Women 12.5 km Mass Start Competition

France’s Yellow Bib-wearing Julia Simon bided her time on the last loop of this afternoon’s Ruhpolding women’s 12.5 km mass start, until sprinting the final long downhill to victory in 32:52. Simon, with an uncharacteristic three penalties battled back several times before the final sprint in her duel with Italy’s Lisa Vittozzi who finished second, with one penalty, 2.6 seconds back.