Unlike most of the favorites, Norway's Marte Olsbu Roeiseland managed to thwart the pitfalls of the shooting range to win the world sprint title on Friday in Anterselva, her first individual gold medal. On a wind-swept track, only four competitors had a flawless rifle, making the outcome of the event very uncertain. And in this little game, Roeiseland came out victorious. At 29, the Norwegian, author of a single shooting error, won her first world gold medal on an individual level, the American Susan Dunklee and the Czech Lucie Charvatova completing a surprise podium.
Everything is going well for the moment for Roeiseland and Norway, which already have two wins in two days after the one won in the mixed relay Thursday. "Last year at the World Championships in Östersund, I thought too much about the medal and the result and forgot to do the job," said Roeiseland. This time, I did the opposite, I decided to enjoy the atmosphere. Anterselva is my favorite site. I was very nervous at the finish and I had a bad feeling because I started among the first and there were still many other girls in the race. But in the end, I'm very happy. ”
The complete disarray of Julia Simon
For the other cadors, this sprint was a real ordeal, like Tiril Eckhoff. The Norwegian, who arrived in Italy with the yellow bib leader of the World Cup, experienced a spectacular failure with a total of 6 marksmanship, sanctioned by a catastrophic 59th place. What made the happiness of the local star Dorothea Wierer, who recovers the head of the general classification in spite of a disappointing 7th position, the World Championships also making it possible to garner points in the classification of the World Cup.
For France, traditionally in the fight for the first places in biathlon, the days follow and are alike. In the aftermath of the mixed relay fiasco (7th), the Bleues looked gray again. You have to go down to 15th place to find the first Tricolore (Célia Aymonier). Anaïs Bescond finished 20th, Justine Braisaz 32nd and Julia Simon 41st. The latter did not hide her dismay after the race with Dauphiné Libéré: “I did not have the impression that the conditions were complicated. I have the impression that what is complicated is to arrive lucid, to know that it moves a little bit and not to be afraid of making clicks. I did it. On this, I have no regrets. After what's going on? I do not know. I'm having trouble lying down and I'm going to try to raise my head at this difficult time. ” Place in the men's sprint on Saturday with Martin Fourcade and his compatriots who will try to bring a first medal to France.
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