With 3 champions at the start of Milano-Cortina, Le Grand-Bornand pursues its Olympic dream!

Le Grand-Bornand already has 16 Olympic and Paralympic medals to its name,

Le Grand-Bornand, one of the most successful French resorts in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, is hoping to add to its collection following the announcement by the CNOSF (French National Olympic and Sports Committee) that three athletes from its Ski Club have been selected as part of the French delegation heading for Milano-Cortina.

Two veterans and a young talent to boost the medal count!

It’s a healthy habit as much as a trademark for the village, which has already taken a ‘historic’ delegation of 8 athletes to the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, then 6 to Sochi, 4 of whom returned medallists in 2014…
Le Grand-Bornand has long been a believer in its young people, and they repay the faith in the spirit of the pioneers of the Ski-Club, rightly nicknamed “the school of champions” and voted French Club Champion several times, which celebrates its centenary in 2023, at the same time as the retirement of three of its most valiant ambassadors: Tessa Worley (double Giant World Champion in 2013 and 2017, two Crystal Globes in 2017 and 2022), Jonathan Midol (Skicross bronze medallist at Sochi 2014) and Bastien Midol (Skicross runner-up in 2013, Crystal Globe in 2019).
The coronation of Damien Levet, European Biathlon champion (sprint) on Friday 30 January 2026, is further proof of the dynamism of the team at the dawn of these Olympics, which will see the return of two veterans: Lucas Chanavat (cross-country skiing), who will be taking part in the Olympic Games for the third time, and Benjamin Daviet (Nordic para-skiing), who will be taking part for the fifth time and has already won five Paralympic titles.
They will be joined by Julie Pierrel (cross-country skiing), whose consistency, reliability and extremely promising progress have earned her her first selection for the ultimate sporting event of the winter…