" Faster, higher, stronger. »
Inspiring, the Olympic motto will punctuate the lives of athletes from around the world who will arrive in Paris from July 26 to August 12 for the Games. It also leads television channels to get in tune with an event that will unfold at full speed this summer in stadiums and on the airwaves.
Launched in spring 2023 on TNT channel 34 and on the boxes of ISP and satellite operators (channel 30 within the mosaic, 345 for Orange, 468 SFR, 904 Free and 305 Bouygues), the
Le Figaro TV
channel is in the starting blocks. On the occasion of the Olympic J-100, it switches to Paris 2024 mode around
Victoire Sikora
, the embodiment of the daily meeting
“Welcome to Île-de-France”
.
“To start the countdown,” she explains, “our daily show scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. switches to Olympic mode, this Wednesday, April 17. »
Countdown
The Figaro TV editorial team, led by Laurence de Charrette, is mobilizing to make the J-100 the first Olympic event on its schedule. As a preamble to this summer's program, Thibault Gauthier (
"Le Figaro La Nuit"
), Vincent Rozeron, Damien Canivez (
"Le Buzz TV"
) and Thimothée Dellemes surround Victoire Sikora to bring this day to life in all its dimensions: reports and interviews on the ground but also behind the scenes and the streets of Paris…
For the occasion, Yves Thréard, deputy editorial director of Le Figaro, and Jean-Julien Ezvan, deputy editor-in-chief of the Sports department, will be close to the event, live from the ephemeral Grand Palais and the Arena Champ de Mars, where the festivities to launch the Olympic countdown are taking place.
“During the Olympic Games,” concludes Laurence de Charrette, “we will talk a lot about sport of course, with our experts from the editorial staff of Le Figaro, but also about questions of transport, security, cultural initiatives, economic benefits, history. games… "