France at the 2026 Winter Olympics

France at the
2026 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFRA
NOCFrench National Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors160 (89 men and 71 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Clément Noël & Chloé Trespeuch
Flag bearers (closing)Mathis Desloges & Lou Jeanmonnot
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
8
Silver
9
Bronze
6
Total
23
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

France competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, which was held from 6 to 22 February 2026. As French Alps will host the 2030 Winter Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium before the host country Italy during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony as the country is the host of the next edition in 2030.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 8 8 16
Biathlon 6 6 12
Bobsleigh 4 2 6
Cross-country skiing 8 7 15
Figure skating 5 4 9
Freestyle skiing 11 8 19
Ice hockey 25 23 48
Nordic combined 3 0 3
Short-track speed skating 2 4 6
Skeleton 1 0 1
Ski jumping 3 2 5
Ski mountaineering 2 2 4
Snowboarding 6 4 10
Speed skating 5 1 6
Total 89 71 160

Medalists

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

Alpine skiing

France qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nils Allègre Downhill N/a 1:52.80 8
Super-G N/a 1:25.63 4
Nils Alphand Downhill N/a 1:54.06 22
Super-G N/a DNF
Steven Amiez Slalom 1:00.18 20 57.41 9 1:57.59 18
Léo Anguenot Giant slalom 1:15.83 5 1:11.16 12 2:26.99 6
Slalom DNF
Alban Elezi Cannaferina Downhill N/a 1:54.90 27
Super-G N/a 1:26.77 15
Giant slalom 1:18.79 31 DNF
Maxence Muzaton Downhill N/a DNF
Clément Noël Slalom 58.10 7 DNF
Paco Rassat Slalom DNF
Maxence Muzaton
Paco Rassat
Team combined 1:54.31 18 52.08 4 2:46.39 15
Nils Alphand
Steven Amiez
1:54.29 17 52.37 9 2:46.66 16
Nils Allègre
Clément Noël
1:52.71 6 52.45 10 2:45.16 5
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Camille Cerutti Downhill N/a 1:40.41 23
Super-G N/a 1:24.44 8
Giant slalom 1:05.98 30 DNF
Marion Chevrier Slalom DNF
Clara Direz Giant slalom DNF
Doriane Escané Giant slalom 1:04.82 19 1:10.57 20 2:15.39 22
Slalom 50.63 35 DNF
Laura Gauché Downhill N/a 1:37.98 13
Super-G N/a 1:25.02 12
Marie Lamure Slalom 49.03 13 53.11 19 1:42.14 15
Caitlin McFarlane Slalom 48.88 12 52.90 16 1:41.78 10
Romane Miradoli Downhill N/a 1:38.10 16
Super-G N/a 1:23.82 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Romane Miradoli
Marie Lamure
Team combined 1:37.37 8 DNF
Laura Gauché
Marion Chevrier
1:37.92 11 44.87 4 2:22.79 8
Camille Cerutti
Caitlin McFarlane
1:38.69 17 45.00 9 2:23.69 12

Biathlon

France qualified six female and six male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Fabien Claude Individual 55:46.9 4 (2+1+0+1) 17
Émilien Jacquelin 58:59.4 6 (2+1+0+3) 55
Quentin Fillon Maillet 54:20.9 4 (1+2+0+1) 8
Éric Perrot 51:46.3 1 (0+1+0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fabien Claude Sprint 25:23.2 5 (2+3) 41
Émilien Jacquelin 23:09.2 0 (0+0) 4
Quentin Fillon Maillet 22:53.1 0 (0+0) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Éric Perrot 23:55.2 2 (1+1) 9
Fabien Claude Pursuit 34:22.4 4 (1+0+1+2) 24
Émilien Jacquelin 31:41.6 3 (1+0+0+2) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Quentin Fillon Maillet 32:25.4 5 (1+2+0+2) 7
Éric Perrot 31:51.4 1 (0+0+0+1) 4
Fabien Claude Mass start 45:13.7 9 (3+1+4+1) 27
Émilien Jacquelin 41:56.7 6 (0+1+4+1) 12
Quentin Fillon Maillet 39:42.7 4 (1+0+2+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Éric Perrot 43:01.5 7 (1+2+3+1) 20
Fabien Claude
Émilien Jacquelin
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Éric Perrot
Team relay 1:19:55.2 10 (1+9) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Camille Bened Individual 42:52.3 1 (0+0+0+1) 6
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 49:50.2 8 (2+2+3+1) 80
Lou Jeanmonnot 42:08.7 2 (0+1+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Julia Simon 41:15.6 1 (0+1+0+0) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Océane Michelon Sprint 20:44.6 0 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 23:24.4 4 (2+2) 62
Lou Jeanmonnot 21:04.5 1 (0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Julia Simon 22:36.6 2 (0+2) 34
Océane Michelon Pursuit 31:08.9 4 (2+0+1+1) 5
Lou Jeanmonnot 31:01.2 3 (0+1+1+1) 4
Julia Simon DNS
Océane Michelon Mass start 37:18.1 2 (1+0+0+1) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet 40:30.3 6 (0+2+2+2) 27
Lou Jeanmonnot 38:47.7 3 (0+0+1+2) 16
Julia Simon 37:24.7 1 (0+0+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Camille Bened
Lou Jeanmonnot
Océane Michelon
Julia Simon
Team relay 1:10:22.7 7 (1+6) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Éric Perrot
Quentin Fillon Maillet
Lou Jeanmonnot
Julia Simon
Relay 1:04:15.5 7 (0+7) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Bobsleigh

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 55.75 11 55.89 8 55.75 12 55.93 13 3:43.32 10
Romain Heinrich*
Nils Blairon
Dorian Hauterville
Antoine Riou
Four-man 55.59 26 DNF
Margot Boch Monobob 1:00.02 6 1:00.30 11 59.79 10 59.84 11 3:59.95 10
Margot Boch*
Carla Sénéchal
Two-woman 57.98 19 57.85 14 58.54 20 58.05 15 3:52.42 17

Cross-country skiing

France qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[4] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, France qualified further five female and six male athletes.[4] After reallocation of declined quotas, France qualified one more female and one more male athlete.[4]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Mathis Desloges Men's skiathlon 23:25.3 7 22:21.1 1 46:13.0 +2.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hugo Lapalus 23:24.6 5 22:24.8 6 46:15.3 +4.3 5
Jules Lapierre 24:04.7 12 22:29.1 9 47:00.3 +49.3 9
Victor Lovera 24:12.6 23 22:42.1 11 47:23.1 +1:12.1 15
Mathis Desloges Men's 10 kilometre freestyle N/a 20:41.1 +4.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hugo Lapalus N/a 21:27.3 +51.1 8
Jules Lapierre N/a 21:43.9 +1:07.7 16
Victor Lovera N/a 21:32.4 +56.2 10
Mathis Desloges
Hugo Lapalus
Théo Schely
Victor Lovera
Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometre relay N/a 1:04:46.7 +22.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mathis Desloges Men's 50 kilometre classical N/a 2:22:53.6 +16:08.8 33
Hugo Lapalus N/a 2:22:53.6 +16:08.8 34
Théo Schely N/a 2:09:44.5 +2:59.7 4
Victor Lovera N/a 2:11:29.9 +4:45.1 8
Delphine Claudel Women's skiathlon 30:04.5 38 28:25.4 25 59:00.3 +5:15.1 31
Cloé Pagnier 29:03.1 21 28:53.3 33 58:29.4 +4:44.2 27
Léonie Perry 29:20.2 25 27:39.6 11 57:40.4 +3:55.2 16
Julie Pierrel 29:04.8 22 28:11.9 20 57:47.5 +4:02.3 21
Delphine Claudel Women's 10 kilometre freestyle N/a 24:53.8 +2:04.6 22
Mélissa Gal N/a 26:08.0 +3:18.8 51
Léonie Perry N/a 24:11.2 +1:22.0 10
Julie Pierrel N/a 25:29.3 +2:40.1 36
Delphine Claudel
Cloé Pagnier
Léonie Perry
Julie Pierrel
Women's 4 × 7.5 kilometre relay N/a 1:20:28.6 +4:43.8 9
Julie Pierrel Women's 50 kilometre classical N/a DNS
Cloé Pagnier N/a 2:27:52.1 +11:23.9 13
Justine Gaillard N/a 2:45:17.7 +28:49.5 33
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lucas Chanavat Men's sprint 3:15.29 10 Q 3:32.22 4 Did not advance 19
Jules Chappaz 3:12.86 2 Q 3:30.92 3 Did not advance 13
Richard Jouve 3:16.44 18 Q 3:41.45 5 Did not advance 24
Théo Schely 3:17.84 22 Q 3:29.37 6 Did not advance 27
Mathis Desloges
Jules Chappaz
Men's team sprint 5:52.67 6 Q N/a 18:47.87 12
Clémence Didierlaurent Women's sprint 3:51.93 38 Did not advance 38
Justine Gaillard 3:51.37 34 Did not advance 34
Mélissa Gal 3:43.39 11 Q 4:07.84 6 Did not advance 26
Julie Pierrel 3:46.22 18 Q 4:13.57 6 Did not advance 27
Léonie Perry
Mélissa Gal
Women's team sprint 6:52.54 10 Q N/a 20:53.61 7

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, France secured two quotas in men's singles, one quota in women's singles, and two quotas in ice dance.[5] France earned one quota in the pairs' competition at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China, but only after reallocation of rejected quotas.[6][7] Furthermore, France qualified to the team event.[8]

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kévin Aymoz Men's singles 92.64 7 Q 167.30 11 259.94 11
Adam Siao Him Fa 102.55 3 Q 166.72 12 269.27 7
Lorine Schild Women's singles 55.63 24 Q 111.45 22 167.08 22
Camille Kovalev
Pavel Kovalev
Pairs 64.65 16 Q 113.78 15 178.43 16
Laurence Fournier Beaudry
Guillaume Cizeron
Ice dance 90.18 1 Q 135.64 1 225.82 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Evgeniia Lopareva
Geoffrey Brissaud
82.25 8 Q 121.43 8 203.68 8

Team event

Athlete Event Short program / Rhythm dance Free skate / Free dance Total
Men's Women's Pairs Ice dance Total Men's Women's Pairs Ice dance
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points Rank Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points
Team points
Points Rank
Kévin Aymoz (M)
Lorine Schild (W)
Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev (P)
Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Guillaume Cizeron (ID)
Team event 88.05
7
62.24
4
63.72
4
89.98
9
24 6 Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

Moguls
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total
Benjamin Cavet Men's 17.87 60.56 78.43 4 Bye 17.56 61.28 78.84 10 Did not advance 10
Arthur de Villaucourt 17.56 50.76 68.32 25 14.78 58.24 73.02 14 Did not advance 25
Paul Andréa Gay 24.60 20.50 35.39 29 15.09 55.45 70.54 15 Did not advance 26
Thibaud Mouille 15.56 60.97 76.53 8 Bye 16.16 63.19 79.35 9 Did not advance 9
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total
Camille Cabrol Women's 27.25 57.11 73.07 10 Bye 26.35 47.11 61.43 20 Did not advance 20
Marie Duaux 30.54 46.91 59.00 22 30.39 52.86 65.13 13 Did not advance 23
Perrine Laffont 25.55 61.41 79.47 4 Q Bye 25.97 58.75 76.21 8 Q 26.16 60.76 78.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dual moguls
Men
Athlete Event 1/16 Final 1/8 Final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Benjamin Cavet Men's  Murphy (AUS)
L 12–23
Did not advance 25
Arthur de Villaucourt  Kolmakov (KAZ)
L 13–22
Did not advance 24
Paul Andréa Gay  Mouille (FRA)
W 19–16
 Jung (KOR)
L 9–26
Did not advance 10
Thibaud Mouille  Gay (FRA)
L 16–19
Did not advance 17
Women
Athlete Event 1/16 Final 1/8 Final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Camille Cabrol Women's  Yanagimoto (JPN)
W 19–16
 Gorodko (KAZ)
L 13–22
Did not advance 12
Marie Duaux  Schwinghammer (CAN)
L 14–21
Did not advance 20
Perrine Laffont  Ramsauer (AUT)
W 29–6
 Schwinghammer (CAN)
W 21–14
 Johnson (USA)
W 18–17
 Kauf (USA)
FB L DNF
 Lemley (USA)
L 17–18
4
Park & Pipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Vincent Maharavo Men's halfpipe 26.25 46.25 N/a 46.25 21 Did not advance
Matias Roche Men's big air 95.25 21.00 83.25 178.50 6 Q 18.75 85.25 17.75 103.00 10
Men's slopestyle 54.50 57.96 N/a 57.96 15 Did not advance
Timothé Sivignon Men's big air 93.00 85.00 DNI 178.00 7 Q 46.50 DNI 33.75 80.25 11
Men's slopestyle 38.93 31.95 N/a 38.93 23 Did not advance
Kim Dumont-Zanella Women's big air 18.25 74.50 55.00 129.50 18 Did not advance
Women's slopestyle 0.50 22.85 N/a 22.85 22 Did not advance
Ski cross
Men
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Youri Duplessis Kergomard Men's 1:08.18 21 1 Q 4 Did not advance 15
Evan Klufts 1:08.29 23 DNF Did not advance 25
Melvin Tchiknavorian 1:07.34 5 3 Did not advance 17
Terence Tchiknavorian 1:07.74 12 2 Q 2 Q 3 FB 1 5
Women
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Mylène Ballet-Baz Women's 1:14.27 18 2 Q 4 Did not advance 15
Marielle Berger Sabbatel 1:14.23 17 2 Q 2 Q 2 FA 4 4
Anouck Errard 1:13.67 12 2 Q 3 Did not advance 11
Jade Grillet Aubert 1:12.89 6 1 Q 2 Q 4 FB 2 6

Ice hockey

Summary

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff
Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
France men's Men's   Switzerland
L 0–4
 Czech Republic
L 3–6
 Canada
L 2–10
N/a 4 Q  Germany
L 1–5
Did not advance 11
France women's Women's  Italy
L 1–4
 Japan
L 2–3
 Sweden
L 0–4
 Germany
L 1–2OT
5 N/a Did not advance 10

Men's tournament

France men's national ice hockey team officially failed to qualify after finishing second in the final qualification tournament, but Russia is not allowed to participate in the Olympic tournament, France will take its place as the best-ranked second place team.

Roster

The first six players of France's roster were announced on 16 June 2025.[9] France's full roster was later revealed on 23 December 2025.[10] Pierre-Édouard Bellemare served as France's captain,[11] continuing in the role from Olympic qualifiers in 2024.[12] Yohann Auvitu, Stéphane Da Costa, and Alexandre Texier served as alternate captains.[13][14]

Head coach: Yorick Treille[15]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 F Charles Bertrand 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 34) Finland Vaasan Sport
5 D Enzo Guebey 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 26) Switzerland HC Davos
7 D Pierre Crinon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 29) France Brûleurs de Loups
8 D Hugo Gallet 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 28) Finland KalPa
14 F Stéphane Da CostaA 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 36) Russia Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
18 D Yohann AuvituA 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 36) Austria Black Wings Linz
19 D Enzo Cantagallo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1998-10-19)19 October 1998 (aged 27) France Spartiates de Marseille
24 F Justin Addamo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 112 kg (247 lb) (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 27) Finland Jukurit
25 F Nicolas Ritz 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 33) France Ducs d'Angers
27 D Jules Boscq 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 23) France Boxers de Bordeaux
29 F Louis Boudon 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 26) Finland Jukurit
30 G Antoine Keller 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 74 kg (163 lb) (2004-10-06)6 October 2004 (aged 21) Switzerland HC Ajoie
33 G Julian Junca 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 27) Slovakia Dukla Trenčín
36 G Martin Neckář 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (2005-09-12)12 September 2005 (aged 20) Switzerland SCL Tigers
41 F Pierre-Édouard BellemareC 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 40) Switzerland HC Ajoie
62 D Florian Chakiachvili 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 33) France Dragons de Rouen
72 F Jordann Perret 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 31) Czech Republic Mountfield HK
74 D Thomas Thiry 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 105 kg (231 lb) (1997-09-09)9 September 1997 (aged 27) Switzerland HC Ajoie
77 F Sacha Treille 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 37) France Brûleurs de Loups
78 F Dylan Fabre 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 (aged 24) Finland Porin Ässät
81 F Anthony Rech 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 32) France Dragons de Rouen
85 F Alexandre TexierA 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 26) Canada Montreal Canadiens
90 F Aurélien Dair 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 25) France Brûleurs de Loups
91 F Floran Douay 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 30) Switzerland Lausanne HC
95 F Kévin Bozon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 29) Switzerland HC Ajoie
Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 20 3 +17 9 Advance to quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 0 1 9 8 +1 5 Advance to qualification playoffs
3  Czechia 3 1 0 1 1 9 12 −3 4
4  France 3 0 0 0 3 5 20 −15 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreak criteria
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
12:10
Switzerland 4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 FrancePalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 10,627
Game reference
Leonardo GenoniGoaliesAntoine KellerReferees:
United States Brian Pochmara
Germany André Schrader
Linesmen:
United States Jake Davis
United States Jonny Murray
Riat (Andrighetto, Kurashev) (PP) – 00:551–0
Moser (Fora) – 03:062–0
Meier (Josi, Kukan) – 50:083–0
Meier (Moser, Fiala) – 56:134–0
8 minPenalties10 min
43Shots27

13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
16:40
France 3–6
(0–2, 3–2, 0–2)
 CzechiaPalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 11,174
Game reference
Martin Neckar
Julian Junca
GoaliesDaniel VladařReferees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Canada Eric Furlatt
Linesmen:
Canada Matt MacPherson
Canada Tarrington Wyonzek
0–105:56 – Nečas (Pastrňák, Hronek) (PP)
0–213:04 – Kempný (Stránský, Faksa)
Boudon (Da Costa, Auvitu) (PP) – 21:011–2
Boudon (Bertrand) – 24:042–2
Gallet (Bertrand, Boudon) – 25:543–2
3–333:23 – Pastrňák (Palát, Kempný)
3–439:28 – Stránský (Faksa, Hronek) (SH)
3–541:05 – Chlapík (Nečas, Kämpf)
3–641:53 – Červenka (Sedlák, Špaček)
6 minPenalties4 min
12Shots38

15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
16:40
Canada 10–2
(3–1, 3–0, 4–1)
 FrancePalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 11,498
Game reference
Jordan BinningtonGoaliesJulian Junca
Antoine Keller
Referees:
Sweden Christopher Holm
United States Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
United States Ryan Daisy
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
Wilson (Doughty, McDavid) – 08:411–0
1–108:54 – Douay (Addamo)
Toews (Crosby, Makar) – 09:332–1
Stone (SH) – 19:563–1
Makar (McDavid, Crosby) (PP) – 32:104–1
Celebrini (PS) – 37:165–1
Crosby (Stone) – 37:356–1
McDavid (Celebrini, Wilson) – 40:207–1
7–241:28 – Treille (Addamo, Crinon)
Horvat (Reinhart, Bennett) – 45:148–2
Hagel (MacKinnon, Theodore) – 50:469–2
Celebrini (Stone, Marner) (PP) – 51:4710–2
33 minPenalties35 min
46Shots14
Qualification play-offs
17 February 2026 (2026-02-17)
12:10
Germany 5–1
(3–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 FrancePalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 9,788
Game reference
Philipp GrubauerGoaliesJulian Junca
Antoine Keller
Referees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Sweden Christopher Holm
Linesmen:
Denmark Albert Ankerstjerne
Canada David Brisebois
Draisaitl (Samanski, Stützle) (PP) – 03:401–0
Tiffels – 10:542–0
Peterka (Stützle) – 18:133–0
3–124:02 – Bellemare (Perret)
Samanski (Draisaitl, Seider) (PP) – 47:014–1
Sturm (Draisaitl, Rieder) (EN) – 59:045–1
4 minPenalties6 min
36Shots31

Women's tournament

France women's national ice hockey team officially failed to qualify after finishing second in the final qualification tournament, but Russia is not allowed to participate in the Olympic tournament, France will take its place as the best-ranked second place team.

Roster

The roster was announced on 23 December 2025.[16]

Head coach: Grégory Tarlé[17]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Margaux Mameri 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 28) France Les Comètes de Meudon
5 D Gabrielle De Serres 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 28) Canada Sudbury Lady Wolves
6 F Margot Huot-Marchand 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (2000-06-10)10 June 2000 (aged 25) Sweden Rögle BK
7 D Lucie Quarto 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 23) United States Lindenwood Lady Lions
8 F Jade Barbirati 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 22) United States Quinnipiac Bobcats
10 D Sophie Leclerc 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 28) France Brûleurs de Loups
11 D Léa Villiot 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 28) Germany ERC Ingolstadt
12 F Estelle DuvinA 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 29) Switzerland SC Bern
13 D Marie-Pierre Pelissou 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1995-08-31)31 August 1995 (aged 30) Switzerland HC Davos Ladies
16 F Clara RozierA 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 57 kg (126 lb) (1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 28) Switzerland SC Bern
17 F Chloé Aurard-Bushee 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 26) Switzerland ZSC Lions
18 F Anaé Simon 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 23) France Lyon Hockey Club
19 F Lore BaudritC 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 34) Germany ERC Ingolstadt
21 F Julia Mesplède 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2002-10-12)12 October 2002 (aged 23) United States Vermont Catamounts
22 F Manon le Scodan 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 21) United States Clarkson Golden Knights
24 F Emma Nonnenmacher 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (2004-08-21)21 August 2004 (aged 21) Canada Concordia Stingers
29 D Lea Berger 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2003-10-29)29 October 2003 (aged 22) Canada Montreal Carabins
31 G Violette Pianel-Couriaut 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (2006-05-09)9 May 2006 (aged 19) France Villard-de-Lans U20
32 G Alice Philbert 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (aged 29) Italy EV Bozen Eagles
44 F Anais Peyne-Dingival 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2007-05-29)29 May 2007 (aged 18) Canada John Abbott College
55 F Sehana Galbrun 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (aged 20) Finland HIFK
85 F Clémence Boudin 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (2008-06-01)1 June 2008 (aged 17) France Sporting Hockey Club Saint Gervais
91 D Elina Zilliox 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) (2005-05-14)14 May 2005 (aged 20) United States Lindenwood Lady Lions
Group play
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 4 4 0 0 0 18 2 +16 12 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 4 2 1 0 1 10 8 +2 8
3  Italy (H) 4 2 0 0 2 9 11 −2 6
4  Japan 4 1 0 0 3 7 14 −7 3 Eliminated
5  France 4 0 0 1 3 4 13 −9 1
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
5 February 2026 (2026-02-05)
14:40
v
Italy 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 FrancePalaItalia, Milan
Attendance: 9,356
Game reference
Martina FedelGoaliesAlice PhilbertReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Canada Laura Gutauskas
0–109:42 – De Serres (Rozier) (PP)
Tutino (Mattivi) – 10:421–1
Roccella (Della Rovere, Lobis) – 35:172–1
Fantin – 40:143–1
Della Rovere (Caumo) – 44:594–1
6 minPenalties6 min
46Shots15

6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)
12:10
v
France 2–3
(0–0, 1–1, 1–2)
 JapanFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,424
Game reference
Alice PhilbertGoaliesMiyuu MasuharaReferees:
United States Melissa Doyle
Canada Michelle McKenna
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Kristýna Hájková
Canada Kirsten Welsh
0–138:34 – Ukita (Ak. Shiga, Sato)
Baudrit (Le Scodan, Peyne-Dingival) – 39:421–1
1–256:30 – Ito (Koyama, Miura)
1–357:50 – Maeda (Rir. Noro) (EN)
De Serres (Duvin, Aurard-Bushee) (PP, EA) – 59:482–3
2 minPenalties2 min
25Shots28

8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
16:40
v
France 0–4
(0–3, 0–1, 0–0)
 SwedenFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,868
Game reference
Alice PhilbertGoaliesEmma SöderbergReferees:
Finland Anniina Nurmi
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
United States Jennifer Cameron
Sweden Jessica Lundgren
0–103:30 – T. Johansson (Svensson, Olsson)
0–207:08 – Hjalmarsson (Olsson, Svensson) (PP)
0–313:14 – Thuvik (L. Johansson)
0–420:45 – L. Johansson (Thuvik, Hjalmarsson)
10 minPenalties6 min
14Shots49

9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
16:40
v
Germany 2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 FranceFiera Milano, Milan
Attendance: 3,632
Game reference
Sandra AbstreiterGoaliesAlice PhilbertReferees:
United States Melissa Doyle
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Linesmen:
Canada Alexandra Clarke
Canada Justine Todd
Kluge (Gleißner, Hadraschek) (PP) – 19:251–0
1–148:21 – Duvin (Le Scodan)
Jobst-Smith (Li. Welcke, Lu. Welcke) – 61:072–1
6 minPenalties10 min
47Shots14

Nordic combined

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marco Heinis Individual normal hill 97.0 118.1 17 33:12.3 24 34:10.3 22
Individual large hill 129.0 133.8 10 26:03.9 17 27:08.9 14
Laurent Muhlethaler Individual normal hill 93.0 111.1 23 34:20.5 30 35:46.5 29
Individual large hill 126.0 125.4 17 26:28.9 23 28:06.9 20
Maël Tyrode Individual normal hill 88.5 105.1 28 32:45.3 21 34:35.3 25
Individual large hill 123.0 118.5 24 25:42.3 15 27:48.3 17
Maël Tyrode
Marco Heinis
Team large hill 235.5 222.7 6 44:07.0 10 44:39.0 9

Short-track speed skating

France qualified six short-track speed skaters (two men and four women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[18]

Men

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Etienne Bastier 1000 m 1:25.908 4 Did not advance 25
Quentin Fercoq 1:25.818 2 Q PEN Did not advance 20
Etienne Bastier 1500 m N/a 2:23.760 4 Did not advance 23
Quentin Fercoq 2:18.492 5 Did not advance 25

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision; PEN - Penalty, not advanced on referee decision

Women

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bérénice Comby 500 m 42.750 3 q 56.076 4 Did not advance 15
Aurélie Lévêque 44.488 3 Did not advance 22
Aurélie Lévêque 1000 m 1:32.394 4 Did not advance 31
Cloé Ollivier 1:28.603 2 Q 1:28.964 5 Did not advance 17
Aurélie Lévêque 1500 m N/a 2:30.023 3 Q 2:54.173 5 Did not advance 16
Cloé Ollivier PEN Did not advance 33
Bérénice Comby
Eva Grenouilloux
Aurélie Lévêque
Cloé Ollivier
3000 m relay N/a 4:08.826 4 FB 4:12.272 7

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision; PEN - Penalty, not advanced on referee decision

Mixed

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Etienne Bastier
Berenice Comby
Quentin Fercoq
Aurelie Leveque
Cloe Ollivier
2000 m relay 2.46.871 3 ADV 3.05.547 4 FB 2.47.708 7

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Skeleton

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lucas Defayet Men's 57.63 20 57.66 21 57.21 20 57.19 19 3:49.69 19

Ski jumping

Men
Individual
Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Jules Chervet Normal hill 96 112.7 43 Did not advance
Large hill 128.5 119.1 33 Did not advance
Valentin Foubert Normal hill 102.5 134.6 2 Q 102.5 128.7 16 263.3 5
Large hill 127.0 130.3 16 Q 129.0 126.6 19 256.9 17
Enzo Milesi Normal hill 99.5 124.0 =25 Q 95.5 117.4 30 241.4 30
Large hill 122.5 107.6 43 Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event First round Second round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Jules Chervet
Valentin Foubert
Super team large hill 255.5 245.3 12 Q 240.0 232.3 11 Cancelled 477.6 12
Women
Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Emma Chervet Normal hill 84.5 94.1 43 Did not advance
Large hill 104.0 75.3 46 Did not advance
Joséphine Pagnier Normal hill 91.0 111.2 27 92.0 103.1 27 214.3 29
Large hill 118.0 93.3 34 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Emma Chervet
Enzo Milesi
Joséphine Pagnier
Valentin Foubert
Mixed team 372.0 457.9 9 Did not advance

Ski mountaineering

France qualified two female and two male ski mountaineers through the 2025 ISMF World Championships.[19][20]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Thibault Anselmet Men's sprint 2:46.98 2 Q 2:37.17 3 q 2:36.34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pablo Giner Dalmasso 2:42.37 3 Q 2:41.29 4 Did not advance 7
Emily Harrop Women's sprint 3:03.34 1 Q 3:06.57 1 Q 3:02.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Margot Ravinel 3:07.84 2 Q 3:10.13 1 Q 3:18.27 6
Thibault Anselmet
Emily Harrop
Mixed relay N/a 26:57.44 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Snowboarding

Cross
Men
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Loan Bozzolo Men's 1:08.22 5 1 Q 2 Q 4 FB 1 5
Aidan Chollet 1:06.37 1 2 Q 2 Q 1 FA 4 4
Jonas Chollet 1:08.04 4 1 Q 1 Q 3 FB 2 6
Merlin Surget 1:15.89 32 1 Q 3 Did not advance 12
Women
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Léa Casta Women's 1:12.79 2 1 Q 1 Q 4 FB 4 8
Maja-Li Iafrate Danielsson 1:15.05 14 2 Q 4 Did not advance 15
Julia Nirani-Pereira 1:13.32 4 1 Q 1 Q 4 FB 2 6
Chloé Trespeuch 1:13.49 5 1 Q 3 Did not advance 9

Mixed

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Position Position Position Rank
Aidan Chollet
Julia Nirani-Pereira
Team snowboard cross 2 Q 4 Did not advance 5
Loan Bozzolo
Léa Casta
1 Q 2 FA 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jonas Chollet
Chloé Trespeuch
3 Did not advance 10

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Park & Pipe
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best/Total Rank
Romain Allemand Men's big air 15.50 89.75 67.25 157.00 17 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 76.05 36.93 N/a 76.05 7 Q 76.95 52.28 35.06 76.95 5
Enzo Valax Men's big air 12.00 51.50 58.25 109.75 27 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 33.40 34.26 N/a 34.26 24 Did not advance

Speed skating

France qualified six speed skaters (five men and one woman) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[21]

Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Valentin Thiébault Men's 1500 m 1:46.12 17
Timothy Loubineaud Men's 5000 m 6:11.15 5
Men's 10,000 m 12:44.20 4
Violette Braun Women's 3000 m 4:07.17 16
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Timothy Loubineaud Men's 61 7:47.23 1 Q 0 8:06.93 11
Mathieu Belloir 10 7:43.78 5 Q 1 8:12.96 7
Violette Braun Women's 0 8:50.91 14 Did not advance 26
Team pursuit
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Time
Rank Opposition
Time
Rank Opposition
Time
Rank
Germain Deschamps
Timothy Loubineaud
Valentin Thiébault
Men's  Netherlands
3:42.70
5 N/a  Norway
3:43.90
5

See also

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