The 2030 Winter Games are finally starting to take shape, and now, the Games have their official look. On June 18, 2026, the Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee released the official emblems for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the French Alps in a ceremony in Briançon, France. Inspired by mountains, light, and unity, the emblems, when combined, form one cohesive image of light draped over a mountain.
The 2030 Olympic emblem is a triangular mountain, with blue at the top fading into pink and deep red towards the base. The Paralympic logo is the light, starting as red and pink in the edges and moving to a deep blue towards the center. The negative space in the Paralympic logo forms a mountain, which perfectly fits the Olympic emblem.
The Parisian design agency Saint-Lazare carefully designed the emblems, ensuring they properly represent the unique landscape and culture of the French Alps. The rays of light were included to mimic the sun peeking over the mountains, with the mountains representing the field of play for the Olympics.
The color palette was also chosen with purpose. Midnight blue and azure blue symbolize the altitude, stability, and sweeping horizons of the Alps, and red and pink alpenglow hues add vibrancy to the landscape while symbolizing the energy, passion, and spirit of the Olympics.
As for the idea to design two logos that combine into one, Edgar Grospiron, president of the Alpes 2030 Organising Committee, cited the identical spirits of both the Olympics and Paralympics.
“The same mountain will unite the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2030,” Grospiron said in the Olympics.com reveal. “That is why our two emblems were conceived as complementary expressions of the same vision. Together, they embody our ambition: to give Olympism and Paralympism the same place, strength and visibility.”
French athletes were excited about the emblems, including double Olympic snowboard cross medalist Chloé Trespeuch. “I find them very stylish, simple, minimalist and timeless,” Trespeuch told Olympics.com.
In addition to its new logo, the 2030 Winter Olympics got a new signature as well. What was originally called “French Alps 2030” has been shortened to simply “Alpes 2030,” shifting the Games away from national borders and embracing the iconic shared Alpine region. The 2030 Winter games will be held across several ski resorts in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. 93% of the infrastructure from the 1992 Olympics in Albertville will be utilized. It is the fourth time France will hold the Winter Olympics, after also hosting them in 1968 in Grenoble, and in 1924 in Chamonix. The 2030 Winter Olympics are scheduled to be held from February 1–17, 2030, while the Paralympics are to be held from March 1–10, 2030.
The unveiling of the Olympic and Paralympic emblems marks another milestone in preparation for the 2030 Games, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) expected to release the official 2030 Olympic program this month.
