France at the 2026 Winter Olympics

France at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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)
Competitors	99 (53 men and 46 women) in 8 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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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.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	6	6	12
Cross-country skiing	7	6	13
Figure skating	4	3	7
Ice hockey	25	23	48
Short-track speed skating	2	4	6
Ski mountaineering	2	2	4
Speed skating	6	1	7
Total	53	46	99

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. ^[1]

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France qualified six female and six male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. ^{[2] [3]}

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. ^[4] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, France qualified further five female and six male athletes. ^[4]

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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. ^[5] Furthermore, France qualified to the team event. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kévin Aymoz	Men's singles
Adam Siao Him Fa
Lorine Schild	Women's singles
Laurence Fournier Beaudry Guillaume Cizeron	Ice dance
Evgeniia Lopareva Geoffrey Brissaud

Team event

Athlete	Event	Short program / Rhythm dance						Free skate / Free dance				Total
		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance	Total		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance
		Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank
(M) Lorine Schild (W) Camille Kovalev / Pavel Kovalev (P)  / (ID)	Team event

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Summary

Key:

• OT – Overtime
• GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team	Event	Group stage					Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
France men's	Men's	Switzerland	Czech Republic	Canada	—N/a
France women's	Women's	Italy	Japan	Sweden	Germany		—N/a

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

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.

Roster

The first six players of France's roster were announced on 16 June 2025. ^[7] France's full roster was later revealed on 23 December 2025. ^[8]

Head coach: Yorick Treille

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
3	F	Charles Bertrand	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1991-02-05)5 February 1991 (aged 34)	Vaasan Sport
5	D	Enzo Guebey	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	(1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 26)	HC Davos
7	D	Pierre Crinon	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	(1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 29)	Brûleurs de Loups
8	D	Hugo Gallet	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 28)	KalPa
9	F	Alexandre Texier	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 26)	Montreal Canadiens
14	F	Stéphane Da Costa	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 36)	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
18	D	Yohann Auvitu	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 36)	Vítkovice Ridera
24	F	Justin Addamo	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	(1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 27)	Jukurit
25	F	Nicolas Ritz	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 33)	Ducs d'Angers
27	D	Jules Boscq	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 23)	HPK
27	D	Enzo Cantagallo	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1998-10-19)19 October 1998 (aged 27)	Spartiates de Marseille
29	F	Louis Boudon	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 26)	Jukurit
30	G	Antoine Keller	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(2004-10-06)6 October 2004 (aged 21)	HC Ajoie
33	G	Julian Junca	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	(1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 27)	Dukla Trenčín
37	G	Martin Neckar	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(2005-09-12)12 September 2005 (aged 20)	SCL Tigers
41	F	Pierre-Édouard Bellemare	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1985-03-06)6 March 1985 (aged 40)	HC Ajoie
62	D	Florian Chakiachvili	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 33)	Dragons de Rouen
72	F	Jordann Perret	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 31)	Mountfield HK
74	D	Thomas Thiry	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	(1997-09-09)9 September 1997 (aged 27)	HC Ajoie
77	F	Sacha Treille	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	(1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 37)	Brûleurs de Loups
78	F	Dylan Fabre	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	(2000-11-10)10 November 2000 (aged 24)	Porin Ässät
81	F	Anthony Rech	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 32)	Dragons de Rouen
90	F	Aurélien Dair	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 25)	Brûleurs de Loups
91	F	Floran Douay	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 30)	Lausanne HC
95	F	Kevin Bozon	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1995-12-30)30 December 1995 (aged 29)	HC Ajoie

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
3	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs
4	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 12 February 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 12:10 v

Switzerland

v

France

PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

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13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) 16:40 v

France

v

Czech Republic

PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

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15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 16:40 v

Canada

v

France

PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

Women's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

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.

Roster

The roster was announced on 23 December 2025. ^[9]

Head coach: Grégory Tarlé

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
	F	Chloé Aurard-Bushee	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 26)	ZSC Lions
	F	Jade Barbirati	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 22)	Quinnipiac Bobcats
	F	Lore Baudrit	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 34)	Leksands IF
	D	Lea Berger	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2003-10-29)29 October 2003 (aged 22)	Montreal Carabins
	F	Clémence Boudin	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	48 kg (106 lb)	(2008-06-01)1 June 2008 (aged 17)	Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise
	D	Gabrielle De Serres	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	(1998-01-29)29 January 1998 (aged 28)	Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise
	F	Estelle Duvin	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 29)	SC Bern
	F	Sehana Galbrun	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	(2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (aged 20)	HIFK
	F	Margot Huot-Marchand	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(2000-06-10)10 June 2000 (aged 25)	Rögle BK
	D	Sophie Leclerc	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	(1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 28)	Grenoble
	F	Manon le Scodan	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	(2004-12-25)25 December 2004 (aged 21)	Clarkson Golden Knights
	G	Margaux Mameri	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 28)	Jets d’Evry-Viry
	F	Julia Mesplède	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)	51 kg (112 lb)	(2002-10-12)12 October 2002 (aged 23)	Vermont Catamounts
	F	Emma Nonnenmacher	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(2004-08-21)21 August 2004 (aged 21)	Concordia Stingers
	D	Marie-Pierre Pelissou	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	(1995-08-31)31 August 1995 (aged 30)	HC Davos Ladies
	F	Anais Peyne-Dingival	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	(2007-05-29)29 May 2007 (aged 18)	John Abbott College
	G	Alice Philbert	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	55 kg (121 lb)	(1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (aged 29)	EV Bozen Eagles
	G	Violette Pianel-Couriaut	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(2006-05-09)9 May 2006 (aged 19)	Villard-de-Lans U20
	D	Lucie Quarto	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	(2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 23)	Lindenwood Lady Lions
	F	Clara Rozier	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	(1997-08-28)28 August 1997 (aged 28)	SC Bern
	F	Anaé Simon	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	(2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 23)	Lyon
	D	Lea Villiot	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	(1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 28)	Remparts de Tours
	D	Elina Zilliox	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	(2005-05-14)14 May 2005 (aged 20)	Lindenwood Lady Lions

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 5 February 2026. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
(H) Host

5 February 2026 (2026-02-05) 14:40 v

Italy

v

France

PalaItalia Santa Giulia, Milan

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6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) 12:10 v

France

v

Japan

Fiera Milano, Milan

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8 February 2026 (2026-02-08) 16:40 v

France

v

Sweden

Fiera Milano, Milan

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9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 16:40 v

Germany

v

France

Fiera Milano, Milan

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France qualified six short-track speed skaters (two men and four women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[10]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	1000 m
	1500 m	—N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	500 m
	1000 m
	1500 m	—N/a
	3000 m relay	—N/a

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	2000 m relay

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Ski mountaineering

Main articles: Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France qualified two female and two male ski mountaineer through the 2025 ISMF World Championships. ^{[11] [12]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's sprint
	Women's sprint
	Mixed relay	—N/a

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

France qualified seven speed skaters (six men and one women) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[13]

See also

• France at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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2. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
3. "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
4. "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
5. 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.
6. "Communication No. 2754" (PDF). isu.org. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
7. "France, Italy each names 1st 6 players on preliminary Olympics roster". National Hockey League . 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
8. Kuehl, Tyler (23 December 2025). "France releases rosters for 2026 Winter Olympics". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
9. "Jeux Olympiques. Les listes des équipes de France". FFHG • Site fédéral (in French). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
10. "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
11. "Olympic Mixed relay ranking list" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
12. "Olympic Sprint Ranking List" (PDF). ismf-ski.org. International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
13. "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.