Convicted by the courts and subsequently sanctioned by the French Federation, Julia Simon also has to deal with the mistrust of certain supporters on social networks.
Julia Simon has become somewhat reassured in Grand-Bornand. If she suffered on the mass start, where she had to settle for a 21e place, and had also been in difficulty in the sprint, the biathlete from Saisies offered herself a nice comeback in the pursuit, finishing at the foot of the podium. Enough to soothe the heart after a most complicated autumn, marked by his conviction by the courts in the bank card fraud case and his suspension by the Federation.
“I just wanted to find myself, not to ask too many questions about my form or to calculate a possible scenario. I wanted to take matters into my own hands, so that’s really what I did. I’m super happy with the work I did on the shooting range. It was very constructed. There was not an extreme commitment but these are really reference shots for me”she savored after the chase, adding: “In this pursuit, I took things in hand, I didn’t wait for the girls in front to make mistakes, I went for the slightest seconds on the laps before. I feel like I’m an actress in my competition, an actress in my performance and that’s what I remember. »
Julia Simon was also reassured by the welcome from the public in Grand-Bornand. Despite her confession and her conviction, the Savoyard was in fact spared by the spectators present in large numbers. “She was convicted, she was suspended, she was allowed to come back and she came back, end of story. Like everyone else, she has the right to a second chance. commented to The Team a member of an Isère fan club.
“The French Biathlon team does not need Julia Simon”
“I would say that Julia seems to have lost a little bit of popularity, but really not that much. People make jokes, but she is encouraged like the others. Nobody is hostile. People want podiums, regardless of everything else”observed a Savoyard ski instructor, while another supporter dared a daring comparison:
“We see Sarkozy everywhere, right? Leave Julia alone, it’s okay. »
Unsurprisingly, some of his critics, however, are making themselves heard on social networks. “The French Biathlon team doesn’t need Julia Simon”, “It’s embarrassing to see Julia Simon again so quickly”, “The one who ruined everything is Julia Simon”, “I don’t think she realizes it. This lightness, this irresponsibility…”
These are some of the comments that accompanied this weekend in Grand-Bornand.
