French women take Olympic gold in biathlon relay, upsetting defending champion Sweden

Julia Simon didn't need to shoot fast when she entered the range on the last leg of the women's 4x6-kilometer biathlon relay race at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday. Carrying a massive French flag and smiling wide, Simon crossed the line in combined time of 1 hour, 10 minutes, 22 seconds for her third gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games.

By MARTHA BELLISLE