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| Andorra at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AND |
| NOC | Andorran Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Andorra competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Albert Perez Fabrega | Slalom | 51.95 | 18 | 52.19 | 21 | 1:44.14 | 18 |
| Giant slalom | DNF | did not advance | |||||
| Super-G | — | 1:13.44 | 26 | ||||
| Combined | 1:14.84 | 31 | Disqualified | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Carola Vila Obiols | 5 km freestyle | — | 15:28.6 | 34 | |||||
| Classical sprint | 3:59.21 | 35 | did not advance | ||||||
| Cross-country cross | 4:20.25 | 40 | — | did not advance | |||||
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