The sporting venues for the 2030 Winter Games have been confirmed, with events to be held in Lyon and the French Alps - except speed skating, which will take place in the Netherlands.

Events will take place at 11 competition venues, primarily across southern France, with the location allocation for ice sports and alpine skiing confirmed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday. Lyon will host curling, figure skating and short track speed skating across three sites, including Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Courchevel will host the Alpine skiing speed events, while Val d'Isere stages the slalom events.

The announcement finalises the venues after a turbulent few months for 2030 Games organisers. In May, they were forced to move the Games' 'ice sports hub' to Lyon from Nice after the south coast city's mayor, Eric Ciotti, refused to allow Nice's football stadium to be converted into a temporary ice rink. Last month, Edgar Grospiron left his position as president of the organising committee just 18 months after his appointment.

It was also confirmed in May that the long track speed skating events will take place at the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, The Netherlands. Holding the speed skating in a pre-existing arena outside France was a condition agreed with the IOC when French Alps were awarded the Games in order to reduce costs. There will be 16 different sporting disciplines at French Alps 2030, with freeride skiing and snowboarding, plus synchro9 - synchronised figure skating - added to the Winter Olympics for the first time. However the 2030 Games will be the first not to feature nordic combined after the sport was removed from the programme.