ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 11 : France's Julia Simon won the women's 15km individual biathlon race at the Winter Games on Wednesday, making up for a single miss on the shooting range with a powerful skiing performance on the track to add individual gold to a mixed relay victory.Simon's compatriot Lou Jeanmonnot t

ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 11 : Described by her coach as the strongest athlete mentally in the sport, French biathlete Julia Simon proved him right again on Wednesday with another superb display of skiing and sang-froid as she hit 19 of 20 shots to claim the Olympic title in the women's 15km individual race. Si

Julia Simon from France pulled off an impressive skiing effort in the women’s 15-kilometre individual biathlon event on Wednesday, securing a gold medal despite having picked up a penalty in the shooting…