Youth Olympic Winter Games 2012

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I. Winter Youth Olympic Games
Logo of the I. Winter Youth Olympic Games
Being part is everything / Be part of it
Venue: Innsbruck , Austria
Stadion: Bergiselschanze
Opening ceremony: January 13, 2012
Closing ceremony: January 22, 2012
Opened by: Heinz Fischer (Federal President of Austria)
Olympic oath : Christina Ager (athlete)
Peter Zenz (referee)
Angelika Neuner (trainer)
Competitions: 63 in 7 sports
Countries: 70
Athletes: approx. 1,021
Lillehammer 2016 →
Medal table (after 63 of 63 decisions)
space country Gold medals gold Silver medals silver Bronze medals bronze total
01 GermanyGermany Germany 8th 7th 2 17th
02 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China 7th 4th 4th 15th
03 AustriaAustria Austria 6th 4th 3 13
04th Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 6th 3 2 11
05 RussiaRussia Russia 5 4th 7th 16
06th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 4th 1 2 7th
- Mixed teamMixed team Mixed teams 3 3 3 9
07th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 3 - 5 8th
08th JapanJapan Japan 2 5 9 16
09 NorwayNorway Norway 2 5 2 9
10 United StatesUnited States United States 2 3 3 8th
Complete medal table

The 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games took place from January 13-22, 2012 in Innsbruck , Seefeld and Kühtai . In 63 medal competitions, 1021 and participants between the ages of 15 and 18 from 70 nations competed for gold, silver and bronze. The games were accompanied by a cultural and educational program (CEP). The Youth Olympic Games were held for the first time in the summer of 2010 and were hosted in Singapore. The Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck were opened by Federal President Heinz Fischer .

canditature

According to the decision of the members of the International Olympic Committee on July 5, 2007 during their 119th session to introduce a youth version of the Olympic Games , four cities initially stood for the hosting of the event. The list of applicants was later reduced to two candidatures. On February 12, 2008 Innsbruck prevailed with the greatest approval in the history of the International Olympic Committee (84:15 votes) against the application of the Finnish city of Kuopio . Innsbruck was previously twice host the Winter Olympics (1964 and 1976) as well as 1984 and 1988 hosted the Paralympic Winter Games .

Infrastructure and organization

Venues

Innsbruck / Igls

  • Olympiaworld Innsbruck : The ice rinks were the setting for ice hockey, figure skating and the short track. The Olympic Speed ​​Skating Oval advanced to become an open-air stage for speed skating. The main media center for journalists from all over the world was also located in the Olympiaworld.
  • Innsbruck / Igls bobsleigh run : The Igler Eiskanal is the venue for international competitions every year and meets all the requirements for the toboggan, bobsleigh and skeleton competitions.
  • Patscherkofel : Adaptations on Innsbruck's Olympic mountain made it possible to cross the finish line uniformly for all alpine skiing competitions.
  • Innsbruck exhibition center : The curling competitions were located in the exhibition center. With the Main Operations Center and the contact and refreshment point for 1,200 volunteers, the trade fair acted as the focal point.
  • Bergiselschanze : The Bergisel Stadium was the first sports facility in the world to receive the Olympic community for the third time for an Olympic opening ceremony.
  • Medals Plaza : Daily award ceremonies, concerts and the final highlight of the youth games - the closing ceremony - took place in Maria-Theresien-Straße .
  • Olympic Youth Village : 13 newly built residential buildings in environmentally friendly passive house construction with a capacity of more than 1500 beds were available to the athletes during the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Thereafter, the 444 apartments can be occupied by Tyrolean residents.
  • Congress Innsbruck : The congress center was the venue for the cultural and educational program.
  • Nordkette : The Nordkette was the setting for the outdoor activities of the cultural and educational program.

Seefeld and Kühtai

  • Seefeld : A 266 kilometer long cross-country ski run, two newly built ski jumping hills and a modern biathlon facility made the Nordic Competence Center Seefeld the location for the Nordic competitions in the context of Innsbruck 2012.
  • Kühtai : On the newly built halfpipe, slopestyle and ski cross routes, the Kühtai competition site became the venue for the snowboard and freestyle competitions.

mascot

The official mascot of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck was the Gamsbock "Yoggl". Its name is derived from the acronym for "Youth Olympic Games" ('YOG') and the typical Tyrolean nickname "Joggl" for "Jakob". According to the description on the official website, Yoggl lives in the mountains around the event locations Innsbruck, Seefeld and Kühtai. As an outdoorsman, he pays attention to sustainability and respects the environment in which he lives. The Winter Youth Olympic Games wanted to represent these values, for example with their "Sustainability" excursions (cultural and educational program) or with the energy-saving passive houses in the Youth Olympic Village.

An international competition was announced in November 2010 to create the character of the mascot, aimed specifically at teenagers and young adults under the age of 25. After the organizing committee of the Winter Youth Olympic Games had selected three favorites, the public was able to choose the winner via online voting. In this way, a young Argentinian designer couple and thus the chamois became the winner.

Games

Sports (traditional)

The following Olympic sports were contested at the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games:

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Innovative sports competitions

In addition to these traditional competitions in the Olympic winter sports disciplines, the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games also featured completely new competition formats. Cross-disciplinary and cross-gender competitions as well as mixed team competitions in which athletes from different nations formed a team should promote team spirit and mutual understanding between young people. Here is an overview of the innovative competitions in Innsbruck 2012, which differ in format and / or discipline from the previous ones:

discipline Competition
Curling mixed team competition / double competition of two athletes from different National Olympic Committees
ice Hockey Skills Challenge girls & boys
figure skating mixed team competition
Freestyle Halfpipe girls & boys
Cross-country skiing / biathlon mixed team relay, mixed competition
Short track / speed skating mixed relay with athletes from different National Olympic Committees
Alpine skiing mixed parallel team competition
Ski jumping Individual competition girls, team competition (1 girl / 1 boy / 1 Nordic combined boy)
Snowboard Slopestyle girls & boys

culture and education

In addition to the sporting competitions, culture and education with a focus on "Media Lab", "World Mile", "Sustainability", "Arts", "Competence" and "Olympic Youth Festival 2012" were also on the program.

Attendees

Africa (3)
America (124)
Asia (139)
Europe (730)
Oceania (28)
(In brackets: number of participating athletes)

Calendar and results

The links lead to pages with the detailed results.

Legend for the competition program shown below:

    Opening and closing ceremony         Show event         Qualifying competitions      x  Final decisions
2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games schedule (with number of decisions)
Fr. Sat So Mon Tuesday Wed do Fr. Sat So total
January 13. 14th 15th 16. 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
Olympic rings with transparent rims.svg Opening ceremony
Biathlon pictogram.svg biathlon 2 2 1 5
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh pictogram.svg bob 2 2
Skeleton pictogram.svg skeleton 2 2
Curling pictogram.svg Curling 1 1 2
Ice hockey pictogram.svg ice Hockey 2 2 4th
Ice skating Figure skating pictogram.svg figure skating 2 2 1 5
Speed ​​skating pictogram.svg Speed ​​skating 2 2 2 2 8th
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track 2 2 1 5
Luge pictogram.svg Luge 1 2 1 4th
Skiing Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing 2 2 4th
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9
Nordic skiing Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combination 1 1
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing 2 2 1 5
Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping 2 1 3
Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboard 2 2 4th
Olympic rings with transparent rims.svg Closing ceremony
decisions 6th 10 8th 6th 6th 8th 8th 6th 5 63
January 13. 14th 15th 16. 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd
Fr. Sat So Mon Tuesday Wed do Fr. Sat So total

Torch relay

Olympic flame on the Ringstrasse in Vienna
Course of the torch relay

The Olympic youth torch was lit on December 17, 2011 in the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens and then transported on to Innsbruck. The Austria-wide torch relay started on December 27, 2011 in the Tyrolean capital and ended on January 13, 2012, when the 1st Winter Youth Games were ceremoniously opened with the lighting of the Youth Olympic flame on Bergisel . In between, he stopped in over 60 places across Austria. In 2012, national and international torch-bearers were selected to carry the Youth Olympic flame during the torch relay.

route

The Youth Olympic Torch Relay made stops in the following cities and towns across Austria:

date Stages Daily goals
December 27, 2011 Innsbruck , Neustift im Stubaital , Sölden , Ischgl Jerzens
12/28/2011 Jerzens / Pitztal, Bregenz , Lustenau , Klaus , Bludenz St. Anton am Arlberg
12/29/2011 St. Anton am Arlberg, Matrei in Osttirol , Lienz , Dellach im Drautal Millstatt
12/30/2011 Millstatt, Klagenfurt , Wolfsberg , Murau Kapfenberg
December 31, 2011 Kapfenberg, Semmering , Wiener Neudorf Vienna
01/01/2012 Vienna Mönichkirchen
02/01/2012 Mönichkirchen, Bad Waltersdorf , Fürstenfeld Graz
03/01/2012 Graz, Gleisdorf , Oberpullendorf Eisenstadt
04/01/2012 Eisenstadt, Schwechat , Vösendorf , St. Pölten Waidhofen an der Ybbs
05/01/2012 Waidhofen / Ybbs, Purgstall an der Erlauf , Linz , Wels Hinterstoder
01/06/2012 Hinterstoder, Gmunden , Mondsee , Neumarkt am Wallersee , Salzburg , Hallein Wals-Siezenheim
07/01/2012 Wals, Strobl , Gosau , Filzmoos Ramsau am Dachstein
01/08/2012 Ramsau, Niederöblarn , house Schladming
01/09/2012 Schladming, St. Johann im Pongau , Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer Kirchberg in Tyrol
01/10/2012 Kirchberg, Bad Gastein , Zell am See Seefeld in Tyrol
11/01/2012 Seefeld, Kühtai , Fügen St. Ulrich am Pillersee
01/12/2012 St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Ehrwald , Telfs , Zirl Kufstein
13/01/2012 Kufstein, Axams , Mutters , Fulpmes , Lans innsbruck

Balance sheet and criticism

IOC President Jacques Rogge said at a press conference in Innsbruck that the youth Olympic Games had a “bright” future ahead of them. “I can say the games were excellent. The organizing committee did a great job, the athletes were happy and we saw excellent sporting achievements, ”said Rogge.

The organizers announced that more than 110,000 spectators and 900 media representatives followed the competitions and that more than 66 percent of the athletes regularly took part in the cultural and educational program, in which the young athletes were particularly aware of the doping problem and its dangers.

Web links

Commons : Youth Olympic Winter Games 2012  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Innsbruck 2012 - Official Report of the IOC (PDF, English). (PDF) In: olympic.org. IOC, p. 73 , accessed January 2, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Innsbruck and Kuopio Make Final Shortlist For 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games . January 23, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games
  5. ↑ http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/news_events/official_release/2011/0110/701.html
  6. ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games
  7. ^ "New competitions near Innsbruck 2012" . Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ a b Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ a b IOC President Rogge predicts a bright future for the Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved April 4, 2012.