France

Best Sports

2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

2017

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Handball	240	22.5
2	Biathlon	202	18.9
3	Freestyle Skiing	161	15.1
4	Alpine Skiing	145	13.6
5	Snowboarding	97	9.1
6	Ski Mountaineering	71	6.6
7	Track Cycling	68	6.4
8	Rugby Union	29	2.7
9	Nordic Combined	15	1.4
10	Tennis	10	0.9

2016

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Karate	408	10.7
2	Handball	384	10.0
3	Football	365	9.5	5
4	Athletics	225	5.9	3
5	Basketball	213	5.6	-1
6	Biathlon	210	5.5	3
7	Volleyball	180	4.7	-6
8	Tennis	138	3.6	3
9	Judo	134	3.5	-4
10	Fencing	128	3.3

2015

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Volleyball	300	9.4	4
2	Handball	288	9.0
3	Swimming	180	5.6
4	Basketball	170	5.3	-3
5	Judo	168	5.2
6	Alpine Skiing	165	5.2	2
7	Athletics	157	4.9
8	Football	150	4.7	-6
9	Biathlon	134	4.2
10	Fencing	123	3.8	-6

2014

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Basketball	260	10.3	1
2	Football	250	9.9	10
3	Shooting	166	6.6	29
4	Fencing	154	6.1	11
5	Volleyball	150	6.0
6	Sailing	146	5.8
7	Rugby Union	134	5.3	9
8	Alpine Skiing	112	4.5	-3
9	Biathlon	104	4.1	1
10	Snowboarding	97	3.9	12

2013

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Swimming	267	9.9	2
2	Basketball	230	8.6
3	Judo	209	7.8	1
4	Athletics	184	6.8	1
5	Alpine Skiing	175	6.5	10
6	Handball	126	4.7	11
7	Archery	122	4.5	12
8	Ski Mountaineering	112	4.2
9	Tennis	110	4.1	-3
10	Biathlon	108	4.0

France Tournaments


Giro	28 May 2017
Track Cycling: World Ch...	16 Apr 2017
Figure Skating: World C...	2 Apr 2017
Snowboarding: World Cup	26 Mar 2017
Freestyle Skiing: World...	26 Mar 2017
Snowboarding: World Cha...	19 Mar 2017
Freestyle Skiing: World...	19 Mar 2017
Biathlon: World Cup	19 Mar 2017
Alpine Skiing: World Cu...	19 Mar 2017
6 Nations	19 Mar 2017
Women's 6 Nations	18 Mar 2017
Nordic Combined: World...	5 Mar 2017
Cross Country Skiing: W...	5 Mar 2017

France Positions

2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

2017

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	3
Gender:Men	2
Gender:Women	5
Continent:Europe	2

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	11
Gender:Men	11
Gender:Women	14
Continent:Europe	9

2016

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	2
Gender:Men	2
Gender:Women	7
Continent:Europe	83

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	20
Gender:Men	19
Gender:Women	21
Continent:Europe	16

2015

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	4
Gender:Men	2
Gender:Women	9
Continent:Europe	86

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	24
Gender:Men	24
Gender:Women	28
Continent:Europe	19

2014

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	5
Gender:Men	4
Gender:Women	14
Continent:Europe	3

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	24
Gender:Men	21
Gender:Women	30
Continent:Europe	21

2013

Global Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	5
Gender:Men	3
Gender:Women	6
Continent:Europe	79

Per Capita Cup Positions
Category	Position
Overall	28
Gender:Men	28
Gender:Women	28
Continent:Europe	20

Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	1471	9.2
2	Norway	1164	7.3
3	France	1069	6.7
4	Germany	978	6.1
5	Canada	975	6.1
6	Switzerland	824	5.2	1
7	Russia	826	5.2	1
8	Austria	781	4.9	-2
9	Italy	713	4.5
10	Sweden	689	4.3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7056	10.2
2	France	3824	5.6	2
3	Great Britain	3387	4.9	2
4	Germany	3341	4.8	2
5	Russia	3236	4.7	-3
6	China	3149	4.6	-3
7	Japan	2326	3.4
8	Brazil	2286	3.3	14
9	Canada	2216	3.2
10	Italy	2092	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6106	9.2
2	Russia	3785	5.7
3	China	3321	5.0	1
4	France	3203	4.8	1
5	Great Britain	2794	4.2	2
6	Germany	2567	3.9	-3
7	Australia	2350	3.5	3
8	Japan	2346	3.5	5
9	Canada	1986	3.0	-3
10	Italy	1761	2.7	2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	5067	9.5
2	Russia	3600	6.8
3	Germany	3296	6.2
4	China	2673	5.0
5	France	2514	4.7
6	Canada	2152	4.0	2
7	Great Britain	1913	3.6	-1
8	Brazil	1735	3.3	4
9	Netherlands	1758	3.3	11
10	Australia	1724	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	5818	8.9
2	Russia	4370	6.6
3	Germany	3064	4.7	2
4	China	2813	4.3
5	France	2688	4.1	1
6	Great Britain	2233	3.4	-3
7	Italy	2167	3.3	1
8	Canada	1965	3.0	5
9	South Korea	1912	2.9	2
10	Australia	1899	2.9

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	4108
2	Slovenia	6997
3	Switzerland	9278
4	Austria	10680
5	Finland	11565
6	Sweden	13387
7	New Zealand	26894	2
8	Netherlands	31270	-1
9	Czech Republic	32783	-1
10	Canada	34231

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	New Zealand	4133	3
2	Jamaica	4479	-1
3	Norway	5079	-1
4	Denmark	6052	2
5	Slovenia	6524	-2
6	Serbia	6728	5
7	Croatia	7177	5
8	Sweden	7355	1
9	Netherlands	8682	5
10	Switzerland	8939	-5

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Jamaica	2881
2	Norway	3669
3	Slovenia	4359	-2
4	New Zealand	4486	-1
5	Switzerland	6971
6	Denmark	8361	8
7	Mongolia	9050
8	Australia	9111	4
9	Sweden	9388	-5
10	Austria	9457	-2

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	4018
2	Norway	4202
3	New Zealand	5806
4	Sweden	6388	1
5	Switzerland	6807	2
6	Finland	9180	2
7	Netherlands	9356	13
8	Austria	9953	4
9	Serbia	11014	2
10	Czech Republic	11901	6

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	3067	5
2	Norway	3171	3
3	New Zealand	4053	-2
4	Jamaica	4704	-2
5	Sweden	6015	2
6	Denmark	6255	7
7	Switzerland	6862	-3
8	Finland	7160
9	Hungary	9351	9
10	Croatia	9407	2

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	839	8.8
2	France	694	7.2
3	United States	638	6.7	1
4	Austria	573	6.0	-1
5	Russia	545	5.7	1
6	Canada	546	5.7	1
7	Germany	501	5.2	-2
8	Switzerland	464	4.8
9	Sweden	421	4.4	4
10	Italy	373	3.9

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3365	8.8
2	France	2460	6.5
3	Great Britain	2201	5.8	1
4	Russia	1710	4.5	-1
5	Germany	1676	4.4	2
6	Italy	1336	3.5	2
7	Brazil	1328	3.5	15
8	Japan	1239	3.3	3
9	China	1207	3.2	-3
10	Australia	1097	2.9	-5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2765	7.3
2	France	2241	5.9	2
3	Russia	2082	5.5	-1
4	Australia	1512	4.0	7
5	Great Britain	1521	4.0	1
6	China	1373	3.6	3
7	Germany	1224	3.2	-4
8	Kenya	1010	2.7	18
9	Italy	1009	2.7	5
10	Canada	982	2.6	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2673	8.5
2	Russia	2282	7.3
3	Germany	2263	7.2	1
4	France	1905	6.1	-1
5	Brazil	1235	3.9	8
6	Netherlands	1124	3.6	15
7	Great Britain	1147	3.6	-2
8	Canada	1116	3.5	2
9	China	1002	3.2	-1
10	Argentina	946	3.0	25

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3132	8.2
2	Russia	2543	6.6
3	France	1705	4.4	5
4	Germany	1537	4.0
5	Great Britain	1444	3.8	-2
6	Italy	1205	3.1
7	Australia	1100	2.9	3
8	Spain	1080	2.8	-3
9	China	1058	2.8	2
10	Canada	1030	2.7	3

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	810	13.5
2	Germany	411	6.9
3	Canada	391	6.5
4	Switzerland	340	5.7
5	France	329	5.5
6	Italy	315	5.3
7	Norway	310	5.2
8	Sweden	250	4.2
9	Russia	237	4.0
10	Kenya	219	3.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3535	11.9
2	China	1894	6.4
3	Germany	1508	5.1	2
4	Russia	1473	5.0	-1
5	Canada	1268	4.3	2
6	Netherlands	1264	4.3	3
7	France	1263	4.3	1
8	Japan	1082	3.7	-4
9	Great Britain	1091	3.7	-3
10	Brazil	939	3.2	12

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3250	12.1
2	China	1792	6.7
3	Russia	1598	5.9
4	Japan	1445	5.4	2
5	Germany	1216	4.5
6	Great Britain	1173	4.4	4
7	Canada	918	3.4	-3
8	South Korea	871	3.2	1
9	France	866	3.2	5
10	Netherlands	868	3.2	1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2283	11.2
2	China	1590	7.8	1
3	Russia	1216	6.0	-1
4	Canada	972	4.8	5
5	Germany	842	4.1	-1
6	Japan	804	4.0	2
7	Australia	802	3.9	5
8	Italy	692	3.4	-1
9	South Korea	670	3.3	-4
10	Great Britain	650	3.2	3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2586	9.8
2	Russia	1765	6.7	1
3	China	1708	6.5	-1
4	Germany	1435	5.5	4
5	South Korea	951	3.6	5
6	France	920	3.5
7	Japan	875	3.3	-3
8	Canada	875	3.3	-3
9	Italy	873	3.3	3
10	Brazil	833	3.2	1

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	10415	65.1
2	Americas	2778	17.4
3	Asia	1203	7.5
4	Africa	977	6.1
5	Oceana	617	3.9

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	34639	50.3
2	Americas	15410	22.4
3	Asia	10402	15.1
4	Africa	4846	7.0
5	Africa	4846	7.0	1
6	Oceana	3535	5.1	-1
7	Europe	63	0.1	-6

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	32411	48.9
2	Americas	13006	19.6
3	Asia	11633	17.5
4	Africa	5703	8.6	1
5	Oceana	3403	5.1	-1
6	Africa	190	0.3	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	29579	55.7
2	Americas	11313	21.3
3	Asia	7588	14.3
4	Oceana	2535	4.8	1
5	Africa	2128	4.0	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	33329	50.7
2	Americas	13432	20.4
3	Asia	9775	14.9
4	Africa	5749	8.7
5	Oceana	3392	5.2
6	-	50	0.1

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