France at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists
Table:
Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Date

Gold
Antoine Dénériaz
Alpine skiing
Men's downhill
12 February

Gold
Florence Baverel-Robert
Biathlon
Women's sprint
16 February

Gold
Vincent Defrasne
Biathlon
Men's pursuit
18 February

Silver
Joël Chenal
Alpine skiing
Men's giant slalom
20 February

Silver
Roddy Darragon
Cross-country skiing
Men's sprint
22 February

Bronze
Sandra Laoura
Freestyle skiing
Women's moguls
11 February

Bronze
Paul-Henri de Le Rue
Snowboarding
Men's snowboard cross
16 February

Bronze
Julien Robert
Vincent Defrasne
Ferréol Cannard
Raphaël Poirée
Biathlon
Men's relay
21 February

Bronze
Delphyne Peretto
Florence Baverel-Robert
Sylvie Becaert
Sandrine Bailly
Biathlon
Women's relay
23 February

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Antoine Dénériaz ( born 6 March 1976 in Bonneville , Haute-Savoie ) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer . He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is an Olympic gold medalist . Dénériaz had three World Cup wins and six podiums , all in downhill . His first two podiums were both victories , at Val Gardena and Kvitfjell , during the 2003 season . He won his Olympic gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen . He also competed in the super-G , where he placed eleventh . Dénériaz 's hometown is Morillon , an alpine village not far from Mont Blanc . He is married to former New Zealand alpine ski racer Claudia Riegler .
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events , held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario , Italy . The races were held 12-25 February 2006 .
The men 's downhill of the 2006 Winter Olympics was held at Sestriere , Italy , on Sunday , 12 February . The men 's downhill competition is the marquee outdoor event of the Winter Olympics , and is the first alpine event on the schedule . It consists of a single high-speed run down a challenging slope , with a vertical drop exceeding 800 meters ( 2,625 ft ) . The defending Olympic champion was Fritz Strobl of Austria , the reigning world champion was Bode Miller of the United States ; Austrian Michael Walchhofer was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the current season entering the Olympics , ahead of Strobl and American Daron Rahlves . The thirtieth racer on the course , Antoine Dénériaz of France won the gold medal , Walchhofer took the silver , and the bronze medalist was Bruno Kernen of Switzerland ; Miller was fifth , Strobl eighth , and Rahlves tenth . Dénériaz 's surprise win was by a margin of 0.72 seconds , the largest in this event in 42 years . He had entered the Olympics tied for tenth in the World Cup downhill standings ; his best finish was seventh at Val Gardena in mid-December . Held on the Kandahar Banchetta piste , the course started at an elevation of 2,800 m ( 9,186 ft ) above sea level with a vertical drop of 914 m ( 2,999 ft ) and a length of 3.299 km ( 2.05 mi ) . Dénériaz 's winning time of 108.80 seconds yielded an average course speed of 109.158 km/h ( 67.8 mph ) , with an average vertical descent speed of 8.401 m/s ( 27.6 ft/s ) .
Florence Baverel ( born 24 May 1974 in Pontarlier , Doubs ) , is a retired French biathlete who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . Baverel-Robert won the gold medal in the women 's 7.5 km sprint . She placed 26th in the women 's 15 km individual event , 5th in the 12.5 km mass start and 13th in the 10 km pursuit final . She married fellow French biathlete Julien Robert . They have one daughter Rose . Now they are divorced . At the end of the 2006-07 World Cup season , which she finished in 5th place in the overall standings ( her best career result ) , she announced the end of her career .
Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events . They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena . The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006 . Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing committee . In these games , biathlon events were open to both men and women but they raced in different distances in their own events . Men from 28 nations and women from 27 nations qualified to participate in the events . Only seven nations in total took home medals , Germany winning the most ( 5 gold , 4 silver , 2 bronze ) . Six biathletes won 3 medals each : Albina Akhatova , Kati Wilhelm , Martina Glagow , Michael Greis , Ole Einar Bjørndalen , and Sven Fischer . Greis won the most gold medals , with a total of three .
The Women 's 7.5 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy was held on 16 February , at Cesana San Sicario . Competitors raced over three loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course , shooting ten times , five prone and five standing . Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop . Uschi Disl was the defending World Champion at the sprint , while Kati Wilhelm won the sprint at the trial event in 2005 , despite shooting two penalty laps . Wilhelm is also defending Olympic champion , and entered the games leading the sprint World Cup ahead of Disl and Russian Svetlana Ishmouratova . [ citation needed ]
Vincent Defrasne ( born 9 March 1977 ) is a former French biathlete . He won a gold medal in the 12.5 km pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and a bronze medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . He was also a member of the winning Biathlon World Championship relay team in 2001 , and the 2004 team which won bronze . At the Biathlon World Championship 2007 in Antholz , Defrasne earned a bronze medal , in the 12.5 km pursuit and a silver medal in the Mixed Relay event . In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang , Defrasne was part of the victorious mixed relay team . Defrasne served as the flagbearer for France at the 2010 Winter Olympics . He retired from the sport after the 2009-10 season .
The Men 's 12.5 kilometre biathlon pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy was held on 18 February , at Cesana San Sicario . Competitors raced over five loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course , shooting twenty times , ten prone and ten standing . Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop . The starting order for the pursuit was based on the results of the sprint ; the top 60 finishers in that race qualified for the pursuit . In addition , each racer 's final deficit behind sprint winner Sven Fischer corresponded to their starting deficit in the pursuit ; Halvard Hanevold , who finished 8 seconds behind Fischer in the sprint , started 8 seconds after him in the pursuit . The winner was the first racer over the finish line , Vincent Defrasne . Ole Einar Bjørndalen was the defending World and Olympic champion in this event , but was ranked fourth in the World Cup standings before the Games , behind Germany 's Michael Rösch , Frenchman Raphaël Poirée and another German , Sven Fischer . [ citation needed ]
Joël Chenal ( born October 10 , 1973 in Moûtiers ) is a French alpine skier . Chenal won silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . His other notable successes are first place in Alta Badia , on December 19 , 1999 , second place in Yongpyong ( February 26 , 2000 ) and third place in Kranjska Gora ( March 8 , 2000 ) , all of them in giant slalom .
The giant slalom is conducted in two runs , with emphasis on manoeuvering rather than speed as the gates are fairly close together - but not as close as in slalom . The giant slalom also promotes endurance , with the primary difference between it and the slalom competition being the length of the course - the difference in level in giant slalom is 300 to 450 metres , while in slalom it is between 180 and 220 metres . This also leads to the gates being further apart in giant slalom . The men 's giant slalom took place on 20 February . Stephan Eberharter won the 2002 giant slalom gold , but he had since retired . The 2005 World Champion , Hermann Maier had skied ahead of the Olympics , however , and was fourth in the Giant Slalom World Cup - which was headed by Maier 's compatriot Benjamin Raich .
Roddy Darragon ( born August 31 , 1983 in Le Grand-Bornand ) is a French cross-country skier and non-commissioned officer who has competed since 2002 . Competing in three Winter Olympics , he earned France 's first ever Winter Olympic cross-country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at Turin in 2006 . Darragon 's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a 35th in the individual sprint event in 2005 . His best World Cup finish was fourth in a sprint event in the Czech Republic in 2005 .
The cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics featured 12 events , from 11 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato in Turin .
The men 's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy , was held on 22 February at Pragelato . Vasily Rochev was the defending world champion at this event , but he won in the classical style . The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by Thobias Fredriksson in 2003 , while Tor Arne Hetland was defending Olympic champion . Swede Björn Lind won the two most recent World Cup events , and also won the Olympic race , beating Frenchman Roddy Darragon to the line . Darragon won France 's first cross-country skiing medal in the history of the Olympics , while Sweden took the bronze through Thobias Fredriksson .
Sandra Laoura ( born July 21 , 1980 in Constantine , Algeria ) is a French freestyle skier of Algerian origin who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . Laoura won bronze in the women 's moguls event . On January 5 , 2007 , during a training session for a World Cup event at Mont Gabriel ( Quebec , Canada ) , she landed on her head and fractured two thoracic vertebrae . She underwent surgical intervention aiming to repair the fractured vertebrae , but lost the use of her legs . She traveled to both Portugal and Russia for intensive rehabilitation therapy .
Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx . There were both men 's and women 's competition in both aerials and moguls events . In moguls , the athletes ski down a slope littered with moguls , attempting to get down in as fast a time as possible while also attempting to get points for technique and their two aerial jumps during the course . The aerials events consisted of two jumps , which were judged by air , form and landing .
The Women 's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy took place on February 11 .
Paul-Henri de Le Rue ( born 17 April 1984 ) is a French snowboarder who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy . de le Rue won bronze in the men 's snowboard cross event and is currently competing in the Freeride World Tour . He is the brother of snowboarders Xavier de Le Rue and Victor de Le Rue .
The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men 's and women 's halfpipe , parallel giant slalom and snowboard cross events .
The men 's snowboard cross event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia , a village in the Province of Turin , Italy . Competition took place on February 16 , 2006 .
Julien Robert ( born 11 December 1974 in Grenoble ) is a retired French biathlete . As a member of the French team , he won bronze at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . He also has two medals from World Championships : gold in Pokljuka in 2001 , and bronze in Oberhof in 2004 . He was married to French Olympic Champion Florence Baverel-Robert . Now they are divorced .
Ferréol Cannard ( born May 28 , 1978 in Morez ) is a retired French biathlete . He celebrated his biggest triumphs with the French relay team at the 2006 Olympics in Turin , where he won a bronze medal with the French relay team . He also got a bronze medal with the French team at the World Championships 2004 in Oberhof .
Raphaël Poirée ( born 9 August 1974 ) is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1995 to 2007 . With his 44 World Cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever .
The Men 's 4 x 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy was held on 21 February , at Cesana San Sicario . Each national team consisted of four members , with each skiing 7.5 kilometres and shooting twice , once prone and once standing . At each shooting station , a competitor has eight shots to hit five targets ; however , only five bullets are loaded in a magazine at one - if additional shots are required , the spare bullets must be loaded one at a time . If after the eight shots are taken , there are still targets not yet hit , the competitor must ski a 150-metre penalty loop .
Delphyne Peretto ( born February 9 , 1982 in Albertville , Savoie ) is a former French biathlete . She was on the bronze-winning relay team in the 2006 Winter Olympics . Peretto retired at the end of the 2007-08 season .
Sylvie Becaert ( born 6 September 1975 in Lille ) is a French biathlete . Becaert 's best year so far was 2003 when she came third in the overall world cup standings and won gold in the sprint event at the World Championships 2003 in Khanty-Mansiysk . At the 2006 Olympics in Turin , she won a bronze medal with the French relay team behind Russia and Germany . In 2009 at the World Championships in Pyeongchang , Becaert was part of the victorious mixed relay team Becaert retired after the 2009-10 season .
Sandrine Bailly ( born 25 November 1979 in Belley , Ain ) is a former French biathlete . She was most successful in the 2004-05 season , when she won the overall World Cup , and in the 2007-08 season , when she finished second . In 2003 , she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit ( together with Martina Glagow ) .
The Women 's 4 x 6 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Italy was held on 23 February , at Cesana San Sicario . Each national team consisted of four members , with each skiing 6 kilometres and shooting twice , once prone and once standing .