Team 
France - Profile
General Interest
@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
France fielded a team of 100 athletes (59 men, 41 women) competing in 11 sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, Nordic combined, short track speed skating, ski jumping, snowboarding and speed skating.
It won 15 medals (five gold), with eight won by men, five by women and two in mixed/open events. Biathlete Martin Fourcade won three gold medals - in the mixed relay, men's pursuit and mass start. This brought Fourcade's career total to seven medals with five gold.
PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Alpine Skiing: 3 (0-1-2)
Biathlon: 5 (3-0-2)
Cross-Country Skiing: 2 (0-0-2)
Figure Skating: 1 (0-1-0)
Freestyle Skiing: 2 (1-1-0)
Snowboarding: 2 (1-1-0)
Total: 15 (5-4-6)
PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Martin Fourcade (BTH)
Closing Ceremony: Gabriella Papadakis (FSK) / Guillaume Cizeron (FSK)
OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
France is the home of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games. Its NOC has competed at every edition of the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games.
France has won 124 medals (36 gold) at the Olympic Winter Games. Its greatest success has come in Alpine skiing, in which it has won 48 medals (15 gold). In biathlon it has won 25 medals (nine gold), including six at Vancouver 2010, the most by any nation.
Alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy won all three available gold medals at Grenoble 1968 and later became a member of the International Olympic Committee. Biathlete Martin Fourcade is France's most decorated winter athlete, with seven medals, and his five golds are more than any other French Olympian. Biathlete Marie Dorin-Habert leads the women with four medals (one gold).
With notable success in cycling and fencing, France has won 883 Olympic medals (263 gold). Roger Ducret and Philippe Cattiau, both fencers, have the most medals among Frenchmen, with eight (both with three gold, four silver, one bronze).
OLYMPIC HOSTS
France has hosted five Olympic Games, second only to the United States.
Paris - 1900 Olympic Games
Paris - 1924 Olympic Games
Paris - 2024 Olympic Games (scheduled)
Chamonix - 1924 Olympic Winter Games
Grenoble - 1968 Olympic Winter Games
Albertville - 1992 Olympic Winter Games
MILESTONES
First Competitor, Female: Simone Sabouret (26 April 1920) - 1920 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - 7th
First Competitor, Female: Andree Brunet-Joly (28 January 1924) - 1924 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 5th
First Competitor, Male: Team (23 April 1920) - 1920 - Ice Hockey - 5th
First Competitor, Male: Leon Quaglia (26 January 1924) - 1924 - Speed Skating (500m) - 15th
Youngest Competitor, Female: Lyne Haddad (13y-361d) - 1992 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - 16th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Alain Giletti (12y-161d) - 1952 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 7th
Oldest Competitor, Female: Nathalie Desmares (37y-283d) - 2010 - Snowboard (Parallel Giant Slalom) - 18th
Oldest Competitor, Male: William Gayraud-Hirigoyen (49y-278d) - 1948 - Skeleton (Skeleton) - DNF
First Medallist, Female: Andree Brunet-Joly (31 January 1924) - 1924 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Bronze
First Medallist, Male: Team (29 January 1924) - 1924 - Military Ski Patrol (Military Ski Patrol) - Bronze
First Gold Medallist, Female: Andree Brunet-Joly (16 February 1928) - 1928 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Pierre Brunet (16 February 1928) - 1928 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
Youngest Medallist, Female: Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau (16y-149d) - 2018 - Snowboard (Snowboard Cross) - Silver
Youngest Medallist, Male: Ludovic Roux (18y-323d) - 1998 - Nordic Combined (Team) - Bronze
Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Marielle Goitschel (18y-128d) - 1964 - Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Jean Vuarnet (22y-035d) - 1960 - Alpine Skiing (Downhill) - Gold
Oldest Medallist, Female: Sylvie Becaert (34y-170d) - 2010 - Biathlon (4x6km Relay) - Silver
Oldest Medallist, Male: Armand Isaac-Benedic (48y-157d) - 1924 - Curling - Bronze
Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Florence Baverel-Robert (31y-267d) - 2006 - Biathlon (7.5km Sprint) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Jean-Luc Cretier (31y-291d) - 1998 - Alpine Skiing (Downhill) - Gold
Most Medals, Female: Marie Dorin-Habert (4 | 1-1-2) - Biathlon
Most Medals, Male: Martin Fourcade (7 | 5-2-0) - Biathlon
Most Gold Medals, Female: Marielle Goitschel (2) - Alpine Skiing
Most Gold Medals, Female: Andree Brunet-Joly (2) - Figure Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Martin Fourcade (5) - Biathlon
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Medals won at previous Olympic Winter Games by discipline
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Skiing | 15 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
| Biathlon | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| Bobsleigh | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cross Country Skiing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Curling | 1 | 1 | ||
| Figure Skating | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Freestyle Skiing | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| Military Ski Patrol | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nordic Combined | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ski Jumping | 1 | 1 | ||
| Snowboarding | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Total: | 36 | 35 | 53 | 124 |
Medals won at previous Olympic Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyeongChang 2018 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Sochi 2014 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| Vancouver 2010 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Torino 2006 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Salt Lake City 2002 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Nagano 1998 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Lillehammer 1994 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Albertville 1992 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Calgary 1988 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sarajevo 1984 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Lake Placid 1980 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Innsbruck 1976 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sapporo 1972 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Grenoble 1968 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Innsbruck 1964 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Squaw Valley 1960 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Oslo 1952 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sankt Moritz 1948 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lake Placid 1932 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sankt Moritz 1928 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chamonix 1924 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total: | 36 | 35 | 53 | 124 |
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