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| Location | Lillehammer, Norway |
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| Motto | Go beyond. Create tomorrow. (Norwegian:Spreng grenser. Skap morgendagen.) |
| Nations | 71 |
| Athletes | ~1,100 |
| Events | 70 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) |
| Opening | 12 February |
| Closing | 21 February |
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| Stadium | Lysgårdsbakkene (opening) Håkons Hall (closing) |
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The2016 Winter Youth Olympics (Norwegian:Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016;Nynorsk:Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as theII Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and aroundLillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 21 February 2016.[1] They were the fourthYouth Olympic Games and the second winter edition. Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate.[2] The gamesreused venues from the1994 Winter Olympics; this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular and Youth Olympics. In addition to Lillehammer Municipality, Olympic events were staged at venues inHamar Municipality,Gjøvik Municipality andØyer Municipality.
Lillehammer was the only city to bid for the games. The Norwegian Olympic Committee talked with Norwegian and regional authorities to investigate a bid and ultimately submitted a bid to the IOC. Upon the deadline for bidding, they were the only city to bid. Lillehammer hosted the1994 Winter Olympics. They bid for the2012 Winter Youth Olympics, but failed to become a candidate.Lake Placid,Lucerne,Zaragoza andSofia all expressed interest in bidding but ultimately failed to submit any bids.[3][4][5][6][7][8] On 7 December 2011, theInternational Olympic Committee selected Lillehammer as the host city of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[9]
In January 2012,Siri Hatlen was appointed as head of the Lillehammer 2016 Organizing Committee.[10] At the Closing ceremony of the2012 Winter Youth Olympics inInnsbruck, Lillehammer was handed the Olympic Flag.[11]Tomas Holmestad (33) is CEO of Lillehammer 2016, which holds office atOppland Fylkeskommune. In August 2014, Lillehammer Organizing Committee counts 20 employees, and this number were expected to rise to 70-80 employees in January 2016.
Nine competition and eleven non-competition venues were used, with all except the Youth Olympic Village in Lillehammer being existing venues. The games were held in fourmunicipalities: Lillehammer,Hamar,Gjøvik andØyer. The former three are located nearby the lake ofMjøsa and each have about 27,000 residents, while Øyer has 5,000 residents and is located in the valley ofGudbrandsdalen. There were five competition venues in Lillehammer, two in Hamar and one in Gjøvik and Øyer.[12]
In Lillehammer, the twinski jumping hill ofLysgårdsbakken has a spectator capacity of 35,000. Lysgårdsbakken has ahill size of 138 and aK-point of 120, while the normal hill has a hill size of 100 and a K-point of 90.[13]Birkebeineren Ski Stadium hostedcross-country skiing,biathlon andNordic combined,[14] with the stadium itself having a capacity for 31,000 spectators during cross-country skiing and 13,500 during biathlon. In addition, spectators could watch from along the tracks.[15]Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena has a capacity for 15,000 spectators and hostedfreestyle skiing andhalf-pipe snowboarding.[16]
Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track is located atHunderfossen and is the onlybobsleigh,luge andskeleton track in the Nordic Countries.[17]Kristins Hall hosted bothice hockey andcurling.[18]Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall is located in a man-made cave and featured theshort track speed skating events.[19] In Hamar,Vikingskipet hostedlong track speed skating andHamar Olympic Amphitheatre hostedfigure skating.[20]Alpine skiing andslopestyle snowboarding were undertaken atHafjell in Øyer.[21]
Lysgårdsbakken also hosted theopening ceremony. The medal ceremonies took place in the town plaza. Athletes and leader accommodation were provided at twoOlympic Villages, one in Lillehammer for the Lillehammer and Øyer-based events, and one in Hamar for the Hamar and Gjøvik-based events. The Lillehammer village consisted of student apartments in combination with a hotel and apartment resort. They usedHåkons Hall (who also hosted theclosing ceremony) for dining. The Hamar village was Hotel Scandic Hamar.[22] In addition, there are five designated cultural venues in Lillehammer: Kulturhuset Banken,Lillehammer Art Museum,Lillehammer University College,Maihaugen and theNansen Academy.[23] The Main Media Centre was located atMesna Upper Secondary School, which is adjacent to Stampesletta.[24]
All the competition venues were built ahead of the1994 Winter Olympics.[25] Kristins Hall is the only venue not used during those Games,[26] while Håkons Hall andKvitfjell were used. During Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games, Håkonshall was the venue for the Learn & Share program, whilst Kristins Hall was the official venue for ice hockey and curling. Kvitfjell was not used, and Hafjell was the main venue for downhill skiing, snowboard, and freeskiing instead.
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| Mascot of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (Lillehammer) | |
| Creator | Line Ansethmoen |
| Significance | Alynx |
Lillehammer organizing committee launched an international mascot design competition in March and April 2014. The competition required that the design proposals would be on an animal (ordinary animal or a fantasy one), look youthful, be kind and open, sporty, and represent the look of Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.LYOGOC received over 50 proposals from all over the world, and a jury consisting ofBirgit Skarstein, Julie Strømsvåg, Simen Staalnacke, and Marianne Aagotnes, selected three finalists. The final proposals were presented on the official Facebook page ofLillehammer 2016, where fans could vote on their favorite. It was the Lynx that won the competition, designed by 19-year-old Line Ansethmoen.
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Also a cultural programme was a part of the event, in which for examplebandy was featured.[28]
The Youth Olympic Games featured 7 sports and 15 disciplines. The 70 events included 5 mixed team events (Mixed-NOCs), 9 mixed team events (NOCs), 29 boy's events, and 27 girl's events.[29]
Alpine skiing(9) (details)
Biathlon(6) (details)
Bobsleigh(2) (details)
Cross-country skiing(6) (details)
Curling(2) (details)
Figure skating(5) (details)
Freestyle skiing(6) (details)
Ice hockey(4) (details)
Luge(4) (details)
Nordic combined(2) (details)
Short track speed skating(5) (details)
Skeleton(2) (details)
Ski jumping(3) (details)
Snowboarding(7) (details)
Speed skating(7) (details)A number of events have been added to the programme.[30]
The countries listed below have qualified at least one provisional athlete. 7 countries (Colombia, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Portugal and Timor Leste) made their Winter Youth Olympic Games debut.
The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants qualified.
| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
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| NOR |  Norway | 73 |
| RUS |  Russia | 72 |
| USA |  United States | 62 |
| CAN |  Canada | 54 |
| SUI |  Switzerland | 48 |
| GER |  Germany | 44 |
| CZE |  Czech Republic | 43 |
| FIN |  Finland | 42 |
| SWE |  Sweden | 39 |
| ITA |  Italy | 37 |
| AUT |  Austria | 35 |
| SVK |  Slovakia | 33 |
| FRA |  France | 32 |
| JPN |  Japan | 31 |
| KOR |  South Korea | 30 |
| CHN |  China | 23 |
| UKR |  Ukraine | 23 |
| ROU |  Romania | 22 |
| POL |  Poland | 21 |
| KAZ |  Kazakhstan | 20 |
| SLO |  Slovenia | 20 |
| AUS |  Australia | 17 |
| BLR |  Belarus | 16 |
| GBR |  Great Britain | 16 |
| HUN |  Hungary | 15 |
| EST |  Estonia | 14 |
| LAT |  Latvia | 14 |
| NED |  Netherlands | 13 |
| TUR |  Turkey | 13 |
| BUL |  Bulgaria | 12 |
| NZL |  New Zealand | 11 |
| BRA |  Brazil | 10 |
| LTU |  Lithuania | 10 |
| ARG |  Argentina | 9 |
| BEL |  Belgium | 9 |
| CHI |  Chile | 8 |
| CRO |  Croatia | 8 |
| ESP |  Spain | 6 |
| BIH |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 |
| DEN |  Denmark | 4 |
| TPE |  Chinese Taipei | 4 |
| GRE |  Greece | 3 |
| ISL |  Iceland | 3 |
| SRB |  Serbia | 3 |
| AND |  Andorra | 2 |
| ARM |  Armenia | 2 |
| GEO |  Georgia | 2 |
| IRI |  Iran | 2 |
| ISR |  Israel | 2 |
| LBN |  Lebanon | 2 |
| LIE |  Liechtenstein | 2 |
| MKD |  Macedonia | 2 |
| MEX |  Mexico | 2 |
| MDA |  Moldova | 2 |
| MGL |  Mongolia | 2 |
| MNE |  Montenegro | 2 |
| COL |  Colombia | 1 |
| CYP |  Cyprus | 1 |
| IND |  India | 1 |
| IRL |  Ireland | 1 |
| JAM |  Jamaica | 1 |
| KGZ |  Kyrgyzstan | 1 |
| LUX |  Luxembourg | 1 |
| MAS |  Malaysia | 1 |
| MON |  Monaco | 1 |
| NEP |  Nepal | 1 |
| POR |  Portugal | 1 |
| SMR |  San Marino | 1 |
| RSA |  South Africa | 1 |
| TLS |  Timor-Leste | 1 |
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | EG | Exhibition Gala | CC | Closing ceremony |
| February | 12 Fri | 13 Sat | 14 Sun | 15 Mon | 16 Tue | 17 Wed | 18 Thu | 19 Fri | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | Events |
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 Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Bobsleigh | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Curling | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |
| Figure skating | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Ice hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | |
| Luge | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Nordic combined | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Short track speed skating | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Skeleton | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ski jumping | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Snowboarding | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
| Total events | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 70 | |
| Cumulative total | 6 | 17 | 29 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 70 | ||
| February | 12 Fri | 13 Sat | 14 Sun | 15 Mon | 16 Tue | 17 Wed | 18 Thu | 19 Fri | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | Events |
The top ten listedNational Olympic Committees (NOCs) by number of gold medals are listed below with the host nation, Norway, being highlighted.
Medals won by teams of athletes from more than one NOC are included in the table as medals awarded to amixed-NOCs team.
* Host nation (Norway)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | South Korea | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Russia | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Germany | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Norway* | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | China | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11–28 | Remaining | 12 | 21 | 30 | 63 |
| Totals (28 entries) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 210 | |
| Preceded by | WinterYouth Olympic Games Lillehammer 2016 | Succeeded by |
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