The French Alps bid was elected at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on 24 July 2024, two days before the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The key proposals, driven by the relevant recommendations from Olympic Agenda 2020, are:[6][7] The IOC also modified the Olympic Charter to increase its flexibility in choosing hosts by making the date of elections more flexible and allowing multiple cities, regions, or countries to host instead of only single cities, regions or countries.

Due to financial concerns triggered by the 2024 French political crisis, the country was selected to host the games "conditionally."

According to the IOC, the number of NOCs capable of hosting the Winter Olympics—which require access to snow competition venues with adequate temperature and snowfall—has declined to "practically just 10-12".

[19] The International Olympic Committee approved at the 142nd IOC Session the initial sports programme: biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating, and skiing.

Discovery via Eurosport,[24] with free-to-air coverage owned by France Télévisions under a sublicense agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

The agreement, covering from 2026 to 2032, includes pay television and streaming rights to the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics on Eurosport and Discovery+ in 49 European territories.