The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (german: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2020; french: Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse d'hiver de 2020; it, Giochi olimpici giovanili invernali del 2020; rm, Gieus olimpics da giuvenils d'enviern 2020), officially known as the III Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Lausanne 2020 (
Italian
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and
Romansh: ''Losanna 2020''), was the third edition of the Winter
Youth Olympics
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
; a major international multi-sport event and cultural festival for teenagers that was held in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
, Switzerland, the home of the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
, 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.
[IOC opens bids for 2022 Olympic Winter Games, YOG 2020](_blank)
International Olympic Committee - 06/06/2013 Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
(Switzerland) and
Brașov
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According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
(Romania) were only two cities that submitted the bids and were selected as the final candidates.
Host city selection
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
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The c ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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,
Malaysia
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. Lausanne was selected by 71 votes to 10, as it got at least 41 votes needed for a majority.
[ – ''International Olympic Committee'']
Venues
Lausanne
*
Vaudoise Aréna
The Vaudoise Aréna (provisionally known as Espace Malley) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Prilly, a western suburb of Lausanne in Switzerland. Opened in September 2019, it was built on the site of the former, now demolished, CIG de ...
– Opening ceremony,
Ice hockey
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finals
*
Malley 2.0 –
Figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
,
Short Track
*
Lausanne campus
The Lausanne campus or Dorigny university campus (French: ''campus lausannois'' or ''campus de Dorigny'') is a large area in Switzerland where the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and several o ...
– Olympic village
*
Le Flon
Le Flon is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created in 2004 through the merger of Bouloz, Pont (Veveyse) and Porsel.[Prémanon
Prémanon () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Jura department
The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France.
The c ...]
,
France
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–
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...
,
Biathlon
The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not tim ...
,
Nordic Combined
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...
*
Le Brassus
Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality Le Chenit.[Cross-country Skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...]
Alps
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Leysin
Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in the Aigle district of Switzerland. It is first mentioned around 1231–32 as ''Leissins'', in 1352 as ''Leisins''.
Located in the Vaud Alps, Leysin is a sunny alpine resort village at the easte ...
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Ski Freestyle (Halfpipe, Slopestyle),
Snowboard (Halfpipe, Slopestyle)
*
Les Diablerets
Les Diablerets is a village and ski resort located in the municipality of Ormont-Dessus in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
The village lies at an altitude of on the north side of the massif of the Diablerets, , in the Swiss Alps. It can be ...
–
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
*
Villars-sur-Ollon
Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon.
Description
Geography and skiing network
Villars overlooks the Rhône valley from an altitude of . Th ...
–
Ski Cross
Ski cross is a skiing competition which incorporates terrain features traditionally found in freestyle skiing with courses which include big-air jumps and high-banked turns. In spite of the fact that it is a timed racing event, it is often con ...
,
Snowboard Cross,
Ski Mountaineering
Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...
*
Champéry,
Valais
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–
Curling
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*
St. Moritz,
Graubünden –
Speed skating
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,
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
,
Skeleton
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,
Luge
A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...
, 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
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...
. 12 NOCs made their
Winter Youth Olympics
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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
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
and Haiti competed at the
2022 Winter Olympics
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.
Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee
Calendar
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Medal table
Athlete Rolemodels
Records
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
The Vaudoise Aréna (provisionally known as Espace Malley) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Prilly, a western suburb of Lausanne in Switzerland. Opened in September 2019, it was built on the site of the former, now demolished, CIG de ...
, 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
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and to the governor of
Gangwon
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Choi Moon-soon
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Career
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as host of the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
)
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, athletes = 1,900
, events = 81
, opening = 19 January
, closing = 2 February
, opened_by = President Yoon Suk-yeol (expected)
, cauldron =
, stadium = Gangneung OvalYongpyong Dome
, website ...
and the extinguishing of the Youth Olympic flame.
Marketing
Mascot
![Lausanne 2020 Torch Tour in Sarnen 09](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Lausanne_2020_Torch_Tour_in_Sarnen_09.jpg)
Yodli the official mascot was unveiled on 8 January 2019 at
CIG de Malley
Centre intercommunal de glace de Malley (abbreviation CIG de Malley or CIGM) was an indoor arena located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was primarily used for ice hockey, and was the home arena of the HC Lausanne from 1984 to 2017. It was demolishe ...
before match between
Lausanne HC
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
and
HC Davos
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. 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
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Eurosport
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Mediacorp
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(delay)
* – Plan B
* -
Unifi TV
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* -
Olympic Channel
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* - Marca Claro (online),
TUDN
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(Delay)
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BBC iPlayer
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(online)
See also
*
Lausanne bid for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
References
External links
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Official IOC website*
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Results Book
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