France's medal sweep in the Olympic Games men's freestyle ski cross competition, which was the subject of a bizarre argument over trousers, was allowed to stand on Sunday.
Canada and Slovenia had argued that the French team had made illegal alterations to the legs of the competitors' suits to improve their aerodynamic qualities.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) threw out the protest on Sunday.
"The appeals are rejected," CAS secretary general Matthieu Reeb told AFP.
Stumped by what this extremely common French word actually means? Et alors? -- Now you've got the perfect opportunity to find out.
Why do I need to know alors?
French speakers pepper conversation with alors all the time. It's one of those words that you can go by years without knowing exactly what it means, but will make you sound a lot more natural when you talk.
What does it mean?
Alors has several meanings.
It can be used to mean 'then' or 'in that case'. For example, Si tu sais conduire, alors tu peux prendre la voiture. (If you can drive, then you can take the car.)
Or it can mean 'so', 'well' and in informal conversation, 'so then'.
For example Alors, raconte ce qui s'est passé! (So, tell me what happened!/Well? Tell me what happened!)
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