France at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

France at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
France at the; 2022 Winter Paralympics
	Flag of France
IPC code	FRA
NPC	French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website	france-paralympique.fr
in Beijing, China; 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022
Competitors	15 (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)
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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 edit

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Arthur Bauchet	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom, standing	13 March
Gold	Benjamin Daviet	Biathlon	Men's 12.5 kilometers, standing	11 March
Gold	Maxime Montaggioni	Snowboarding	Men's banked slalom SB-UL	11 March
Gold	Benjamin Daviet	Cross-country skiing	Men's 1.5 km sprint, standing	9 March
Gold	Arthur Bauchet	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined, standing	7 March
Gold	Cécile Hernandez	Snowboarding	Women's snowboard cross SB-LL2	7 March
Gold	Arthur Bauchet	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, standing	5 March
Silver	Benjamin Daviet Anthony Chalençon Guide: Alexandre Pouye Guide: Brice Ottonello	Cross-country skiing	Open 4 × 2.5 kilometre relay	13 March
Silver	Benjamin Daviet	Cross-country skiing	Men's 12.5 km, standing	12 March
Silver	Marie Bochet	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G, standing	6 March
Bronze	Arthur Bauchet	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom, standing	10 March
Bronze	Hyacinthe Deleplace	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill, visually impaired	5 March

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Alpine skiing	3	1	2	6
Cross-country skiing	1	2	0	3
Snowboarding	2	0	0	2
Biathlon	1	0	0	1
Total	7	3	2	12

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	6	1	2	9
Female	1	1	0	2
Mixed	0	1	0	1
Total	7	3	2	12

Administration edit

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 edit

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	8	1	9
Biathlon	2	0	2
Cross-country skiing	2	0	2
Snowboarding	3	1	4
Total	13	2	15

Alpine skiing edit

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

Men

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Biathlon edit

Two competitors competed in biathlon.^[5]

Men

Athlete	Events	Final
Athlete	Events	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
Anthony Chalençon Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello	6 km, standing	4	19:18.4	9
Anthony Chalençon Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello	10 km, standing	12	43:13.4	9

Cross-country skiing edit

France competed in cross-country skiing.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Benjamin Daviet	12.5 km free, standing	—				33:09.1
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
Anthony Chalençon Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello	12.5 km free, visually impaired	—				34:15.5	4

Relay

Athletes	Event	Final
Athletes	Event	Time	Rank
Benjamin Daviet Anthony Chalençon Guide: Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello	4 x 2.5 km open relay	28:30.4

Snowboarding edit

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
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
Athlete	Event	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
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

References edit

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[selection_officielle_jeux_paralympiques_de_pekin_2022-1] "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.

[french_flagbearers_for_beijing_2022_paralympics_to_be_decided_by_athletes_only_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.

[alpine_skiing_results_book_winter_paralympics_2022-4] "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[biathlon_results_book_winter_paralympics_2022-5] "Biathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[cross_country_skiing_results_book_winter_paralympics_2022-6] "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

[snowboarding_results_book_winter_paralympics_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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