The French team will play its qualification for the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina at the end of August in Riga, Latvia. 35 players were preselected by Yorick Treille, new coach of the Blues.
Photo credit: Xavier Lainé
GOALKEEPERS
JUNCA Julian ; KELLER Antoine ; NECKAR Martin ; Quentin of PAPILLON ; ABOVE Sebastian
DEFENDERS
AUVITU John ; CANTAGALLO Enzo ; FOOT Florian ; COULAUD John ; CRINON Peter ; GALLET Hugh ; GUEBEY Enzo ; CRYING Vincent ; ONNO Lucien ; THIRY Thomas
ATTACKERS
ADDAMO Justin; BELLEMARE Pierre-Edouard; BERTRAND Charles; BOUDON Louis; BOZON Kevin; BOZON Tim; CLAIREAUX Valentin; COLOMBAN Robin; COLOTTI Fabien; DA COSTA Stéphane; DAIR Aurélien; DOUAY Floran; DUBE Pierrick; FABRE Dylan; LECLERC Guillaume; PERRET Jordann; RESEARCH Anthony; RITZ Nicolas; TEXIER Alexandre; TREILLE Sacha
The French team will meet in Méribel from July 25 to 29 for a first week of training. The Blues will then meet in Sarpsborg, Norway, for the last week of training. Two matches against Norway, which will also prepare for its TQO, are scheduled for August 23 and 24. Yorick Treille’s men will then fly to Riga on August 25 to compete in the Olympic Qualification Tournament. By finishing first in the group made up of Ukraine, Slovenia and Latvia, the Blues would qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina!
Preparation for the TQO, in Sarpsborg (NOR)
- Friday August 23: Norway – France
- Saturday August 24: Norway – France
TQO schedule in Riga (LAT)
- Thursday August 29: France – Ukraine (15h00)
- Thursday August 29: Latvia – Slovenia (19:00)
- Friday August 30: France – Slovenia (3:00 p.m.)
- Friday August 30: Ukraine – Latvia (7:00 p.m.)
- Sunday September 1: Slovenia – Ukraine (12:00 p.m.)
- Sunday September 1st : Latvia – France (16h00)
Times in French time*
The three TQOs planned for the end of August. (Source: IIHF)
