French biathlete Simon wins World Cup overall standings
MOSCOW, 18 Mar – French biathlete Julie Simon ahead of schedule became the winner of the overall World Cup one race before the end of this season.
Simone won the big Crystal Globe after the sprint on Saturday, where she finished fifth.
In the overall standings, the Frenchwoman scored 1003 points and became inaccessible to the second Italian Dorothea Wierer (859). Third place is occupied by another Italian Lisa Vittozzi (818).
The current World Cup season for women will end on March 19 with a mass start. Wierer has already secured a place in the top three, and Vittozzi can both move up to second place and fall to fifth place in case of failure.
Julie Simon is the silver medalist of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games in the mixed relay, and the 26-year-old athlete is also a two-time world champion.
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