| Npc: | FRA |
| Country: | France |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Games: | Winter Paralympics |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of France |
| Npcname: | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Location: | Beijing, China |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Competitors Men: | 13 |
| Competitors Women: | 2 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Benjamin Daviet |
| Rank: | 4 |
| Gold: | 7 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Appearances: | auto |
France competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1] In total, 15 athletes competed in four sports.
The following French competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| width="56%" align="left" valign="top" |
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" || Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Medals by gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | ||||
| Male | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Female | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mixed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
The flagbearers of France at ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Paralympics were selected by athletes and not by the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF).[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| width=150 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Biathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Cross-country skiing | |||||||
| Snowboarding | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 15 |
See main article: article and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Marie Bochet is among the alpine skiers.[3] [4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marie Bochet | Downhill, standing | ||||||
| Giant slalom, standing | 59.80 | 5 | 1:02.78 | 3 | 2:02.58 | 4 | |
| Slalom, standing | 49.49 | 4 | |||||
| Super combined, standing | 1:17.34 | 3 | 54.83 | 7 | 2:12.17 | 5 | |
| Super-G, standing | 1:14.97 | ||||||
See main article: article and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Two competitors competed in biathlon.[5]
| Athlete | Events | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missed Shots | Result | Rank | ||||
| Benjamin Daviet | 6 km, standing | 1 | 17:19.1 | 4 | ||
| 10 km, standing | 4 | 34:15.1 | 6 | |||
| 12.5 km, standing | 0 | 37:58.9 | ||||
| Anthony Chalençon Guide Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello | 6 km, standing | 4 | 19:18.4 | 9 | ||
| 10 km, standing | 12 | 43:13.4 | 9 | |||
See main article: article and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
France competed in cross-country skiing.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Benjamin Daviet | 1.5 km sprint, standing | 2:44.59 | 2 Q | 3:25.5 | 1 Q | 3:07.5 | |
| 12.5 km free, standing | 33:09.1 | ||||||
| Anthony Chalençon Guide Alexandre Pouye, Brice Ottonello | 1.5 km sprint free, visually impaired | 2:38.79 | 3 Q | 3:34.9 | 1 Q | 3:47.2 | 4 |
| 12.5 km free, visually impaired | 34:15.5 | 4 | |||||
See main article: article and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Maxime Montaggioni and Mathias Menendez were among the snowboarders for France.[1] [7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cécile Hernandez | Women's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 1:19.39 | 1:18.48 | 1:18.48 | 6 | |
| Maxime Montaggioni | Men's banked slalom SB-UL | 1:09.87 | 1:09.41 | 1:09.41 | ||
| Mathias Menendez Garcia | Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 1:12.19 | 1:17.25 | 1:12.19 | 11 | |
| Laurent Vaglica | Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 1:25.15 | 1:25.15 | 23 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Position | Position | Position | |||||
| Cécile Hernandez | Women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 | 1:10.17 | 1:08.38 | 1 Q | 1 Q | 1 Q | ||||
| Maxime Montaggioni | Men's snowboard cross SB-UL | 1:03.70 | 1:03.72 | 6 Q | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mathias Menendez Garcia | Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 | 1:06.39 | 1:06.30 | 13 Q | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Laurent Vaglica | Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 | 1:27.70 | 1:04.30 | 9 Q | Did not advance | |||||