France_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics

France at the 1992 Winter Olympics

France at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


France was the host nation for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. It was the third time that France had hosted the Winter Olympic Games (after the 1924 Games in Chamonix and the 1968 Games in Grenoble), and the fifth time overall (after the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, both in Paris).

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Medalists

Competitors

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

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Alpine skiing

Men
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Men's combined

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Women
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Women's combined

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Biathlon

Men
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Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
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Women
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Women's 3 x 7.5 km relay
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1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

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Cross-country skiing

Men
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1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
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Women
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2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
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Curling

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

 France
Megève CC, Megève

Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc
Third: Claude Feige
Second: Patrick Philippe
Lead: Thierry Mercier
Alternate: Daniel Moratelli

Figure skating

Men
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Women
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Pairs
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Ice Dancing
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Freestyle skiing

Men
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Women
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Ice hockey

Group B

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

     Team advanced to the Final Round
     Team sent to compete in the Consolation round
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 France2:3 Canada
 France4:6 Czechoslovakia
 France4:3  Switzerland
 France0:8 Unified Team
 France4:2 Norway

Final round

Quarter-finals

 France1:4 United States

Consolation round 5th-8th places

 France4:5 Germany

7th-place match

 France 8th1:4 Finland

Contestants

  • Head coach: Kjell Larsson

Luge

Men
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(Men's) Doubles

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Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
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Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps per team member were counted.)
  • 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
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Short track speed skating

Men
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Women
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Ski jumping

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Men's team large hill
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1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating

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