The relocation of the ice sports hub from Nice to Lyon for the 2030 Winter Olympics will cost the region an estimated one billion euros in lost investments and economic ripple effects, according to a letter from Renaud Muselier, president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, addressed to Éric Ciotti. The letter catalogues the infrastructure projects and economic benefits that France’s fifth-largest city will now forgo, including direct investments linked to venue construction and the wider knock-on effects for local businesses and tourism. The decision also leaves unresolved the question of financial compensation for companies that had already submitted bids in response to previously launched tender processes, deepening the dispute over how the Olympic organizing committee and public authorities will handle costs incurred before the hub’s transfer.

C’est le montant estimé par la Région Sud et Renaud Muselier qui dans un courrier à Éric Ciotti, dressent la liste des investissements et retombées économiques dont la cinquième ville de France sera dépourvue pour cause de départ du pôle glace à Lyon. Alors que le sujet des indemnisations des entreprises, notamment, déjà engagées dans les appels d’offres lancés, reste en suspens.