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| Host city | Jaca |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Nations | 43 |
| Athletes | 1,284 |
| Sport | 6 |
| Events | 20 |
| Opening | 18 February 2007 |
| Closing | 24 February 2007 |
| Opened by | Marcelino Iglesias President of the Government of Aragon |
| Athlete's Oath | Bea Blanes |
| Judge's Oath | Marta Olozagarra |
| Torch lighter | Maria José Rianda |
| Main venue | Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2007 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival was an international multi-sport event held in Jaca, Spain between 18 and 24 February 2007.
| 2007 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme |
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Venues used in 2007 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival. [1]
| Venue | Location | Sports |
|---|---|---|
| Astún | Canfranc | Alpine skiing – slalom |
| Candanchú | Canfranc | Alpine skiing – giant slalom; cross-country skiing |
| Candanchú Biathlon Stadium | Canfranc | Biathlon |
| Aramón Formigal | Sallent de Gallego | Alpine skiing – super-G |
| Pabellón de Hielo de Jaca | Jaca | Ice hockey |
| Jaca Ice Rink | Jaca | Figure skating |
| Aramón Panticosa | Panticosa | Alpine skiing; snowboarding |
The mascot for this edition of Winter European Youth Olympic Festival is Pinwi, a bird-dolphin hybrid wearing a blue jersey. [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys giant slalom | Giovanni Borsotti  Italy | Nicolas Thoule  France | Knut Masdal  Norway |
| Girls giant slalom | Ilka Stuhec  Slovenia | Bernadette Schild  Austria | Sofija Novoselic  Croatia |
| Boys slalom | Knut Masdal Norway | Tim Luescher  Switzerland | Brice Roger France |
| Girls slalom | Ilka Stuhec Slovenia | Margot Bailet France | Bernadette Schild Austria |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 10 km | Vladimir Alenishko  Belarus | Benjamin Thym Austria | Benjamin Weger Switzerland |
| Girls 7,5 km | Anne Domeinski  Germany | Miriam Gossner Germany | Marren Hammerschmidt Germany |
| Boys 7,5 km sprint | Vladimir Alenishko Belarus | Benjamin Weger Switzerland | Benjamin Riedlsperger Austria |
| Girls 6 km sprint | Sophie Boilley France | Leslie Mercier France | Anne Domeinski Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 7,5 km classic | Sebastian Eisenlauer Germany | Mattia Pellegrin Italy | Petr Sedov  Russia |
| Girls 5 km classic | Alevtina Tanygina Russia | Marthe Kristoffersen Norway | Johanna Heinanen  Finland |
| Boys 10 km free | Tim Tscharnke Germany | Petr Sedov Russia | Maxim Kovalev Russia |
| Girls 7,5 km free | Marthe Kristoffersen Norway | Kristin Gausen Norway | Monique Siegel Germany |
| Mixed relay 4x5 km free | Team Russia Russia | Team Germany Germany | Team Norway Norway |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Artem Grigoryev Russia | Alexander Majorov  Sweden | Alexandre Briancon France |
| Girls | Sonia Lafuente Spain | Margarita Tertychnaya Russia | Marcella De Trovato Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Team Russia Russia | Team Finland Finland | Team Switzerland Switzerland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys giant slalom | Lukas Mathies Austria | Johann Stefaner Austria | Dimitriy Bazanov Russia |
| Girls giant slalom | Yvonne Schuetz Switzerland | Margarita Garmashova Russia | Ina Meschik Austria |
| Boys parallel slalom | Radoslav Yankov  Bulgaria | Lukas Mathies Austria | Dimitriy Bazanov Russia |
| Girls parallel slalom | Ina Meschik Austria | Nina Micic  Serbia | Yvonne Schuetz Switzerland |
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
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