What Will the 2030 French Winter Olympics Look Like?
24th July 2024
Last modified on July 28th, 2024
The Games will centre around Nice on the Mediterranean coast, and the Alps to the north.
See here for our main news story on the awarding of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics:
There will be four venues:
- Haute-Savoie – Cross-country skiing, biathlon.
- Savoie – Alpine skiing and bobsleigh/luge.
- Briançon – Snowboarding and freestyle skiing.
- Nice – Ice sports.
Much of the women’s alpine skiing will take place in Meribel, with the men competing in neighbouring Courchevel.
The slalom is set to take place in Val d’Isère.
Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton will happen at La Plagne.
Cross country skiing in La Clusaz and biathlon in Le Grand Bornand.
The ski jumping and Nordic combined will take place in Courchevel.
Briançonnais includes ski cross, snowboard cross, snowboard and freestyle skiing.
Figure skating, ice hockey, short-track speed skating and curling will take place in Nice.
The Athletes Village willbe in Nice, along with the international broadcasting centre and the area is to stage the closing ceremony.
Meribel, France. Image © PlanetSKI.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are to be held in Milan-Cortina in Italy so Europe will host two consecutive Winter Games.
The awarding of the 2030 Games to France is dependent on financial guarantees from the government.
They have not yet be given due to the recent elections with no government yet sworn in.
President Macron has said that the guarantees will be forthcoming.
“I confirm the full commitment of the French nation, and assure you that I will ask the next prime minister to include not only this guarantee but also an Olympic law in the priorities of the new government,” he said.
“Seven years ago we made the same commitment (for Paris 2024), and we delivered. We will do the same.”
We will bring you further details and reaction across the day on PlanetSKI.
France has hosted the Winter Olympics three times:
- Chamonix in 1924
- Grenoble in 1968
- Albertville in 1992
The 2034 Games will be held in Salt Lake City in Utah which last held the Winter Olympics in 2002.
Plaque marking the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Image © PlanetSKI
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