Cyriln

New crisis at the OCOG, bring back the popcorn! Once again, some are complaining that possible future appointees to management positions are too close to Grospiron. Also, it looks like Ciotti is a bit salty: he wants to create a parliamentary inquiry committee about the OCOG funding and operation.

Finally, a sponsor! It's EDF, the owner of the Paris 2024 cauldron. https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2026/07/02/jo-2030-edf-devient-le-premier-partenaire-premium-des-jeux-olympiques-d-hiver-dans-les-alpes-francaises_6718207_3242.html

The current venues maps

The emblems usage guide (https://www.alpes2030.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/2026_BIL_AF30_EMBLEM_GUIDELINES.pdf) shows what is now considered as the emblems.

Some details on today's edition of L'Équipe. -Nice entered the bid thanks to a call to the mayor by Christophe de Kepper, IOC Director General that lives in Nice, saying "there is a problem with Japan" (Sapporo 2030 bid crashing because of Tokyo 2020 corruption scandals). Note the humility of Estrosi about the Nice 2018 bid (not selected against Annecy): "I swore to never bid for Games again because we had the best bid, but France wanted Paris 2024 so much there must not have been Nice 2018. Now, I only bid for things I'm sure to have." -The first move of OCOG about hockey after Ciotti's election was to call the owner of Paris La Défense Arena. He declined because he just sold the arena. -IOC was the most opposed to hockey taking place in Paris, scared by another spread Games just after the Milan-Cortina experience and knowing that speed skating would already have to be in Netherlands. -OCOG now waits the opinion of international federations to set out in detail the venues distribution in Lyon.

I'd like a source too because in an interview yesterday, Grospiron said that the ceremonies will not be on the venues map that should be released in a few days, and that the ceremonies venues may be revealed at the end of the year.

Mathieu Sakkas, head of branding and creator of the emblem, explained that they tried a version with Alpes Françaises but says that "it doesn't strike a chord" so they only use Alpes 2030, in French to remind that it's in France.

As a French sports enthusiast, there is one thing that disturbs me.

More links. The press release about the emblems: https://www.alpes2030.org/sites/default/files/2026-06/cojop_alpes_reveal_en_bd.pdf The first merchandising: https://shop.olympics.com/en/?query=ALPES 2030 There is also a version without the mountain-like elements that fits the new IOC guidelines.

The website is live https://www.alpes2030.org

Given that the official reveal will take place a little bit later that what was originally planned, maybe some automated posts will be published too soon...

Another 30 minute delay.

Because of the weather conditions (rain - please don't laugh - and risk of thunderstorms), the start of the ceremony has been postponed by one hour and is now planned to start at 5:30pm. I don't know if it changes the hour of the reveal.

The only thing I found is that the local news channel BFM Lyon (live here https://www.bfmtv.com/lyon/en-direct/, don't know if it's accessible outside of France, their broadcast will start at 4pm) will have a special edition. Some details: the festivities start at 4:30pm but the emblem reveal is expected around 6pm. The Olympic and the Paralympic emblems will be different but they are announced as "complementary".

Breaking again?