On Sunday, February 15, 2026, the French team won three medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, bringing their total to 15 and equaling their historical record set in Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018. The Blues shone with a bronze in biathlon for Émilien Jacquelin, a silver in the ski de fond relay, and a bronze in mixed snowboard cross for Léa Casta and Loan Bozzolo. Despite these successes, France drops to sixth in the medal table.
The day of February 15, 2026, marked a turning point for the French delegation at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. In biathlon, during the men's 12.5 km pursuit, Émilien Jacquelin secured the bronze medal, his first individual Olympic one, behind Sweden's Martin Ponsiluoma in gold and Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid in silver. 'I am very proud of my first individual medal,' Jacquelin told France Télévisions, regretting two misses on the final shot that cost him potential gold. Quentin Fillon Maillet, starting ahead after his sprint win, finished in the top 10 despite early misses, while Eric Perrot placed just off the podium. In the women's pursuit, it was disappointing: Océane Michelon and Lou Jeanmonnot, starting well-placed, finished 4th and 5th after shooting errors, leaving gold to Italy's Lisa Vittozzi. 'The medal was completely feasible and I self-sabotage,' confided Jeanmonnot, frustrated. In ski de fond, the men's 4x7.5 km relay delivered silver for Theo Schely, Hugo Lapalus, Mathis Desloges (now triple silver medalist), and Victor Lovera, behind Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo team and ahead of Italy. 'We write history little by little,' rejoiced Desloges. Finally, in mixed teams snowboard cross, Léa Casta and Loan Bozzolo claimed bronze, behind Great Britain in gold and Italy in silver, thus equaling the record of 15 medals (4 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze) in nine days of competition. Other events saw underperformances, like the 2-10 ice hockey loss to Canada or the elimination of French women in ski jumping. Despite these three medals, France remains sixth in the standings, behind Norway (23 medals) and Italy (21). The French biathlon reaches a record of eight medals in these Games.
