(From L to R) France's Sports Minister Marina Ferrari, France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, President of the Rhone-Alpes region Fabrice Pannekouck, President of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region Renaud Muselier and former Olympic skiing champion and President of the Coordination Commission for the 2030 Winter Olym Edgar Grospiron wave the Olympic flag during the official celebration of the return of the French delegation of athletes from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, south-eastern France on February 23, 2026, as the Olympic flag arrives in the French Alps for the 2030 Olympic Games. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP via Getty Images)