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Internal Conflicts and Resignations Plague France's 2030 Winter Olympics Preparations
Leadership disputes and resignations have destabilized the 2030 Winter Olympics in France, with a $4 billion budget and public opposition including planned protests and legal challenges.
- On Wednesday, French organizers said they acknowledged irreconcilable disagreements between Edgar Grospiron, president of the Coordination Commission for the 2030 Winter Olympics, and Cyril Linette, director general.
- Multiple senior resignations have multiplied tensions, as chief operating officer Anne Murac, communications director Arthur Richer, and former head Bertrand Méheut resigned amid a rapidly assembled 2023 bid.
- A definitive venue map remains unsettled and is expected by the end of June, with speed skating likely held abroad at Thialf Arena, Heerenveen, Netherlands, or Oval Lingotto, Turin, Italy.
- Organizers have set a governance timetable with an executive board meeting on Feb. 22 and the Culture Committee of the Senate summoned Pierre-Antoine Molina to a hearing on Feb. 25.
- Citizen opposition has intensified as Collectif Citoyen JOP 2030 launches legal action demanding a public debate and plans a Grenoble protest on Saturday; the budget is around 3.4 billion euros.
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Internal conflicts, resignations plague France's 2030 Winter Olympics prep
With all eyes on the Milan Cortina Olympics, the organization of the Winter Games in France in four years’ time is faltering. Internal tensions have multiplied in recent months, against a backdrop of several resignations, culminating in open conflict between former Olympic gold medalist Edgar Grospiron, who is leading the project, and Cyril Linette, the director general now on his way out. After a meeting of all stakeholders from the organizing …
The Winter Games in Milan and Cortina are not even halfway through, but there is already a lot of commotion in France surrounding the organization of the next edition, which will be held in…
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Internal conflicts and resignations plague France's 2030 Winter Olympics preparations
The organization of the 2030 Winter Games in France is facing significant challenges. Internal tensions have increased, leading to a conflict between project leader Edgar Grospiron and director general Cyril Linette.
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