With two weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the 2023 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia, the French National Team is presented.

Planica, Slovenia, is the place for this winter season’s World Championships. The Opening Ceremony will be held on February 21, with ten competitions in 12 days and the last race being the men’s cross-country skiing 50km mass start race on March 5, 2023. 

In a press release, the French Ski Federation has named their cross-country skiers for the upcoming World Championships. France named 14 athletes. On the women’s side, France presented five skiers. On the men’s side, nine athletes are confirmed for the European country. 

Here is the French Team for the 2023 World Championships 

Women’s Team

• Delphine Claudel
• Flora Dolci
• Juliette Ducordeau
• Mélissa Gal
• Léna Quintin

Men’s Team 

• Lucas Chanavat
• Jules Chappaz
• Renaud Jay
• Richard Jouve
• Hugo Lapalus
• Jules Lapierre
• Maurice Manificat
• Clément Parisse
• Théo Schely

See below the complete program for the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia.

FACTS Planica World Championships Season 2022/2023

• When: Tuesday, February 21 to Sunday, March 5, 2023 
• Who: Elite national skiers
• Where: Planica, Slovenia
• What: FIS Cross-Country World Championships in Planica, Slovenia

Planica 2023 – Cross-Country Skiing Complete Program

February 21, Tuesday

• 20:23 Opening Ceremony, Planica Nordic Park Kranjska Gora

February 22, Wednesday

• 12:00 Women’s Qualification race, 5km freestyle
• 13:30 Men’s Qualification race, 10km freestyle

February 23, Thursday

• 12:00 Women/Men Sprint qualification, classic
• 14:30 Women/Men Sprint finals, classic

February 24, Friday

• 15:30 Men’s Skiathlon, 15/15km

February 25, Saturday

• 14:00 Women’s Skiathlon, 7.5km/7.5km

February 26, Sunday

• 11:30 Women/Men Team Sprint qualification, freestyle
• 13:30 Women/Men Team Sprint finals, freestyle

February 27, Monday 

• Day Off

February 28, Tuesday

• 12:30 Women’s Individual, 10km freestyle

March 1, Wednesday

• 12:30 Men’s Individual, 15km freestyle

March 2, Thursday 

• 12:30 Women’s Relay, 4x5km classic/freestyle

March 3, Friday

• 12:30 Men’s Relay, 4x10km classic/freestyle

March 4, Saturday

• 12:00 Women’s Mass Start, 30km classic

March 5, Sunday

• 12:00 Men’s Mass Start, 50km classic
• After the competition – Medal and Closing Ceremony

Read More: 2023 World Championships Program Is Ready