The Olympic biathlon competition is in full swing in Anholz and the French team has achieved great success. In the three events held so far, France has won four of a possible nine medals, including two golds.
More: 2026 Winter Olympics medal count, tracker heading into February 11
Two of the gold medals were won by Julia Simon of Albertville, France, the host city of the 1992 Winter Olympics. Four years before Simon was born, Albertville hosted the Winter Olympics.
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The gold medal has always been controversial
Simon has been in the spotlight lately for some of the wrong reasons. For many, it was a bit surprising that Simon was competing at all.
In October, Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud, the Associated Press reported. She is accused of stealing the bank cards of French biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and a French staff member and purchasing more than $2,700 worth of goods.
As a result, Simone was fined $17,450 for admitting the theft at a hearing, given a three-month suspended sentence and suspended by the French Ski Federation, which prevented her from competing in the World Cup in Ostersund, Sweden, at the end of November.
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Simon wins gold in mixed biathlon relay
On Sunday, Simon teamed up with Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Lou Jeanmonnot to win gold in the mixed team 4×6 kilometer biathlon relay. Their time was 1 hour, 04 minutes and 15.5 seconds, and Simon’s time was 17 minutes and 49.7 seconds.
The Italian team won the silver medal with a time of 1:04.41.3, and the German team won the bronze medal with a time of 1:05:20.8.
Simone wins gold in women’s individual biathlon
Simon won the women’s 15km biathlon on Wednesday in a time of 41 minutes, 15.6 seconds. In the end, the French team won 1-2, allowing Monnot to win the silver medal with a time of 42 minutes and 08.7 seconds.
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Bulgaria has won its second medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Lola Hristova won the bronze medal with a time of 42:20.1.
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