France at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of France
IPC codeFRA
NPCFrench Paralympic and Sports Committee
Websitefrance-paralympique.fr
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors15 (13 men and 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Benjamin Daviet
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
12
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

France competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1] In total, 15 athletes competed in four sports.

Medalists

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

Administration

The flagbearers of France at ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Paralympics were selected by athletes and not by the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF).[2]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 819
Biathlon 202
Cross-country skiing
Snowboarding 314
Total13215

Alpine skiing

Marie Bochet is among the alpine skiers.[3][4]

Men
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marie Bochet Downhill, standing — DNF
Giant slalom, standing 59.80 5 1:02.78 3 2:02.58 4
Slalom, standing 49.49 4 DNF
Super combined, standing 1:17.34 3 54.83 7 2:12.17 5
Super-G, standing — 1:14.97 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Biathlon

Two competitors competed in biathlon.[5]

Men
Athlete Events Final
Missed Shots Result Rank
Benjamin Daviet 6 km, standing 1 17:19.1 4
10 km, standing 4 34:15.1 6
12.5 km, standing 0 37:58.9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Anthony Chalençon
Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello		 6 km, standing 4 19:18.4 9
10 km, standing 12 43:13.4 9

Cross-country skiing

France competed in cross-country skiing.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Benjamin Daviet 1.5 km sprint, standing 2:44.59 2 Q 3:25.5 1 Q 3:07.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
12.5 km free, standing — 33:09.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Anthony Chalençon
Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello		 1.5 km sprint free, visually impaired 2:38.79 3 Q 3:34.9 1 Q 3:47.2 4
12.5 km free, visually impaired — 34:15.5 4
Relay
Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Benjamin Daviet
Anthony Chalençon
Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello		 4 x 2.5 km open relay 28:30.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Snowboarding

Maxime Montaggioni and Mathias Menendez were among the snowboarders for France.[1][7]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Cécile Hernandez Women's banked slalom SB-LL2 1:19.39 1:18.48 1:18.48 6
Maxime Montaggioni Men's banked slalom SB-UL 1:09.87 1:09.41 1:09.41 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mathias Menendez Garcia Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 1:12.19 1:17.25 1:12.19 11
Laurent Vaglica Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 DNF 1:25.15 1:25.15 23
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Rank Position Position Position
Cécile Hernandez Women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 1:10.17 1:08.38 1 Q 1 Q 1 Q 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Maxime Montaggioni Men's snowboard cross SB-UL 1:03.70 1:03.72 6 Q 3 Did not advance
Mathias Menendez Garcia Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 1:06.39 1:06.30 13 Q 4 Did not advance
Laurent Vaglica Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 1:27.70 1:04.30 9 Q DNS Did not advance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "La sélection officielle pour les Jeux Paralympiques de Pékin". Fédération Française Handisport (in French). 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Houston, Michael (5 January 2022). "French flagbearers for Beijing 2022 Paralympics to be decided by athletes only". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Alpine Skiing". Paralympic.org. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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