Cross-country skiing - Sochi 2014
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The French federation of cross-country skiing has announced the list of athletes that will take part at the Olympics in Sochi.
Thursday 23 January 2014 2 minutes reading time
They will go to Russia five women and six men. Two more posts will be established no later than 27 January. This is the complete list of the eleven far safer place.
Women
Aymonier Célia (1991) Hugué Coraline (1984) JEAN Aurore (1985) FAIVRE PICON Anouk (1986) Buillet Marion (1990)
Men
DUVILLARD Robin (1983) Jean-Marc Gaillard (1980) GAILLARD Cyril (1986) GROS Baptiste (1990) MANIFICAT Maurice (1986) PERRILLAT BOITEUX Ivan (1985)
The greatest hopes are pinned in French Maurice Manificat, winner of this year's 30 km Davos and the outsider can skiathlon and 50 km Olympics. However, the starting line at a disadvantage exceedingly French, although boast a successful career in the World Cup just one skiathlon, Canmore in December 2012, the race however distorted by several absences of the most important cross-country skiers.
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