France was the host nation for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. It was the second time that France had hosted the Winter Olympic Games (after the 1924 Games in Chamonix), and the fourth time overall (after the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, both in Paris).
Medalists
Alpine skiing
Men
Men's slalom
Women
Biathlon
Men
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Figure skating
Men
Women
Ice hockey
Consolation round
Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. France entered in this round, from the start, they did not play for a medal.
Norway – France 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0) Goalscorers: Hagensen, Smefjell, Dalsören, Mikkelsen – Liberman.
France – Romania 3:7 (0:2, 0:2, 3:3) Goalscorers: Itzicsohn, Mazza, Lacarriere – Iuliu Szabo 2, Florescu 2, Pana, Geza Szabo, Stefan.
France – Austria 2:5 (0:1, 2:3, 0:1) Goalscorers: Faucomprez, Caux – Puschnig 2, Kirchbaumer, St. John, Schupp.
France – Yugoslavia 1:10 (0:6, 0:1, 1:3) Goalscorers: Itzicsohn – Tisler 3, Ivo Jan 2, Felc 2, Beravs, Roman Smolej, Hiti.
France – Japan 2:6 (0:0, 0:4, 2:2) Goalscorers: Mazza, Faucomprez – Ebina 2, Hikigi, Itoh, Okajima, Araki.
Contestants
14. FRANCE
Goaltenders: Jean-Claude Sozzi, Bernard Deschamps
Defence: Joel Godeau, Claude Blanchard, Philippe Lacarriere, René Blanchard, Joel Gauvin Forwards: Bernard Cabanis, Gerard Faucomprez, Alain Mazza, Olivier Prechac, Gilbert Lepre, Patrick Pourtanel, Michel Caux, Gilbert Itzicsohn, Daniel Grando, Patrick Francheterre, Charles Liberman.
Luge
Men
(Men's) Doubles
Women
Nordic combined
Events: normal hill ski jumping 15 km cross-country skiing