The summary of the continuation of the stage from Annecy – Le Grand-Bornand
Arriving in the lead at the shooting range, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet made a mistake from the start (4/5), unlike Franziska Preuss who refueled and took the lead in the race. The Frenchwoman comes out 2e 20 seconds ahead of the Ukrainian Yulia Dzhima and Julia Simon who gained three places thanks to her flawless performance.
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet takes almost ten seconds from the German as she approaches the shooting range, but the latter achieves full advantage again and keeps the lead. Unfortunately, the Frenchwoman (7/10) and her compatriot Julia Simon (8/10) made two mistakes each and came out respectively 7e et 12e. On the French side, it is Jeanne Richard who moves up the rankings with a 10/10 in shooting, she takes 6e temporary place.
Touched but far from being defeated, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet skis very quickly and climbs back to 3e place before the first standing shot, despite his three penalty rounds. Franziska Preuss commits the first mistake of her race (14/15), while the Slovenian Anamarija Lampic commits two (12/15). Enough to leave room for the pursuers! The German retains the lead despite her penalty lap, but behind it are Jeanne Richard (15/15) and Julia Simon (13/15) who take advantage by knocking down all the targets! They come out 2e et 3eJustine Braisaz-Bouchet makes two mistakes (10/15) and goes down to 12e place.
Franziska Preuss confirms her good race with a full card on the last shot standing (19/20), and flies to victory. Julia Simon also does the job flawlessly (18/20) and opens the doors to second place! The battle promises to be tough behind, with the German Vanessa Voigt taking provisional third place (20/20) and putting 6 seconds behind Jeanne Richard who had to do a penalty lap (19/20).
The 22-year-old Frenchwoman skied slower than her German competitor and let her escape towards the podium. She still achieved the best result of her career with a nice 4e place in front of an excited French audience.
