France at the 1994 Winter Olympics

IOC code	FRA
NOC	French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website	www.franceolympique.com (in French)
in Lillehammer
Competitors	98 (68 men, 30 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Anne Briand (biathlon)
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 5
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France competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Anne Briand	Biathlon	Women's individual	18 February
Bronze	Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Lionel Laurent Hervé Flandin	Biathlon	Men's relay	15 February
Bronze	Edgar Grospiron	Freestyle skiing	Men's moguls	16 February
Bronze	Philippe Candeloro	Figure skating	Men's singles	19 February
Bronze	Corinne Niogret Véronique Claudel Delphyne Burlet Anne Briand	Biathlon	Women's relay	25 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	8	9	17
Biathlon	6	5	11
Bobsleigh	8	–	8
Cross-country skiing	5	5	10
Figure skating	4	5	9
Freestyle skiing	6	2	8
Ice hockey	22	–	22
Nordic combined	4	–	4
Short track speed skating	1	4	5
Ski jumping	4	–	4
Total	68	30	98

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Luc Alphand	Downhill				1:46.25	8
Luc Alphand	Super-G				1:33.39	8
Sébastien Amiez	Slalom	1:03.66	DNF		DNF
Nicolas Burtin	Downhill				1:46.22	6
Nicolas Burtin	Super-G				1:35.28	31
Jean-Luc Crétier	Downhill				1:47.27	24
Jean-Luc Crétier	Combined	1:38.92	DQ		DQ
Yves Dimier	Slalom	1:03.72	1:03.27		2:06.99	16
Franck Piccard	Super-G				1:34.75	23
Franck Piccard	Giant Slalom	1:29.79	1:24.18		2:53.97	13
Ian Piccard	Giant Slalom	1:30.21	1:24.64		2:54.85	17
Christophe Plé	Downhill				1:47.11	22
Christophe Plé	Super-G				1:34.50	17

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Nathalie Bouvier	Downhill				1:38.85	29
Régine Cavagnoud	Downhill				1:38.69	26
	Super-G				1:23.13	11
	Giant Slalom	1:23.45	1:13.33		2:36.78	18
Patricia Chauvet-Blanc	Slalom	DNF			DNF
Béatrice Filliol	Slalom	DNF			DNF
Sophie Lefranc	Giant Slalom	DNF			DNF
Florence Masnada	Downhill				1:37.92	13
	Super-G				1:23.43	14
	Slalom	DNF			DNF
	Combined	1:29.11	51.86	49.05	3:10.02	7
Carole Merle	Super-G				1:23.72	19
Carole Merle	Giant Slalom	1:21.56	1:11.88		2:33.44	5
Leila Piccard	Giant Slalom	1:24.58	DNF		DNF
Leila Piccard	Slalom	1:01.33	DNF		DNF
Mélanie Suchet	Downhill				1:37.34	6
Mélanie Suchet	Super-G				1:23.74	20

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Pen.	Rank
Patrice Bailly-Salins	10 km Sprint	29:43.1	2	11
Patrice Bailly-Salins	20 km Individual	59:53.5	4	13
Stéphane Bouthiaux	10 km Sprint	31:07.3	3	35
Thierry Dusserre	10 km Sprint	30:22.6	2	19
Hervé Flandin	10 km Sprint	29:33.8	1	8
Hervé Flandin	20 km Individual	1:02:25.9	4	44
Lionel Laurent	20 km Individual	1:01:42.6	3	32
Franck Perrot	20 km Individual	1:02:57.0	3	47
Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins Lionel Laurent Hervé Flandin	4 × 7.5 kilometres relay	1:32:31.3	1

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Pen.	Rank
Anne Briand	7.5 km Sprint	28:00.8	4	30
Anne Briand	15 km Individual	52:53.3	3
Emmanuelle Claret	7.5 km Sprint	28:19.7	5	35
Véronique Claudel	7.5 km Sprint	27:28.2	1	20
Véronique Claudel	15 km Individual	55:40.6	2	20
Delphyne Burlet	15 km Individual	54:21.8	1	11
Corinne Niogret	7.5 km Sprint	27:48.1	3	27
Corinne Niogret	15 km Individual	53:38.1	2	5
Corinne Niogret Véronique Claudel Delphyne Burlet Anne Briand	4× 7.5 km Relay	1:52:28.3	1

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Run 4	Total	Rank
Christophe Flacher Max Robert	Two-man	53.44	53.60	53.47	53.79	3:34.30	21
Gabriel Fourmigué Philippe Tanchon	Two-man	53.54	53.70	53.58	53.98	3:34.80	23
Christophe Flacher Thierry Tribondeau Claude Dasse Max Robert	Four-man	52.54	52.61	52.89	53.14	3:31.18	21
Bruno Mingeon Philippe Tanchon Gabriel Fourmigué Éric Le Chanony	Four-man	52.43	52.49	52.54	52.58	3:30.04	16

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Start	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Stéphane Azambre	10 km Classical					27:14.6	54
Hervé Balland	30 km Free					DNF
Patrick Rémy	10 km Classical					25:57.6	22
	15 km Free Pursuit	+01:37	22	38:23.5	26	+4:11.7	20
	50 km Classical					2:16:21.4	23
Philippe Sanchez	10 km Classical					26:47.8	39
	15 km Free Pursuit	+02:27	39	38:44.8	35	+5:23.0	29
	50 km Classical					2:22:01.0	46
Cédric Vallet	10 km Classical					27:30.0	63
	15 km Free Pursuit	+03:10	63	40:14.5	54	+7:35.7	53
	30 km Free					1:19:49.7	32
	50 km Classical					2:19:06.7	33
Philippe Sanchez Patrick Remy Hervé Balland Stéphane Azambre	4 × 10 km Relay					1:48:25.1	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Start	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Sylvie Giry-Rousset	15 km Free					DNF
Sylvie Giry-Rousset	30 km Classical					1:39:26.3	50
Isabelle Mancini	5 km Classical					16:31.4	51
	10 km Free Pursuit	+02:23	51	29:49.8	25	+4:42.7	30
	15 km Free					46:16.2	39
Carole Stanisière	5 km Classical					16:08.7	41
	10 km Free Pursuit	+02:00	41	32:02.4	49	+6:32.3	47
	30 km Classical					1:32:17.6	24
Élisabeth Tardy	5 km Classical					16:39.3	54
Élisabeth Tardy	10 km Free Pursuit	+02:31	54	30:58.9	36	+5:59.8	41
Sophie Villeneuve	5 km Classical					15:31.9	23
	10 km Free Pursuit	+01:23	23	28:05.8	8	+1:58.7	10
	15 km Free					42:41.3	9
Carole Stanisière Sylvie Giry-Rousset Sophie Villeneuve Élisabeth Tardy	4 × 10 km Relay					1:02:28.6	11

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Final
Athlete	Short Program	Rank	Free Skating	Total	Rank
Philippe Candeloro	1.5	3	5.0	6.5
Éric Millot	3.0	6	7.0	10.0	7

Women

Athlete	Final
Athlete	Short Program	Rank	Free Skating	Total	Rank
Surya Bonaly	1.5	3	4.0	5.5	4
Laëtitia Hubert	10.0	20	15.0	25.0	17
Marie-Pierre Leray	7.0	14	13.0	20.0	14

Ice Dancing

Athlete	Final
Athlete	Compulsory Dance 1	Rank	Compulsory Dance 2	Rank	Original Dance	Rank	Free Dance	Total	Rank
Sophie Moniotte Pascal Lavanchy	1.0	5	1.0	5	3.0	5	5.0	10.0	5
Bérangère Nau Luc Moneger	3.0	15	3.0	15	9.0	15	14.0	27.0	14

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Olivier Allamand	Moguls	25.89	5 Q	25.28	6
Jean-Marc Bacquin	Aerials	203.58	8 Q	196.88	9
Alexis Blanc	Aerials	162.22	18	Did Not Advance
Olivier Cotte	Moguls	26.36	4 Q	25.79	4
Sébastien Foucras	Aerials	55.68	24	Did Not Advance
Edgar Grospiron	Moguls	26.65	2 Q	26.64

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Candice Gilg	Moguls	24.12	5 Q	24.82	5
Raphaëlle Monod	Moguls	24.16	4 Q	25.17	4

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men's team competition

Team roster
Head coach: Kjell Larsson

Results

Stage	Opponent	Result	Points	Rank
Group Stage	United States	04-04
Group Stage	Canada	01-03
Group Stage	Sweden	01-07
Group Stage	Italy	03-07
Group Stage	Slovakia	02-06
Group Stage		11-27	1	6
Placement Round 9-12	Austria	05-04
9th Place Match	Italy	02-03		10

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	First Round		Second Round			Cross-country
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank	Start	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Étienne Gouy	Individual event	98.5	28	93.5	192.0	28	+06:06	41:08.5	30	47:14.5	28
Sylvain Guillaume	Individual event	97.5	30	104.5	202.0	16	+05:00	38:18.4	2	43:18.4	9
Fabrice Guy	Individual event	105.0	12	86.0	191.0	31	+06:13	39:07.2	7	45:20.2	17
Stéphane Michon	Individual event	88.5	42	82.5	171.0	41	+08:26	39:00.1	6	47:26.1	34
Stéphane Michon Fabrice Guy Sylvain Guillaume	Team event	291.5	9	266.0	557.5	10	+14:40	1:20:53.0	1	1:35:33.0	6

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bruno Loscos	500 metres	45.54	3rd	Ranking Round					21st
Bruno Loscos	1000 metres	1:33.93	4th	Ranking Round					26th

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Valérie Barizza	500 metres	50.30	4th	Ranking Round					28th
Valérie Barizza	1000 metres	1:52.30	4th	Ranking Round					27th
Sandrine Daudet	500 metres	49.06	2nd	47.97	3rd	Ranking Round			13th
Sandrine Daudet	1000 metres	1:41.91	2nd	1:40.83	4th	Ranking Round			16th
Laure Drouet	500 metres	50.47	3rd	Ranking Round					22nd
Laure Drouet	1000 metres	1:41.21	4th	Ranking Round					25th
Valérie Barizza Sandrine Daudet Sandra Deleglise Laure Drouet	3000 metres relay					4:55.24	4th	4:59.94	7th

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	First Round		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank
Steve Delaup	Large hill	85.3	27	84.9	170.2	23
Steve Delaup	Normal hill	73.0	56	89.5	162.5	47
Nicolas Dessum	Large hill	92.8	20	78.2	171.0	21
Nicolas Dessum	Normal hill	123.5	11	109.5	233.0	14
Nicolas Jean-Prost	Large hill	26.4	54	70.7	97.1	47
Nicolas Jean-Prost	Normal hill	111.0	28	113.5	224.5	22
Didier Mollard	Large hill	117.7	7	95.6	213.3	10
Didier Mollard	Normal hill	115.5	20	114.5	230.0	17
Nicolas Jean-Prost Steve Delaup Nicolas Dessum Didier Mollard	Team Large Hill	414.7	6	407.4	822.1	6

References

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