Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
Ladislav Šmíd is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who formerly played for HC Bílí Tygři Liberec of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Before he moved to the ELH, he played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.
Andrej Podkonický is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and the Washington Capitals. He is currently the head coach of HC Slovan Bratislava, of the Slovak Extraliga.
Bílí Tygři Liberec are a professional ice hockey club based in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of play in professional Czech ice hockey.
Ľubomír Vaic is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player who spent most of his career in the Slovak Extraliga. After several years in Slovakia Vaic joined the Canucks in 1999, and played 9 games for them over two seasons. He returned to Europe in 2000, and continued to play in various leagues before retiring in 2017. Internationally Vaic played for the Slovakian national team at several tournaments at both the junior and senior level, and won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship.
Sports play a significant part in the life of many Czechs who are generally loyal supporters of their favourite teams or individuals.
The 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Liberec, Czech Republic, between 13 and 18 February 2011.
Cross-country skiing at the 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival was held from 13 to 18 February 2011. It was held at the Cross Country Venue Vesec at Liberec, Czech Republic.
Nordic combined at the 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival was held from 13 to 17 February 2011. It was held at the Ski Jumping Venue Ještěd and the Cross Country Venue Vesec at Liberec, Czech Republic.
Ski jumping at the 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival was held from 13 to 17 February 2011. It was held at the Ski Jumping Venue Ještěd at Liberec, Czech Republic.
Figure skating at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival took place at the Tipsort Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic between February 12 and 19, 2011. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.
Palandöken Ice Skating Hall, formerly GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall or Erzurum Ice Skating Hall, is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey rink located at Ahmet Baba neighborhood of Palandöken district in Erzurum, eastern Turkey. It was opened in 2008.
Erzurum GSIM Ice Arena, is an indoor ice hockey arena located at Yakutiye district of Erzurum, eastern Turkey. It was opened in 2009.
Ice hockey at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was a men's under-18 ice hockey tournament played during the Braşov 2013 edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). It was held at the Brașov Olympic Ice Rink in Braşov, Romania from 18 to 22 February 2013.
Natasha McKay is a Scottish figure skater who competes in ladies' singles for Great Britain. She is the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion, the 2017 Skate Helena champion, the 2017 Open d'Andorra champion, and a six-time British national champion.
Ice hockey at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was a men's under-18 ice hockey tournament played during the Erzurum 2017 edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). It was held at the Erzurum GSIM Ice Arena in Erzurum, Turkey from 13 to 17 February 2017. Five countries participated in the tournament.
The 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Vuokatti, Finland, between 20 and 25 March 2022. The festival was postponed from original dates in February to December 2021. Later it was announced that the games will be moved to 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vuokatti previously hosted 2001 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.
Ice hockey at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was a men's ice hockey tournament played during the Silesia 2009 edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). It was held at the Tychy Winter Stadium in Tychy, Poland from 16 to 20 February 2009.
Ice hockey at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival comprised two ice hockey tournaments in the under-17 competition class – a boys' tournament and a girls' tournament – during the Vuokatti 2022 edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). The boys' tournament was held from 13 to 17 December 2021 and, following the postponement of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the girls' tournament was played from 21 to 25 March 2022. Both tournaments were played at the Kajaanin jäähalli in Kajaani, Finland. The girls' tournament marked the first time women's ice hockey was included in the programme of a European Youth Olympic Festival.
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