The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed the final venue plan on Wednesday, with events scheduled across 11 competition venues, primarily in southern France. The announcement completes the allocation of venues for ice sports and alpine skiing at the French Alps Games.
Lyon will host curling, figure skating and short track speed skating at three locations. One of the venues will be Parc Olympique Lyonnais, home of Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Courchevel will stage the Alpine skiing speed events, including downhill, super-G and team events, while Val d'Isere will host the technical disciplines, including slalom.
The confirmation brings an end to several months of uncertainty surrounding the Games, with organisers forced to make a number of changes to their original plans.
In May, the planned ice sports hub was moved from Nice to Lyon after Nice mayor Eric Ciotti rejected proposals to convert the city's football stadium into a temporary ice rink.
The organising committee also experienced leadership changes. Edgar Grospiron stepped down as its president last month, just 18 months after being appointed. His departure came during a period of financial pressure and budget reductions surrounding preparations for the Games.
Long track speed skating was already confirmed in May to take place at the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The decision to stage the competition outside France was part of the agreement made with the IOC when the French Alps were awarded the Games.
Using an existing venue is intended to reduce costs and avoid constructing a new facility that could have limited long-term use after the Olympics. The Thialf arena is an established speed skating venue with a long history of hosting major international competitions.
The 2030 Winter Olympics will feature 16 sporting disciplines in total. Freeride skiing and snowboarding will make their Olympic debuts, while synchro9, a synchronised figure skating event, will also be introduced to the programme.
The Games will also mark the first Winter Olympics without nordic combined, after the sport was removed from the Olympic programme.
The final venue plan means athletes will compete across several locations in France, while speed skaters will travel to the Netherlands for their events. The organisers say the approach allows them to use existing facilities while limiting the need for expensive new construction.
The French Alps were awarded the 2030 Winter Olympics with the venue strategy designed around cost control and the long-term use of existing sporting infrastructure.
