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Ciotti’s Election in Nice Puts 2030 Winter Games Ice Plan in Flux

Regional leaders set a mid-to-late April deadline to decide the Nice venues.

Renaud Muselier, président de la région Paca, à Marseille, le 7 mars 2026.
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Eric Ciotti (à gauche) et Jean-Pierre Rivère, président de l'OGC Nice et co-président de son comité de soutien, le 22 février 2026 à Nice. Le nouveau maire UDR-RN de Nice s'est dit opposé au choix des infrastructures devant accuellir dans sa ville les épreuves de glace des Jeux d'hiver de 2030
Carte des sites prévus pour les Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2030 dans les Alpes françaises, augmentée des temps de trajet de l'un à l'autre

Overview

  • Eric Ciotti, elected mayor of Nice on Sunday, rejects the current plan to turn Allianz Riviera into a two-rink hockey venue with a temporary roof.
  • Région Sud president Renaud Muselier said he spoke with Ciotti twice and will send teams to Nice next week, with a decision targeted between April 15 and April 30.
  • The existing Alpes 2030 blueprint clusters ice sports and the athletes’ village in western Nice, a hub projected to deliver about 60% of ticket revenue, with hockey alone near 40% of total sales.
  • Ciotti proposes central alternatives, including using the Palais des expositions for ice events, renovating the aging Jean-Bouin rink, and converting a police barracks site for the village, while warning against displacing OGC Nice from its stadium at a reported €80 million cost.
  • Organizers face tight milestones with an April cost study from Solideo, a Cojop executive meeting set for April 20, and a final site map due by late June, as Muselier signals a possible plan B and resists shifting the ice hub to Lyon reported by some outlets.