Brigitte Legare, Ice Sports Director Alpes 2030 (L) and Anthony Piqueras Director of Venues and Infrastructures for Alpes 2030 (R) speak ahead of the visit of the LDLC Arena by the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission in Decines-Charmieu, on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Alex MARTIN / AFP via Getty Images)

Bystanders watch as a torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Bystanders react as a torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Vendors watch as a torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame next to a performer dressed as a lion during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Bystanders watch as a torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A torch bearer carries the Youth Olympic Flame during the flame's 46-day tour in Dakar, on September 14, 2026. The Youth Olympic Flame will travel across Senegal's 14 regions before returning to Dakar for the opening ceremony on October 31, 2026. Senegal will host the Summer Youth Olympic Games from October 31 to November 13, 2026, bringing together 2,700 athletes competing in 25 sports. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)