France sent 15 athletes and two guides to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They competed in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing and para-snowboarding. Marie Bochet carried the flag during the Opening Ceremony.
| France at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | france-paralympique |
| in PyeongChang, South Korea | |
| Competitors | 15 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Marie Bochet (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Four people from France competed in para-snowboarding. Five people competed in para-alpine skiing. Six skiers and two guide skiers competed in para-Nordic skiing. They won seven gold medals, eight silver and five bronze including four golds for Bochet and three golds and two silvers for Benjamin Daviet.
Medalists
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Team
editPeople 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]
"Team France" was represented by the following athletes at the 2018 Games:
| 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
editThere were five skiers from France. They were Arthur Bauchet, Marie Bochet, Jordan Broisin, Frederic François and Yohann Taberlet.[6]
Para-Nordic skiing
editBenjamin 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
editThere 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Los integrantes del equipo paralímpico francés entrenan en Les Angles". Lugares de Nieve (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b c "Nordic Skiing - Rules & Regulations - Classification - Masterlist". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Marie Bochet porte-drapeau de la France aux Jeux Paralympiques". Sport24 (in French). 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ LOUIS, benjamin. "Marie Bochet porte-drapeau de la délégation française à PyeongChang - Coeur Handisport". Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g LOUIS, benjamin. "Les premiers sélectionnés pour les Jeux Paralympiques de PyeongChang connus ! - Coeur Handisport". Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ensemble pour Thomas aux Jeux Paralympiques de 2018". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Cécile Hernandez (parasnowboard)". France Douanes. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.