France at the 2018 Winter Olympics
competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 106 competitors in 11 sports. They won 15 medals in total, five gold, four silver and six bronze, ranking 9th in the medal table.
Biathlete Martin Fourcade was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony, and its most successful athlete with three gold medals. Biathletes Anais Bescond and Marie Dorin-Habert, alpine skier Alexis Pinturault and ski racer Maurice Manificat also won multiple medals on the games.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Freestyle skiing | Women's moguls | |||
Biathlon | Men's pursuit | |||
Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross | |||
Biathlon | Men's mass start | |||
Marie Dorin-Habert Anais Bescond Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade | Biathlon | Mixed relay | ||
Alpine skiing | Men’s combined | |||
Snowboarding | Women's snowboard cross | |||
Gabriella Papadakis Guillaume Cizeron | Figure skating | Ice dancing | ||
Freestyle skiing | Women's halfpipe | |||
Biathlon | Women's pursuit | |||
Alpine skiing | Men’s combined | |||
Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | |||
Adrien Backscheider Jean-Marc Gaillard Maurice Manificat Clément Parisse | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4×10 km relay | ||
Maurice Manificat Richard Jouve | Cross-country skiing | Men's team sprint | ||
Anais Chevalier Marie Dorin-Habert Justine Braisaz Anais Bescond | Biathlon | Women's relay |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.Sport | Men | Women | Total |
Alpine skiing | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Biathlon | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Bobsleigh | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Cross-country skiing | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Figure skating | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Freestyle skiing | 11 | 8 | 20 |
Nordic combined | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Short track speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Snowboarding | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 63 | 43 | 106 |
The list of competitors:
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
;Mixed
Biathlon
Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, France has qualified a full team of 6 men and 6 women.;Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
Simon Desthieux | Sprint | 24:11.1 | 2 | 12 |
Simon Desthieux | Pursuit | 33:55.4 | 3 | 7 |
Simon Desthieux | Individual | 51:03.6 | 4 | 27 |
Simon Desthieux | Mass start | 37:45.9 | 5 | 22 |
Quentin Fillon Maillet | Sprint | 25:28.1 | 4 | 48 |
Quentin Fillon Maillet | Pursuit | 37:57.2 | 7 | 44 |
Quentin Fillon Maillet | Mass start | 38:57.5 | 7 | 29 |
Martin Fourcade | Sprint | 24:00.9 | 3 | 8 |
Martin Fourcade | Pursuit | 32:51.7 | 1 | |
Martin Fourcade | Individual | 48:46.2 | 2 | 5 |
Martin Fourcade | Mass start | 35:47.3 | 2 | |
Antonin Guigonnat | Sprint | 24:37.5 | 3 | 27 |
Antonin Guigonnat | Pursuit | 35:27.9 | 5 | 19 |
Antonin Guigonnat | Individual | 50:33.5 | 2 | 23 |
Antonin Guigonnat | Mass start | 37:15.3 | 5 | 19 |
Émilien Jacquelin | Individual | 55:26.1 | 7 | 77 |
Simon Desthieux Martin Fourcade Antonin Guigonnat Émilien Jacquelin | Team relay | 1:18:43.1 | 3+12 | 5 |
;Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
Célia Aymonier | Individual | 46:40.3 | 5 | 48 |
Anaïs Bescond | Sprint | 22:20.8 | 2 | 19 |
Anaïs Bescond | Pursuit | 31:04.9 | 1 | |
Anaïs Bescond | Individual | 45:10.9 | 3 | 31 |
Anaïs Bescond | Mass start | 37:23.5 | 4 | 17 |
Justine Braisaz | Sprint | 21:54.1 | 2 | 10 |
Justine Braisaz | Pursuit | 34:08.0 | 7 | 34 |
Justine Braisaz | Individual | 46:57.2 | 5 | 55 |
Justine Braisaz | Mass start | 37:49.6 | 5 | 20 |
Anaïs Chevalier | Sprint | 22:15.6 | 2 | 16 |
Anaïs Chevalier | Pursuit | 33:28.0 | 5 | 24 |
Anaïs Chevalier | Individual | 45:01.9 | 3 | 28 |
Anaïs Chevalier | Mass start | 40:39.7 | 6 | 29 |
Marie Dorin-Habert | Sprint | 21:39.3 | 1 | 4 |
Marie Dorin-Habert | Pursuit | 33:37.8 | 7 | 27 |
Marie Dorin-Habert | Mass start | 36:20.9 | 2 | 9 |
Anaïs Bescond Justine Braisaz Anaïs Chevalier Marie Dorin Habert | Team relay | 1:12:21.0 | 0+14 |
;Mixed
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
Anaïs Bescond Simon Desthieux Marie Dorin Habert Martin Fourcade | Team relay | 1:08:34.3 | 0+4 |
Bobsleigh
Based on their rankings in the 2017–18 Bobsleigh World Cup, France has qualified 2 sleds.Cross-country skiing
;Distance;Men
;Women
;Sprint
Figure skating
France qualified eight figure skates, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They announced part of their team on December 18 2017.Team event
Freestyle skiing
;Halfpipe;Moguls
;Ski cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
;Slopestyle
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, France has qualified 2 men and 2 women each.Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Ski jumping
Snowboarding
;Freestyle;Parallel
;Snowboard cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Speed skating
France qualified one speed skater.;Individual
;Mass start