The law of series.
For the third day in a row, a French biathlete will step onto the podium of the biathlon world cup which will stop at Antholz-Anterselva this weekend.
After third places for Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet on Thursday and Quentin Fillon-Maillet on Friday, it's Julia Simon's turn to shine in Italy.
And how for the skier from Les Saisies, who signs her third career victory at the cost of a fantastic comeback and finish.
Six days after her victory over the Oberhof mass-start (Germany), the new darling of the French women's biathlon recurred this Saturday.
Everything was badly on board for Julia Simon, relegated far from the leader of the race due to recurrent shooting waste.
After a first failure in the standing shot, the Auvergnate fell behind by committing a new fault on the second and then on the third shot, after which she found herself 16th, 38 seconds behind the Swedish Hanna Oeberg, comfortably installed in head with Austrian Lisa Hauser.
Too comfortably.
Already the author of a sensational return to Oberhof, Julia Simon has made up for lost time thanks to her ease on skis.
His clear round on the occasion of the last standing shot helping, the Frenchman found himself in a position to win, with only seven seconds behind the leader.
A success for history
After a strong sprint, the 24-year-old biathlete won with a breath ahead of Hanna Oeberg for 25 hundredths, before collapsing in the snow before Lisa Hauser completed the podium, at 3.5 ' '.
“I couldn't get them (Oeberg and Hauser) off the hook.
They were there and were hanging on.
I told myself that if I got caught on the line, it wouldn't have been easy to digest.
But now, after a nice finish, I'm very happy, ”Julia Simon responded to the microphone of
the L'Equipe Channel.
INCREDIBLE FINISH!
Julia Simon is the queen of the queens race in Antholz.
Third victory of his career and the double after his victory at Oberhof.
Bravo champion!
The live debrief https://t.co/wpyZfpbcUC#lequipeBIATHLONpic.twitter.com/wd7H5QaSC6
- the L'Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) January 23, 2021
The Frenchwoman won with a 17/20 shooting, while her four pursuers made only one rifle error in hand, but with the best ski time (32'17).
Undoubtedly the fastest of the day, Julia Simon entered the history of French biathlon by being the first to win two Mass Start, when Corinne Niogret, Sandrine Bailly, Marie Dorin-Habert and Justine Braisaz had triumphed only once in the ordeal.
At the same time, she takes the lead in the ranking of the small globe of the mass start with 24 points ahead of the Norwegian Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, who also retains her yellow bib as leader of the World Cup.
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