Cross-country skiing: Les Bleus down to fifteen for the end of the season
This Tuesday afternoon, the French Ski Federation (FFS) announced the squad it will be sending to Lahti (Finland) from Friday to Sunday for the final round of the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup.
All the athletes selected for the sprints in Tallinn (Estonia) on Wednesday – Mélissa Gal, Julie Pierrel, France Pignot, Léna Quintin, Jules Chappaz, Rémi Bourdin, Lucas Chanavat, Victor Cullet Calderini and Renaud Jay – will also be taking part.
Richard Jouve, Flora Dolci, Hugo Lapalus, Victor Lovera and Clément Parisse have been called up to complete the squad.
𝗟𝗮𝗵𝘁𝗶 🇫🇮🔜
Voici les tricolores sélectionnés pour les finales de la Coupe du monde en Finlande !
🇫🇷➡️ https://t.co/JLw7gNPHa4 pic.twitter.com/34J479SpcS— FFS – Fédération Française de Ski (@FedFranceSki) March 18, 2025
The French selection for the Lahti Cross-Country World Cup 🇫🇮
Ladies
- Mélissa Gal – Pays Rochois (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Julie Pierrel – Le Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- France Pignot – Agy St Sigismond (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Léna Quintin – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Le Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Flora Dolci – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / AS Edelweisse (Alpes Provence) 🇫🇷
Men
- Jules Chappaz – ARMY OF CHAMPIONS / La Clusaz (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Rémi Bourdin – Frasne Drugeon (Massif Jurassien) 🇫🇷
- Lucas Chavanat – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Le Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Victor Cullet Calderini – Les Menuires (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Renaud Jay – DOUANE / Les Menuires (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Mathis Desloges – Villars de Lans (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
- Richard JOUVE – ARMÉE DE CHAMPIONS / Méribel (Savoie) 🇫🇷
- Hugo LAPALUS – ARMY OF CHAMPIONS / La Clusaz (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
- Victor LOVERA – SN Chartreuse (Dauphiné) 🇫🇷
- Clément PARISSE – DOUANE / Megève (Mont Blanc) 🇫🇷
The full programme for the Lahti Cross-Country World Cup 🇫🇮
Friday 21 March
- 15:00: FT men’s and women’s sprint qualifiers
- 17:30: FT men’s and women’s sprint finals
Saturday 22nd March
- 10.40am: FT men’s and women’s team sprint qualifiers
- 12.40pm: FT men’s and women’s team sprint finals
Sunday 23rd March
- 8.30am: Women’s 50km CT mass-start
- 12.45pm: men’s 50km TC mass-start
- A first for France Pignot, Richard Jouve absent: the French team selection for the World Cup in Tallinn
- France Pignot talks to Nordic Magazine before her first World Cup start in Tallinn: “I want to be myself as much as possible”.
