Overview
- The CNOSF published an initial roster naming 73 athletes for the Winter Games running from 6 to 22 February 2026.
- Nine of France’s 12 biathlon spots are set, including Lou Jeanmonnot, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, Océane Michelon and Camille Bened, with the men’s quartet of Quentin Fillon Maillet, Émilien Jacquelin, Éric Perrot and Fabien Claude confirmed.
- Julia Simon returns to the team after a one‑month suspension and recent top‑four World Cup finish at Le Grand-Bornand, edging Jeanne Richard for selection.
- France will send both men’s and women’s ice hockey teams for the first time, totaling 48 players selected across the two squads.
- Figure skating and speed skating feature headline names such as Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry, Adam Siao Him Fa, and 5,000 m world record-holder Timothy Loubineaud, while ski-alpinisme debutants Thibault Anselmet and Emily Harrop are included, with further selections due on 19 and 23 January for alpine, freestyle, snowboard and cross-country.