Resignation of Edgar Grospiron, president of the organizing committee for the 2030 Winter Olympics
Cojop is going through a deep governance crisis after the departure of its president appointed in February 2025.
Quick Look
- Edgar Grospiron has resigned from the presidency of the organizing committee for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
- This departure comes in a context of a persistent governance crisis within the body.
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Why It Matters
Cojop has been facing a governance crisis for several months. Edgar Grospiron was appointed to the presidency in February 2025 following the withdrawal of Martin Fourcade.
Will the organizing committee for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ever be able to turn things around? Weighed down by a serious governance crisis for many months, Cojop announced this Thursday the resignation of its president, Edgar Grospiron, who was appointed in February 2025 after the withdrawal of Martin Fourcade.
“His decision to leave the presidency is part of a chosen, organized and assumed transition, in the interest of the project and its governance,” indicates the body in a press release. It reflects a desire shared with stakeholders to enable the organization to quickly enter this new operational phase. »
“The conditions are not met”
Edgar Grospiron was also absent this Thursday from the meeting of the stakeholders of these Winter Games, who were to decide on his retention in his post, corroborating sources told AFP. “The conditions are no longer met to continue this adventure,” assured the former mogul skier, gold medalist at the Albertville Olympic Games in 1992.
Open Questions
- Who will succeed Edgar Grospiron at the head of Cojop?
- What are the precise causes of the governance crisis?
