France at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

France at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC code FRA
NPC French Paralympic and Sports Committee
Website cpsf.france-paralympique.fr
in PyeongChang, South Korea
Competitors 15 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Marie Bochet (opening)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
7
Silver
8
Bronze
5
Total
20
Winter Paralympics appearances

France is currently competing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Four people from France competed in para-snowboarding. Five people competed in para-alpine skiing. Six skiers and two guide skiers competed in para-alpine skiing. Marie Bochet carried the flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldMarie BochetAlpine skiingWomen's downhill, standing10 March
 GoldBenjamin DavietBiathlonMen's 7.5 km, standing10 March
 GoldMarie BochetAlpine skiingWomen's super-G, standing11 March
 GoldBenjamin DavietBiathlonMen's 12.5 km, standing13 March
 GoldMarie BochetAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom, standing14 March
 GoldMarie BochetAlpine skiingWomen's slalom, standing18 March
 GoldBenjamin Daviet
Anthony Chalençon
Thomas Clarion		Cross-country skiing4 x 2.5 km open relay18 March
 SilverArthur BauchetAlpine skiingMen's downhill, standing10 March
 SilverArthur BauchetAlpine skiingMen's Super-G, standing11 March
 SilverBenjamin DavietCross-country skiingMen's 20 km free, standing12 March
 SilverArthur BauchetAlpine skiingMen's super combined, standing13 March
 SilverFrédéric FrançoisAlpine skiingMen's super combined, sitting13 March
 SilverBenjamin DavietBiathlonMen's 15 km, standing16 March
 SilverCécile HernandezSnowboardingWomen's banked slalom SB-LL116 March
 SilverArthur BauchetAlpine skiingMen's slalom, standing17 March
 Bronze FrédéricAlpine skiingMen's downhill, sitting11 March
 BronzeThomas Clarion
Guide: Antoine Bollet		Cross-country skiingMen's 20 km free, visually impaired12 March
 BronzeCécile HernandezSnowboardingWomen's snowboard cross SB-LL112 March
 BronzeAnthony Chalençon
Guide: Simon Valverde		BiathlonMen's 15 km, visually impaired16 March
 BronzeFrédéric FrançoisAlpine skiingMen's slalom, sitting17 March

Team

People from France went to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing and para-snowboarding. People on the team were Benjamin Daviet and Cécile Hernandez.[1][2] Marie Bochet was chosen to carry the flag during the Opening Ceremony.[3] She was chosen 100 days before the 2018 Games started.[4] The first people were included on the team in September 2017.[5] The list included Thomas Clarion.[5]

The table below contains the list of members of people (called "Team France") that will be participating in the 2018 Games.

Team France
Name Sport Gender Classification Club Events ref
Arthur Bauchet Para-alpine skiing Male LW3 Club des sports d'hiver du Briançonnais [6]
Marie Bochet Para-alpine skiing Female LW6/8.2 Albertville handisport [6][5]
Antoine Bollet Para-Nordic skiing Male Guide skier [6]
Jordan Broisin Para-alpine skiing Male [6]
Anthony Chalençon Para-Nordic skiing Male B1 Ski club Morzine-Avoriaz [6][5]
Benjamin Daviet Para-Nordic skiing Male LW2 Handisport annécien Biathlon [2][6][5]
Thomas Dubois Para-Nordic skiing Male [6][7]
Frédéric François Para-alpine skiing Male [6]
Cécile Hernandez Para-snowboarding Female SB-LL1 Les Angles, France Douanes [1][6][5][8][9]
Maxime Montaggioni Para-snowboarding Male SB-UL Anices handisport [1][6][5]
Julien Roulet Para-snowboarding Male SB-UL [1][6]
Bastien Sauvage Para-Nordic skiing Male Guide skier [6]
Yohann Taberlet Para-alpine skiing Male France Douanes [6][9]
Simon Valverde Para-Nordic skiing Male Guide skier [6]

Para-alpine skiing

There were five skiers from France. They were Arthur Bauchet, Marie Bochet, Jordan Broisin, Frederic François and Yohann Taberlet.[6]

Para-Nordic skiing

Benjamin Daviet was at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. He did not win a medal. His best finish was seventh. The first medal he won at a major competition was in 2017 at a race in Finsterau.[2]

Thomas Dubois first represented France at racing at the 2017 World Cup in Ukraine. [7] Before that, he was the French junior champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing. He finished second in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the senior French championships.[7] Dubois became blind when he was an 8-year-old because of a genetic disorder.[7] He needs to ski with a guide skier. Unlike other countries, Fédération française handisport does not give money to guide skiers to help blind skiers with the cost of competing. To get the right to go to and practice for the Winter Paralympics, it cost €21,000. Dubois had to raise money to be able to pay for that.[7] Maubourguet Lions Club helped Dubois get the money for the Winter Paralympics.[7]

Para-snowboarding

There were three snowboarders from France at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[6] Snowboarders from France went to Pyrénées at the last part of January 2018 to get ready for the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1] Cécile Hernandez was one of the snowboarders from France. She went to the 2014 Winter Paralympics. It was the first Paralympics for Montaggioni and Roulet.[1] Hernandez and Roulet have arm disabilities. Montaggioni has a problem with her legs.[1] They were coached by Olivier Noiret and Marcos Lorenzo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Los integrantes del equipo paralímpico francés entrenan en Les Angles". Lugares de Nieve (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nordic Skiing - Rules & Regulations - Classification - Masterlist". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ↑ "Marie Bochet porte-drapeau de la France aux Jeux Paralympiques". Sport24 (in French). 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ↑ LOUIS, benjamin. "Marie Bochet porte-drapeau de la délégation française à PyeongChang - Coeur Handisport". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LOUIS, benjamin. "Les premiers sélectionnés pour les Jeux Paralympiques de PyeongChang connus ! - Coeur Handisport". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Sélection définitive : 12 français obtiennent leur ticket pour les Paralympiques de PyeongChang !". FRANCE PARALYMPIQUE - Comité paralympique & sportif français (in French). 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ensemble pour Thomas aux Jeux Paralympiques de 2018". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  8. ↑ "Cécile Hernandez (parasnowboard)". France Douanes. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Top départ pour les Jeux Paralympiques avec l'Équipe France Douane" [Starting signal for the Paralympic Games with the French Customs team]. France Douanes. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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