Section 03 · Venues / Budget / Precedents
Resorts
From Chamonix 1924 to Albertville 1992 to the guarantee that arrived after the award: what each Games left behind and what 2030 is trying not to add to the list.
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Resorts · Lead
Chamonix, 1924: The Games That Named the Category
The first Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix in January and February 1924, under the title Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver before the IOC retrospectively designated them the first Winter…
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Three Games, Three Inheritances
Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968 and Albertville 1992 each left the region a physical object that had to be paid for and maintained afterwards; the 2030 programme was designed, at least on paper, to stop…
Espace Killy and the Venue That Was Already There
Val d'Isère and Tignes operate together as Espace Killy, a high-altitude ski area in the Tarentaise that already holds a competition history and the infrastructure the 2030 Alpine events require.
The Nordic Venues and Why Competition History Matters
Nordic skiing events for 2030 are assigned to venues with an existing competition record rather than purpose-built facilities — a deliberate departure from the model of the purpose-built resort era.
Before the Money Arrived: A Record of the Guarantee
The IOC awarded the 2030 Games to the French Alps in July 2024 on condition that state financial guarantees be provided; those guarantees were formalised after the award rather than before it.