Julia Simon: “One or two errors too much”
With four of the first six of the general classificationFrance was favorite of this women’s relay, especially with Germany which left its holders of which Franziska Preuss at rest.
THE Blue gave everything to win this race like the image ofOcéane Michelon who was the victim of a little discomfort after a final lap concluded in pain. In vain.
The French women were in the lead in mid-race before losing their duel for the victory with Norway and Sweden. They were 4.6 s in advance, and it was actually too little to stay before the end. Jeanne Richard et Lou Jeanmonnot had already needed two picks each. With also four pickaxes on the second half of the race, the Tricolor Were not precise enough to hope to prevail. A “frustrating” result despite the podium according to Julia Simon who reacted to the microphone ofOlympics.com.
“On the relays, it is difficult to do four beautiful individual races. We may have one or two errors too much, skiing times may be a little more average. Put end to end, it’s eight picks and it’s too much to play the win. We must try to be even better each on our side to raise our level on the relay. »»
-A reaction which proves that the four consecutive podiums in women’s relays are not sufficient to alleviate the thirst for victory of French biathletes.
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