US EditionChief operating officer of 2030 Winter Olympics in France resigns after 6 months in the job
Anne Murac helped establish key foundations for the 2030 Winter Olympics operational phases before resigning amid ongoing legal challenges to the Games, organizers said.
- On Dec 9, 2025, Anne Murac, chief operating officer of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, announced in Lyon, France, she will leave the role less than six months after her appointment.
- The French bid, assembled in 2023, was approved by the International Olympic Committee last July, and Edgar Grospiron leads the organising committee as president and 1992 freestyle skiing Olympic gold medallist.
- Organisers said Anne Murac played a key role in laying solid foundations and added the French organising committee remains fully focused on continuing its activities, particularly within the operations team; a recruitment process will be launched as soon as possible.
- Murac's departure is the latest setback amid legal challenges from critics who have launched legal action demanding a public debate, while organisers say there are more than four years to find a replacement.
- The IOC granted an exceptional delay to secure government guarantees, officials said, noting the 2030 Winter Games have just 5 1/2 years between the hosting award and opening ceremony.
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Chief operating officer of 2030 Winter Olympics in France resigns after 6 months in the job
The chief operating officer of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France is stepping down. French organizers announced Tuesday that Anne Murac decided to leave less than six months after her appointment.
The organizing committee of the OJ-2030 in France announced this Tuesday the resignation of its director of operations, Anne Murac, only five months after his arrival, while clouds have been summing up for some time...
The organisation of the 2030 Olympic Winter Games will continue without Anne Murac. Our colleagues from Le Parisien report this Tuesday that the director of operations of the organizing committee of these Winter Games which will take place in France in five years would have resigned only five months after his arrival.
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