US EditionBiathlon-Michelon's Stunning Last Lap Delivers Women's Mass Start Gold for France
Océane Michelon won gold despite a missed target, while teammate Julia Simon secured silver as France earned 13 biathlon medals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games.
- On Saturday, Océane Michelon won gold in the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, overcoming a final shooting miss.
- In wintry conditions at Anterselva, heavy snow and wind levelled the field, influencing tactics during the Olympic mass start format with five 2.5-km laps and penalty loops for misses.
- Michelon left the range in fourth but stormed the last lap to win in 37 minutes, while Simon secured silver and Vobornikova took bronze after briefly leading the final shoot.
- The result cements Michelon's standing, as her second gold and the team’s record 13 biathlon medals helped France's biathlon team in these Olympics.
- Veterans Wierer and Preuss, who announced their retirement, celebrated their final race as French told, `She arrives without any complexes, she kicks our backsides a little and it's deserved.
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republicain-lorrain.frA penultimate gold day for the French delegation! In alpine skiing, Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet won the title in the mixed relay after having already won medals in the sprint. A few minutes later, Océane Michelon also shined on the biathlon mass-start, winning the gold medal in front of her compatriot Julia Simon. The day was more complicated for the French engaged in skicross and bobsleigh, while in cross-country skiing, Théo Schely took…
After an incredible finish, the Frenchwoman Océane Michelon won the gold medal of the mass start in front of her compatriot Julia Simon, on Saturday 21 February, in the snowy stadium of Antholz-Anterselva during the Olympics 2026.
It is the tenth gold medal for the Netherlands at these Games, a record for the Dutch Olympic team.
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