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France at the 2014 Winter Olympics

France at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


France competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014.

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French President François Hollande did not attend the opening ceremony. He has not said publicly that the decision was a political gesture.[3]

The French delegation won a total of 15 medals (including 4 gold), its most ever at a Winter Olympic Games and ranked eighth in overall medals.

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

On 22 January 2014, 14 provisional slots have been filled by the French alpine skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, was officially announced on 27 January 2014.[4] Cyprien Richard[5] and Brice Roger (tore his anterior cruciate ligament during training)[6] were selected to the team, however did not compete in any race.

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Biathlon

Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships France qualified 6 men and 6 women.[7]

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Mixed
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Bobsleigh

French two-man bobsleigh
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* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Cross-country skiing

France has qualified for the following events according to the quota allocation by the International Ski Federation (FIS).[8] Aurélie Dabudyk was selected to the team but did not compete in any race.

Distance
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Sprint
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Figure skating

France has achieved the following quota places:

Singles
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Team trophy
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Freestyle skiing

France has achieved a total of 20 quota places for the following events.[9] On 22 January 2014, 14 provisional slots have been filled by the French freestyle skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, will be officially announced on 27 January 2014.[4]

Halfpipe
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Moguls
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Ski cross
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Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Slopestyle
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Luge

France qualified a single female athlete in the luge.

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Nordic combined

France has qualified a maximum of five athletes and a spot in the team relay.[9] The team selection has been announced on 22 January 2014.[4]

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Short track speed skating

France qualified 1 woman and 3 men for the Olympics during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013.

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Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Ski jumping

France has received the following start quotas. On 27 January 2014, only four ski jumpers from the French team had qualified for the Games.[10]

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Snowboarding

France has achieved a total of 14 quota places in snowboarding. On 22 January 2014, eight provisional slots have been filled by the French freestyle skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, was officially announced on 27 January 2014.[4][10]

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Freestyle
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Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal

Snowboard cross
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Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, France has earned the following start quotas:

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Team pursuit
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References

  1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Putin Plays Games to Salvage Olympics". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
  4. "Sélection de l'équipe de France olympique pour Sotchi" [France's team selection for Sochi Olympics] (in French). French Olympic Committee. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. "Athlete Brice Roger". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014.
  6. "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  7. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  8. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, SOCHI 2014" (PDF). 18 September 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2022.
  9. "La délégation pour Sotchi 2014" [The delegation for Sochi 2014] (in French). French Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

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