Olympics in French Alps will go Dutch for speed skating and move ice events to Lyon from Nice
The IOC said speed skating may move to Thialf in the Netherlands as organizers seek venues for curling, figure skating, ice hockey and short track.
- On Monday, the International Olympic Committee finalized the French Alps Winter Games venue plan, moving most ice events to Lyon while sending speed skating to the Netherlands despite an unusually tight hosting schedule.
- The IOC prioritized the hastily assembled French Alps bid in 2023 over Sweden, though the original plan to include Nice on the French Riviera faltered after Mayor Ciotti was elected in March.
- Alpine skiing competitions will occur in Courchevel and Val d Isere, two upscale resorts that have hosted world championships within the past 20 years.
- Because France lacks a suitable speed skating facility, organizers selected the Thialf venue in Heerenveen, though the IOC noted further negotiations with Thialf owners are required to finalize arrangements.
- Specific locations in Lyon for curling, figure skating, ice hockey, and short track remain unselected, following the tight schedule developed before the 2024 Paris Summer Games.
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Olympics in French Alps will go Dutch for speed skating and move ice events to Lyon from Nice
The next Winter Olympics in France has sent speed skating to the Netherlands and left behind the palm trees of Nice to feature most ice events in Lyon.
The International Olympic Committee has validated the transfer of the ice pole to Lyon and the integration of Valdísère for alpine skiing.
The holding of the Olympic Winter Games in Lyon in 2030 takes shape. On Friday, the map of the sites to host the events was unveiled, confirming the holding of the ice events in the capital of Gauls. If the ecologist mayor of Lyon Grégory Doucet rubs his hands, the Greens of the Region slow down the four irons. According to them, the financing of these Games remains too vague.
On Monday, the International Olympic Committee validated the new map of the sites of the OJ-2030 in the French Alps, in particular the transfer of the ice pole to Lyon and the integration of Val d'Isère for alpine skiing.
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