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The fact that both of our teams have qualified for the Olympics this year will help immensely. And hockey has the potential to create real excitement (I suppose Heated Rivalry has already helped boost its popularity ).

I’m "stealing" your method. I’m often very bad at this kind of prediction, but I still find it very fun to do. France's Medal Prospects Sports Where France Should Medal Biathlon – France usually wins between 5 and 7 medals at the Olympic Games, but since 2022, we’ve been more in the 10+ medals range at the World Championships. It’s no secret that France’s success at these Olympics will depend entirely on biathlon results. The good news is that Lou Jeanmonnot and Julia Simon are absolute monsters on the Antholz Anterselva track. The bad news is that our men’s team hasn’t reached a single individual podium on this track since 2021 (same for Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, who nevertheless did win an Individual race in Antholz five years ago). On top of that, the Italians—Giacomel and Vitozzi in particular—are likely to be untouchable. Still, given the current form of the French team this year and the relatively large number of biathlon events, I don’t think it’s impossible to break the biathlon medal record, or even the record for titles at a single Olympics for . 6–10 medals. Ski Mountaineering – At least one medal in each event doesn’t seem unrealistic, and the Emily Harrop / Thibault Anselmet duo are favorites for gold. 2–3 medals. Figure Skating – Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry are favorites for a podium spot in ice dance, I assume. Adam Siao Him Fa and Kevin Aymoz are not really in contention this year—no chance of reaching the podium this time. 1 medal. Sports Where France Could Medal Snowboarding – As at every Olympics, our snowboard cross team shows up in force, with many athletes who have already reached the podium multiple times in World Cups and World Championships. France always ends up leaving with one, sometimes two medals, but I feel the team tends to underperform most of the time (snowboard cross remains a fairly unpredictable sport). Léa Casta was last year’s world leader, Chloé Trespeusch is coming off three consecutive podiums, and three different men have reached the podium this year in World Cup events… But I fear Charlotte Bankes will be unbeatable among the women, and Adam Lambert looks very strong this year for the men. Romain Allemand is one of our major hopes for 2030 in big air/slopestyle—we’ll see whether he can already perform this year or simply discover the Olympic atmosphere. 2–3 medals. Freestyle Skiing – As mentioned in an another topic, the absence of Tess Ledeux really hurts. Perrine Laffont is also injured but is expected to be at the Games, probably not in her best shape. That’s four major medal chances gone. All hopes therefore rest on our ski cross teams. Among the women, Marielle Berger-Sabbatel is our best chance, but she often prefers winning the small final rather than making it to the big final —and the competition is fierce in this event. Among the men, Youri Duplessis Kergomard is a regular World Cup podium finisher but rarely performs at championships (except last year, when he finished 2nd before being disqualified). 0–1 medal. Speed Skating – I honestly know nothing about it, but I understand that the French team is in the middle of a resurgence. There are expectations around Timothy Loubineaud, but this pressure is completely new to him (and he has admitted several times that it’s very bad for his mental health), so I’m not sure he’ll perform well at the Games. 0–1 medal. Alpine Skiing – France’s glory years are a long way behind us now. Cyprien Sarrazin is still injured, and I think everything has to be pinned on the men’s slalom. Clément Noël is the reigning Olympic champion, and Paco Rassat has won two races this year. Still, like Timothy Loubineaud, all the pressure will be on their shoulders to save French alpine skiing results… which makes it very tough for them. Unless we get a pleasant surprise elsewhere (Miradoli among the women, or a man in downhill). 0–1 medal. Cross-Country Skiing – Unfortunately, results in cross-country skiing haven’t been good this year. Chanavat is coming back from injury, Claudel has completely disappeared, and Jouve and Chappaz are getting older… There’s always a small chance in the men’s relay, as every four years, but aside from Lapalus and Desloges, we’re lacking new talent. 0–1 medal. Sports Where France Won't Medal All other sports – No chance. Summary Final prediction – 11–21 medals. I’ve read some people here saying that France could be a pleasant surprise at these Olympic Games. I agree that the momentum is excellent for 2030, but the French team is still a bit “young” for this year. Beating the medal record (15) would already be a great success.

With this and Perrine Laffont's injury, it's literally 4 potential gold medals that are vanishing for us 🥲 Hope to see Tess Ledeux taking her revenge in 2030. 🔥 She's been so unlucky for three Olympics in a row now..

It's still best results in a world championships or Olympics since 2017

Wow thanks for the insight! Nobody here talks about wrestling.. I will put Ghanem on my sh**list

Worse, sexual harassment.

A bit conflicted, Gressier will surely be the only medal, but he's not a very good guy. Congrats I guess!

She thought she might be at the boxing championships that are happening right now. 😭

It's a shame that Gressier is above all a sexual abuser.

Three 4th places for today Let's see if Perrine Laffont could save the day this afternoon.

It still didn't end well Congrats Fanny Smith!

4 girls in Semi-Finals but surely no one on the podium, I don't think they can beat Smith/Sherret/Hoffos. Oops I forgot Maier too.

What a lovely TOP3 (well let's say TOP4 because JBB is still my favorite in the current world cup)!

It's so strange how QFM lost his shooting accuracy these last two seasons! Congrats ! So happy to see biathlon back. 😊

J'adore te lire @SalamAkhi, continue de nous apporter de bonnes nouvelles !

It was the last cross-country race for Olympic champion - and many times world champion - Pauline Ferrand-Prévost ; now she will only race in road cycling.

En plus, je ne suis pas certain que le bilan soit représentatif du niveau de nos jeunes. A l'instar des JO, elles & ils ont sous-performé quasi à l'unanimité (championnats placés loin dans le calendrier, long voyage jusque Lima, conditions dégueulasses les premiers jours...?). En tout cas jolis espoirs pour le 400mH féminin dans les années à venir ! 13 médailles pour l'Australie déjà... On prépare Brisbane 8 ans avant en Australie.

Une belle équipe à nouveau cette année (même s'ils n'ont voulu emmener aucun cadet)... avec plus de la moitié qui vont encore disparaître des radars d'ici 2 ans.

made the decision not to send any U18 and did not select several U20 athletes who achieved the minimas for... well, no reason.

1. Rate the performance on a scale of 1-10 9/10 ! There were many disappointments, but our record of gold medals and medals was beaten. Above all, French athletes have made an entire country proud and thrilled millions of people ! 2. What were the suprises and heartbreaks ? The biggest surprise was the level of the men's judo team. We mainly expected the girls to be a powerhouse and nothing from the men, and yet they got 4 medals ! Apart from that, men team archery winning silver and Cassandre Beaugrand winning gold in triathlon. For the heartbreaks, there were many unfortunatly. But the biggest was the distress by the women team in gymnastics after their dreadful routine. No individual finalist in any discipline... No girl winning gold in judo (I feel the most for Dicko, she failed for the second time despite being the big favourite), and the teams in Fencing underperforming (I still don't believe our women sabre team won nothing). Aït-Saïd being FOURTH AGAIN for two Olympics in a row in rings. All the 4th places in Athletics when we had finally a "good" team. 3.Was your country's goal achieved? Partially. The big goal was a top5 in the medal ranking, which was achieved. But we excepted also 20 gold medals... 4. Which are the sports that will be invested more in future? I don't know.All of them I hope. But the reality is that after Paris 2024, there will be budget cut in sport in general. 5. Who could be some the potential star for your country in LA? Marchand, again. Mary-Ambre Molluh will follow Marchand's steps with going in USA next year. She's a big young talent. Maybe she will be our new Marchand on the girls side ?

The match is pretty horrible.

On est nerds du sport, on ne peut pas s'empêcher de penser que la France avait le potentiel pour faire beaucoup mieux de manière comptable sur ces JO. Mais la vaste majorité des français trouvent ces JO réussis sur les points sportifs (on a battu les records !), festifs, d'image, humains... On a vibré, on a gueulé, on a pleuré, on a fêté ; moi aussi je suis finalement très satisfait de ces JO et je prends enfin conscience de la chance qu'on a eu d'organiser ce événement chez nous ! Je n'ai qu'une envie, c'est d'être déjà en 2030 ! Mon nouveau rêve olympique est d'assister aux épreuves de biathon au Grand Bornand.

Who will be the 1000th for you ?

Sorry to all users. But it gives the medal to Ravet ! He was so close to win against Park in QF. Anyways, first Olympic medal at 21 years old !

Mem said to himself "We are bad since the beginning of the Olympics, we don't deserve to be in semi-finals" and then threw the match. Congrats !