The French women's biathlon relay was crowned Olympic champion on Wednesday, the day after the men's victory and ten days after that of the mixed relay at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. An unprecedented performance in the history of the Olympic Games.
Published on: 02/18/2026 - 3:55 p.m. Modified on: 02/18/2026 - 4:16 p.m.
The French biathlon never stops breaking records! With the victory of the Bleues on Wednesday February 18 during the women's relay, he won his 5th title of the 2026 Olympics, a record for the biathlon, the sixth French title, another record, bringing France its 17th medal, yet another record.
Another performance will go down in history. France becomes the first nation to win all three relays – men's, women's, mixed – in a single edition of the Olympic Games. Since the addition of the mixed event in 2014, no country has achieved the feat. The only comparable performance: Germany in Nagano in 1998 which won both relays.
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If French biathlon were a nation, it would be in the top 10 in the medal rankings.
Julia Simon, first French woman to win three medals
Symbol of French domination, the last runner (Julia Simon) crossed the finish line more than 50 seconds ahead of the Swedes, second, ahead of the Norwegians.
Like the men the day before, the first torchbearer Camille Bened encountered great difficulties in shooting, passing the baton 46 seconds late. But her teammates Lou Jeanmonnot, who closed the gap, Océane Michelon and Julia Simon then achieved an almost flawless shooting and dominated their opponents physically on skis.
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Julia Simon is the first Frenchwoman to win three Olympic titles during the same edition of the Games, summer and winter combined, after her coronations in the mixed relay and the individual. Before matching swimmer Léon Marchand and his four titles during Saturday's mass start?
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