19 February 2025 – The Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (OCOG) French Alps 2030 was officially formed on 18 February following its inaugural General Assembly meeting, held in Lyon Stadium, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, one of the two host regions of the Games.
The General Assembly also voted in favour of the proposal to appoint Olympic champion Edgar Grospiron as President of the Organising Committee.
Mr Grospiron has a wealth of experience within the Olympic and sports movement, including becoming the first Olympic mogul skiing champion on home soil at the Olympic Winter Games Albertville 1992. He went on to be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Annecy 2018 candidature team for the Olympic Winter Games and was a member of the IOC Coordination Commission for PyeongChang 2018.
Commenting on this important milestone on the five-year journey towards hosting the Olympic Winter Games 2030, IOC President Thomas Bach said: “I want to congratulate everyone on the establishment of the Organising Committee for French Alps 2030. The appointment of Edgar Grospiron as OCOG President gives us full confidence in the project based on his background as an Olympic champion combined with his experience in sports leadership.”
The French Alps Games will build on the sustainable model and momentum from the highly successful Olympic Games Paris 2024. They will benefit from existing world-class venues, recent experience in organising the Olympic Games, but also in delivering annual international winter sports competitions. Over the next five years, the French people will continue to demonstrate their passion for and commitment to the Olympic Movement and the Olympic values. Thomas Bach – IOC President
Representatives of all constituent parties were present in the General Assembly:
Michel Barnier, former Prime Minister, as part of the mission entrusted to him by the Prime Minister; Pierre-Antoine Molina, Interministerial Delegate for the Olympic and Paralympic Games; Marie Barsacq, Minister for Sport, Youth and Community Life; Fabrice Pannekoucke, President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region; Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region; David Lappartient, President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF); and Marie-Amélie Le Fur, President of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF).
Speaking on the objectives of the French Alps 2030 project, the new OCOG President said: “Our ambition is equal to the challenge that awaits us: to make these Games an unforgettable, people-oriented sports festival, rooted in excellence, irreproachable in environmental terms and surprising in terms of legacy.”
To achieve this, there is no miracle recipe, but rather work, commitment and a team that is mobilised on a daily basis. Thinking together, finding concrete solutions, deciding what is best to enhance our project, acting firmly to meet the commitments made to the IOC. Edgar Grospiron – Olympic champion and President of the Organising Committee French Alps 2030
This will be the fourth time that France has hosted the Olympic Winter Games – after Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968 and Albertville 1992. The French Alps are home to the largest ski area in the world, and major international competitions take place in the region every year. The dynamics of four-season tourism, more respectful of the areas and their inhabitants, has become firmly established in the French Alps. The French Alps 2030 project is part of this DNA and aims to help create this new model for the French mountains, for the benefit of the people who live there and the visitors they welcome.
