# France at the 2002 Winter Olympics

France competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Jean-Pierre Vidal | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Gold | Carole Montillet | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill |
| Gold | Marina Anissina Gwendal Peizerat | Figure skating | Ice dancing |
| Gold | Isabelle Blanc | Snowboarding | Women's parallel giant slalom |
| Silver | Sébastien Amiez | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Silver | Laure Pequegnot | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Silver | Raphaël Poirée | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 km pursuit |
| Silver | Karine Ruby | Snowboarding | Women's parallel giant slalom |
| Silver | Doriane Vidal | Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe |
| Bronze | Vincent Defrasne Gilles Marguet Raphaël Poirée Julien Robert | Biathlon | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | Richard Gay | Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Antoine Dénériaz | Downhill | | | 1:40.74 | 12 |
| Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin | Downhill | | | 1:40.58 | 11 |
| Sébastien Fournier-Bidoz | Downhill | | | 1:40.39 | 10 |
| Claude Crétier | Downhill | | | 1:39.96 | 5 |
| Claude Crétier | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
| Christophe Saioni | Super-G | | | 1:24.28 | 20 |
| Sébastien Fournier-Bidoz | Super-G | | | 1:23.82 | 15 |
| Vincent Millet | Giant Slalom | 1:14.03 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Joël Chenal | Giant Slalom | 1:13.76 | 1:13.32 | 2:27.08 | 21 |
| Frédéric Covili | Giant Slalom | 1:13.70 | 1:11.95 | 2:25.65 | 15 |
| Pierrick Bourgeat | Slalom | 50.54 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Sébastien Amiez | Slalom | 50.16 | 51.66 | 1:41.82 | |
| Jean-Pierre Vidal | Slalom | 48.01 | 53.05 | 1:41.06 | |
Men's combined
| Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
| Antoine Dénériaz | 1:41.91 | 51.82 | 58.24 | 3:31.97 | 21 |
| Gaëtan Llorach | 1:40.56 | DNF | – | DNF | – |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Ingrid Jacquemod | Downhill | | | 1:42.70 | 23 |
| Mélanie Suchet | Downhill | | | 1:41.15 | 15 |
| Carole Montillet-Carles | Downhill | | | 1:39.56 | |
| Ingrid Jacquemod | Super-G | | | 1:16.17 | 22 |
| Mélanie Suchet | Super-G | | | 1:14.83 | 10 |
| Carole Montillet-Carles | Super-G | | | 1:14.28 | 7 |
| Laure Pequegnot | Giant Slalom | 1:19.99 | 1:19.26 | 2:39.25 | 33 |
| Christel Pascal-Saioni | Giant Slalom | 1:18.92 | 1:17.48 | 2:36.40 | 25 |
| Carole Montillet-Carles | Giant Slalom | 1:18.14 | 1:16.39 | 2:34.53 | 18 |
| Christel Pascal-Saioni | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Vanessa Vidal | Slalom | 53.70 | 54.41 | 1:48.11 | 7 |
| Laure Pequegnot | Slalom | 52.32 | 53.85 | 1:46.17 | |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km sprint | Gilles Marguet | 4 | 28:20.1 | 66 |
| 10 km sprint | Julien Robert | 2 | 27:05.1 | 35 |
| 10 km sprint | Vincent Defrasne | 2 | 26:36.7 | 21 |
| 10 km sprint | Raphaël Poirée | 2 | 25:56.9 | 9 |
| 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Julien Robert | 4 | 36:55.4 | 39 |
| 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Vincent Defrasne | 3 | 34:33.6 | 18 |
| 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Raphaël Poirée | 1 | 33:17.6 | |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Ferréol Cannard | 56:32.9 | 5 | 1'01:32.9 | 77 |
| 20 km | Julien Robert | 54:54.0 | 3 | 57:54.0 | 54 |
| 20 km | Vincent Defrasne | 53:20.3 | 3 | 56:20.3 | 37 |
| 20 km | Raphaël Poirée | 50:52.9 | 2 | 52:52.9 | 10 |

### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Gilles Marguet Vincent Defrasne Julien Robert Raphaël Poirée | 0 | 1'24:36.6 | |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 7.5 km sprint | Delphyne Heymann-Burlet | 1 | 22:37.7 | 23 |
| 7.5 km sprint | Corinne Niogret | 0 | 21:50.3 | 9 |
| 7.5 km sprint | Sandrine Bailly | 1 | 21:35.7 | 7 |
| 7.5 km sprint | Florence Baverel-Robert | 0 | 21:27.9 | 5 |
| 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Delphyne Heymann-Burlet | 3 | 34:48.4 | 33 |
| 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Corinne Niogret | 3 | 34:35.3 | 27 |
| 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Sandrine Bailly | 4 | 32:57.2 | 17 |
| 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Florence Baverel-Robert | 3 | 32:39.8 | 14 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
| 15 km | Delphyne Heymann-Burlet | 49:19.2 | 2 | 51:19.2 | 26 |
| 15 km | Corinne Niogret | 49:49.6 | 1 | 50:49.6 | 21 |
| 15 km | Sylvie Becaert | 48:09.0 | 2 | 50:09.0 | 16 |
| 15 km | Florence Baverel-Robert | 47:10.2 | 2 | 49:10.2 | 11 |

### Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Delphyne Heymann-Burlet Florence Baverel-Robert Sandrine Bailly Corinne Niogret | 0 | 1'31:09.3 | 9 |
    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
    $^3$ One minute added per missed target.
    $^4$ Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.

## Bobsleigh
### Men

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| FRA-1 | Emmanuel Hostache Bruno Mingeon | Two-man | 48.23 | 17 | 48.03 | 10 | 48.27 | 17 | 48.15 | 12 | 3:12.68 | 13 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| FRA-1 | Bruno Mingeon Éric Le Chanony Christophe Fouquet Alexandre Arbez | Four-man | 46.92 | 8 | 46.86 | 7 | 47.25 | 5 | 47.53 | 5 | 3:08.56 | 5 |
| FRA-2 | Bruno Thomas Michel André Thibault Giroud Philippe Paviot | Four-man | 46.88 | 6 | 47.03 | 12 | 47.47 | 11 | 47.82 | 13 | 3:09.20 | 10 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

Pursuit
| Athlete | 10 km C | 10 km C | 10 km F pursuit$^1$ | 10 km F pursuit$^1$ |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Emmanuel Jonnier | 29:21.2 | 60 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christophe Perrillat-Collomb | 28:13.5 | 46 Q | 28:11.9 | 56 |
| Alexandre Rousselet | 27:28.1 | 29 Q | 25:33.9 | 35 |
| Vincent Vittoz | 27:05.2 | 21 Q | 24:19.8 | 13 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 30 km F | Christophe Perrillat-Collomb | DNF | – |
| 30 km F | Alexandre Rousselet | 1'18:01.3 | 47 |
| 30 km F | Vincent Vittoz | 1'13:21.7 | 11 |
| 30 km F | Emmanuel Jonnier | 1'13:15.1 | 10 |
    $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Alexandre Rousselet Christophe Perrillat-Collomb Vincent Vittoz Emmanuel Jonnier | 1'35:50.8 | 8 |

### Women

Pursuit
| Athlete | 5 km C | 5 km C | 5 km F pursuit$^2$ | 5 km F pursuit$^2$ |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Annick Vaxelaire-Pierrel | 14:18.6 | 40 Q | 13:35.9 | 37 |
| Karine Philippot | 14:12.9 | 35 Q | 13:12.8 | 19 |
| Aurélie Perrillat-Collomb Storti | 14:06.0 | 30 Q | 13:29.7 | 31 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 10 km C | Aurélie Perrillat-Collomb Storti | 30:00.2 | 17 |
| 15 km F | Annick Vaxelaire-Pierrel | 42:26.7 | 24 |
| 15 km F | Karine Philippot | 40:38.6 | 8 |
    $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

## Curling
### Men's competition
#### Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Canada | Kevin Martin | 8 | 1 |
| Norway | Pål Trulsen | 7 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Andreas Schwaller | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 6 | 3 |
| Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 5 | 4 |
| Germany | Sebastian Stock | 4 | 5 |
| Denmark | Ulrik Schmidt | 3 | 6 |
| Great Britain | Hammy McMillan | 3 | 6 |
| United States | Tim Somerville | 3 | 6 |
| France 10th | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 0 | 9 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| France | 5–9 | Germany |
| Denmark | 8–7 | France |
| France | 2–9 | Norway |
| Canada | 8–1 | France |
| Finland | 6–5 | France |
| France | 3–8 | United States |
| France | 6–9 | Sweden |
| France | 3–7 | Switzerland |
| France | 3–7 | United Kingdom |
Contestants
* France
* Chamonix CC, Chamonix
* Skip: Dominique Dupont-Roc
* Third: Jan Ducroz
* Second: Thomas Dufour
* Lead: Spencer Mugnier
* Alternate: Philippe Caux

## Figure skating
### Men

| Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
| Brian Joubert | 20.5 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
| Frédéric Dambier | 16.5 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
| Vanessa Gusmeroli | 22.0 | 10 | 17 | 16 |
| Laëtitia Hubert | 22.0 | 14 | 15 | 15 |

### Ice Dancing

| Athletes | Points | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | Rank |
| Isabelle Delobel Olivier Schoenfelder | 31.2 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Marina Anissina Gwendal Peizerat | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |

## Freestyle skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Laurent Niol | Moguls | 29.94 | 24.46 | 16 Q | 27.87 | 25.00 | 12 |
| Cédric Regnier-Lafforgue | Moguls | 30.05 | 24.87 | 13 Q | 29.95 | 25.63 | 11 |
| Johann Grégoire | Moguls | 28.36 | 24.97 | 12 Q | 28.06 | 22.77 | 14 |
| Richard Gay | Moguls | 29.42 | 25.86 | 5 Q | 28.11 | 26.91 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Kathleen Allais | Moguls | 39.48 | 20.54 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sandra Laoura | Moguls | 37.13 | 23.54 | 7 Q | 34.82 | 24.12 | 8 |

## Ice hockey
### 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC-7).

#### Consolation round

13th place match
* Team roster
** Cristobal Huet
** Fabrice Lhenry
** Patrick Rolland
** Allan Carriou
** Vincent Bachet
** Karl Dewolf
** Jean-François Bonnard
** Denis Perez
** Benoit Pourtanel
** Baptiste Amar
** Benoit Bachelet
** Stéphane Barin
** Arnaud Briand
** Maurice Rozenthal
** Laurent Meunier
** Francis Rozenthal
** Philippe Bozon
** Yorick Treille
** Guillaume Besse
** Jonathan Zwikel
** Anthony Mortas
** Richard Aimonetto
** Laurent Gras
* Head coach: Heikki Leime

## Luge
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Yann Fricheteau | 45.240 | 21 | 45.009 | 12 | 44.869 | 20 | 45.060 | 13 | 3:00.178 | 18 |
| Johan Rousseau | 44.999 | 13 | 45.025 | 14 | 44.766 | 16 | 45.243 | 21 | 3:00.033 | 15 |

### Women

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mélanie Ougier | 44.228 | 21 | 44.055 | 21 | 44.161 | 25 | 44.043 | 22 | 2:56.487 | 24 |

## Nordic combined

Men's sprint
Events:
* large hill ski jumping
* 7.5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
| Athlete | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Athlete | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Frédéric Baud | 93.1 | 35 | 18:33.5 | 27 |
| Nicolas Bal | 96.5 | 32 | 18:04.8 | 18 |
| Kevin Arnould | 101.1 | 24 | 19:00.9 | 34 |
| Ludovic Roux | 103.5 | 20 | 17:45.7 | 10 |
Men's individual
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
| Athlete | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Athlete | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Ludovic Roux | 202.0 | 37 | 44:22.3 | 26 |
| Frédéric Baud | 206.0 | 36 | 45:35.9 | 37 |
| Nicolas Bal | 216.5 | 27 | 41:43.3 | 10 |
| Kevin Arnould | 236.5 | 9 | 43:12.1 | 17 |
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 | Ski jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Athletes | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Ludovic Roux Frédéric Baud Nicolas Bal Kevin Arnould | 846.5 | 8 | 51:35.5 | 6 |

## Short track speed skating
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Bruno Loscos | 500 m | 43.864 | 2 Q | 1:39.879 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ludovic Mathieu | 500 m | 43.790 | 3 ADV | 1:13.328 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gregory Durand | 1000 m | DSQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bruno Loscos | 1000 m | 1:28.532 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bruno Loscos | 1500 m | 2:23.517 | 2 Q | | | 2:15.981 | 2 QF | 2:19.587 | 5 |
| Gregory Durand | 1500 m | 2:20.496 | 3 Q | | | 2:49.994 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
| Stéphanie Bouvier | 500 m | 45.723 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stéphanie Bouvier | 1000 m | 1:37.684 | 2 Q | 1:35.409 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stéphanie Bouvier | 1500 m | 2:30.075 | 2 Q | | | 2:31.570 | 3 QB | 2:32.673 | 11 |

## Skeleton
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Philippe Cavoret | 51.92 | 14 | 51.96 | 17 | 1:43.88 | 17 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying jump | Qualifying jump | Qualifying jump | Final jump 1 | Final jump 1 | Final jump 1 | Final jump 2 | Final jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Nicolas Dessum | Normal hill | 91.5 | 117.5 | 7 Q | 90.0 | 114.0 | 24 Q | 91.5 | 117.5 | 231.5 | 22 |
| Florentin Durand | Large hill | 96.5 | 66.7 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rémi Santiago | Large hill | 105.0 | 84.0 | 33 Q | 117.0 | 106.1 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emmanuel Chedal | Large hill | 111.0 | 97.3 | 21 Q | 118.5 | 111.3 | 24 Q | 109.5 | 93.6 | 204.9 | 28 |
| Nicolas Dessum | Large hill | 115.5 | 104.4 | 10 Q | 118.5 | 110.3 | 27 Q | 118.5 | 109.8 | 220.1 | 23 |

### Men's team large hill

| Athletes | Result | Result |
| Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
| Emmanuel Chedal Rémi Santiago Florentin Durand Nicolas Dessum | 755.1 | 10 |
    $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each.

## Snowboarding
### Men's parallel giant slalom

| Athlete | Qualifying | Qualifying | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Charlie Cosnier | 38.41 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christophe Ségura | 38.06 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicolas Huet | 37.49 | 16 Q | Nicolas Het W | Sigi Grabner W | Richard Richardsson L (DSQ) | Chris Klug L | 4 |
| Mathieu Bozzetto | 36.90 | 7 Q | Dieter Krassnig W | Philipp Schoch L | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |

### Men's halfpipe

| Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Sébastien Vassoney | 13.5 | 32 | 32.1 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mathieu Justafre | 16.0 | 30 | 12.2 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonathan Collomb-Patton | 23.9 | 22 | 28.5 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women's parallel giant slalom

| Athlete | Qualifying | Qualifying | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Round one | Quarter final | Semi final | Final | Rank |
| Florine Valdenaire | 44.96 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julie Pomagalski | 42.25 | 5 Q | Marion Posch W | Isabelle Blanc L | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |
| Isabelle Blanc | 42.20 | 4 Q | Steffi von Siebenthal W | Julie Pomagalski W | Jagna Marczułajtis W | Karine Ruby W | |
| Karine Ruby | 41.45 | 2 Q | Mariya Tikhvinskaya W | Lisa Kosglow W | Lidia Trettel W | Isabelle Blanc L | |

### Women's halfpipe

| Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Doriane Vidal | 38.3 | 3 QF | | | 43.0 | |

## Speed skating
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 1000 m | Cédric Kuentz | 1:11.26 | 38 |
| 1500 m | Cédric Kuentz | 1:48.20 | 29 |
| 5000 m | Cédric Kuentz | 6:35.05 | 24 |