Jan 11, 2016 · The Youth Winter Olympics comes to Norway this year. Are you old enough to remember the Winter Olympics of 1994? The relatively tiny town of Lillehammer welcomed the world to Norway for one of the most memorable Olympic events there has ever been. Never before had anywhere so small hosted the Winter Games.
Aug 29, 2018 · Brand value of the Winter Olympic Games 2012-2017; Further related statistics. "Number of athletes competing at the 2016 Youth Olympics Games in Lillehammer, by gender." Chart. May 31, 2017. SOPP, the innovative student accommodation development located in Lillehammer, is hosting athletes of the Winter Youth Olympic Games from 12 - 21 February 2016. This will be the second ever Winter Youth Games and also the second time since 1994 that Lillehammer has played host to an Winter Olympics event. Introduction: The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sport’s (NIF) main argument for hosting the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games (hereafter referred to as Lillehammer 2016) was the alleged positive demonstration effect, the promise that the event would increase the active engagement of youth in Norwegian organized sports in terms of participation, young leadership, and Highlights of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, held in Lillehammer, Norway The Snowflake is a highly symbolic element, and in the same time, very well know all over the world, it's like an Icon of the purity and harsh reality of the winter time, which is a call for competition.
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LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Oliver Wahlstrom (Quincy, Mass.) and Jacob Pivonka (Woodridge, Ill.) each scored three times and Drew DeRidder (Fenton, Mich.) stopped all 11 shots he faced to lead the U.S. Youth Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team to an 8-0 victory against Norway at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Here is yet another computer conversion of Olympic Games. This time it’s the winter Olympics in Lillehammer of 1994. Those games were special, because they were the first Olympic Games that were held only two years after the previous ones (they switched years, so that Winter and Summer games wouldn’t be in the same year anymore). The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the first 13 athletes selected for the Australian Team for Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The 13 athletes from Biathlon, Ice Hockey and Short Track Speed Skating will take on more than 1880 athletes aged 15 to 18 from 73 countries in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9-22 January 2020.
Lausanne 2020 is the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games following on from Innsbruck 2012 and Lillehammer 2016. YOGs bring together the most promising young athletes on the planet, giving the next generation of Olympic stars a stage to shine.
the stars of lillehammer Swiss Alpine skier Aline Danioth and Norwegian biathlete Marthe Krakstad Johansen stood out as the most decorated athletes at the 2016 Winter YOG. Aline medalled in every individual event, taking home two gold medals (in the combined and the slalom) along with two bronzes (super-G and giant slalom). Lillehammer is known as a typical venue for winter sporting events; it was host city of the 1994 Winter Olympics, and the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, and was part of a joint bid with applicant host city Oslo to host events part of the 2022 Winter Olympics until Oslo withdrew its bid on 1 October 2014. The second Winter Youth Olympic Games take place in Lillehammer (Norway) from 12 – 21 February 2016. The International Olympic Committee has introduced the concept of the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 but little research has been conducted.