Former freestyle ski champion Grospiron to head 2030 organising committee

PARIS - Former freestyle skiing Olympic champion Edgar Grospiron was named president of the 2030 Winter Games organising committee, the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) said on Tuesday.

The 55-year-old Grospiron, a gold medallist at the Albertville Olympics in 1992, was appointed after biathlon great Martin Fourcade pulled out of the race citing disagreements with local authorities earlier this month.

Im determined. We need to organise impeccable, irreproachable Olympics. Well do everything we can to ensure that these Olympics have as little impact on the environment as possible, Grospiron said.

The nomination was welcomed by CNOSF president David Lappartient. The deadline is tight but we think we will repeat the feat of Paris 2024.

The 2030 Winter Games will be held in Nice and the French Alps from February 1-17. REUTERS

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