During the first circle of mixed relay races at the Biathlon World Championships in Swiss Lenzerhaide, the seven -time world champion Zhuli Simon ran into the Swedish biathlete Anna Magnusson. The 28-year-old Frenchwoman grawed with skiing with Magnusson during the descent, after which both fell in the snow.

The fall was without serious consequences, although both athletes experienced technical problems. The Frenchwoman was left without both sticks, and the Swede has broken skis. Despite this, Simon was able to quickly come to his senses and to ensure a leadership to the France team.

" The track is very complicated, the skis falls a lot. My left leg hit the right, and I fell right on the Swede. This has already happened earlier, ”Simon said in an interview with Nordicmag.

After the finish, the athletes discussed the incident, but came to various conclusions.

" But I am glad that I was able to continue the race after the fall that knocked me out of the rhythm. I don't feel a mistake. We talked, but remained with our thoughts. This happens in sports, ”said Simon.

Anna Magnusson in the comment of SVT Sport also stated that she did not consider herself guilty: “It is very annoying that it happened. But I don't think this is my fault "

Julia Simon admitted that she was worried about a possible protest by the Swedish team.

" To start the baton is responsibility, and when something goes wrong, it is unpleasant. I didn't want to insert sticks into the wheels, but you need to be able to cope with difficulty. If they give a protest, this is part of the sport, and I do not see the problem in this, ”Simon summed up.

Recall that at the World Cup in Switzerland the national team of Ukraine consisting of Irina Petrenko, Kristina Dmitrenko, Anton Dudchenko and Dmitry Pidruchny used 5 additional cartridges and took the final eighth place.