After a day in which biathlon – not a traditionally high-profile sport – has unexpectedly dominated the headlines, comes another result which may generate yet more unwanted attention. Norway and France are widely expected to clean up at this Winter Olympics, and, so far, results have gone according to expectations: the French quartet dominated the opening event, the mixed relay, while Norway took gold and bronze in the men’s 20km individual and France the final podium spot. France took positions one and two in the women’s 15km individual on Wednesday.
The two countries are the most dominant in the world. But in the case of the French women’s team, that comes at a price.
