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| Host city | Bled |
|---|---|
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Nations | 41 |
| Athletes | 1,242 |
| Sport | 7 |
| Events | 28 |
| Opening | 25 January 2003 |
| Closing | 31 January 2003 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2003 Winter European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was an international multi-sport event held between 25 and 31 January 2003, in Bled, Slovenia.
| 2003 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys giant slalom | Mons Bjoerge  Norway | Lars-Mikkel Bjoerge Norway | Peter Brenna Norway |
| Girls giant slalom | Ana Jelusic  Croatia | Lene Loeseth Norway | Maria Pietilae-Holmner  Sweden |
| Boys slalom | Lars-Mikkel Bjoerge Norway | Krystof Kryzl  Czech Republic | Mons Bjoerge Norway |
| Girls slalom | Lene Loeseth Norway | Martina Geisler  Austria | Grete Eliassen Norway |
| Boys super-G | Werner Heel  Italy | Lars-Mikkel Bjoerge Norway | Gianluca Olivero Italy |
| Girls super-G | Corinne Anselmet  France | Kathrin Zettel Austria | Simone Streng Austria |
| Boys parallel slalom | Michael Sablatnik Austria | Sandro Viletta  Switzerland | Krystof Kryzl Czech Republic |
| Girls parallel slalom | Maria Pietilae-Holmner Sweden | Larissa Hoffer Italy | Emilie Edvinger Sweden |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 10 km | Kirill Shcherbakov  Russia | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway | Peter Dokl Slovenia |
| Girls 7,5 km | Lada Duskova Czech Republic | Tereza Hlavsova Czech Republic | Kathrin Hitzer  Germany |
| Boys 7,5 km sprint | Kirill Shcherbakov Russia | Danil Asylguzhin Russia | Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway |
| Girls 6 km sprint | Tereza Hlavsova Czech Republic | Petra Moravcova Czech Republic | Lada Duskova Czech Republic |
| Mixed relay 4x6 km | Team Germany Germany | Team Russia Russia | Team Czech Republic Czech Republic |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 7,5 km classic | Even Skjelbostad Sletten Norway | Ole Christian Mork Norway | Marcus Kellner Sweden |
| Girls 7,5 km classic | Evgeniya Bazarnova Russia | Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen Norway | Emilia Soudunsaari  Finland |
| Boys 10 km free | Mikhail Semenov Russia | Roman Chekelkin Russia | Václav Kupilik Czech Republic |
| Girls 7,5 km free | Evgeniya Bazarnova Russia | Natalia Ilyina Russia | Julia Tihonova Russia |
| Mixed relay 4x5 km free | Team Norway Norway | Team Russia Russia | Team Italy Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Team Russia Russia | Team Switzerland Switzerland | Team Finland Finland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Jason Lamy Chappuis France | Mitja Oranic Slovenia | Primoz Zupan Slovenia |
| Team | Team Slovenia Slovenia | Team France France | Team Norway Norway |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys K90 | Jon Aaraas Norway | Zvonko Kordac Slovenia | Rok Benkovic Slovenia |
| Girls K90 | Anette Sagen Norway | Ulrike Graessler Germany | Katrin Stefsner Austria |
| Team K90 | Team Slovenia Slovenia | Team Norway Norway | Team Austria Austria |
* Host nation (Slovenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Slovenia (SLO)* | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
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