Overview
- Aurélie Richard claimed a second silver with Super-G (standing) after her downhill runner‑up finish to start France’s tally.
- Jules Segers added bronze in the men’s standing Super-G as teammate Arthur Bauchet, the downhill silver medalist, failed to finish.
- Cécile Hernandez won snowboard cross (SB‑LL2) to secure France’s first gold of the Games and her fifth Paralympic medal.
- The International Paralympic Committee readmitted Russian and Belarusian athletes under their flags, and Russia’s Varvara Voronchikhina won Super-G for the first Russian Paralympic title since 2014.
- French leaders highlight a compact, high‑yield strategy, with marquee contenders like Bauchet and para‑nordic star Benjamin Daviet still to race in multiple events.