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France Climbs to Sixth After Golden Day: Biathlon 1–2 and Ice Dance Gold

The four-medal haul on February 11 delivered two titles, lifting Team France’s momentum into Thursday.

Overview

  • Julia Simon won the 15 km individual biathlon with 19/20 shooting, with Lou Jeanmonnot taking silver for a French one–two.
  • Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry captured ice dance gold with 225.82 points over Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates, achieving the title just 13 months after teaming up and a day after a minor training fall.
  • Perrine Laffont earned bronze in women’s moguls in a comeback from recent knee trouble, while skier Nils Allègre missed the Super-G podium by 0.03 seconds.
  • China’s Liu Jiayu suffered a severe halfpipe crash during qualifying and was evacuated on a stretcher; medical staff reported no apparent spinal injury as her condition continued to be evaluated.
  • France closed Wednesday with seven medals, including three golds, moving to sixth on the Milan-Cortina table after its most productive day of these Games.