The 15 km individual race in Östersund, Sweden was won this Sunday by the Italian Lisa Vittozzi. Clumsy on the last shot (3 faults; 16 out of 20 in total), Julia Simon finished 31st.
The winner of the last World Cup, bruised, Julia Simon summed up on the L’Équipe channel: “I’m mentally cooked, that’s it. Go ahead, cut me, it’s the start of the season so I can already feel the comments coming. But yes, I’m mentally cooked, that’s it. This is missing… It’s hard to explain, we don’t know the situation but this acuity, this ability to really seek perfection, really the black (the center of the target when shooting), this requirement. And today I think I managed to put it on three shots and I was missing it on the last one so put it back in place, try to find a little calm and serenity.