Edgar Grospiron, president of the coordination commission for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, and Cyril Linette, CEO of the organizing committee, at Le Grand-Bornand, France, December 3, 2025. ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP
Organizers of the 2030 French Alps Olympics confirmed on Wednesday, February 25, the departure of their CEO following weeks of internal turmoil. They said the exit of Cyril Linette, who was at loggerheads with Edgar Grospiron, the former Olympic champion freestyle skier who leads the organizing committee, was formally acknowledged during a meeting of the executive board last weekend.
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Organizers said the decision reflected a collective desire for a "new momentum through renewed governance" ahead of a key phase of their project. Tensions have multiplied in recent months, against a backdrop of several resignations, culminating in open conflict between Grospiron and Linette. Their feud was just the latest episode in a saga of turbulences that have weakened the project.
