| Cayman Islands at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAY |
| NOC | Cayman Islands Olympic Committee |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Dean Travers [1] |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
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The Cayman Islands competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Cayman Islands team was made up of one athlete, an alpine skier.
The Cayman Islands has qualified one boy in alpine skiing. [2] Dean Travers is the younger brother of Dow Travers, who competed for the Cayman Islands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada the nations debut at a Winter Olympics. [3] While formally listed to compete Dean Travers was not listed in any events.
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The Games included 1091 athletes from 36 nations, and the Olympic Torch was carried by Joseph Rieder, a former alpine skier who had participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
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