- The Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games will make history as the first Winter Games with gender parity. The athlete quota places will be distributed equally. Some 3,046 athletes (1,525 female and 1,521 male, including athletes in ski mountaineering proposed by the OCOG as an additional sport) are set to compete across 126 events – 56 for women, 55 for men and 15 mixed. This was confirmed today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) as part of the discipline and event review. As part of the review, it was decided that freeride (ski and snowboard) and synchro9 (figure skating) athletes will feature for the first time on an Olympic stage. The IOC EB also confirmed the retention of snowboard parallel giant slalom, while Nordic combined was not retained.

"VAN" (Sports Desk - 08.07.2026) :: The Alpes 2030 discipline and event programme was approved by the IOC EB following the recommendations of the Olympic Programme Working Group (OPWG), which assessed the proposals submitted by the International Federations (IFs) and the Organising Committee with regard to ski mountaineering.

Overall, 26 new events were proposed by the IFs and the Organising Committee. The IOC EB decided to add three disciplines and 16 events, to enhance gender equality, innovation and youth interest, in line with the principles approved in 2024.

The discipline and event changes introduced for Alpes 2030 concern four sports:

Biathlon:

Mixed singles relay (event)

Skating:

Figure skating: synchro9 (event)
Speed skating: men’s team sprint and women’s team sprint (events)

Ski and snowboard:

Freeride (discipline) with men’s ski, men’s snowboard, women’s ski, women’s snowboard (events)
Freestyle skiing: mixed team ski cross (event)
Snowboard: mixed team snowboard parallel (event)
Ski jumping: women’s super team (event)
Removal of Nordic combined (discipline)

Ski mountaineering (sport proposed by the French Alps 2030 Organising Committee and approved by the 146th IOC Session in June):

Individual (discipline): men’s individual and women’s individual (events)
Sprint (discipline): men’s sprint, women’s sprint and mixed relay (events)

Athlete quotas have also been adjusted across several sports and disciplines, with the overall quota set at 3,046 athletes, comprising 1,525 female athletes and 1,521 male athletes (including the OCOG-proposed sport of ski mountaineering).

These changes reflect the IOC’s commitment to ensuring that gender parity is achieved, and that the Olympic programme continues to evolve and remain relevant to future generations of athletes and fans, while controlling cost and complexity.

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