Fraudster wins gold over victim teammateThe Guardian, ANTERSELVA, ItalyAn 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. A third member of the French team, Lou Jeanmonnot, won the silver. Simon was also found to have used the card details of the team physiotherapist to make purchases between 2021 and 2022. She helped the team win the gold medal in the 4x6km mixed relay on Sunday, when she was on the anchor leg. Simon refused to talk about the conviction, or her ban, or anything except her gold medal.

Source: Taipei Times February 12, 2026 17:13 UTC