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| Host city | Borjomi-Bakuriani, Tbilisi, Batumi - Georgia |
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| Country |  Georgia |
| Motto | Ready To Shine |
| Sport | 8 |
| Events | 38 |
| Opening | 9 February 2025 |
| Closing | 16 February 2025 |
| Website | www |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 2025 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is set to be held in Bakuriani, Georgia between 9 and 16 February 2025. This would be Georgia's first time as host of the winter festival, and the second time hosting the festival after the summer edition in 2015 in Tbilisi.
On 26 October 2019 it was announced that the festival would be hosted by Bakuriani. [1]
The following competitions will take place: [2]
| 2025 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme |
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Ski mountaineering, Curling, Nordic combined and Ski jumping were removed from the programme, compared to the previous edition.
| Venue | Location | Sports |
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| Bakuriani Biathlon-Cross Country Stadium | Bakuriani | Biathlon |
| Cross-country skiing | ||
| Didveli | Freestyle Skiing | |
| Alpine skiing | ||
| Snowboard | ||
| Batumi Ice Arena | Batumi | Figure skating |
| Shorttrack speed skating | ||
| Tbilisi Ice Arena | Tbilisi | Ice hockey |
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