France, Feb. 13 -- French biathlete Julia Simon emerged from a conviction for fraudulently using a teammate's credit card to cover herself in glory with two Olympic titles during the first week of competition at the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo in northern Italy.

Simon, 29, was given a three-month suspended prison sentence and fined €15,000 in October 2025 for racking up €2,000 on the cards of fellow athlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and a team physiotherapist from 2021 to 2022.

Four months on from her brush with the law, she anchored the squad of Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet and Lou Jeanmonnot to the top prize in the mixed relay.

On Wednesday, Simon took the individual honours in the women's 15km indivi...