Overview

Nine venues were used to host events at the Olympic Winter Games Grenoble 1968, in six different locations. All of them were built for the Games with the exception of the Municipal Ice Rink in Grenoble.

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Grenoble 1968 Legacy Olympic Venues

A map presenting an overview of the venues within and outside Grenoble from the 1968 Olympics. Many of the venues have remained in use, with only two closed down.

© 2022 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) - All rights reserved - A map presenting an overview of the venues within and outside Grenoble from the 1968 Olympics. Many of the venues have remained in use, with only two closed down.

Seven of them are still in use today: Autrans, the venue for the biathlon, cross-country skiing and Nordic combined events; Chamrousse (men’s and women’s Alpine skiing); the Tremplin du Claret (ski jumping – normal hill); the Stade de Glace (figure skating, ice hockey and the Closing Ceremony); Municipal Ice Rink (ice hockey); L’Anneau de Vitesse (speed skating); and the Piste de Luge (luge), which is used for summer luge only.

The two venues no longer in use are the Piste de Bobsleigh (bobsleigh) in L’Alpe-d’Huez, which was dismantled in the 1990s, and the Tremplin du Dauphiné (ski jumping – large hill) in Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, which was abandoned in the same decade.

Located in the Parc Paul Mistral in Grenoble, the Stade de Glace is now known as the Palais des Sports Pierre Mendès France and is a multi-purpose facility playing host to sporting, cultural and business events. A busy concert venue, it is also open to the public for skating.

The temporary 60,000-seater Olympic Stadium which hosted the Opening Ceremony was erected at the former site of the airport Grenoble-Mermoz. At the time, the Olympic Stadium was located next to the Press Centre and Olympic Village, which remain to this day, whilst the Stadium was dismantled immediately after the Games. The Olympic cauldron from the Stadium has since been moved to the Parc Paul Mistral.

The Parc Paul Mistral is also home to two other venues: the Anneau de Vitesse, which is used for roller skating and outdoor concerts and has become a gathering place for the people of Grenoble; and the Municipal Ice Rink. Now known as the Halle Clémenceau, it is used for volleyball, fencing, handball and gymnastics.

Autrans has established itself as one of France’s best-known cross-country skiing and biathlon locations, while the ski resort of Chamrousse has developed over the years and attracts tourists all year round.

The luge track in Villard-de-Lans boosted tourism in the village and is now a park used mainly for local and regional competitions and for youth training.