St. Moritz, Switzerland, January 2020, the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Skeleton, Luge, Speed Skating and Monobob are the four disciplines that are hosted in the Alpine village. Teenage athletes from all around the globe participate for the first time in an Olympic Games, not only the competition is important to them, the friendship between Teams, the camaraderie and the Olympic Spirit embrace these young athletes during these Games leaving them all with an unforgettable experience.

Lausanne 2020 | Winter Youth Olympic Games

Originals

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Sliding Madness |A journey on Luge, Speed Skating, Skeleton & Monobob tracks

Watch this episode with Speed Skating athletes Nil Llop from Spain and Diego Amaya from Colombia and follow them on their journeys to the silver medal in the 500 metres and in the Mass Start categories at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne 2020.

Speed Skating

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WATCH... Sliding Madness | Speed Skating with Nil and Diego

The St. Moritz frozen lake was the unusual venue that hosted the Speed Skating competition. For most of the athletes that participated it was the very first time they competed on a frozen lake. In this episode, we follow the athletes Nil Llop from Spain and Diego Amaya from Colombia. Nil and Diego won the two silver medals in the 500 metres and in the Mass Start categories, against all odds. This Silver Medal was historical for both countries because it was the first medal ever won by each country in a Speed Skating Olympic Competition. On top and equally impressive is the fact that no Speed Skating rinks exist in either of their home nations and so Nil and Diego both have to live away from home, abroad, in order to follow their dream of becoming professional Speed Skaters.

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Sliding Madness | Speed Skating with Nil and Diego

Watch Sliding Madness and follow a group of young Skeleton, Luge, Speed Skating, and Monobob athletes during their exciting journey at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne 2020.

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Sliding Madness | Trailer

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Diego AMAYA MARTINEZ

Diego

The Olympic excitement is palpable across venues at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024.
There’s been a boost in spirits, energy, and love for the Games as the youngsters relish an experience of a lifetime.
Among them is Colombia’s skeleton racer Tomás Palmezano, who is very hopeful about the

Gangwon 2024 | Winter Youth Olympic Games

Colombian skeleton athlete Tomás Palmezano is competing at Gangwon 2024.

Tomás Palmezano on being Colombia’s first skeleton racer at the Winter Youth Olympics: “I'm getting shivers thinking about it”

The 17-year-old speed skater already knows what it means to make history for his country. Amaya won a silver medal at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. "Since the beginning I wanted to win a medal at the Olympics and so this was like a path to the senior Olympics," Diego told us in an exclusive interview with the Olympic Channel. Now, one of the stars of our series 'Sliding Madness' shared that his next goal is to get the qualification for Beijing 2022 and continue making history for Colombia. Find out why he thinks that's within his grasp, and his aims for those Games.

Diego AMAYA MARTINEZ

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Sliding Madness |A journey on Luge, Speed Skating, Skeleton & Monobob tracks

WATCH... Sliding Madness | Speed Skating with Nil and Diego

Sliding Madness | Speed Skating with Nil and Diego

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