BLUE OJ. Bad day for the French Olympic team which does not collect a new medal this Thursday, February 10.
Many disappointments this Thursday, February 10 at the 2022 Olympics for the French team, starting with Alexis Pinturault’s exit from the track in combined. Far down the descent, the Frenchman took risks in the slalom, but fell towards the middle of the course. If he remains the Giant this weekend, the Frenchman was the combined favorite and jeopardizes his chances of leaving the Winter Olympics with the gold medal. In snowboardcross, after Chloé Trespeuch’s silver on Wednesday, Merlin Surget won the small final and finished in 5th place at these Olympic Games while the rest of the French team was eliminated at the gates of the quarter-finals.
The Blues medal table
From February 4 to 20, the French team will try to do better than 15 medals and beat its record in the Winter Olympics. The French medal table.
Who are the French people to follow for the 2022 Olympics?
There are several who can bring back a gold medal for France. Despite the absence of Martin Fourcade, who has retired, biathlon could bring back a nice harvest of medals with Emilien Jacquelin, Quentin Fillon-Maillet or even Simon Desthieux for men, but also Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon in girls. In alpine skiing, there are plenty of title chances! First, Alexis Pinturault. Winner of the Ski World Cup, the French is aiming for an Olympic title. Mathieu Faivre, Tessa Worley and Clément Noël are also on track for an Olympic title. Among the other chances, Perrine Laffont is the big favorite in mogul skiing, while we will also scrutinize the performances of Guillaume Cizeron and Gabriella Papadakis in skating.