France Reenters Top Five as Biathlon One-Two Caps Record Milan–Cortina Haul

Overview

• Océane Michelon won the women’s biathlon mass start with Julia Simon taking silver, sealing a French one‑two in the final biathlon race.
• Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet captured the inaugural Olympic gold in ski‑alpinisme’s mixed relay at Bormio.
• France’s total reached 23 medals, driven by 13 in biathlon (six gold, four silver, three bronze), lifting the team back into the top five of the medal table.
• Quentin Fillon Maillet earned bronze in the men’s mass start and became the most‑medalled French Olympian with nine career medals.
• The CNOSF named biathlete Lou Jeanmonnot and cross‑country skier Mathis Desloges as France’s flagbearers for Sunday’s closing ceremony in Verona.