France at the 2014 Winter Olympics
France competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014.
French President François Hollande did not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.
The French delegation won a total of 15 medals, its most ever at a Winter Olympic Games and ranked eighth in overall medals.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Biathlon | Men's pursuit | |||
Biathlon | Men's individual | |||
Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross | |||
Freestyle skiing | Men's ski cross | |||
Biathlon | Men's mass start | |||
Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | |||
Freestyle skiing | Men's ski cross | |||
Freestyle skiing | Women's halfpipe | |||
Biathlon | Men's pursuit | |||
Ski jumping | Women's normal hill individual | |||
Snowboarding | Women's snowboard cross | |||
Jean-Marc Gaillard Maurice Manificat Ivan Perrillat Boiteux | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4×10 km relay | ||
Freestyle skiing | Men's halfpipe | |||
Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | |||
Freestyle skiing | Men's ski cross |
Alpine skiing
On 22 January 2014, 14 provisional slots have been filled by the French alpine skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, was officially announced on 27 January 2014. Cyprien Richard and Brice Roger were selected to the team, however did not compete in any race.;Men
;Women
Biathlon
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships France qualified 6 men and 6 women.;Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Sprint | 25:12.1 | 1 | 14 |
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Pursuit | 34:12.8 | 1 | |
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Individual | 50:15.5 | 1 | 6 |
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | Mass start | 44:34.2 | 3 | 17 |
Alexis Bœuf | Individual | 58:39.0 | 4 | 82 |
Simon Desthieux | Sprint | 26:18.2 | 2 | 46 |
Simon Desthieux | Pursuit | 35:35.6 | 1 | 21 |
Martin Fourcade | Sprint | 24:45.9 | 1 | 6 |
Martin Fourcade | Pursuit | 33:48.6 | 1 | |
Martin Fourcade | Individual | 49:31.7 | 1 | |
Martin Fourcade | Mass start | 42:29.1 | 1 | |
Simon Fourcade | Sprint | 26:04.2 | 2 | 36 |
Simon Fourcade | Pursuit | 35:15.0 | 1 | 18 |
Simon Fourcade | Individual | 51:29.9 | 2 | 13 |
Simon Fourcade | Mass start | 2 | ||
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade Simon Fourcade | Team relay | 1:13:46.4 | 7 | 8 |
;Women
;Mixed
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Anaïs Bescond Marie Dorin Habert Martin Fourcade | Team relay | 1:12:04.3 | 9 | 6 |
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
France has qualified for the following events according to the quota allocation by the International Ski Federation. Aurélie Dabudyk was selected to the team but did not compete in any race.;Distance
;Men
;Women
;Sprint
;Men
;Women
Figure skating
France has achieved the following quota places:;Singles
;Team trophy
Freestyle skiing
France has achieved a total of 20 quota places for the following events. On 22 January 2014, 14 provisional slots have been filled by the French freestyle skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, will be officially announced on 27 January 2014.;Halfpipe
;Moguls
;Ski cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
;Slopestyle
Luge
France qualified a single female athlete in the luge.Nordic combined
France has qualified a maximum of five athletes and a spot in the team relay. The team selection has been announced on 22 January 2014.Short track speed skating
France qualified 1 woman and 3 men for the Olympics during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013.;Men
;Women
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Ski jumping
France has received the following start quotas. On 27 January 2014, only four ski jumpers from the French team had qualified for the Games.Snowboarding
France has achieved a total of 14 quota places in snowboarding. On 22 January 2014, eight provisional slots have been filled by the French freestyle skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, was officially announced on 27 January 2014.;Alpine
;Freestyle
Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
;Snowboard cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Speed skating
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, France has earned the following start quotas:;Men
;Team pursuit