Youth Olympic Winter Games 2016
Go beyond. Create tomorrow. (Go beyond. Shaping the future.) | |
Venue: | Lillehammer , Norway |
Stadion: | Lysgårdsbakken |
Opening ceremony: | February 12, 2016 |
Closing ceremony: | February 21, 2016 |
Opened by: | King Harald V of Norway |
Olympic oath : |
Maia Ramsfjell (athlete) Thomas Pettersen ( referee ) Sandra Alisa Lyngstand (trainer) |
Competitions: | 70 in 7 sports |
Countries: | 72 |
Athletes: | approx. 1100 |
← Innsbruck 2012 | |
Lausanne 2020 → |
Medal table (after 70 of 70 decisions) | |||||
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space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
1 | United States | 10 | 6th | - | 16 |
2 | South Korea | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
3 | Russia | 7th | 8th | 9 | 24 |
4th | Germany | 7th | 7th | 8th | 22nd |
5 | Norway | 4th | 9 | 6th | 19th |
- | Mixed teams | 4th | 4th | 5 | 13 |
6th | Switzerland | 4th | 3 | 4th | 11 |
7th | People's Republic of China | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
8th | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
9 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
10 | Slovenia | 3 | - | 2 | 5 |
11 | Japan | 2 | 4th | - | 6th |
Complete medal table |
The II. Youth Olympic Winter Games were held from February 12 to 21, 2016 in Lillehammer . The opening ceremony in the small Norwegian town took place exactly 22 years after the opening of the 1994 Winter Olympics . The Winter Youth Olympic Games celebrated their debut in Innsbruck in 2012 . Lillehammer was the only applicant for the 2016 event, so the city's IOC approved it on December 7, 2011. Most of the sports were played in the facilities of the 1994 Winter Olympics, which were located in Lillehammer, Hamar , Gjøvik and Øyer . Construction work on the Olympic village began in summer 2013. Around 1,100 athletes from around 70 nations between the ages of 15 and 18 competed for medals in 2016 in Lillehammer. Ambassadors for the youth games in Lillehammer included the ski stars Kjetil Jansrud and Lindsey Vonn .
mascot
The official mascot of the 2nd Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer was the lynx "Sjogg". It was named after the main ingredient in the Winter Olympics: snow. According to the official description, the mascot is young, sporty, playful. Although lynx are rather shy, Sjogg is very sociable, enjoys spending time with friends and making new ones. The mascot of the Winter Youth Olympic Games is the result of an international competition. Sjogg was designed by the 18-year-old Line Ansethmoen from Lillehammer.
Sports facilities
The Olympic sports facilities from 1994 were used at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer. The Curling Hall (in Kristins Hall ), which opened in 2012, was also used.
Lillehammer:
- Birkebeineren ski stadium : biathlon, Nordic combined and cross-country skiing
- Lillehammer Olympiske Bob- og Akebane : bobsleigh, luge and skeleton
- Kristins Hall : ice hockey, curling
- Lysgårdsbakken : ski jumping, Nordic combined
- Kanthaugen Freestyleanlegg : Freestyle and halfpipe snowboard
- Stampesletta : opening and closing ceremonies
Øyer:
- Hafjell Alpine Ski Resort : Alpine skiing, slopestyle snowboarding
Gjøvik:
- Gjøvik Olympiske Fjellhall : short track
Hamar:
- Nordlyshallen Olympic Amfi : Figure Skating
- Hamar Vikingskipet Olympic Hall : speed skating
Youth Olympic Village
There were two Youth Olympic Villages, one in Lillehammer (for competitions in Lillehammer and Øyer ) and the other in Hamar (for competitions in Hamar and Gjøvik ). The buildings in the village in Lillehammer were used as student dormitories before and after the games. The Håkons Hall was used as a canteen. The Scandic Hamar Hotel formed the Olympic Youth Village in Hamar.
Attendees
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America (148) | ||
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Asia (114) | ||
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Europe (771) | ||
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Oceania (28) | ||
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(In brackets: number of participating athletes) |
Sports and schedule
Legend for the competition program shown below:
Opening and closing ceremony | Qualifying competitions | x | Number of final decisions |
Last column: total number of decisions in the individual sports
Schedule of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games (with number of decisions) |
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Fr. | Sat | So | Mon | Tuesday | Wed | do | Fr. | Sat | So | total | ||||||||
February | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | ||||||||
Opening ceremony | ||||||||||||||||||
biathlon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6th | |||||||||||||
Bobsleigh | bob | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
skeleton | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Curling | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
ice Hockey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||
Ice skating | figure skating | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7th | |||||||||||||
Short track | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Luge | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||
Skiing | Freestyle skiing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th | |||||||||||||
Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
Nordic skiing | Nordic combination | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th | ||||||||||||||
Ski jumping | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Snowboard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7th | |||||||||||||
Closing ceremony | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal decisions | 0 | 6th | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4th | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4th | 70 | |||||||
February | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | ||||||||
Fr. | Sat | So | Mon | Tuesday | Wed | do | Fr. | Sat | So | total |
Innovative sports competitions
In addition to the traditional competitions in Olympic winter sports, completely new competition formats were also contested. Cross-disciplinary and cross-gender competitions as well as mixed team competitions in which athletes from different nations formed a team are intended to promote team spirit and mutual understanding among young people. An overview of the innovative Lillehammer 2016 competitions:
discipline | competition |
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biathlon | mixed team relay (1 girl, 1 boy) |
Bobsledding | Monobob girls & boys |
Freestyle | Ski Slopestyle girls & boys |
Snowboard | Snowboard cross girls & boys |
Cross-country skiing | Cross country cross girls & boys |
Combined disciplines | Nordic Team Event (mixed), Team Ski-Snowboard Cross (mixed) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lillehammer 2016 World Youth Olympics. In: aroundtherings.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Lillehammer 2016 mascot Sjogg. (No longer available online.) In: en.lillehammer2016.no. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015 ; accessed on March 17, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ In the run-up to Lillehammer 2016. In: issuu.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Youth Olympic Village 2016. (No longer available online.) In: idrett.no. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011 ; accessed on March 17, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. In: lillehammer2016.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Schedule of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. (No longer available online.) In: en.lillehammer2016.no. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 17, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Youth Olympic Games - Lillehammer 2016 ( English ) In: lillehammer2016.com . Retrieved February 15, 2016.