| France at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FRA |
| NPC | French Paralympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | france-paralympique |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 21 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Romain Riboud |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
France sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country fielded seven athletes in cross-country skiing and biathlon, and fourteen in alpine skiing. The team’s flagbearer was alpine skier Romain Riboud.[1]
On March 20, following France's third and fourth medals of the game, commentators on France Télévisions (the Games' broadcasters in France) noted that French Paralympians were not professionals (holding jobs, and training only during their spare time), and did not benefit from the same level of funding and support as athletes from certain more successful countries. They suggested that France might have to rethink the level of support it provided to its Winter Paralympians before the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.[2]
- ^ Official list of France’s delegation Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Comité paralympique et sportif français
- ^ France 3 Games summary Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine, March 20, 2010