head of the World Cup, Julia Simon, 26, confirmed her good form this season with these two individual world medals, the first two of her career.
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Speed on skis
Despite three shooting errors, the Savoyard took advantage of her speed on skis to finish 20.8 seconds from the lead and climb on the podium.
In the lead until the last shot, Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet made a small mistake that cost her the medal.
She therefore gives up on her big goal for the season: a first individual gold medal in the world championships.
She finished 4th, 34.7 seconds behind the winner, Hanna Oeberg.
The Swede won her fourth medal at these world championships, after gold in the individual, silver in the sprint and bronze in the women's relay.
The Norwegian Ingrid Tandrevold, author of a 19/20 on the shooting range, takes second place, just 4.8 seconds behind Oeberg, whom she made tremble until the end.
This is his second world medal in this edition after gold in the mixed relay.
The French team completes these Worlds with four medals, two of which are gold.
An average record, far from the seven podiums achieved in 2021 and at the 2022 Olympic Games.