The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games will begin with a bang on Thursday, 9 January, when a spectacular firework display lights up the Opening Ceremony in Lausanne.
The sporting action begins the next day, as the world’s best young winter athletes lock horns in the Olympic capital city.
This schedule will help ensure that you don’t miss any of the action from the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, which take place across six venues in Switzerland and one in France.
Olympic Channel will be on the ground at every venue, bringing you streamed events, a live blog, podcasts, a daily live show on Twitter and Facebook, and tons of social media action from behind the scenes!
(All times Lausanne local time, UTC+1 hours)
09 - 22 Jan 2020
Lausanne 2020 | Winter Youth Olympic Games
Opening Ceremony - Thursday, 9 January
The third Winter Youth Olympics will kick off with a festival of music and fireworks at Malley Ice Rink in Lausanne.
After the Olympic Bowl is lit, there will be some other surprises the Lausanne 2020 organising committee will reveal on the night.
If you can't be there in person, it will be streamed worldwide on Olympic Channel, 20:00 - 21:30.
Day 1 - Friday, 10 January
Alpine skiing (Les Diablerets Alpine Centre)
10:30 - 11:45 Women's Super G - Medal final
12:30 - 13:30 Men's Super G - Medal final
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:15 Mixed Team round robin, Round One - Streamed on Olympic Channel until 10:00 - 12:15 and 18:25 - 19:00
Figure skating (Malley Arena)
14:00 - 15:30 Pairs short program - Streamed on Olympic Channel
16:00 - 18:45 Men's single short programme - Streamed on Olympic Channel 14:00 - 15:30 and 16:00 - 18:25
Ice hockey - Mixed NOC 3x3 (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
16:00 - 18:30 Men’s round one preliminaries
18:30 - 21:00 Women’s round one preliminaries
Ski mountaineering (Villars Winter Park)
10:30 - 12:30 Women's Individual - Medal final
12:30 - 14:30 Men's Individual - Medal final
Medal ceremony (Le Flon)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:35
Day 2 - Saturday, 11 January
Alpine skiing (Les Diablerets Alpine Centre)
10:30 - 11:30 Women's Alpine Combined - Medal final
12:00 - 13:00 Men's Alpine Combined - Medal final
Biathlon (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
10:30 - 12:30 Women's Individual 10 km - Medal final
13:00 - 15:30 Men's Individual 12.5 km - Medal final
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:15 Mixed Team round robin, Round Two - Streamed on Olympic Channel 10:00 - 12:15 and 18:35 - 19:00
Figure skating (Malley Arena)
14:00 - 15:40 Ice dance free dance - Streamed live on Olympic Channel 14:00 - 15:40
16:10 - 18:45 Women's singles short programme - Streamed on Olympic Channel 16:15 - 18:35
Ice hockey - Mixed NOC 3x3 (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
10:00 - 12:30 Men’s Round Two preliminaries
12:30 - 15:00 Women's Round Two preliminaries
17:00 - 19:30 Men’s Round Three preliminaries
19:30 - 22:00 Women’s Round Three preliminaries
Medal ceremony (Le Flon)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:35
Day 3 - Sunday, 12 January
Alpine skiing (Les Diablerets Alpine Centre)
10:00 - 14:00 Women's Giant Slalom - Streamed on Olympic Channel until 10:00 - 11:30
Men's Giant Slalom - Streamed on Olympic Channel until 13:25 - 14:15
Biathlon (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
10:30 - 11:30 Women's sprint 6 km
13:30 - 15:0 Men's sprint 7.5 km
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:15 Mixed Team round robin, Round Three - Streamed on Olympic Channel 17:00 - 19:00
Figure skating (Malley Arena)
11:30 - 13:30 Pairs Free Dance - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 11:30 - 13:25
14:00 - 16:45 Men's Singles Free Skate - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 14:15 - 17:00
Ice hockey - Mixed NOC 3x3 (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
10:00 - 12:30 Men’s Round Four preliminaries
12:30 - 15:00 Women's Round Four preliminaries
17:00 - 19:30 Men’s Round Five preliminaries
19:30 - 22:00 Women’s Round Five preliminaries
Speed skating (St. Moritz speed skating oval)
11:00 - 14:00 Women's and Men's 500m - Medal finals
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:35
Day 4 - Monday, 13 January
Alpine skiing (Les Diablerets Alpine Centre)
10:00 - 14:00 Men's Giant Slalom - Streamed on Olympic Channel 10:00 - 11:30 and 13:30 - 14:00
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:15 Mixed Team round robin, Round Four - Streamed on Olympic Channel 16:40 - 18:00
Figure skating (Malley Arena)
11:30 - 13:30 Ice Dance Free Dance - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 11:30 - 13:30
14:00 - 16:45 Women's Singles Free - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 14:00 - 16:30
Ice hockey - Mixed NOC 3x3 (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
10:00 - 12:30 Men’s Round Six preliminaries
12:30 - 15:00 Women's Round Six preliminaries
17:00 - 19:30 Men’s Round Seven preliminaries
19:30 - 22:00 Women’s Round Seven preliminaries
Ski mountaineering (Villars Winter Park)
10:30 - 13:30 Women's and Men's Sprint - Medal finals
Speed skating (St. Moritz speed skating oval)
11:00 - 14:00 Women's and Men's 1500m - Medal finals
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:45
Day 5 - Tuesday, 14 January
Alpine skiing (Les Diablerets Alpine Centre)
09:30 - 16:15 Women's & Men's Slalom - Medal finals, streamed on Olympic Channel 09:30 - 12:30 and 13:40 - 16:15
Biathlon (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
11:00 - 13:00 Single Mixed Relay - Medal final
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:15 Mixed Team round robin, Round Five - Streamed on Olympic Channel 12:30 - 13:40, 16:15 - 18:30, and 18:30 - 19:00
Ice hockey - Mixed NOC 3x3 (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
12:30 - 15:00 Women's & Men's semi-finals
Ski mountaineering (Villars Winter Park)
11:00 - 12:45 Mixed NOC Relay - Medal final
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:35
Day 6 - Wednesday, 15 January
Alpine skiing (Les Diablerets Alpine Centre)
11:00 - 12:30 Parallel Mixed Team Event - Medal final
Biathlon (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
10:30 - 12:30 Mixed Relay - Medal final
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 12:15 Mixed Team quarter-finals - Streamed on Olympic Channel 10:00 - 12:15
14:00 - 16:15 Mixed Team semi-finals - Streamed on Olympic Channel 18:00 - 19:00
Figure skating (Malley Arena)
11:30 - 17:30 Mixed NOC Team Event - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 12:15 - 16:00
Ice hockey - Mixed NOC 3x3 (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
12:00 - 15:00 Women's and Men's finals - Medal finals
Speed skating (St. Moritz speed skating oval)
11:00 - 12:00 Mixed NOC Team Sprint - Medal final
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:45
Day 7 - Thursday, 16 January
Finals: Curling, Speed skating x2
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
12:00 - 14:30 Mixed Team final - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 12:00 - 14:30
Speed skating (St. Moritz speed skating oval)
11:00 - 12:00 Women's & Men's Mass Start - Medal finals
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza
Day 8 - Friday, 17 January
Ice hockey - Six-Teams Tournament (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
17:00 - 19:00 Sweden v Slovakia (Women) - Streamed on Olympic Channel 17:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00 Czech Republic v Switzerland (Women) - Streamed on Olympic Channel 20:00 - 22:00
Luge (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
08:30 - 10:30 Women's Single - Medal final
11:00 - 12:30 Men's Double - Medal final
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza
Day 9 - Saturday, 18 January
Cross-country skiing (Vallee de Joux Cross-country Centre)
11:00 - 14:30 Women's & Men's Cross - Medal finals
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:00 Mixed NOC Doubles knock out
Freestyle skiing / Snowboarding (Leysin Park & Pipe)
09:30 - 12:00 Women's Slopestyle qualifiers - Streamed on Olympic Channel 09:30 - 11:00 and 14:30 - 17:00
12:30 - 15:00 Women's Slopestyle finals - Medal finals
Luge (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
08:30 - 10:30 Men's Single - Medal final
11:00 - 12:30 Women's Double - Medal final
Ice hockey - Six-Teams Tournament (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
11:00 - 13:00 Germany v Sweden (Women)
14:00 - 16:00 Canada v Russia (Men)
17:00 - 19:00 Japan v Czech Republic (Women) - Streamed on Olympic Channel 17:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00 USA v Finland (Men) Streamed on Olympic Channel 20:00 - 22:00
Nordic combined (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
10:30 - 16:00 Women's Individual NH/4km - Medal final
10:30 - 16:00 Men's Individual NH/6km - Medal final
Short-track speed skating (Malley Arena)
11:00 - 14:30 Women's & Men's 1000m - Medal finals, streamed on Olympic Channel 11:00 - 14:30
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:50
Day 10 - Sunday, 19 January
Bobsleigh (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
12:00 - 14:00 Women's Monobob - Medal final
Cross-country skiing (Vallee de Joux Cross-country Centre)
13:00 - 16:15 Women's & Men's sprint - Medal finals
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:00 Mixed NOC Doubles knock out
Freestyle skiing / Snowboarding (Leysin Park & Pipe)
09:30 - 12:00 Men's Slopestyle qualifiers - Streamed on Olympic Channel 09:30 - 15:00
12:30 - 15:00 Men's Slopestyle finals - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 14:00 - 15:00
Ice hockey - Six-Teams Tournament (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
11:00 - 13:00 Switzerland v Japan (Women) - Watch on Olympic Channel 20 January 15:00 - 17:00
14:00 - 16:00 Denmark v Canada (Men) - Watch on Olympic Channel 20 January 15:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 19:00 Slovakia v Germany (Women) - Streamed on Olympic Channel 17:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00 Switzerland v USA (Men) - Streamed on Olympic Channel 20:00 - 22:00
Skeleton (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
14:00 - 16:00 Women's Individual - Medal final
Ski jumping (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
13:00 - 16:00 Women's & Men's Individual - Medal finals
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:50
Day 11 - Monday, 20 January
Bobsleigh (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
12:00 - 14:00 Men's Monobob - Medal final
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:00 Mixed NOC Doubles knock out
Freestyle skiing (Leysin Park & Pipe)
09:30 - 12:15 Women's & Men's Halfpipe qualification - Streamed on Olympic Channel 09:30 - 13:00
12:30 - 15:00 Women's & Men's Halfpipe finals - Medal finals
Freestyle Snowboarding (Leysin Park & Pipe)
09:30 - 12.45 Women's & Men's Big Air Qualification
Ice hockey - Six-Teams Tournament (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
11:00 - 13:00 Women's semi-final one - Streamed on Olympic Channel 16:00 - 17:00
14:00 - 16:00 Russia v Denmark (Men)
17:00 - 19:00 Women's semi-final two - Streamed on Olympic Channel 17:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00 Finland v Switzerland (Men) - Streamed on Olympic Channel 20:00 - 22:00
Luge (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
08:30 - 11:00 Team Relay - Medal final
Nordic combined (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
10:30 - 14:30 Mixed Teams - Medal finals
Short-track speed skating (Malley Arena)
13:00 - 16:00 Women's & Men's 500m - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 13:00 - 16:00
Skeleton (St. Moritz Olympic Bob Run)
14:00 - 16:00 Men's Individual - Medal final
Snowboarding (Villars Winter Park)
11:00 - 14:30 Women's & Men's cross - Medal finals
Medal ceremonies (Le Flon and St. Moritz)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:50
Day 12 - Tuesday, 21 January
Cross-country skiing (Vallee de Joux Cross-country Centre)
11:00 - 15:00 Women's 5km and Men's 10km - Medal finals
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
10:00 - 20:00 Mixed NOC Doubles knock out
Freestyle skiing (Leysin Park & Pipe)
09:30 - 12.45 Women's & Men's Big Air Qualification
Freestyle Snowboarding (Leysin Park & Pipe)
9:30 - 12:15 Men's & Women's Halfpipe qualification - Streamed on Olympic Channel 09:30 - 11:00
12:30 - 15:00 Men's & Women's Halfpipe Finals - Medal finals, streamed on Olympic Channel 13:00 - 14:00
Ice hockey - Six-Teams Tournament (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
11:00 - 13:00 Men's semi-final one - Streamed on Olympic Channel 11:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 16:00 Men's semi-final two - Streamed on Olympic Channel 14:00 - 16:00
17:00 - 19:00 Women's bronze medal match - Medal final, streamed on Olympic Channel 17:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00 Women's gold medal match - Medal final - Streamed on Olympic Channel 20:00 - 22:00
Skiing / Snowboarding (Villars Winter Park)
11:00 - 12:30 Ski-Snowboard cross mixed team - Medal finals
Medal ceremony (Le Flon)
19:00 Medal Plaza - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:55
Day 13 - Wednesday, 22 January
Finals: Curling, Freestyle Skiing x2, Ice hockey, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Snowboarding x2
Curling (Champery Curling Arena)
09:30 - 11:30 Mixed NOC doubles semi-finals
13:30 - 15:30 Mixed NOC doubles final - Medal final
Freestyle skiing / snowboarding (Leysin Park & Pipe)
10:00 - 13:00 Women's & Men's Big Air finals - Medal finals, Streamed on Olympic Channel 11:15 - 13:00 and 17:00 - 19:00
Ice hockey - Six-Teams Tournament (Lausanne Vaudoise Arena)
12:00 - 14:00 Men's bronze medal match - Medal final, Streamed on Olympic Channel 13:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 17:00 Men's gold medal match - Medal final, Streamed on Olympic Channel 15:00 - 17:00
Nordic combined (Les Tuffes Nordic Centre)
10:00 - 11:30 Mixed team NH 4x3.3 km ski jumping
13:00 - 14:30 Mixed team NH 4x3.3 km cross-country
Short-track speed skating (Malley Arena)
10:00 - 11:15 Mixed NOC relay, Streamed on Olympic Channel 10:00 - 11:15
CLOSING CEREMONY - Streamed on Olympic Channel 19:00 - 19:45
The 3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games will finish as they started, with a firework-filled celebration, before the Flame is put out.
The first party is open to everyone at the Flon, in the heart of Lausanne, with a second celebration reserved for the athletes at the SwissTech Convention Centre.