WINTER OLYMPICS. The 2022 Olympics continue this Wednesday February 9 with on the program: women’s snowboard cross with Julia Pereira de Sousa, Chloé Trespeuch, Manon Petit-Lenoir and Alexia Queyrel, women’s slalom in alpine skiing with Nastasia Noens and the 1500m in speed skating on short track with Quentin Fercoq and Sébastien Lepape.
The essential
- Latest results of the 2022 Olympics. Two new medals for the French team this Tuesday, February 8 in these Winter Olympics. Last night, the young Tess Ledeux won silver in Big Air after coming close to the Olympic title (0.75 points difference with the Chinese Eileen Gu). Later in the morning, the biathlon brought back the first gold medal to the tricolor delegation in these 2022 Olympics. Quentin Fillon Maillet became Olympic champion in the individual men’s biathlon. Author of an 18/20, the Frenchman was impressive on skis to win the most beautiful Olympic medal. Among the other French results of the day, no medals for Lucas Chanavat and Richard Jouve eliminated in the semi-finals of the free sprint in cross-country skiing. Same thing for Alexis Pinturault11th in the men’s Super-G in alpine skiing at the Olympics last night.
- In figure skating, Nathan Chen broke the world record after the short program, dethroning his rival and reigning two-time Olympic champion, Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu. After Sochi in 2014 and PyeongChang in 2018, Natalie Geisenberger won her third Olympic title in women’s singles luge on Tuesday February 8 at the 2022 Olympics. Ivanova.
- On the program for the 2022 Olympics on Wednesday. Fifth day of competition in these Winter Olympics with new medal hopes. In snowboard cross, Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau, silver medalist in PyeongChang in 2018 and Chloé Trespeuch, bronze medalist in Sochi in 2014 but also Manon Petit-Lenoir and Alexia Queyrel appear as the best chances of medals on paper this Wednesday . At 33, Nastasia Noens is competing in her fourth Olympics. The skier can dream of a medal like Quentin Fercoq and Sébastien Lepape in 1500m in short track speed skating. Beginning of hostilities in the middle of the night, from 4 am.
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20:10 – “The Nordic combined, how does it work?”
On the program of the Winter Olympics since 1924, Nordic combined is a sport made up of two distinct events: ski jumping and cross-country skiing. There are three different Nordic combined events: the individual men’s normal hill (ski jumping from 90 metres) / 10 km, the individual men’s large hill (ski jumping from 120 metres) / 10 km and the per team man large hill / 4×5 km. Once the ski jumping points are totaled, the gaps are converted into a time penalty. The winner of the ski jump starts first for the cross-country ski race and his competitors follow with a delayed start according to the delay obtained with the conversion of points into time.
7:50 p.m. – Beginning of the Nordic combined with 4 French people
The flagship event of the Winter Olympics, the Nordic combined returns to these 2022 Olympics from this Wednesday, February 9. After three training sessions over the past three days and a final test run on Wednesday, the athletes begin ski jumping at 9:00 a.m. (French time). Four Frenchmen will be competing in this mythical discipline: Gael Blondeau, Matteo Baud, Antoine Gerard and Laurent Muhlethaler. After the passages made in ski jumping, they will have to perform 10 kilometers of cross-country skiing from 12:00 p.m. At the end of the distance covered, the first to arrive will be Olympic champion.
7:35 p.m. – French men and women engaged in speed skating
The short track speed events continue in skating in these 2022 Olympics. After his elimination in the quarter-finals on Monday of the 1000m in short track speed skating, Quentin Fercoq is back on a longer distance: 1500m. For his first Olympics, he will be supported by another Frenchman, Sébastien Lepape. The two tricolors will try to qualify from 12:00 p.m. (French time) for the semi-finals. For this, they will have to finish among the first three or among the three fastest athletes classified fourth. For women, Gwendoline Daudet and Tifany Huot Marchand start the heats in women’s 1000m in short track speed skating. Beginning of the series at 12:44 p.m. (French time).
19:05 – What is halfpipe snowboarding?
The only Frenchman competing in these 2022 Olympics, Liam Tourki starts his halfpipe snowboard qualifications this Wednesday morning at 5:30 a.m. (French time). “But what is halfpipe snowboarding?” In a 250 m long half-tube measuring almost 7 meters high, the competitors perform various acrobatic tricks (flips, rotations, off-axis rotations, grabs, etc.) passing from one wall to another. Judges evaluate the execution, the amplitude, the difficulty and the sequences. After two heats in the qualifications, the 12 best participants compete in two more in the final. The better of the two scores is retained. The snowboarder with the highest score is an Olympic champion.
18:40 – Liam Tourki starts his Olympics
Liam Tourki is the only representative, men and women alike, of the French snowboard halfpipe team at the 2022 Olympics. For his first Olympics, the tricolor hopes to create a surprise by winning a medal even if he has already fulfilled the his season by qualifying for the Winter Olympics. The qualifications start at 5:30 a.m. (French time).
18:15 – Short reminder on snowboard cross
Next night, the women’s snowboard cross events of the 2022 Olympics begin. A brief reminder of the function of this Olympic discipline: four competitors race down a track strewn with obstacles (bumps, waves, slopes, jumps) at the same time. The first two at the bottom qualify for the next round, from the round of 16 to the final, the last two are eliminated. To enter the Main Draw, athletes complete two solo passes through the course (only the best time counts). The fastest 32 are placed in the draw according to their ranking in qualifying.
18:00 – Pereira de Sousa Mabileau, Trespeuch, Petit Lenoir and Queyrel make their entrance
The women’s snowboard cross competition for the 2022 Olympics starts this Wednesday, February 9. Four French women who are competing in these Winter Olympics: Julia Pereira de Sousa Mabileau, silver medalist in snowboard cross at PyeongChang in 2018. Chloé Trespeuch, Manon Petit Lenoir and Alexia Queyrel are also among the snowboarders in competition. The first qualifying round starts at 4:00 a.m. (French time). The other heats will follow until 8:45 a.m., final time.
17:42 – Nastasia Noens for a medal?
The only Frenchwoman involved in women’s slalom in alpine skiing next Wednesday, Nastasia Noens will try to win a medal in her 2022 Olympics. had finished in 7th place in the slalom. She will face the Slovak Petra Vlhova and the American Mikaela Shiffrin, favorites of the race. Start of the first round at 3:15 a.m. (French time) and the second round will start at 6:45 a.m.
17:15 – Hockey players are entering these Olympics
The women’s ice hockey tournament for the 2022 Olympics started on February 3. This Wednesday, it’s the men’s turn to enter the Winter Olympics. The competition starts with the defending champion, the Russian Olympic Committee, which will challenge Switzerland at 9:40 a.m. (French time). The second match of the day will oppose the Czech Republic to Denmark from 2:10 p.m.
16:50 – Beginning of the men’s curling tournament
Will the Americans retain the PyeongChang 2018 gold medal? The 2022 Olympics men’s curling tournament starts this Wednesday, February 9 with the program: Denmark – Canada, United States – Russian Olympic Committee, Norway – Switzerland and China – Sweden. Beginning of hostilities at 1:05 p.m. (French time).
16:30 – Being a referee can be dangerous
During the clash of the 2022 Olympics this Tuesday between Canada and the United States in women’s ice hockey, a referee had to isolate herself and receive facial treatment following an involuntary blow with the butt. The game was interrupted a few minutes at the start of the second period to treat the referee.
16:10 – Tibia-fibula fracture for Nina O’Brien
American Nina O’Brien fell heavily on Monday during the second round of the women’s downhill in alpine skiing at the 2022 Olympics. She suffered an open fracture of the tibia-fibula in her left leg. The skier who was transported and operated on at Yanqing hospital will be repatriated to the United States to undergo a new operation.
4:00 p.m. – Fillon Maillet fulfills his childhood dream
Olympic champion in the individual biathlon of the 2022 Olympics this Tuesday morning, Quentin Fillon Maillet has finally realized his childhood dream: to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
15:59 – Katie Parker positive for Covid-19
The Australian team gave the news. Katie Parker, alpine skier tested positive for Covid-19 after a PCR test and placed in solitary confinement in a hotel room in Zhangjiakou.
15:45 – 11th in the Super-G, Alexis Pinturault “retains the way”
With bib 3 on his back, Alexis Pinturault was the third skier to pass this Tuesday morning in the men’s Super-G of the 2022 Olympics. , Olympic champion, (note: 1’42”): “It’s a bit mixed today (Tuesday) in the sense that I think my skiing was pretty good. I have to remember the way, I didn’t have the ideal bib, but the skiing was well, the intentions were good.”
Learn more
Although the Winter Olympics take place over the same duration as the Summer Olympics, the program is less busy, here is the schedule of events for the 2022 Olympics:
As with Tokyo, you have to get up early if you want to follow the entire Winter Olympics. In February, there is a 7 hour time difference between France and Beijing. The events start at 1:30 a.m. French time before ending at 4:30 p.m. still French time.
As for several years, two choices are available to you for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: France Télévisions with an all-day broadcast on France 2, France 3 but also France 4 and France TV Sport, or even the Eurosport 1, Eurosport channels. 2.
At home for these Winter Olympics, China took the lead in the medal standings on Tuesday, February 8 with 5 medals including 3 gold. Behind, we find nations more accustomed to the top with Sweden, the Olympic Committee of Russia or the Netherlands. With four silver medals, including one gold, France enters the top 10.
Throughout the Winter Olympics, you can find the count of all the medals of the French delegation for the Beijing 2022 Olympics.