France at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano

Competitors

106 (75 men, 31 women) in 12 sports

Flag bearer

Philippe Candeloro (figure skating)

Medals
Rank: 13

Gold
2

Silver
1

Bronze
5

Total
8

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France competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

1 Medalists
2 Alpine skiing
3 Biathlon
4 Bobsleigh
5 Cross-country skiing
6 Figure skating
7 Freestyle skiing
8 Ice hockey
- 8.1 Men's tournament
9 Nordic combined
10 Short track speed skating
11 Ski jumping
12 Snowboarding
13 Speed skating
14 References

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Crétier, Jean-LucJean-Luc Crétier	Alpine skiing	Men's downhill
1 Gold	Ruby, KarineKarine Ruby	Snowboarding	Women's giant slalom
2 Silver	Foucras, SébastienSébastien Foucras	Freestyle skiing	Men's aerials
3 Bronze	Masnada, FlorenceFlorence Masnada	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill
3 Bronze	Mingeon, BrunoBruno Mingeon Hostache, EmanuelEmanuel Hostache Le Chanony, ÉricÉric Le Chanony , Max RobertMax Robert	Bobsleigh	Four-man
3 Bronze	Candeloro, PhilippePhilippe Candeloro	Figure skating	Men's singles
3 Bronze	Anissina, MarinaMarina Anissina Peizerat, GwendalGwendal Peizerat	Figure skating	Ice dancing
3 Bronze	Guillaume, SylvainSylvain Guillaume Bal, NicolasNicolas Bal Roux, LudovicLudovic Roux Guy, FabriceFabrice Guy	Nordic combined	Men's team

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Adrien Duvillard	Downhill			DNF	–
Nicolas Burtin				DNF	–
Jean-Luc Crétier				1:50.11	01 !
Nicolas Burtin	Super-G			DSQ	–
Frédéric Marin-Cudraz				DNF	–
Jean-Luc Crétier				1:37.95	25
Ian Piccard	Giant Slalom	1:22.08	1:19.02	2:41.10	11
Joël Chenal		1:22.05	DSQ	DSQ	–
Christophe Saioni		1:21.84	1:19.40	2:41.24	13
François Simond	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Sébastien Amiez		56.96	55.23	1:52.19	14
Joël Chenal		56.68	54.83	1:51.51	8
Pierrick Bouregeat		56.28	55.54	1:51.82	10

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Carole Montillet-Carles	Downhill			1:30.65	14
Régine Cavagnoud				1:29.72	7
Mélanie Suchet				1:29.48	4
Florence Masnada				1:29.37	03 !
Florence Masnada	Super-G			1:19.03	18
Régine Cavagnoud				1:18.91	16
Carole Montillet-Carles				1:18.88	14
Mélanie Suchet				1:18.51	8
Leila Piccard	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Sophie Lefranc	Giant Slalom	1:19.88	1:33.39	2:53.27	5
Patricia Chauvet-Blanc	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Laure Pequegnot		DNF	–	DNF	–
Leila Piccard		46.25	DNF	DNF	–

Women's combined

Athlete	Downhill	Slalom		Total
Athlete	Time	Time 1	Time 2	Total time	Rank
Florence Masnada	1:29.87	37.21	35.76	2:42.84	6

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Raphaël Poirée	DNF	DNF	–
	Andreas Heymann	2	33:06.9	69
	Julien Robert	0	32:52.4	67
	Thierry Dusserre	1	30:43.6	50

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
20 km	Andreas Heymann	58:42.7	6	1'04:42.7	57
	Thierry Dusserre	1'01:26.6	1	1'02:26.6	46
	Julien Robert	1'01:01.6	1	1'02:01.6	40
	Raphaël Poirée	58:08.4	2	1'00:08.4	22

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Andreas Heymann Raphaël Poirée Thierry Dusserre Patrice Bailly-Salins	2	1'24:53.0	7

Women

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
7.5 km Sprint	Anne Briand-Bouthiaux	5	26:16.1	54
	Florence Baverel-Robert	1	25:39.6	43
	Corinne Niogret	2	24:54.7	25
	Emmanuelle Claret	1	24:08.7	14

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ²	Rank
15 km	Florence Baverel-Robert	1'05:42.8	4	1'09:42.8	63
	Christelle Gros	59:33.8	7	1'06:33.8	59
	Anne Briand-Bouthiaux	55:13.1	3	58:13.1	20
	Corinne Niogret	56:51.1	1	57:51.1	16

Women's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Christelle Gros Emmanuelle Claret Florence Baverel-Robert Corinne Niogret	0	1'43:54.6	8

¹A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
²One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Bruno Mingeon Emmanuel Hostache	Two-man	54.80	6	54.65	7	54.55	10	54.62	10	3:38.62	9
FRA-2	Éric Alard Éric Le Chanony	Two-man	55.25	15	54.75	11	54.73	13	54.58	9	3:39.31	13

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRA-1	Bruno Mingeon Emmanuel Hostache Éric Le Chanony Max Robert	Four-man	53.13	8	53.30	3	53.63	1	2:40.06	03 !

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km C	Philippe Sanchez	31:03.5	59
	Vincent Vittoz	29:03.5	24
	Patrick Remy	28:55.2	20
15 km pursuit¹ F	Patrick Remy	43:56.8	30
15 km pursuit¹ F	Vincent Vittoz	42:31.9	19
30 km C	Patrick Remy	DNF	–
50 km F	Vincent Vittoz	2'14:16.2	21
50 km F	Hervé Balland	2'11:55.9	14

¹ Starting delay based om 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Vincent Vittoz Patrick Remy Hervé Balland Philippe Sanchez	1'45:00.2	13

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km C	Anne-Laure Condevaux	20:21.2	64
	Karine Philippot	19:38.6	52
	Annick Vaxelaire-Pierrel	19:33.4	49
	Sophie Villeneuve	19:05.5	32
10 km pursuit² F	Annick Vaxelaire-Pierrel	32:20.0	37
	Karine Philippot	32:00.3	33
	Sophie Villeneuve	31:31.5	27
15 km C	Annick Vaxelaire-Pierrel	52:30.1	45
30 km F	Karine Philippot	1'29:51.6	22
30 km F	Sophie Villeneuve	1'28:57.8	17

² Starting delay based om 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women's 4 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Sophie Villeneuve Annick Vaxelaire-Pierrel Anne-Laure Condevaux Karine Philippot	58:27.7	11

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Philippe Candeloro	5	2	4.5	03 !

Women

Athlete	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Laetitia Hubert	12	21	27.0	20
Surya Bonaly	6	11	14.0	10
Vanessa Gusmeroli	8	6	10.0	6

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	TFP	Rank
Sabrina Lefrançois Nicolas Osseland	17	17	25.5	17
Sarah Abitbol Stéphane Bernadis	7	6	9.5	6

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD1	CD2	OD	FD	TFP	Rank
Dominique Deniaud Martial Jaffredo	20	21	21	20	40.8	20
Sophie Moniotte Pascal Lavanchy	10	10	12	11	22.2	11
Marina Anissina Gwendal Peizerat	3	3	3	4	7.0	03 !

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Olivier Cotte	Moguls	28.66	23.46	20	Did not advance
Julien Regnier-Lafforgue		28.20	24.20	12 Q	25.93	24.64	11
Fabrice Ougier		27.72	24.26	11 Q	25.88	24.22	12
Thony Hemery		26.18	25.06	6 Q	DNF	DNF	–
Jean-Damien Climonet	Aerials		186.81	16	Did not advance
Sébastien Foucras	Aerials		200.27	12 Q		248.79	02 !

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification			Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank
Candice Gilg	Moguls	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men's tournament

Preliminary Round - Group B

Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belarus	3	2	0	1	14	4	+10	5
Germany	3	2	1	0	7	9	-2	4
France	3	1	2	0	5	8	-3	2
Japan	3	0	2	1	5	10	-5	1

All times are local (UTC-7).

7 February 1998

France

0 – 4
(0-1, 0-1, 0-2)

Belarus

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 3,419

9 February 1998

Japan

2 – 5
(2-1, 0-1, 0-3)

France

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,930

10 February 1998

France

0 – 2
(0-0, 0-1, 0-1)

Germany

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 3,916

Consolation Round - 11th place match

All times are local (UTC-7).

12 February 1998

France 11th

5 – 1
(1-0, 0-0, 4-1)

Italy

The Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 8,854

Leading scorers

Rank	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
5th	Philippe Bozon	4	5	2	7	4

Team Roster

François Gravel
Cristobal Huet
Fabrice Lhenry
Serge Poudrier
Denis Perez
Jean-Philippe Lemoine
Serge Djelloul
Karl Dewolf
Jean-Christophe Filippin
Gregory Dubois
Philippe Bozon
Christian Pouget
Stéphane Barin
Bob Ouellet
Jonathan Zwickel
Anthony Mortas
Arnaud Briand
Richard Aimonetto
Pierre Allard
Maurice Rozenthal
Francois Rozenthal
Laurent Gras
Roger Dubé

Head Coach: Unknown

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men's individual

Events:

normal hill ski jumping
15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Cross-country time	Total rank
Fabrice Guy	Individual	201.5	28	46:43.3	29
Ludovic Roux		202.5	27	46:52.2	31
Sylvain Guillaume		212.5	16	43:42.5	9
Nicolas Bal		218.5	11	42:46.8	7

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

normal hill ski jumping
5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athletes	Ski jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
Athletes	Points	Rank	Cross-country time	Total rank
Sylvain Guillaume Nicolas Bal Ludovic Roux Fabrice Guy	863.0	6	55:53.4	03 !

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round one		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Ludovic Mathieu	500 m	43.767	4	Did not advance
Bruno Loscos	500 m	43.725	3	Did not advance
Ludovic Mathieu	1000 m	1:36.076	4	Did not advance
Bruno Loscos	1000 m	1:30.805	3	Did not advance

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Jérôme Gay	Normal hill	74.0	82.0	37	Did not advance
Nicolas Dessum	Normal hill	83.0	101.5	15 Q	82.5	100.5	202.0	16
Jérôme Gay	Large hill	115.5	107.9	17 Q	118.0	111.4	219.3	21
Nicolas Dessum	Large hill	118.5	113.3	10 Q	119.0	115.2	228.5	16

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Maxence Idesheim	1:00.75	1:04.77	2:05.52	8
Mathieu Bozzetto	59.83	1:04.74	2:04.57	5
Nicolas Conte	59.69	DNF	DNF	–
Christophe Ségura	59.59	1:09.27	2:08.86	12

Men's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
Athlete	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jean Baptiste Charlet	31.3	29	39.6	5 QF	73.4	12
Tony Vannucci Roos	36.2	14	35.8	17	Did not advance
Jonathan Collomb-Patton	38.2	8 QF			75.5	10
Guillaume Chastagnol	40.2	2 QF			78.3	5

Women's giant slalom

Athlete	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Nathalie Desmares	1:21.43	1:08.42	2:29.85	17
Charlotte Bernard	1:14.43	1:14.30	2:28.73	16
Isabelle Blanc	1:11.28	DSQ	DSQ	–
Karine Ruby	1:09.33	1:08.01	2:17.34	01 !

Women's halfpipe

Athlete	Qualifying round 1		Qualifying round 2		Final
Athlete	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Doriane Vidal	27.2	17	32.1	8	Did not advance

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
1500 m	Cédric Kuentz	1:54.78	37
5000 m	Cédric Kuentz	6:45.90	19

References

Nations at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan

Africa	Kenya • South Africa

America	Argentina • Bermuda • Brazil • Canada • Chile • Jamaica • Puerto Rico • Trinidad‑Tobago • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Virgin Islands

Asia	China • Chinese Taipei • India • Iran • Japan • Kazakhstan • North Korea • South Korea • Kyrgyzstan • Mongolia • Uzbekistan

Europe	Andorra • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia‑Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Moldova • Monaco • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • Yugoslavia

Oceania	Australia • New Zealand