A look ahead to the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, including venue plans, competition zones and how the regional model compares to Milan

The 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are four years away, but preparations have already begun in the French Alps, where the games will be hosted. The French Alps 2030 organizing committee shared its vision and ongoing plans for the next winter games before the start of the 2026 Milan Olympics.

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling communities

The European Alps are an iconic, crescent-shaped mountain range associated with images of wintry peaks and snow-covered villages. But new research confirms a worrying trend about the winter-sports destination: The Alps are turning from white to green.

The majority of Americans who envision European mountains imagine postcard vistas of snow-covered peaks and quaint villages nestled on hillsides. The experience of visiting the Alps provides all of that and then some, but what catches first-time visitors ...

As the Winter Olympics come to their end in Milan and Cortina, enjoy these sweeping landscapes before booking your next trip to Europe

The speed skating events at the 2030 Winter Olympics will take place outside host nation France, it has been confirmed.

By Karolos Grohmann MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The 2030 French Alps Winter Olympics are struggling with tight deadlines, limited cash and infighting but Games chief Edgar Grospiron said on Saturday they would be ready on time and deliver a successful event.