Overview
- The IOC executive commission finalized the full Alpes 2030 sporting programme on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, setting 126 events for 3,046 athletes with a 1,525 to 1,521 women-to-men quota split.
- Freeride (ski and snowboard) and synchronized (artistic) skating were added and 26 new events were introduced, including mixed relays and team sprints designed to broaden youth appeal and spectator spectacle.
- Nordic combined was removed after ranking lowest on the IOC’s measured indicators of popularity and showing limited universality and participation across recent Winter Games.
- Organisers consolidated competition sites into four French poles — Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Briançonnais and Lyon — with long‑track speed skating assigned to Heerenveen in the Netherlands and Lyon taking the ice‑sports hub.
- The IOC’s decision drew public disappointment from FIS president Alexander Ospelt and will affect athletes and national programmes, and the plan now awaits a formal sign‑off from the International Paralympic Committee expected later this week.