Bruno Cuaz 09:56, February 04, 2022
This afternoon the Beijing Winter Olympics open.
France has good assets to exceed the previous harvest of the Pyeongchang games, during which the French athletes had won 15 medals.
The French are particularly expected in biathlon, freestyle skiing, alpine skiing and skating.
At the previous Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, France won 15 medals.
Martin Fourcade, the cross-country skier had greatly contributed to this harvest of medals.
Today, his successors could be the first purveyors of charms for the French delegation.
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Many hopes rest on the biathlon team, led by Quentin Fillon Maillet, the leader of the World Cup.
In alpine skiing, the assets are not lacking with Alexis Pinturault, world No. 1 in 2021, Matthieu Faivre or even Tessa Worley, the flag bearer.
Hopes in freestyle skiing and skating
The French delegation is also counting on freestyle skiers like Perrine Laffont, involved in the mogul ski event, or Tess Ledeux in slopestyle.
On the ice, the sublime dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron will finish first or second depending on the mood of the judges.
Terence Tchiknavorian is world No. 2 in ski cross this season and he is well supported by a strong team.
Let's not forget snowboard cross where Chloé Trespeuch could sneak up on gold.
France had won five gold medals in Pyeongchang: why not double the bet in 2022?