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| Host city | Sarajevo &Istočno Sarajevo |
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| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Motto | We create together! |
| Nations | 46 |
| Athletes | 1,537 |
| Sport | 8 |
| Events | 32 |
| Opening | 10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) |
| Closing | 15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) |
| Opened by | Milorad Dodik,Janez Kocijančič,Abdulah Skaka and Nenad Vuković[1] |
| Athlete's Oath | Asja Klačar[2] |
| Judge's Oath | Slaviša Lučić[2] |
| Torch lighter | Larisa Cerić |
| Main venue | Koševo Stadium |
| Website | eyof2019 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The2019European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (Bosnian:Evropski zimski olimpijski festival mladih 2019) was held inSarajevo &Istočno Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10 to 15 February 2019.[3]
The event had initially been planned to be held in 2017,[4] whereas the 2019 EYOF had been planned forErzurum. In November 2015, the two cities agreed to swap their events, since Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo could not be ready in time, while Erzurum already had facilities in place from the2011 Winter Universiade.[5]
Within the framework of the EYOF 2019 project, there were around 750 recruited volunteers, the majority of which were students.[6]
| 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme |
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| Venue | Sports |
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| City Stadium Koševo | Opening ceremony |
| Zetra Olympic Hall | Ice hockey |
| Bjelašnica | Alpine skiing (Mixed team Parallel Giant Slalom), Snowboarding |
| Igman | Cross country skiing |
| Skenderija Hall | Figure skating, Short track speed skating |
| Venue | Sports |
|---|---|
| Istočno Sarajevo City Hall | Closing ceremony |
| Jahorina ski resort | Alpine skiing (Giant Slalom and Slalom) |
| Nordic ski center Dvorišta-Pale | Biathlon |
| Sports hall Peki | Curling |
The competition schedule for the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is as follows:
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| February | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||
 Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
 Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
 Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
 Curling | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |
 Figure skating | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||
 Ice hockey | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||
 Short track speed skating | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
 Snowboarding | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Total events | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 32 | |
| Cumulative total | 5 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 32 | ||
| February | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | Events |
46 national Olympic Committees sent athletes.[6][8] Azerbaijan, Malta, Monaco did not compete.
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  France | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Russia | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |  Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Poland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Italy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 32 | 32 | 34 | 98 | |
Opening ceremony was held onCity Stadium Koševo on 10 February 2019 at 19:00. The name of the ceremony is "We create together", which is selected as the title of main music-dance performance.[54] Flame at opening ceremony was lit byLarisa Cerić, Bosnian judoka,[55] and event is officially opened byMilorad Dodik, at the time the chairman of thePresidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina together with Janez Kocijančić, president ofEOC, Abdulah Skaka,mayor of Sarajevo and Nenad Vuković, mayor ofIstočno Sarajevo.[1]
The official mascot of the EYOF 2019 wasGroodvy, created by the Visia Agency from Istočno Sarajevo, and selected after all the votes of fans from social networks. Other proposed mascots were Jezos and Jazzy.[56] The name Groodvy comes from the wordgrudva which inBosnian andSerbian language meanssnowball.
Medals have irregular shape and represents a snowball that has engraved EYOF marks on either side. Medal award ceremonies were organized daily from 7.30 pm on a specially played floor in the area between the Hills Hotel and the Termal Riviera inIlidža.[57]
On 16 January 2019 the official song "Za pravu raju" of the event was presented inZetra Olympic Hall. At this occasion,Vučko, mascot of the1984 Winter Olympics, handed "the key of fame and success" to Groodvy as stated by the mayor of Sarajevo, Abdulah Skaka.[58] The song is performed byElvir Laković Laka, Mirela Laković and Tarik Tanović.[59]
Flame of Peace was lit atStadio Olimpico inRome on 31 January 2019, after which it started its travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[60] The first stop of the flame was inBanja Luka on 1 February 2019.[61] After Banja Luka, the flame was brought toSarajevo International Airport on 2 February 2019 on board an aircraft of theFlyBosnia company, that had speciallivery for this EYOF.[62]
During the opening ceremony, the flame of peace was carried by several famous Bosnian sports people, and on the final stage, the flame was carried byMirsad Fazlagić,Svetlana Kitić,Ajdin Pašović,Nedžad Fazlija,Mirza Teletović,Žana Novaković,Aleksandra Samardžić andLarisa Cerić as the last person who lit the flame on the stadium.[63]
The opening ceremony in Bosnia and Herzegovina was broadcast onBHT 1 andHayat TV.[64]
Two postal service companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina,BH Pošta andPošte Srpske, for this occasion issued promotional postal stamps andFDC to commemorate this event.[65]
The closing ceremony was held in front of the town administration of Istočno Sarajevo on 15 February 2019. During the closing ceremony,Miligram andVan Gogh, two musical groups fromSerbia performed.[66]
The event was officially closed byMilorad Dodik, and theOlympic flag was officially handed to the mayor ofVuokatti, the host town of thenext European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, which was held in 2021.[67]
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