The French biathlon responded. During the women's individual race on Wednesday, the French women achieved a double: Julia Simon won ahead of her teammate Lou Jeanmonnot. In mogul skiing, Frenchwoman Perrine Laffont won bronze in Livigno, eight years after her Olympic coronation in Pyeongchang.

Published on: 02/11/2026 - 3:30 p.m. Modified on: 02/11/2026 - 3:55 p.m.

The Frenchwoman Julia Simon became, on Wednesday February 11, Olympic champion in the individual (15 km) biathlon at the Anterselva site, winning her first solo Olympic title at the age of 29.

With just one fault on the shooting range (19/20), she was ahead of her compatriot Lou Jeanmonnot (18/20). This is the second gold medal for the French delegation at the 2026 Olympic Games, after the victory in the mixed biathlon relay, and the sixth podium since the start of the Games.

Laffont in bronze in mogul skiing

A few minutes earlier, Frenchwoman Perrine Laffont won bronze in the moguls skiing event in Livigno, eight years after her Olympic coronation in Pyeongchang, finishing behind the Americans Elizabeth Lemley, in gold, and Jaelin Kauf.

Starting first in the super-final with eight skiers, the Ariégeoise completed an average run compared to her usual standards, scoring 78 points, but was able to count on a miss from the Australian favorite Jakara Anthony, launched last, to climb onto the podium.

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Fourth at the end of qualifying, Laffont approached his fourth Olympics lacking direction, due to a knee injury which caused him to miss almost all of the World Cup events this winter.

The other Frenchwoman entered in these finals, Camille Cabrol, finished 20th. Laffont and Cabrol will have a second chance at a medal on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. during the parallel moguls event.

With AFP

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