France competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Frank Piccard won France's first Winter Olympic gold medal for 20 years.
As Albertville would be hosting the following Winter Olympics, a brief French segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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
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Team roster
Jean-Marc Djian
Patrick Foliot
Daniel Maric
Stéphane Botteri
Michel Leblanc
Jean-Philippe Lemoine
Jean-Christophe Lerondeau
François Ouimet
Denis Perez
Pierre Schmitt
Steven Woodburn
Peter Almasy
Paulin Bordeleau
Philippe Bozon
Guy Dupuis
Derek Haas
Stéphane Lessard
Franck Pajonkowski
André Peloffy
Christian Pouget
Pierre Pousse
Antoine Richer
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