Luge at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' singles

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Boys' singles
at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
Luge pictogram.svg
Venue Seefeld Arena
DateJanuary 15
Competitors25 from 19 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Christian PaffeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Riks Kristens RozitisFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Bronze medal icon.svg Toni GraefeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
2016  

The boys' singles competition of the luge events at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, was held on January 15, at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. 25 athletes from 17 different countries took part in this event. [1]

Luge sliding sport where where an individual or a team of 2 propels a luge down a natural or artificial track

A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. A luger steers by using their calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21–25 kg (46–55 lb) for singles and 25–30 kg (55–66 lb) for doubles. Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport.

2012 Winter Youth Olympics 2012 edition of the Winter Youth Olympics

The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, on 13–22 January 2012. They were the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. Approximately 1100 athletes from 70 countries competed. The decision for Innsbruck to host the Games was announced on 12 December 2008 after mail voting by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members. Innsbruck is the first city to host three winter Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Innsbruck Capital city of Tyrol, Austria

Innsbruck is the capital city of Tyrol in western Austria and the fifth-largest city in Austria. It is in the Inn valley, at its junction with the Wipp valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass some 30 km (18.6 mi) to the south.

Results

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2TotalDifference
Gold medal icon.svg10 Christian Paffe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39.73739.8661:19.6030.000
Silver medal icon.svg7 Riks Kristens Rozitis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 39.83839.9681:19.806+0.203
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Toni Gräfe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39.98239.9381:19.920+0.317
45 Anton Dukach Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 39.89040.0521:19.942+0.339
511 Mitchel Malyk Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 40.09639.9471:20.043+0.440
623 Rihards Lozbers Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 40.11040.0031:20.113+0.510
78 John Fennell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 40.16240.0291:20.191+0.588
821 Christian Maag Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 40.13040.0741:20.204+0.601
94 Armin Frauscher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 40.09340.1991:20.292+0.689
1013 Simon Kainzwaldner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 40.22240.1041:20.326+0.723
1112 Alexander Stepichev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 40.11140.2171:20.328+0.725
121 Tucker West Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40.21840.1171:20.335+0.732
132 Maksim Aravin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 40.20340.1481:20.351+0.748
1414 Sergey Korzhnev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 40.23640.3261:20.562+0.959
1517 Ty Andersen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40.37440.2101:20.584+0.981
1616 Yuriy Skyba Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 40.23740.3491:20.596+0.993
179 David Gleirscher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 40.21840.6021:20.820+1.217
183 Jozef Petrulak Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 40.71840.4931:21.211+1.608
1918 Alex Ferlazzo Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 40.84940.5261:21.375+1.772
2025 Lien Te-An Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 41.04440.8561:21.900+2.297
2115 Aleksandar Poibrenski Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 41.27541.1531:22.428+2.825
2219 Jakub Grzegorz Firlej Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 41.24341.3251:22.568+2.965
2320 Daniel Vladut Popa Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 41.71440.8941:22.608+3.005
2424 Kerim Catal Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.35441.2791:22.633+3.030
2522 Matheson Hill Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 42.67741.3571:24.034+4.431

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