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| Host city | Aosta |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy |
| Nations | 33 |
| Athletes | 708 |
| Sport | 5 |
| Events | 17 |
| Opening | 7 February 1993 |
| Closing | 10 February 1993 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 1993 European Youth Olympic Winter Days was the inaugural edition of multi-sport event for European youths between the ages of 13 and 18 in winter sports. It was held in Aosta, Italy, between 7 and 10 February 1993.
| 1993 European Youth Olympic Winter Days Sports Programme |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys giant slalom | Gui-Philippe Benny  Switzerland | Marc Kuehni Switzerland | Patrik Cogoli Italy |
| Girls giant slalom | Raquel Rienda  Spain | Anna Ottoson  Sweden | Gro Kvinlog  Norway |
| Boys slalom | Drago Grubelnik  Slovenia | Omar Gandelli Italy | Romain Valla  France |
| Girls slalom | Marlise Oester Switzerland | Cecilie Hagen Larsen Norway | Catherine Borghi Switzerland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 7,5 km | Paolo Longo Italy | Glenn Olsson Sweden | Wojciech Kozub  Poland |
| Girls 5 km | Manuela Ronner Miller Italy | Alessia Danne Italy | Biborka Xantus  Romania |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 7,5 km classic | Ivan Kovalev  Russia | Sergey Skvortsov Russia | Martin Bajčičák  Slovakia |
| Girls 5 km classic | Elina Pienimäki  Finland | Yuliya Chepalova Russia | Kristiina Šmigun  Estonia |
| Boys 7,5 km free | Sergey Skvortsov Russia | Ivan Kovalev Russia | Fabio Santus Italy |
| Girls 5 km free | Yuliya Chepalova Russia | Kristiina Šmigun Estonia | Katerina Hanusova  Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Iliya Kulik Russia | Thierry Cerez France | Markus Leminen Finland |
| Girls | Irina Slutskaya Russia | Elena Liashenko  Ukraine | Katerina Berankova Czech Republic |
| Ice dancing | Sebastian Kolasinski Sylwią Nowak Poland | Sergei Sakhnovski Ekaterina Svirina Russia | Alexis Gayet Agnes Jacquemard France |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 1000 m | Stijn Turcksin  Belgium | Voler Glebov Russia | Fabio Carta Italy |
| Girls 500 m | Petra Vincze  Hungary | Evgenia Radanova  Bulgaria | Anna Krasteva Bulgaria |
| Boys 3000 m relay | Team Italy Italy | Team Belgium Belgium | Team Great Britain Great Britain |
| Girls 1000 m relay | Team Italy Italy | Team Ukraine Ukraine | N/A |
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA)* | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (SPA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 50 | |
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