Article 73GAX French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th

French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th

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  • Julia Simon holds finger to lips as she crosses line

  • Simon found to have spent 2,000 on rival's credit card

An athlete convicted of committing credit card fraud against one of her national teammates has won an Olympic gold medal for France in the women's 15km biathlon, beating her victim to do it.

Julia Simon, 29, was handed a 15,000 fine and a three-month suspended sentence last October after she was found to have spent more than 2,000 using card details belonging to Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, also 29, who finished in 80th place in the same race. A third member of the French team, Lou Jeanmonnot, won the silver.

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