Youth Olympic Winter Games 2012
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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 |
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Medal table (after 63 of 63 decisions) | |||||
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space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
1 | Germany | 8th | 7th | 2 | 17th |
2 | China | 7th | 4th | 4th | 15th |
3 | Austria | 6th | 4th | 3 | 13 |
4th | South Korea | 6th | 3 | 2 | 11 |
5 | Russia | 5 | 4th | 7th | 16 |
6th | Netherlands | 4th | 1 | 2 | 7th |
- | Mixed teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
7th | Switzerland | 3 | - | 5 | 8th |
8th | Japan | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
9 | Norway | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
10 | 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:
- biathlon
- Bobsleigh ( bobsleigh , skeleton )
- Curling
- ice Hockey
- Sledding
- Ice skating ( figure skating , short track , speed skating )
- Ski ( alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , freestyle , snowboarding , Nordic combined , ski jumping )
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 |
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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
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America (124) | ||
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Asia (139) | ||
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Europe (730) | ||
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Oceania (28) | ||
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(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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fr. | Sat | So | Mon | Tuesday | Wed | do | Fr. | Sat | So | total | |||||||||||
January | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | |||||||||||
Opening ceremony | |||||||||||||||||||||
biathlon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Bobsleigh | bob | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
skeleton | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Curling | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
ice Hockey | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
Ice skating | figure skating | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
Short track | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Luge | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Skiing | Freestyle skiing | 2 | 2 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Nordic skiing | Nordic combination | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Ski jumping | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Snowboard | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
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
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:
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Innsbruck 2012 - Official Report of the IOC (PDF, English). (PDF) In: olympic.org. IOC, p. 73 , accessed January 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Innsbruck and Kuopio Make Final Shortlist For 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games . January 23, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games
- ↑ http://www.nanjing2014.org/en/news_events/official_release/2011/0110/701.html
- ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games
- ^ "New competitions near Innsbruck 2012" . Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ a b Official website of the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games . Innsbruck-Tirol Youth Olympic Games 2012 GmbH. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ 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.