France at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
France sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country fielded seven athletes in cross-country skiing and biathlon, and fourteen in alpine skiing. The team’s flagbearer was alpine skier Romain Riboud.
On March 20, following France's third and fourth medals of the game, commentators on France Télévisions noted that French Paralympians were not professionals, and did not benefit from the same level of funding and support as athletes from certain more successful countries. They suggested that France might have to rethink the level of support it provided to its Winter Paralympians before the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.France’s alpine skiing team consisted of three women and eleven men. France won all of its medals in this event. The medalists are:
France’s biathlon team consisted of one woman and five men.Cross-country skiing
France’s cross-country skiing team consisted of seven athletes: the same six as in biathlon, plus Alain Marguerettaz.
