The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February and 21 February 2016. They were the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the second winter edition. Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate. The games reused venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics; this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular and Youth Olympics. In addition to Lillehammer, sports were contested in Hamar, Gjøvik and Øyer.
Canada competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. Beckie Scott was named as the chef de mission.
The United States competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Chinese Taipei team was made up of four athletes in three sports.
Lithuania competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Lithuania was represented by 6 athletes in three sports.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Czech team consisted of 24 athletes competing in 11 different sports.
Hungary competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. The Hungarian team consisted of 9 athletes in 6 different sports.
Norway competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Switzerland competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Ukraine competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016.
Teams made up of athletes representing different National Olympic Committees (NOCs), called mixed-NOCs teams, participated in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. These teams participated in either events composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, or in events which saw the participation of mixed-NOCs teams and non-mixed-NOCs teams. When a mixed-NOCs team won a medal, the Olympic flag was raised rather than a national flag; if a mixed-NOCs team won gold, the Olympic anthem would be played instead of national anthems. A total of 6 events with Mixed NOCs were held.
Poland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was the nation's 23rd appearance at the Winter Olympics, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1924. The Polish team consisted of 62 athletes in 12 sports, which is the largest ever Polish team, surpassing the 59 athletes that competed in 2014. Polish ski jumpers won one gold and one bronze medal, earning the 20th place at the medal table.
Ukraine competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 33 competitors in 9 sports. Oleksandr Abramenko won the only medal for the country, a gold in men's aerials freestyle skiing, earning Ukraine the 21st place in the overall medal table.
Russia took part at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020. A total of 104 athletes competed in 16 sports. Russian athletes won a record of 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals, topping host Switzerland in the overall ranking.
Ukraine competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020.
Bulgaria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Ukraine competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022, in its eighth appearance as an independent nation.
Georgia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Great Britain is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Great Britain's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
Ukraine will compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea from 19 January to 1 February 2024. As of these Games, this will be the biggest Ukrainian team at the Winter Youth Olympics.
