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competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in

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. Frank Piccard won France's first Winter Olympic gold medal for 20 years. As

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would be hosting the following Winter Olympics, a brief French segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Competitors

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Alpine skiing

;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined

Biathlon

;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay : ¹ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : ² One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

;Men : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Figure skating

;Men ;Women ;Ice Dancing

Ice hockey

Group A

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round. *Sweden 13-2 France *Finland 10-1 France *Poland 6-2 France* *Canada 9-5 France *Switzerland 9-0 France * ''The Polish team was stripped of its victory after Jarosław Morawiecki tested positive for testosterone. France was recorded as having a 2-nil win, but received no points in the standings.''

Game for 11th place

Team roster :* Jean-Marc Djian :* Patrick Foliot :* Daniel Maric :* Stéphane Botteri :* Michel Leblanc :* Jean-Philippe Lemoine :* Jean-Christophe Lerondeau :*

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:* Pierre Schmitt :* Steven Woodburn :* Peter Almasy :* Paulin Bordeleau :*

Philippe Bozon Philippe Bozon (born November 30, 1966) is a former French professional ice hockey player who played for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1991–92 and 1994-95 seasons. He is the first of only seven French-bor ...

:* Guy Dupuis :* Derek Haas :* Stéphane Lessard :*

Franck Pajonkowski Franck Pajonkowski (born 21 January 1964) is a French ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter G ...

:* André Peloffy :* Christian Pouget :* Pierre Pousse :*

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:* Christophe Ville * Head coach: Unknown

Luge

;Women

Nordic combined

Men's individual Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Men's Team Three participants per team. Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 10 km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men ;Women

Demonstration sports

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* Catherine Lefebvre *

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* Agnès Mercier *

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References

Official Olympic Reports

International Olympic Committee results database

Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com
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