Winter Olympic Games 2030 Bid Process

[NearPup 3,051]

23 hours ago, De_Gambassi said:

Some info about the 2030 long track issue. One (new) option could be to use a temporary track in an already existing hall somewhere (anywhere really) and then reuse it as a training facility up into the mountains with limited costs for the french speed track program (which is currently being reinstalled by the roller sports federation).

IMO, this would be the best case scenario as a permanent long track rink sounds very much like a dead option (who would want on its territory a huge infrastructure guaranteed to run at a multi-millions loss every year ?)

 

 

Once again, the IOC will do *literally anything* to not host long track outdoors.

[De_Gambassi 1,223]

5 hours ago, NearPup said:

Once again, the IOC will do *literally anything* to not host long track outdoors.

There are no track in the country (outdoor or indoor). The one from Albertville was converted into an athletic one right after the Olympics.

[Olympian1010 7,976]

 

[intoronto 5,643]

Stoss also hinted that both sides are already looking beyond the likely awarding of the Games in July, suggesting that discussions about new sports have already begun.

“Immediately after the election we will come together to finalize the Olympic Program and it will be time in 2025 or 2026 to talk about new sports,” Stoss said.

“We have some ideas, we discussed it already,” he said about the organizing committee’s option to propose additional, locally relevant sports to the Winter Olympic program.

 

https://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/french-alps-2030-winter-olympics-bid-could-cost-2-billion-euros-work-needed-to-develop-ice-cluster-in-nice/

 

Snow volleyball anyone?

[Josh 10,517]

France is hosting an Olympics this year, I would rather they not get another one so soon… 

 

Same thing applies for Salt Lake City, although for me it’s even worse because that’ll mean it’ll be back to back Olympics in United States. 

[NearPup 3,051]

2 hours ago, intoronto said:

Stoss also hinted that both sides are already looking beyond the likely awarding of the Games in July, suggesting that discussions about new sports have already begun.

“Immediately after the election we will come together to finalize the Olympic Program and it will be time in 2025 or 2026 to talk about new sports,” Stoss said.

“We have some ideas, we discussed it already,” he said about the organizing committee’s option to propose additional, locally relevant sports to the Winter Olympic program.

 

https://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/french-alps-2030-winter-olympics-bid-could-cost-2-billion-euros-work-needed-to-develop-ice-cluster-in-nice/

 

Snow volleyball anyone?

I know it's a discipline but I wouldn't be shocked if free riding got added.

 

Other than ski mountaineering I'm not sure what sports (that aren't under the FIS umbrella, like speed skiing) are "locally relevant".

 

Ice climbing, maybe?

Edited April 26 by NearPup

[intoronto 5,643]

27 minutes ago, NearPup said:

I know it's a discipline but I wouldn't be shocked if free riding got added.

 

Other than ski mountaineering I'm not sure what sports (that aren't under the FIS umbrella, like speed skiing) are "locally relevant".

 

Ice climbing, maybe?

Yea or Telemark 

[Josh 10,517]

20 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Yea or Telemark 

Telemark skiing is an FIS discipline. But I wouldn’t mind seeing it get added to the Olympic programme. 

[intoronto 5,643]

IOC report: https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/International-Olympic-Committee/Commissions/Future-host-commission/Olympic-Winter-Games/Commission-Report-2030.pdf

 

Hockey would be held in a soccer stadium (split into two ice rinks). IIHF has expressed concerns on the temporary nature of the venue

Curling venue is too small according to the WCF

Short track and figure skating venue is new, but the IOC has asked for a Plan B

Speed skating venue TBD BUT WILL BE OUTSIDE FRANCE.

 

What a sh*t show. 

[heywoodu 15,145]

8 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Speed skating venue TBD BUT WILL BE OUTSIDE FRANCE.

For the love of god don't let this be in Thialf. I mean, it's definitely the Mecca of speed skating, no doubt about it, but it'd be such a waste to have the Olympic events there, far far away from the Olympics.