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2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Multi-sport event in Lausanne, Switzerland
Multi-sport event in Lausanne, Switzerland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | 2020 Winter Youth Olympics logo.svg |
| image_size | 180 |
| host_city | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| motto | *Start Now* |
| nations | 79 |
| athletes | 1,788 |
| events | 81 in 8 sports (16 disciplines) |
| opening | 9 January |
| closing | 22 January |
| opened_by | President Simonetta Sommaruga |
| closed_by | IOC President Thomas Bach |
| cauldron | Gina Zehnder |
| stadium | Vaudoise Aréna |
| winter_prev | [Lillehammer 2016](2016-winter-youth-olympics) |
| winter_next | [Gangwon 2024](2024-winter-youth-olympics) |
| summer_prev | [Buenos Aires 2018](2018-summer-youth-olympics) |
| summer_next | *[Dakar 2026](2026-summer-youth-olympics)* |
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (; ; ; ), officially known as the III Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Lausanne 2020 (Italian and Romansh: Losanna 2020), were the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics; a major international multi-sport event and cultural festival for teenagers that was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home of the International Olympic Committee, between 9 and 22 January 2020.
Bidding process
The bidding calendar was announced by the IOC on 6 June 2013, with the application deadline set for 28 November 2013. Lausanne (Switzerland) and Brașov (Romania) were the only two cities that submitted the bids and were selected as the final candidates.
Host city selection
Main article: 128th IOC Session
The IOC voted to select the host city of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on 31 July 2015 at the 128th IOC Session at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lausanne was selected by 71 votes to 10, as it got at least 41 votes needed for a majority.
| City | Nation | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| **Lausanne** | **** | **71** |
| Brașov | 10 |
Venues
Lausanne
- Vaudoise Aréna – Opening and closing ceremonies, Ice hockey finals
- CIG de Malley – Figure skating, Short Track
- Lausanne campus – Olympic village
- Le Flon – Medal ceremonies
Vallée de Joux
- Prémanon, France – Ski jumping, Biathlon, Nordic Combined
- Le Brassus – Cross-country Skiing
Alps
- Leysin – Ski Freestyle (Halfpipe, Slopestyle), Snowboard (Halfpipe, Slopestyle)
- Les Diablerets – Alpine skiing
- Villars-sur-Ollon – Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross, Ski Mountaineering
- Champéry, Valais – Curling
- St. Moritz, Graubünden – Speed skating, Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge, Medal ceremonies
The Games
Sports
The Youth Olympic Games featured 8 sports and 16 disciplines. 81 events took place which included 13 mixed team events (NOCs), 34 men's events, and 34 women's events. Ski mountaineering and women's Nordic combined was featured for the first time in an Olympic event. A mixed-NOC 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament and a women's doubles event in luge were also contested for the first time.
Participating National Olympic Committees
A total of 1,788 athletes from 79 nations qualified, the most for any edition of a Winter Youth Olympics. 12 NOCs made their Winter Youth Olympics debuts: Albania, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Haiti, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkmenistan. Qatar and Turkmenistan have never competed at the Winter Olympics and Haiti competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
| Participating National Olympic Committees |
|---|
Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee
| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| SUI | SUI | 112 |
| RUS | RUS | 104 |
| USA | USA | 96 |
| GER | GER | 90 |
| CAN | CAN | 78 |
| CZE | CZE | 74 |
| JPN | JPN | 72 |
| ITA | ITA | 67 |
| AUT | AUT | 63 |
| FRA | FRA | 61 |
| NOR | NOR | 55 |
| CHN | CHN | 53 |
| FIN | FIN | 52 |
| SWE | SWE | 51 |
| SVK | SVK | 49 |
| POL | POL | 45 |
| KOR | KOR | 40 |
| SLO | SLO | 39 |
| UKR | UKR | 39 |
| ROU | ROU | 35 |
| AUS | AUS | 33 |
| LAT | LAT | 30 |
| GBR | GBR | 28 |
| DEN | DEN | 26 |
| KAZ | KAZ | 26 |
| EST | EST | 25 |
| ESP | ESP | 24 |
| HUN | HUN | 23 |
| NZL | NZL | 20 |
| BLR | BLR | 19 |
| BUL | BUL | 18 |
| ARG | ARG | 16 |
| LTU | LTU | 15 |
| NED | NED | 15 |
| TPE | TPE | 14 |
| TUR | TUR | 14 |
| BRA | BRA | 12 |
| GRE | GRE | 12 |
| CRO | CRO | 10 |
| GEO | GEO | 10 |
| BEL | BEL | 9 |
| BIH | BIH | 9 |
| CHI | CHI | 8 |
| MEX | MEX | 7 |
| IRI | IRI | 6 |
| MGL | MGL | 6 |
| SRB | SRB | 6 |
| LIE | LIE | 5 |
| MDA | MDA | 5 |
| MKD | MKD | 5 |
| THA | THA | 5 |
| HKG | HKG | 4 |
| ISL | ISL | 4 |
| LUX | LUX | 4 |
| AND | AND | 3 |
| ISR | ISR | 3 |
| LBN | LBN | 3 |
| SGP | SGP | 3 |
| MAS | MAS | 2 |
| COL | COL | 2 |
| IRL | IRL | 2 |
| KOS | KOS | 2 |
| KGZ | KGZ | 2 |
| MNE | MNE | 2 |
| PHI | PHI | 2 |
| POR | POR | 2 |
| RSA | RSA | 2 |
| ALB | ALB | 1 |
| ARM | ARM | 1 |
| AZE | AZE | 1 |
| CYP | CYP | 1 |
| ECU | ECU | 1 |
| HAI | HAI | 1 |
| PAK | PAK | 1 |
| QAT | QAT | 1 |
| SMR | SMR | 1 |
| TTO | TTO | 1 |
| TKM | TKM | 1 |
| UZB | UZB | 1 |
Calendar
:All dates are CET (UTC+1)
| **OC** | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | **1** | Event finals | **EG** | Exhibition Gala | **CC** | Closing ceremony |
|---|
| January | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fri | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tue | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wed | Events | Total events | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 81 | Cumulative total | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 67 | 73 | 81 | January | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fri | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wed | Events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Olympic Rings Icon.svg | 20px]] Ceremonies | **OC** | **CC** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg | 20px]] Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Biathlon pictogram.svg | 20px]] Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg | 20px]] Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg | 20px]] Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Curling pictogram.svg | 20px]] Curling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Figure skating pictogram.svg | 20px]] Figure skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg | 20px]] Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg | 20px]] Ice hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Luge pictogram.svg | 20px]] Luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Nordic combined pictogram.svg | 20px]] Nordic combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg | 20px]] Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Skeleton pictogram.svg | 20px]] Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg | 20px]] Ski jumping | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Ski mountaineering pictogram.svg | 20px]] Ski mountaineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg | 20px]] Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Speed skating pictogram.svg | 20px]] Speed skating |
Medal table
Main article: 2020 Winter Youth Olympics medal table
Athlete Rolemodels
| Sports | Male Rolemodels | Female Rolemodels | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg | 20px]] Alpine skiing | Sandro Viletta () | Verena Stuffer () |
| [[File:Biathlon pictogram.svg | 20px]] Biathlon | Henrik L'Abée-Lund () | Marie-Laure Brunet () |
| [[File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg | 20px]] Bobsleigh | – | Jamie Greubel Poser () |
| [[File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg | 20px]] Cross-country skiing | Gianluca Cologna () | Maria Danou () |
| [[File:Curling pictogram.svg | 20px]] Curling | John Morris () | Marlene Albrecht () |
| [[File:Figure skating pictogram.svg | 20px]] Figure skating | Patrick Chan () | Sarah Meier-van Berkel ( |
| Nathalie Péchalat ()) | |||
| [[File:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg | 20px]] Freestyle skiing | – | Hannah Kearney () |
| [[File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg | 20px]] Ice hockey | Mark Streit () | Florence Schelling () |
| [[File:Luge pictogram.svg | 20px]] Luge | Gregory Carigiet () | Tatjana Hüfner () |
| [[File:Nordic combined pictogram.svg | 20px]] Nordic combined | – | Tara Geraghty-Moats () |
| [[File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg | 20px]] Short track speed skating | Viktor Knoch () | – |
| [[File:Skeleton pictogram.svg | 20px]] Skeleton | Pascal Oswald () | – |
| [[File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg | 20px]] Ski jumping | Jernej Damjan () | – |
| [[File:Ski mountaineering pictogram.svg | 20px]] Ski mountaineering | Yannick Ecoeur () | Ekaterina Osichkina () |
| [[File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg | 20px]] Snowboarding | Alex Deibold () | – |
| [[File:Speed skating pictogram.svg | 20px]] Speed skating | Livio Wenger () | Vanessa Herzog () |
Records
Main article: World Junior and Youth Olympic records set at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games took place on the evening of Thursday 9 January 2020 at the Vaudoise Aréna, in Lausanne.
Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games took place on the evening of Thursday 22 January 2020 at the Medals Plaza Lausanne. The ceremony featured the flag handover from mayor of Lausanne Grégoire Junod to IOC President Thomas Bach and to the governor of Gangwon Choi Moon-soon as host of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and the extinguishing of the Youth Olympic flame.
Marketing
Mascot
Yodli the official mascot was unveiled on 8 January 2019 at CIG de Malley before the match between Lausanne HC and HC Davos. Yodli is inspired by a combination of a cow, a Saint Bernard dog, and a goat, and was created by ERACOM. Blue represents the Swiss lakes.
Colours
Magenta, Sky Blue
Tickets
It was announced that all events apart from the opening ceremony would be free to watch in January 2020.
Media coverage
- Europe - Eurosport
- Singapore - Mediacorp (delay)
- Thailand – Plan B
- Malaysia - Unifi TV
- United States - Olympic Channel
- Mexico - Marca Claro (online), TUDN (Delay)
- United Kingdom - BBC iPlayer (online)
References
References
- [http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-opens-bids-for-2022-olympic-winter-games-yog-2020/200340 IOC opens bids for 2022 Olympic Winter Games, YOG 2020] International Olympic Committee - 06/06/2013
- [http://www.olympic.org/news/new-horizons-for-olympic-movement-as-brasov-and-lausanne-bid-for-2020-winter-youth-olympic-games/217848 New horizons for Olympic Movement as Brasov and Lausanne bid for 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games] - ''International Olympic Committee'' - 27/11/2013
- "2020 candidature acceptance procedure".
- "FAQ".
- (9 July 2017). "IOC Executive Board confirms gender equality and more innovation for Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020". [[International Olympic Committee]].
- "Athletes".
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- (2019-07-29). "Athlete Role Models for Lausanne 2020 announced".
- "Lausanne 2020 - Opening Ceremony".
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