Biathlon: fifteen biathletes announced at the CNOSF pre-Olympic meeting
In less than a week’s time, the road to the Milan/Cortina 2026 Olympic Games will officially open for French athletes. From 26 to 30 May, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) is organising its traditional pre-Olympic gathering on the Presqu’île de Giens (Var).
Cancelled in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, this week-long gathering of nearly 200 athletes from the various Winter Olympic disciplines is back on the programme this year. The last edition, at a time when a certain Martin Fourcade was at the top of his game, dates back to 2017 and took place in sunny La Londe-les-Maures (Var).
Nordic Magazine was able to obtain the list of athletes invited to this event, which combines training in the morning with joint activities in the afternoon, from the CNOSF. Sixteen cross-country skiers will be taking part.
All the French stars will be there
On the men’s side, the selection is solid, with Lucas Chanavat, triple Olympic medallist Richard Jouve, Jules Chappaz, Hugo Lapalus, Jules Lapierre and Clément Parisse all announced as key players. The group is completed by Rémi Bourdin, Mathis Desloges, Victor Lovera and Théo Schely.
The women’s team is made up of six players, including Delphine Claudel, Léna Quintin and Flora Dolci, as well as Mélissa Gal, Juliette Ducordeau and Julie Pierrel.
The list of cross-country skiers taking part in the CNOSF pre-Olympic gathering organised on the Presqu’île de Giens from 26 to 30 May.
Men
- Rémi Bourdin
- Lucas Chanavat
- Jules Chappaz
- Mathis Desloges
- Victor Lovera
- Richard Jouve
- Hugo Lapalus
- Jules Lapierre
- Clément Parisse
- Théo Schely
Ladies
- Delphine Claudel
- Flora Dolci
- Juliette Ducordeau
- Mélissa Gal
- Léna Quintin
- Julie Pierrel
- Milan/Cortina 2026 Games: the CNOSF’s pre-Olympic gathering will take place from 26 to 30 May on the Giens peninsula
- CNOSF pre-Olympic gathering: the names of the French biathletes who will be on the Presqu’île de Giens from 26 to 30 May
