France at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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France at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of France.svg
Flag of France
IOC code FRA
NOC French National Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.franceolympique.com  (in French)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors86 (45 men and 41 women) in 6 sports
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

France will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026. As French Alps will host the 2030 Winter Olympics, France will be the penultimate nation to enter the stadium before the host country Italy during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment will be performed at the closing ceremony.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 6612
Cross-country skiing 7613
Figure skating 437
Ice hockey 252348
Ski mountaineering 224
Total454186

Alpine skiing

France has so far qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. [1] [2]

Biathlon

France has qualified six female and six male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. [3] [4]

Cross-country skiing

France has qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota so far. [5] [6] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, France has qualified further five female and six male athletes. [7]

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, France secured two quota in each of the men's singles, one quota in each of the women's singles, and two quota in each of the ice dance. [8]

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
  Men's singles
 
 
  Women's singles
 
 		 Ice dance
 
 

Ice hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageQualification
playoff		QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
France men's Men's Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
—
France women's Women's Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
—

Men's tournament

France men's national ice hockey team officially failed to qualify after finishing second in the final qualification tournament, but Russia is not allowed to participate in the Olympic tournament, France will take its place as the best-ranked second place team.

Group play
PosTeam
PldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 000000000Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 000000000 Playoffs
4Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 12 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
12 February 2026 (2026-02-12)
12:10
v 		Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFlag of France.svg  France PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan
13 February 2026 (2026-02-13)
16:40
v 		France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan
15 February 2026 (2026-02-15)
16:40
v 		Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of France.svg  France PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

Women's tournament

France women's national ice hockey team officially failed to qualify after finishing second in the final qualification tournament, but Russia is not allowed to participate in the Olympic tournament, France will take its place as the best-ranked second place team.

Group play
PosTeam
PldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 000000000 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 000000000
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)000000000
5Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host
5 February 2026 (2026-02-05)
14:40
v 		Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of France.svg  France PalaItalia, Milan
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)
12:10
v 		France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Fiera Milano, Milan
8 February 2026 (2026-02-08)
16:40
v 		France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fiera Milano, Milan
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09)
16:40
v 		Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Fiera Milano, Milan

Ski mountaineering

France has qualified two female and two male ski mountaineer through the 2025 ISMF World Championships. [9] [10]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
  Men's sprint
 
  Women's sprint
 
 
 		 Mixed relay —

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification System for XXV Olympic Winter Games, Milano Cortina 2026" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Women's Sprint Free Qualification" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Men Sprint Free Qualification Race" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Quota List Cross-Country". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Olympic Mixed relay ranking list" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Olympic Sprint Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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