2020 Winter Youth Olympics

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III Winter Youth Olympic Games
2020 Winter Youth Olympics logo.svg
Location Lausanne, Switzerland
MottoStart Now
Nations 79
Athletes1,788
Events81
Opening9 January
Closing22 January
Opened by
President Simonetta Sommaruga
Closed by
IOC President Thomas Bach
Cauldron
Gina Zehnder
Stadium Vaudoise Aréna
Winter
Summer

The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (German : Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2020; French : Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse d'hiver de 2020; Italian : Giochi olimpici giovanili invernali del 2020; Romansh : Gieus olimpics da giuvenils d'enviern 2020), officially known as the III Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Lausanne 2020 (Italian and Romansh: Losanna 2020), were the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics; a major international multi-sport event and cultural festival for teenagers that was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home of the International Olympic Committee, between 9 and 22 January 2020.

Contents

Bidding process

The bidding calendar was announced by the IOC on 6 June 2013, with the application deadline set for 28 November 2013. [1] Lausanne (Switzerland) and Brașov (Romania) were the only two cities that submitted the bids and were selected as the final candidates. [2]

Host city selection

The IOC voted to select the host city of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on 31 July 2015 at the 128th IOC Session at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lausanne was selected by 71 votes to 10, as it got at least 41 votes needed for a majority. [1] [3]

2020 Winter Youth Olympics bidding results
CityNationVotes
Lausanne Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 71
Brașov Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10

Venues

The opening ceremony in the Vaudoise Arena. 2020 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony 7.jpg
The opening ceremony in the Vaudoise Aréna.
The circular "Vortex" building which houses the Olympic village on the Lausanne campus (it will later become a student residence). 2020-01-09 Media Tour Youth Olympic Village Lausanne (2020 Winter Youth Olympics) by Martin Rulsch 79.jpg
The circular "Vortex" building which houses the Olympic village on the Lausanne campus (it will later become a student residence).

Lausanne

Vallée de Joux

Alps

The Games

Sports

The Youth Olympic Games featured 8 sports and 16 disciplines. 81 events took place which included 13 mixed team events (NOCs), 34 men's events, and 34 women's events. Ski mountaineering and women's Nordic combined was featured for the first time in an Olympic event. A mixed-NOC 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament and a women's doubles event in luge were also contested for the first time. [5]

Participating National Olympic Committees

A total of 1,788 athletes from 79 nations qualified, the most for any edition of a Winter Youth Olympics. [6] 12 NOCs made their Winter Youth Olympics debuts: Albania, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Haiti, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkmenistan. [7] Qatar and Turkmenistan have never competed at the Winter Olympics and Haiti competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Participating National Olympic Committees

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee

Calendar

All dates are CET (UTC+1)
OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Event finalsEGExhibition GalaCCClosing ceremony
January9
Thu		10
Fri		11
Sat		12
Sun		13
Mon		14
Tue		15
Wed		16
Thu		17
Fri		18
Sat		19
Sun		20
Mon		21
Tue		22
Wed		Events
Olympic Rings Icon.svg CeremoniesOCCC
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing 2211219
Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon 21216
Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh 112
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing 2226
Curling pictogram.svg Curling ● ● ● ● ● ● 1● ● ● ● 12
Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating ● ● 2215
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing 122128
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey ● ● ● ● ● 2● ● ● ● 114
Luge pictogram.svg Luge 2215
Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combined 213
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating 2215
Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton 112
Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping 213
Ski mountaineering pictogram.svg Ski mountaineering 2215
Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding 14229
Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating 22127
Total events44675632108126881
Cumulative total481421263235374755677381
January9
Thu		10
Fri		11
Sat		12
Sun		13
Mon		14
Tue		15
Wed		16
Thu		17
Fri		18
Sat		19
Sun		20
Mon		21
Tue		22
Wed		Events

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1011829
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland*106824
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 97117
–Olympic flag.svg  Mixed-NOCs 66618
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 64717
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 62513
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57618
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5308
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4239
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 33410
10Flag of France.svg  France 25512
11–33Remaining17232868
Totals (33 entries)837981243
Source: Lausanne 2020

Athlete Rolemodels

SportsMale RolemodelsFemale Rolemodels
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing Sandro Viletta (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland) Verena Stuffer (Flag of Italy.svg  Italy)
Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon Henrik L'Abée-Lund (Flag of Norway.svg  Norway) Marie-Laure Brunet (Flag of France.svg  France)
Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh – Jamie Greubel Poser (Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States)
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing Gianluca Cologna (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland) Maria Danou (Flag of Greece.svg  Greece)
Curling pictogram.svg Curling John Morris (Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada) Marlene Albrecht (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland)
Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating Patrick Chan (Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada) Sarah Meier-van Berkel (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Nathalie Péchalat (Flag of France.svg  France))
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg Freestyle skiing – Hannah Kearney (Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States)
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey Mark Streit (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland) Florence Schelling (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland)
Luge pictogram.svg Luge Gregory Carigiet (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland) Tatjana Hüfner (Flag of Germany.svg  Germany)
Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combined – Tara Geraghty-Moats (Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States)
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short track speed skating Viktor Knoch (Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary)–
Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton Pascal Oswald (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland)–
Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping Jernej Damjan (Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia)–
Ski mountaineering pictogram.svg Ski mountaineering Yannick Ecoeur (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland) Ekaterina Osichkina (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia)
Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding Alex Deibold (Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States)–
Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating Livio Wenger (Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland) Vanessa Herzog (Flag of Austria.svg  Austria)

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Records

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games took place on the evening of Thursday 9 January 2020 at the Vaudoise Aréna, in Lausanne. [9]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games took place on the evening of Thursday 22 January 2020 at the Medals Plaza Lausanne. The ceremony featured the flag handover from mayor of Lausanne Grégoire Junod to IOC President Thomas Bach and to the governor of Gangwon Choi Moon-soon as host of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and the extinguishing of the Youth Olympic flame.

Marketing

Mascot

Yodli
Lausanne 2020 Torch Tour in Sarnen 09.jpg
Mascot of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics (Lausanne)
CreatorERACOM
SignificanceA combination of a cow, Saint Bernard dog and goat

Yodli the official mascot was unveiled on 8 January 2019 at CIG de Malley before the match between Lausanne HC and HC Davos. Yodli is inspired by a combination of a cow, a Saint Bernard dog, and a goat, and was created by ERACOM. Blue represents the Swiss lakes. [10]

Colours

   Magenta, Sky Blue

Tickets

It was announced that all events apart from the opening ceremony would be free to watch in January 2020. [11]

Media coverage

See also

References

  1. 1 2 IOC opens bids for 2022 Olympic Winter Games, YOG 2020 International Olympic Committee - 06/06/2013
  2. ↑ New horizons for Olympic Movement as Brasov and Lausanne bid for 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games - International Olympic Committee - 27/11/2013
  3. ↑ "2020 candidature acceptance procedure" (PDF). – International Olympic Committee
  4. ↑ "FAQ". www.lausanne2020.sport. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "IOC Executive Board confirms gender equality and more innovation for Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020". International Olympic Committee. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Athletes". lausanne2020.sport. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Lausanne 2020 athletes in numbers!". IOC. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Athlete Role Models for Lausanne 2020 announced". 29 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lausanne 2020 - Opening Ceremony". lausanne2020.sport. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. ↑ Morgan, Liam (8 January 2019). "Yodli unveiled as mascot for Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games". inside the games.
  11. ↑ Morgan, Liam (9 January 2020). "Lausanne 2020 to offer free access to sports events at Winter Youth Olympic Games". inside the games.
  12. ↑ "แพลนบี คว้าสิทธิ์ถ่ายทอดสดโอลิมปิก 2020 ที่ประเทศญี่ปุ่น". Brandinside. brandinside.asia. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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