The Julia Simon affair continues to provoke reactions. For some, the French biathlete could very well succeed in her season despite the context
This Wednesday, and for the first time since the verdict in the Julia Simon affair, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet spoke. Victim of her colleague, the biathlete said she wanted to turn the page to concentrate on her sporting goals. For her part, Julia Simon trains separately and has difficulty managing the media hype surrounding her confession and her conviction for “theft and bank card fraud”. Some observers nevertheless believe that she could have a good season.
Former footballer now columnist on the L’Équipe channel, Pierre Bouby spoke this Thursday on the situation of the multiple world champion and on how she will manage to overcome all this. And his judgment was direct to say the least. “We can ask ourselves this question with people who are reasonable, who are reasonable and who understand how they work. The problem is that I think Julia Simon is a little crazy. »
During her confession made on October 24 before the Albertville criminal court, Julia Simon therefore recognized the
“totality” acts of theft and bank card fraud with which he was accused. But she also added that she was unable to explain her action:
“I had to hide it, I couldn’t bring myself to be aware of it. » Enough to make Pierre Bouby say:
“She doesn’t remember making that move and doing that. I’m not sure she’s super sane right away. »
Julia Simon faces reality
Almost an explanation for the observer, as to a possible quality season for Julia Simon. “I won’t even be surprised if she gets back to her level and pretends it never happened. (…) She hid it for two years and she lied to everyone, she was still performing. (…) She was not aware of what she did at that time. You still have to imagine the thing. »
And to end with strong words: “I think she’s sick. I think it’s a mental illness. Kleptomania is a disease, it must be treated. Now she’s completely in denial and when you’re in denial, you think you didn’t do anything, so you’re going to continue to perform like she did. I don’t know how she’s going to handle it. » The first answers will come once Julia Simon’s one-month suspension is over.
