French biathlete Julia Simon to face trial for colleague's card fraud

French biathlete involved in scandal over colleague's bank card fraud

French biathlete Julia Simon has come under serious accusations of abusing her colleague Justine Braisaz-Bouchet's bank card. A hearing in this case will take place on October 24 in the city of Albertville, according to the publication 'Hlavkom' based on information from Dauphiné Libéré.

According to the investigation, during the Blink festival in Norway in August 2022, Julia Simon used Braisaz-Bouchet's card for online purchases amounting to between 1000 and 2000 euros, purchasing a GoPro sports camera. Additionally, the athlete is accused of another illegal use of the bank card.

In 2023, the biathlete was detained, but released after a few hours.

Simon herself claims that the order was made in her name by fraudsters, and she had nothing to do with it. The 28-year-old Julia Simon is a ten-time world champion and a silver medalist of the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the mixed relay.

Success of Ukrainian athletes at the European Youth Olympic Festival

Ukraine has made its mark at the European Youth Olympic Festival, landing in the top 10 countries by the number of medals - in 10th place. Our athletes won 5 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze medals.

This is the second-best result in the history of Ukraine's participation in the Festivals, which started in 1993! The record number of medals for the 'blue-yellow' team was achieved in 2019, winning 25 medals.

The best sport for Ukraine turned out to be judo - our athletes secured 6 medals, including bronze in the mixed team event on the last day of the competition. Besides judo, representatives of Ukraine also won medals in other sports.

The French biathlete is embroiled in a scandal involving her colleague's bank card fraud, while Ukrainian athletes demonstrated impressive results at the European Youth Olympic Festival, winning 23 medals and occupying the 10th spot in the overall medal standings. We hope this success will inspire young Ukrainian athletes to new achievements.