Biathlon: the day after the women's relay, a control MRI for Julia Simon
Sunday evening, we had left the Savoyard Julia Simon on the second step of the podium in the women's relay of the Kontiolahti Biathlon World Cup (Finland). A few minutes earlier, on the last climb of the big bump of the Finnish route, she must have suddenly stopped her effortstruck down by severe pain in left calf appeared during her second round of cross-country skiing.
To courage, the biathlete from Saisies (Savoie) still managed to reach the finish lineoffering a podium to her teammates Lou Jeanmonnot, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet et Sophie Chauveau.
“I hope it's just a cramp.” We're going to wait for it to cool down, we're going to do examsshe then announced in the mixed zone at the microphone of The Channel L’Equipe. I already have a little weakness there from having suffered a tear in 2018. I had it in the second lap, I managed to adapt on the skis until this last wall. He's so stiff and demands so much […] that I could no longer be on the front of my foot. It was too painful. »
No worries or alarmism among the staff
This Monday morning, Nordic Magazine learned from Stéphane Bouthiaux, director of the French biathlon teams, that Julia Simon was going to have a control MRI early this afternoon in Joensuu (Finland). “She seems to be doing better this morning”he still specifies about the state of health of the winner of the big crystal globe for the 2022/2023 season.
We thus understand that at presentthe case of the reigning world champion in the sprint and pursuit does not inspire disproportionate concern or alarmism within the French staff. “We hope it’s just a cramp”said again Cyril Burdet on Sunday evening.
Let us remember that Julia Simon must hand in the bib on Wednesday on the occasion of theindividual court (departure at 4:20 p.m.).
