Personnel disputes within the organizing committee, sponsorship issues, and delays in preparations: four years before the next Winter Games, the problems faced by host nation France are overshadowing the joy of France's record haul of 23 Olympic medals at Milan/Cortina.

The Olympic flag returned to French soil on Monday, less than two years after the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, as preparations began for the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.

The 2026 Winter Olympics ended as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were extinguished during a closing ceremony inside ancient Verona Arena.

MILAN (AP) — We’ve got this. Really, we do. Organizers of the 2030 French Alps Olympics worked Saturday to put a positive sheen on their project that already was on the tightest of hosting schedules before being rocked by inner turmoil.

Liu's not ready to retire from figure skating after securing dual Olympic gold. But the 2030 Games are a long way out.

After Milan Cortina, the next Winter Olympics will stay in Europe. Here's everything to know about the 2030 French Alps Games.