Nantes
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) is a French
bobsledder
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Ricard competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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for France. He teamed with driver
Thibault Godefroy
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Godefr ...
,
Jérémy Baillard
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and
Jérémie Boutherin
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Bout ...
in the France-2 sled in the four-man event, finishing 23rd.
As of April 2014, his best showing at the
World Championships
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is 27th, coming in the two-man event in
2011
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.
Ricard made his
World Cup
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debut in January 2012. As of February 2015, his best finish is 14th, in a four-man event in 2014-15 at La Plagne.