ALBERTVILLE, France (AP) — French biathlon star Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud by a French court and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence on Friday, a decision that leaves a question mark over her participation at next year’s Winter Olympics.

Simon was accused of repeatedly using the bank card of her teammate Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and that of a French team staff member to make online purchases totaling more than 2,000 euros ($2,300).

“I can’t explain it. I don’t remember doing it. I can’t make sense of it,” Simon said during the hearing, as quoted by local newspaper Le Dauphine Libere.

Simon was also fined 15,000 euros ($17,450) after she admitted the thefts during the hearing and offered apologies to the victims, local media reported.

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