Biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet wins Olympic gold on the mass-start. The Savoyarde from Les Saisies was not expected on this mass-start, she who finished 48th in the sprint, and she had given up taking the start of the pursuit last Sunday.
when Justine Braisaz-Bouchet was able to keep her composure, when she was almost two minutes late after two faults on the first lying shot. She played strategy on the last shot reading about speed as the wind was blowing hard.
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet beat the Norwegians Tiril Eckhoff and Marte Olsbu Roeiseland. The other French expected on this mass-start, Julia Simon, finished in 6th place.
She succeeds Florence Baverel-Robert, behind French biathlete gold medalist at the Olympic Games, 16 years ago, in Turin.
The Blues now have seven medals for the French biathlon, pending the men’s mass-start, which also takes place this Friday morning.