Biathlon: Julia Simon waiting
Monday afternoon, like Stéphane Bouthiaux, director of the French biathlon teams, revealed this to Nordic MagazineJulia Simon had a control MRI in Joensuu (Finland). “She seems to be doing better this morning”he then specified about the state of health of the winner of the big crystal globe for the 2022/2023 season.
This control examination, then sent to France for reading by a specialistfollowed the end of the difficult Beaufortaine relay, Sunday evening at Kontiolahti (Finland).
In the last climb of the big bump of the Finnish route, she had actually had to suddenly stop her effortstruck down by severe pain in left calf appeared from his 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.
No communication on his state of health before Wednesday, the day of the short individual
“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. » « We hope it’s just a cramp”also said his coach Cyril Burdet on Sunday evening.
This Tuesday, the French staff did not want to leak any informationthe boss of French biathlon indicating to Nordic Magazine at the end of the afternoon that nothing would be communicated “before tomorrow”day of the short individual (departure at 4:20 p.m.).
The suspense is therefore always present regarding the state of health of Julia Simon's left calfdid not come to train at the stadium in the morning. As management reminds us, finally, alarmism is not appropriate.
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