With four years to go, French Alps 2030 presents its vision for the Olympic Winter Games
The French Alps 2030 Organising Committee delivered an update to the 145th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Milan ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. It outlined its vision, progress in organisational build-up, Games planning and long-term legacy just two days after marking the four-years-to-go milestone.
Key Facts
- French Alps 2030 outlines vision with four years to go
- French Alps 2030 taking key learnings from Milano Cortina 2026; looking ahead to handover ceremony
- Finalising venue masterplan and sports programme by early summer
- Olympic and Paralympic emblems expected to be launched in April 2026
Four years to go until French Alps 2030
French Alps 2030 President Edgar Grospiron said that the organisation is now fully engaged in shaping its long-term vision for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games:
“Within the vision, we wish to preserve the pioneering spirit that has always driven the organisation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in France. We also seek to innovate and look resolutely towards the future.”
He continued: “Our mountains must reinvent themselves to meet the challenges of our time. To support, anticipate and respond to transitions, climate change and sporting evolution, but also to other aspirations of new generations.”
In a video message, French Sports Minister Marina Ferrari told the IOC Session that France is fully committed to delivering the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, building on the success of Paris 2024 with a responsible, unanimously approved budget and strong state backing. She stressed that French Alps 2030 will leave a lasting social, economic and environmental legacy for the Alpine territories.
Meanwhile, French Alps 2030 Chief Executive Officer Cyril Linette outlined three core objectives: delivering outstanding Olympic Winter Games; maintaining a controlled and sustainable budget; and ensuring a lasting sporting, economic and social legacy for the host regions.
Linette also emphasised the valuable lessons to be drawn from Milano Cortina 2026, particularly around the delivery of a widespread Games model across various regions and clusters, similar to that for French Alps 2030.
Looking ahead, several milestones were highlighted: the handover segment during the Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony; the unveiling of the Olympic and Paralympic emblems in the spring of 2026; and the publication of the venue masterplan and sports programme by early summer.
The French Alps 2030 organisers concluded by reaffirming their ambition to deliver spectacular Olympic Winter Games, rooted in the territories and underpinned by environmental responsibility. Grospiron closed the presentation by saying:
“We will create 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games rooted in France and in the French Alps, open to the world, open to the mountains, respecting our amazing territories, magnifying our sights, innovative and driven to push boundaries, explore new sensations and create new horizons.”