France competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. France is represented by the National Olympic Committee of France (French: Comité national olympique et sportif français).
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Alpine skiing Men's downhill 12 February Biathlon Women's sprint 16 February Biathlon Men's pursuit 18 February Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom 20 February Cross-country skiing Men's sprint 22 February Freestyle skiing Women's moguls 11 February Snowboarding Men's snowboard cross 16 February Vincent DefrasneFerréol Cannard Raphaël Poirée Biathlon Men's relay 21 February Florence Baverel-RobertSylvie Becaert Sandrine Bailly Biathlon Women's relay 23 February
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankYannick BertrandDownhilln/a1:51.3724Super-Gn/a1:32.2124Pierrick BourgeatSlalom54.4551.03n/a1:45.4811Combined1:41.3545.5644.383:11.298Raphaël BurtinGiant slalom1:20.701:20.29n/a2:40.9921Joël ChenalGiant slalom1:16.801:18.27n/a2:35.07Pierre-Emmanuel DalcinDownhilln/a1:50.3511Super-Gdid not finishAntoine DénériazDownhilln/a1:48.80Super-Gn/a1:31.4911Thomas FanaraGiant slalomdid not finishJean-Baptiste GrangeSlalom54.84did not finishCombined1:44.0544.6343.833:12.5113Gauthier de TessièresSuper-Gn/a1:34.9439Giant slalomdid not finishStéphane TissotSlalomdid not finishJean-Pierre VidalSlalomdid not start
Women AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankAnne-Sophie BarthetSlalom46.2850.38n/a1:36.6624Combineddid not finishIngrid JacquemodDownhilln/a1:58.4616Super-Gn/a1:35.2832Giant slalom1:02.561:11.49n/a2:14.0521Florine de LeymarieSlalom43.4047.99n/a1:31.3911Marie Marchand-ArvierDownhilln/a1:31.4515Super-Gn/a1:34.8225Combined41.0444.62n/a1:31.4515Carole Montillet-CarlesDownhilln/a2:01.0328Super-Gn/a1:33.315Laure PequegnotSlalomdisqualifiedVanessa VidalSlalom44.4948.48n/a1:32.9726
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankFerréol CannardSprint28:19.7132Pursuit40:07.71640Vincent DefrasneSprint26:54.214Pursuit35:20.23Mass start48:20.7411Individual59:16.1634Simon FourcadeIndividual59:01.7331Raphaël PoiréeSprint27:19.018Pursuitdid not finishMass start48:24.9212Individual57:21.1320Julien RobertSprint27:54.1018Pursuit37:15.95110Mass start48:51.8216Individual55:59.406Julien RobertFerréol CannardVincent DefrasneRaphaël PoiréeRelay1:22:35.16
Women AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankSandrine BaillySprint22:43.026Pursuit39:39.47312Mass start42:21.5410Individual51:58.236Florence Baverel-RobertSprint22:31.40Pursuit39:57.62413Mass start41:40.525Individual54:14.1526Sylvie BecaertSprint24:12.9030Pursuit43:17.10334Mass start45:38.4626Individual53:59.0224Delphyne PerettoSprint23:31.2014Pursuit41:52.85326Mass start45:39.9527Individual55:40.5340Delphyne PerettoFlorence Baverel-RobertSylvie BecaertSandrine BaillyRelay1:18:38.78
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankBruno MingeonStéphane GalbertTwo-man56.4956.7557.11did not advance21Bruno MingeonChristophe FouquetPierre-Alain MenneronAlexandre VanhoutteFour-man56.0956.0855.8755.713:43.7518
Cross-country skiing
Distance AthleteEventFinalTotalRankElodie Bourgeois PinWomen's 10 km classical 29:40.6 22Women's 30 km freestyle 1:29:37.6 36Jean-Marc GaillardMen's 15 km classical40:09.2 23Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:19.9 11Emmanuel JonnierMen's 30 km pursuitdid not finishMen's 50 km freestyle 2:06:13.5 4Aurelie Perrillat StortiWomen's 10 km classical 30:35.9 37Christophe PerrillatMen's 15 km classical 40:12.0 24Men's 30 km pursuit 1:20:12.0 35Karine PhilippotWomen's 15 km pursuit 45:06.5 20Women's 30 km freestyle 1:24:06.1 11Alexandre RousseletMen's 15 km classical 39:48.4 18Men's 30 km pursuit 1:19:17.0 27Men's 50 km freestyle 2:07:01.5 26Vincent VittozMen's 15 km classical 39:27.3 14Men's 30 km pursuit 1:17:07.5 6Men's 50 km freestyle 2:06:16.4 9Christophe PerrillatAlexandre RousseletEmmanuel JonnierVincent VittozMen's 4 x 10 km relay 1:44:22.8 4Aurelie Perrillat StortiKarine PhilippotCécile StortiEmilie VinaWomen's 4 x 5 km relay 56:41.4 9
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankElodie Bourgeois PinWomen's sprint 2:24.77 55 Did not advance 55Roddy DarragonMen's sprint 2:16.76 10 Q 2:21.9 2 Q 2:19.9 2 Q 2:27.1 Aurelie Perrillat StortiWomen's sprint 2:19.28 34 Did not advance 34Emilie VinaWomen's sprint 2:22.42 47 Did not advance 47Elodie Bourgeois PinAurelie Perrillat StortiWomen's team sprint n/a 17:54.5 6 Did not advance 11
Jean-Marc Gaillard was suspended for health reasons for the first five days of competition after recording too high values of haemoglobin in his blood.
Figure skating
AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankFrédéric DambierMen'sn/a61.1719 Q116.4219177.5919Brian JoubertMen'sn/a77.774 Q135.127212.896Marylin Pla Yannick BonheurPairsn/a44.241488.6014132.8414Isabelle Delobel Olivier SchoenfelderIce dance36.44758.34 499.502194.284Nathalie Péchalat Fabian BourzatIce dance28.591644.07 1776.6519149.3118
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Freestyle skiing
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankGuilbaut ColasMen's moguls24.335 Q23.6010Sandra LaouraWomen's moguls25.452 Q25.37Aurélien LohrerMen's aerials188.2722did not advance22Pierre OchsMen's moguls23.1914 Q21.3717Silvan PalazotMen's moguls21.2926 did not advance26
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankNicolas BalSprint95.4392:0120:06.7 +1:37.727Individual Gundersen188.5424:5644:28.9 +4:44.331François BraudIndividual Gundersen194.0374:3447:02.3 +7:17.742Jason Lamy-ChappuisSprint124.420:0518:51.5 +0:22.54Individual Gundersen257.030:2241:34.0 +1:49.431Ludovic RouxSprintdid not startIndividual Gundersen211.5293:2443:42.6 +3:58.026François BraudNicolas BalLudovic RouxJason Lamy-ChappuisTeam848.261:0551:24.6 +1:32.05
Note: "Deficit" refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
Short track speed skating
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStéphanie BouvierWomen's 500 mdisqualifiedWomen's 1000 m1:33.1974did not advance20Women's 1500 m2:35.4101 Qn/adisqualifiedMaxime ChataignierMen's 1000 mdisqualifiedMen's 1500 m2:23.9664did not advance18Min Kyung ChoiWomen's 1000 m1:36.7452 QdisqualifiedMyrtille GollinWomen's 1500 m2:38.442did not advance19Jean-Charles MatteiMen's 1000 m1:28.0093did not advance16Men's 1500 m2:43.5435did not advance24Stéphanie BouvierMin Kyung ChoiMyrtille GollinCéline LecompéreWomen's 3000 m relayn/a4:21.8983Final B 4:18.971 5
Skeleton
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankPhilippe CavoretMen's59.7959.081:58.8714
Snowboarding
Halfpipe AthleteEventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2RankCecile AlzinaWomen's halfpipe25.71728.013did not advance19Mathieu CrépelMen's halfpipe37.4834.211did not advance17Sophie RodriguezWomen's halfpipe33.9733.87did not advance13Doriane VidalWomen's halfpipe34.56 Qn/a(26.1)35.78Gary ZebrowskiMen's halfpipe30.71743.32 Q38.6(29.5)6
Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A score in parentheses indicates a run that was not counted.
Parallel GS AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankIsabelle Blanc Women's parallel giant slalom1:22.6714 (3)L +1.77 (-0.32 +2.09)did not advance14Mathieu BozzettoMen's parallel giant slalom1:12.0213 Q (4)W -0.54 (-0.48 -0.06) (5)W -1.54 (-0.86 -0.68) (1)L +0.38 (-0.31 +0.69)Bronze final (9)L DNF4Nicolas HuetMen's parallel giant slalom1:10.727 (10)L +0.53 (+1.35 -0.82)did not advance10Julie PomagalskiWomen's parallel giant slalom1:21.023 Q (14)W -1.77 (+0.32 -2.09) (6)L -1.43 (-1.50 +0.07)Classification 5–8 (7)W -4.76 (+1.50 -6.26)5th place final (1)L +1.04 (+1.32 -0.28)6
Key: "+ [time]" represents a deficit; the parentheses indicate the results of each run.
Snowboard cross AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankDéborah AnthoniozWomen's snowboard cross1:30.899 Qn/a3did not advanceClassification 9–12 210Paul-Henri de Le RueMen's snowboard cross1:21.2110 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q3Xavier de Le RueMen's snowboard cross1:20.975 Q3did not advance18Sylvain DuclosMen's snowboard cross1:22.55254did not advance29Marie LaissusWomen's snowboard cross1:30.468 Qn/a2 Q3Classification 5–8 48Julie PomagalskiWomen's snowboard cross1:36.3223did not advance23Karine RubyWomen's snowboard cross1:31.0311 Qn/a4did not advanceClassification 13–16 416Pierre VaultierMen's snowboard cross1:23.7535did not advance35
References and notes
External links Official site for the 2006 France Olympic Team