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Lyon is the ice cluster. It is not a ski resort, and it is not a substitute for the mountains. You come here for indoor ice, then you leave for Savoie or Haute-Savoie if you want snow.
Three competition buildings
Ice hockey is at the Arena de Lyon in Décines-Charpieu, which is also due to host the 2028 Ice Hockey World Championships, and at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon. Curling, figure skating, and short track are at the Eurexpo halls in Chassieu. The 12 October 2026 release says those same halls also hold the main press centre and the international broadcast centre. Wheelchair curling and para ice hockey are at Chassieu too.
Training ice, named in the 4 August 2026 village announcement, is at the Charlemagne and Baraban rinks. Those are not spectator venues.
What is not in Lyon
Long-track speed skating is at Thialf. Short track stays in Lyon. If a ticket or a headline says "speed skating" without "short track" or "long track", check which one you mean before you book a city.
The Olympic and Paralympic village for this cluster is a housing project already underway at Oullins-Pierre-Bénite. Spectators do not stay there. For a bed, look at Lyon itself, or at a town on the rail line if you are only here for one session. See where to stay in Lyon and getting there.