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France at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of France
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors86 (50 men and 36 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Tessa Worley
Kevin Rolland
Flag bearer (closing)Quentin Fillon Maillet
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
5
Silver
7
Bronze
2
Total
14
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

France competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1]

On January 26, 2022, freestyle skier Kevin Rolland and alpine skier Tessa Worley were announced as the French flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2] Biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[3]

Medalists

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Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners

The following French competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.


Competitors

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The following is a list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 10 8 18
Biathlon 6 6 12
Bobsleigh 4 2 6
Cross-country skiing 8 5 13
Figure skating 3 1 4
Freestyle skiing 8 5 13
Nordic combined 5 — 5
Short track speed skating 2 2 4
Ski jumping 0 2 2
Snowboarding 4 5 9
Total 50 36 86

Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, France has qualified at least one male and one female alpine skier.[4]

CNOSF announced the 5 men and 7 women participating on 19 January 2022.[5] One more woman and four more men were announced on 23 January 2022.[6] One more man was announced on 24 January 2022 following a reallocation of quota by the FIS, Maxence Muzaton joins the French delegation in alpine skiing.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexis Pinturault Combined 1:45:04 11 DNF
Matthieu Bailet Downhill — 1:45.23 27
Johan Clarey — 1:42:79 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Blaise Giezendanner — 1:45:00 26
Maxence Muzaton — 1:43:82 11
Mathieu Faivre Giant slalom 1:03.01 3 1:07.68 13 2:10.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Thibaut Favrot 1:03.12 5 1:07.92 14 2:11.04 =5
Cyprien Sarrazin DNF did not advance
Alexis Pinturault 1:03.99 11 1:07.05 4 2:11.04 =5
Clément Noël Slalom 54.30 6 49.79 1 1:44.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alexis Pinturault 55.12 15 51.03 20 1:46.15 16
Nils Allègre Super-G — 1:23.24 26
Matthieu Bailet — DNF
Blaise Giezendanner — 1:21.26 9
Alexis Pinturault — 1:21.36 11
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Laura Gauché Combined 1:34.08 17 55.96 6 2:30.04 8
Romane Miradoli 1:32.95 4 DNF
Camille Cerutti Downhill — DNF
Laura Gauché — 1:33.47 10
Tiffany Gauthier — DNF
Romane Miradoli — 1:33.93 13
Clara Direz Giant slalom 1:00.24 23 59.09 19 1:59.33 19
Coralie Frasse-Sombet 1:00.91 26 57.69 3 1:58.60 17
Tessa Worley 58.93 7 DNF
Nastasia Noens Slalom 54.68 24 53.18 15 1:47.86 19
Laura Gauché Super-G — 1:14.87 16
Tiffany Gauthier — 1:16.20 28
Romane Miradoli — 1:14.41 11
Tessa Worley — 1:15.30 19
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Clara Direz
Coralie Frasse Sombet
Tessa Worley
Mathieu Faivre
Thibaut Favrot
Alexis Pinturault 		Team  Czech Republic (CZE)
W 3–1 		 Norway (NOR)
L 2–2* 		Did not advance 5

Biathlon

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Main articles: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup and 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup, France has qualified a team of 6 men and 6 women.

CNOSF announced the 6 men and 6 women participating on 19 January 2022.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Fabien Claude Individual 50:25.5 2 (1+1+0+0) 9
Simon Desthieux 51:46.8 3 (1+2+0+0) 17
Quentin Fillon Maillet 48:47.4 2 (0+1+1+0) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Émilien Jacquelin 56:31.4 7 (0+3+2+2) 72
Fabien Claude Mass start 42:49.8 5 (1+2+1+1) 26
Simon Desthieux 41:11.4 5 (1+2+1+1) 16
Quentin Fillon Maillet 39:40.0 5 (1+1+0+3) 4
Émilien Jacquelin 42:08.7 5 (2+1+0+2) 22
Fabien Claude Pursuit 42:54.5 7 (3+1+1+2) 16
Simon Desthieux 41:54.7 3 (2+0+0+1) 7
Quentin Fillon Maillet 39:07.5 0 (0+0+0+0) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Émilien Jacquelin 42:13.7 6 (2+3+0+1) 9
Fabien Claude Sprint 25:41.6 3 (1+2) 21
Simon Desthieux 25:45.0 2 (0+2) 24
Quentin Fillon Maillet 24:25.9 1 (1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Émilien Jacquelin 25:06.3 2 (1+1) 9
Fabien Claude
Émilien Jacquelin
Simon Desthieux
Quentin Fillon Maillet 		Team relay 1:20:17.6 0+9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Anaïs Bescond Individual 48:26.0 4 (2+1+0+1) 30
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 49:10.1 5 (0+2+2+1) 40
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet 44:22.1 1 (0+0+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Julia Simon 47:09.1 4 (0+0+1+3) 21
Anaïs Bescond Mass start 46:02.3 10 (0+2+3+5) 29
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 40:18.0 4 (2+1+0+1) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet 43:29.7 5 (2+0+2+1) 19
Julia Simon 41:40.6 6 (0+1+3+2) 6
Anaïs Bescond Pursuit 38:46.4 5 (2+0+1+2) 27
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet DNS
Julia Simon 37:05.2 2 (0+1+1+0) 8
Anaïs Bescond Sprint 21:53.1 1 (1+0) 9
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 23:18.4 3 (1+2) 48
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet 24:02.0 4 (1+3) 68
Julia Simon 22:40.3 3 (1+2) 29
Anaïs Bescond
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
Julia Simon 		Team relay 1:13:16.9 2+10 6
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet
Quentin Fillon-Maillet
Émilien Jacquelin
Julia Simon 		Relay 1:06:46.5 3+11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Bobsleigh

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Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Bobsleigh World Cup, France qualified 4 sleds. CNOSF announced the competing athletes on 19 January 2022.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Romain Heinrich*
Dorian Hauterville 		Two-man 59.93 16 1:00.04 11 59.92 12 1:00.05 10 3:59.94 12
Romain Heinrich*
Dorian Hauterville
Jérôme Laporal
Lionel Lefebvre
Thomas Delmestre 		Four-man 59.29 15 59.53 12 59.29 13 1:00.06 19 3:58.17 19
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Margot Boch Monobob 1:05.77 14 1:05.51 4 1:06.01 12 1:06.53 16 4:23.82 11
Margot Boch*
Carla Sénéchal
Sandie Clair 		Two-woman 1:01.90 12 1:02.32 17 1:02.20 15 1:01.97 10 4:08.39 13

* – Denotes the driver of each sled
Italic – Denotes a substitute athlete

Cross-country skiing

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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, France has qualified at least one male and one female cross-country skier.[8]

CNOSF announced the 8 men and 5 women participating on 19 January 2022.[5]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Richard Jouve 15 km classical — 41:56.6 +4:01.8 49
Hugo Lapalus — 39:09.6 +1:14.8 7
Maurice Manificat — 39:49.7 +1:54.9 12
Hugo Lapalus 30 km skiathlon 40:25.2 9 DNF -
Jules Lapierre 41:04.5 13 38:45.3 10 1:20:21.8 +4:12.0 14
Maurice Manificat 41:53.9 33 38:49.4 12 1:21:17.5 +5:07.7 23
Clément Parisse 41:16.0 17 38:21.7 5 1:20:07.0 +3:57.2 10
Adrien Backscheider 50 km freestyle — 1:16:16.6 +4:43.9 34
Jules Lapierre — 1:13:50.3 +2:17.6 15
Maurice Manificat — 1:12:30.3 +57.6 10
Clément Parisse — 1:12:01.5 +28.8 7
Richard Jouve
Hugo Lapalus
Clément Parisse
Maurice Manificat 		4 x 10 km relay — 1:56:07.1 +1:16.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Coralie Bentz 10 km classical — 31:17.6 +3:11.3 40
Mélissa Gal — 31:25.7 +3:19.4 41
Coralie Bentz 15 km skiathlon 25:05.8 40 23:45.9 36 49:34.4 5:20.7 38
Delphine Claudel 23:28.2 12 21:25.6 6 45:31.5 1:17.8 9
Coralie Bentz Women's 30 km freestyle — 1:38:08.2 +13:14.2 44
Delphine Claudel — 1:27:34.0 +2:40.0 7
Flora Dolci — 1:32:04.7 +7:10.7 24
Léna Quintin
Delphine Claudel
Flora Dolci
Mélissa Gal 		4 x 5 km relay — 59:03.9 +5:22.9 12
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lucas Chanavat Men's individual 2:45.03 1 Q 2:53.43 2 Q 2:52.92 5 Did not advance 9
Renaud Jay 2:51.86 16 Q 3:35.80 6 Did not advance 27
Richard Jouve 2:47.93 4 Q 2:57.92 1 Q 2:52.31 3 Did not advance 7
Richard Jouve
Hugo Lapalus 		Men's team — 20:17.36 2 Q 19:58.37 7
Léna Quintin Women's individual 3:24.19 31 Did not advance
Mélissa Gal
Léna Quintin 		Women's team — 23:26.28 5 LL 24:04.92 10

Figure skating

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Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, France secured one quota in both the men's and ice dance competitions.[9] Second quota for men's was secured at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.

Individual
Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kévin Aymoz Men's singles 93.00 10 Q 161.80 15 254.80 12
Adam Siao Him Fa 86.74 14 Q 163.41 13 250.15 14
Mixed
Athlete Event RD FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Gabriella Papadakis
Guillaume Cizeron 		Ice dance 90.83 WR 1 Q 136.15 1 226.98 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Freestyle skiing

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Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

CNOSF announced the 8 men and 5 women competing on 19 January 2022.[5]

Freeski
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Antoine Adelisse Big air 79.50 66.00 83.75 163.25 15 Did not advance
Slopestyle DNS Did not advance
Kevin Rolland Halfpipe 65.25 75.25 — 75.25 10 54.75 77.25 79.25 79.25 6
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Tess Ledeux Big air 90.50 80.50 20.00 171.00 2 94.50 93.00 73.25 187.50 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Slopestyle 22.13 68.13 — 68.13 9 Q 72.91 23.08 28.81 72.91 7
Moguls
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Benjamin Cavet Moguls 23.52 61.42 78.40 3 QF Bye 24.26 61.79 77.80 6 Q 24.48 63.10 78.82 4 Q 24.60 63.88 79.44 4
Sacha Theocharis 24.96 55.41 70.50 22 25.56 61.12 75.41 8 QF 24.65 61.10 76.59 11 Q 24.70 58.97 73.40 11 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Camille Cabrol Moguls 30.61 49.47 62.97 20 30.75 54.41 67.76 10 QF 30.03 56.15 70.31 18 Did not advance
Perrine Laffont 27.81 64.45 81.11 2 QF Bye 27.73 63.11 79.86 3 Q 27.93 61.10 77.62 5 Q 28.04 60.96 77.36 4
Ski cross
Men
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Jean-Frédéric Chapuis Ski cross 1:13.20 16 3 Did not advance 20
Bastien Midol 1:12.55 9 2 Q 3 Did not advance 11
François Place 1:12.83 11 1 Q 2 Q 4 SF 4 8
Térence Tchiknavorian 1:12.85 12 3 Did not advance 18
Women
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Alizée Baron Ski cross DNS DNS Did not advance
Jade Grillet-Aubert 1:19.54 16 2 Q 4 Did not advance 14

Nordic combined

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Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

CNOSF announced the 5 athletes participating on 19 January 2022.[5]

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mattéo Baud Large hill/10 km 127.5 103.7 16 26:54.4 20 29:18.4 21
Gaël Blondeau 103.5 59.3 41 27:20.8 26 32:42.8 40
Antoine Gérard 129.5 101.9 18 26:20.4 11 28:52.4 14
Laurent Mühlethaler 123.5 96.9 24 27:27.6 27 30:19.6 26
Mattéo Baud Normal hill/10 km 97.5 111.3 12 25:42.0 25 27:09.0 18
Gaël Blondeau 91.0 91.3 30 25:56.3 27 28:43.3 31
Antoine Gérard DSQ Did not advance
Laurent Mühlethaler 94.0 102.4 21 26:24.6 31 28:26.6 28
Mattéo Baud
Gaël Blondeau
Antoine Gérard
Laurent Mühlethaler 		Team large hill/4 × 5 km 493.5 410.0 5 51:33.1 6 53:00.1 5

Short track speed skating

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Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France has qualified two male and two female short track speed skaters as well as the mixed relay.[10]

CNOSF announced the 4 athletes participating on 19 January 2022.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Quentin Fercoq 500 m 40.548 4 Did not advance 25
1000 m 1:23.917 2 Q 1:24.411 3 Did not advance 11
1500 m — 2:15.347 4 Did not advance 23
Sébastien Lepape 500 m 42.081 2 Q 46.814 5 Did not advance 20
1000 m 1:26.069 4 Did not advance 26
1500 m — 2:41.547 5 Did not advance 29
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gwendoline Daudet 500 m 45.515 4 Did not advance 29
1000 m 1:31.734 3 Did not advance 23
1500 m — 2:23.607 6 Did not advance 30
Tifany Huot-Marchand 500 m 54.758 4 Did not advance 30
1000 m PEN Did not advance
1500 m — 2:23.784 6 Did not advance 31
Mixed
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Quentin Fercoq
Sébastien Lepape
Gwendoline Daudet
Tifany Huot-Marchand 		2000 m relay 2:51.221 4 Did not advance 12

Ski jumping

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Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

CNOSF announced 2 women participating on 19 January 2022.[5]

Women
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Julia Clair Normal hill 64.0 43.3 34 Did not advance 43.3 34
Joséphine Pagnier 96.0 102.1 7 Q 78.5 77.4 22 179.5 11

Snowboarding

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Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

CNOSF announced the 4 men and 5 women participating on 19 January 2022.[5]

Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Liam Tourki Men's halfpipe 25.50 11.50 — 25.50 20 Did not advance
Lucile Lefevre Women's big air 19.00 15.00 20.00 20.00 29 Did not advance
Women's slopestyle 23.16 21.98 — 23.16 27 did not advance
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Loan Bozzolo Men's 1:19.23 24 2 Q 3 Did not advance 11
Léo Le Blé Jaques 1:21.06 30 2 Q 3 Did not advance 12
Merlin Surget 1:18.64 16 2 Q 2 Q 3 FB 1 5
Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau Women's 1:23.89 6 1 Q 2 Q DNF FB 1 5
Manon Petit-Lenoir 1:24.96 12 4 Did not advance 26
Alexia Queyrel 1:25.17 21 3 Did not advance 21
Chloé Trespeuch 1:24.27 8 1 Q 2 Q 2 FA 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Loan Bozzolo
Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau 		Mixed team — 3 Did not advance 9
Merlin Surget
Chloé Trespeuch 		— 4 Did not advance 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ Kohlhuber, Nicolas (26 January 2022). "Tessa Worley, Kevin Rolland et Benjamin Daviet seront les porte-drapeaux français à Beijing 2022" [Tessa Worley, Kevin Rolland and Benjamin Daviet will be the French flag bearers at Beijing 2022]. www.olympics.com/ (in French). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "CP - La délégation française en route vers Pékin 2022". www.franceolympique.com. Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Les sélectionnés pour les Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Pékin !". www.equipedefrance.com. Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Les sélectionnés pour les Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Pékin !". www.equipedefrance.com. Comité national olympique et sportif français (CNOSF). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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