The 2022 Beijing Olympics continue on Thursday, February 17. The tricolor athletes will still be there, like the French flag bearer, Kevin Rolland. The skier from La Plagne will try to qualify in freestyle skiing halfpipe from 5:30 am.
Before that, the day starts at 2:05 a.m. with men’s curling at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. The women’s alpine combined will be one of the highlights of this Thursday, with a great fight for the podium and medal hopes for the American Mikaela Shiffrin, who had a chaotic start in Beijing.
3:30 a.m. and 7 a.m.: alpine skiing – women’s alpine combined on France 2 then France 3
After Johannes Strolz’s victory in the men’s category, it’s the women’s turn to start in the alpine combined. This discipline combines two races: downhill (from 3:30 a.m.) and slalom (from 7 a.m.). In 2018, Swiss Michelle Gisin won ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin. In the meantime, the American has become world champion in the discipline in 2021 and will be keen to grab a medal after her very complicated start to the Games.
5:10 am: ice hockey – women’s final on France 2
It’s a long-awaited final between two great ice hockey nations: the United States and Canada. Remake of the final at the 2018 Games, won by the Americans, this meeting promises to be intense between two quality squads. The Canadians, like a real steamroller, largely dominated their quarter-final against Sweden (11-0) and their semi-final against Switzerland (10-3). Troy Ryan’s players will try to continue their momentum against the USA, their historic opponent.
5:30 a.m.: freestyle skiing – men’s freeski halfpipe qualifications on France 2
The French standard bearer, Kevin Rolland takes to the track this Thursday in the qualifications of the freeski halfpipe. Bronze medalist in Sochi, the native of Bourg-Saint-Maurice comes back from afar after his heavy fall in 2019, where he had been close to death. The 32-year-old skier, who takes this participation in the games as “good revenge” on his accident, will have the opportunity to have fun at his third Olympic Games, and why not hope for a medal!
4:30 a.m. and 7 a.m.: freestyle skiing – women’s ski cross on France 2 then France 3
The French will also be there in ski cross, this Thursday. Arriving 6th at the 2018 Olympics, Alizée Baron gained momentum during the 2020-2021 season. With a third place at the world championships, the 29-year-old athlete seems to be in Olympic form and can dream of a medal in his chosen discipline. Jade Grillet-Aubert, 24, will also be there.
9 a.m. and 12 p.m.: Nordic combined – team competition on France 3 then France 2
After the individual events on the large hill and the satisfactory performances of Matteo Baud (21st) and Antoine Gérard (14th), the French will be present in the team competition in Gundersen large hill/4×5 km long distance. In 2018, the Blues took 5th place in the event. Germany and Norway are the two big favorites and should engage in an intense duel.
All the Games on France Télévisions
On this new day of the 2022 Winter Olympics, you can also follow or discover other sports such as curling, figure skating or speed skating… From Friday February 4 to Sunday February 20, 2022, discover the program daily from the Beijing Winter Olympics on franceinfo: sport.
You can follow the Olympic Games live on France 2 and France 3, as well as on the france.tv platform from the beginning to the end of the events. Every day, you can also find the magazine JO Club from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on France 2, as well as TLS Journal des JO from 8:05 p.m. .
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