Despite four laps of penalties, Julia Simon, thanks to her speed on skis but above all her shooting speed, took a precious second place in the Oslo-Holmenkollen mass start.
The Frenchwoman was only beaten by the Swiss Lena Haecki-Gross.
Lou Jeanmonnot succeeded him in the ranking and completed the podium.
The race went much less well for Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, eleventh.
Thanks to her second place, Julia Simon compensates for her poor performance on Friday in the individual, during which she only finished in sixteenth place.
Above all, she wins points over Indrid Tandrevold.
The Norwegian, first in the general ranking with 859 points, is now only 97 ahead of the Frenchwoman.
Lisa Vittozzi comes between the two (-93 points).
What a arrival on the mass start!
Julia Simon takes 2nd place and Lou Jeanmonnot sprints for 3rd place 💪🇫🇷 #lequipeBIATHLON pic.twitter.com/aGKiMdD5Ce
— the L’Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) March 2, 2024
Julia Simon also increases her lead in the specialty ranking, since she is the best biathlete during the mass starts this season.
The little globe is in sight for the Frenchwoman.
“You had to be committed,” the holder of the big 2023 crystal globe told La Chaîne L’Équipe. “I did it, I’m very happy to find this box
(the podium)
.
It was a good offensive run, it had to be done.
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Lou Jeanmonnot also had a very good race.
She overtook Ingrid Tandrevold in the sprint, in the last loop, to secure a place on the podium.
The afternoon was much more gloomy for Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, eleventh in the mass start and handicapped by her five penalty laps.
The Frenchwoman is now 104 points behind Ingrid Tandrevold in the general classification.