In the wake of her fourth place in Grand-Bornand, Julia Simon broke with her new habits taken in the wake of her conviction in the bank card fraud case.
Julia Simon found her smile again. In reserve during her return to the circuit in Hochfilzen in Austria, the biathlete from Les Saisies found some color in Grand-Bornand, particularly during Saturday’s pursuit. Part in 14e position, the world champion made a magnificent comeback and finished just off the podium. The day before, she had already started the sprint perfectly before stalling at the end, nonetheless achieving a promising 10 out of 10 in shooting.
“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 wasn’t an extreme commitment but these were really benchmark shots for me.” she appreciated after the race, 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. »
Beyond her performance, particularly on skis, Julia Simon’s race was marked by the gesture of fair play from the Italian coach, who did not hesitate to hand her a stick after she lost hers. And this while the French biathlete was in the fight with the transalpine Dorothea Wierer for the podium. A nice gesture relayed by the international biathlon federation.
His first post since his conviction
And for once, Julia Simon did not hesitate to republish this video on her Instagram account. And this despite the fact that she had no longer published the slightest message on social networks since her conviction by the courts following her confession in the bank fraud case.
Julia Simon also added a few emojis to congratulate Andrea Zattoni. Above all, while she had also closed comments to Internet users, the post was this time open to comments. And if they overwhelmingly welcomed the nice gesture of the Italian technician, some also took the opportunity to send sweet words and encouragement to Julia Simon.
“I am happy to see you again in competition”, “Julia, it is a pleasure to see you at the front of the race”, “Well done Julia, you will be ready for the Games”… These are some of the comments under the post.
Negative remarks were rare. “Does Julia Simon deserve this sportsmanship”, “Not like Julia” indeed wrote some supporters.
