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Innsbruck 2012

Alpine Skiing

Bobsleigh

Figure Skating

Freestyle Skiing

Luge

Nordic Combined

Ski Jumping

Snowboard

Andorra

Czechia

Japan

The Young Ambassadors may not have gone home with medals but they certainly were an integral cog of the YOG machine.

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How the Young Ambassadors rocked Innsbruck 2012

Olympic champion Eve Muirhead advises the young athletes as part of the CEP program 'Meet the Role Model'.

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Meet the role model - Eve Muirhead

At the first Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck 2012, the young athletes got the opportunity to sit down and chat with successful Olympians: the Athlete Role Models.

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Learning from the best at Innsbruck 2012

Slalomist Petra Vlhova \(SVK\), who learned to ski at the Jasna resort in Slovakia’s Tatra Mountains, began harbouring aspirations of Olympic glory at a young age\. At the Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012, she had various chances to achieve that goal, but initially could only finish ninth in the

The irresistible rise of Petra Vlhova

Discover along with the young athletes how to react if you find yourself in an emergency in the mountain

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How to react during a mountain emergency

The tiny principality of Andorra has only ever won one medal at an Olympic event in its history.
Back in 2012, a young not-yet 17-year-old alpine skier by the name of Joan Verdú took to the slopes at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, and finished third

Joan VERDU SANCHEZ

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Giant Slalom - Schladming, Austria - January 23, 2024 Andorra's Joan Verdu in action during his first run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Joan Verdu races at Schladming 2024

Andorra Alpine skiing pioneer Joan Verdú: From Youth Olympic Games medal to World Cup success

Masters of Ceremonies

The Youth Olympic Games are not just about sport &ndash; they are also about bringing young athletes from all over the world together, and enabling them to create friendships and memories that will last a lifetime\.

Friends Forever at the YOG

Possessing the tools, experience and ability, Austrian bobsleigh pilot Benjamin Maier is on track for a long and prosperous career in his sport\. Just 23, he has already competed at two Olympic Winter Games, and one of his career highlights was winning a silver medal, along with team\-mate Robert Ofensberger,

#YOGJourney: Benjamin Maier chases speed and success on the World Cup Bobsleigh Tour

The construction of the Youth Olympic Village, for instance, has now provided more than 400 affordable homes to families on low incomes, while the establishment of a Nordic centre and a jumping hill in Seefeld and a new ski\-cross track and freestyle course in K&uuml;htai have benefited local athletes and

YOG spirit lives on in Innsbruck

Portyk quickly established himself on the international scene by becoming the first\-ever Nordic combined champion at the Winter Youth Olympic Games \(YOG\) Innsbruck 2012\. Lying fifth after the ski jumping phase, the determined Czech made up a 31\-second deficit in the 10km cross\-country leg to strike gold\. He was just

#YOGJourney: YOG gold medallist Tomas Portyk poised for next step

Jazmin Sawyers has since swapped ice for sand by turning her attention to long jump, but McNeill has progressed to become Team GB&rsquo;s lead female bobsleigh driver, and will be aiming for a medal when she makes her full Olympic debut in PyeongChang alongside namesake and brakewoman Mica Moore\. Here,

My YOG memories: British bobsleigh pilot Mica McNeill 

Beginning with a bang: memorable moments from YOG Opening Ceremonies

Rachelle Rogers was just 16 years old when she played her part in Olympic history, one of 1,022 athletes to compete in the first edition of the Winter YOG in Innsbruck\. The Surrey teenager raced in four Alpine skiing events on the slopes of Patscherkofel,&nbsp;in what was an exciting and

Rachelle Rogers taking flight after the Winter Youth Olympic Games 

The Youth Olympic Games \(YOG\) have never been afraid to experiment, and this was very much in evidence in Innsbruck in 2012, when an exciting event made a comeback to the speed skating programme after last being at an Olympic event in 1932\.

YOG reignites mass start on Austrian ice

The class of Innsbruck 2012 revisited

Talks us through your experiences competing at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012\.

My YOG memories: Katie Summerhayes - British freestyle skier

Austria&rsquo;s Miriam\-Stefanie Kastlunger will have happy memories of the Olympic Sliding Centre in Innsbruck\-Igls when she returns there to compete in the FIL World Luge Championships\.

YOG stars return to Innsbruck for FIL World Luge Championships

With sport and so much more on the agenda, athletes and other young participants \- from coaches and officials, to young reporters and ambassadors \- learned valuable life skills via an extensive Culture and Education Programme, with activities ranging from mountain safety to injury prevention\.&nbsp; And for those spectating there

Re-live Innsbruck 2012!

A significant proportion of these young prodigies went on to shine brightly in Sochi\. One such example is Greta Small, one of the great hopes of Australian Alpine skiing, who at just 18 competed in all five events at Rosa Khutor, finishing 15th in the super combined\.

Youth Olympic Games inspire Sochi successes

In this latest video, Arielle shares her top training and nutrition tips for helping you be the best athlete you can be!

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Training and nutrition tips with US snowboarder Arielle Gold

A gold medallist at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck and the winner of the second ever FIS Ski Jumping World Cup for women the following year, Sara Takanashi was full of optimism as she limbered up for the Olympic season\. “I will work hard to climb up

Sara Takanashi, Japan’s teenage ski jumping sensation

How did you get started in skiing?
I first skied at the age of six in the mountains of Troodos in Cyprus\. I was immediately interested in the sport and every weekend or holiday we would drive up to the mountains\. It started as a hobby but after a few

YOG on the Road to Sochi 2014 talks to Olympic Solidarity skier Dinos Lefkaritis

The promising sportsman benefits from an Olympic scholarship, which offers technical and financial support for the final preparation and qualification stages to international elite athletes and teams, nominated by their National Olympic Committee \(NOC\)\. Te\-An Lien tells us how the Olympic scholarship is helping him prepare for Sochi and what

YOG luger on the road to Sochi 2014

Watch the highlights of the blue group's round-robin session seven of the curling tournament.

Highlights

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Mixed Blue Group - Session 7 - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the red group's round-robin session seven of the curling tournament.

Curling

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Mixed Red Group - Session 7 - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy the highlights of the mixed relay biathlon final at the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games.

Biathlon

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Mixed Relay Final - Biathlon | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the mixed team curling semifinals at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

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Mixed Team Semifinals - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the match between Austria and Sweden in the preliminary round of the women's ice hockey tournament.

Ice Hockey

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AUT v SWE - Women's Ice Hockey | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Discover who takes gold on the men's ice hockey skills challenge.

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Men's Skills Final - Ice Hockey | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the blue group's round-robin session two of the curling tournament.

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Mixed Blue Group - Session 2 - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the men's halfpipe qualification round of the freestyle skiing tournament.

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Men's Halfpipe - Freestyle Skiing | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy the highlights of the men's doubles luge final

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Men's Doubles Final - Luge | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy the highlights of the men's 3000m speed skating final!

Speed Skating

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Men's 3000m Final - Speed Skating | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy the highlights of the men's ski cross qualification round!

Cross-Country Skiing

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Men's Ski Cross - Freestyle Skiing | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the women's short program of the figure skating competition.

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Women's Short Programme - Figure Skating | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the mixed team curling quarterfinals at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

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Mixed Team Quarterfinals - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Relive the best moments of the men's 10k pursuit of the biathlon competition.

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Men's 10k Pursuit - Biathlon | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy the best moments of the women's 5k cross-country skiing final!

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Women's 5k Final - Cross-Country Skiing | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy again the best moments of the women's ice hockey skills challenge!

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Women's Skills Challenge - Ice Hockey | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Tyrolean Ice Arena in Innsbruck. Kazakhstan defeated Slovakia and won the match.

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KAZ vs SVK - Women's Preliminary - Ice Hockey | Innsbruck 2012 Highlights

The boys' 1000 metres in short track speed skating was held on 18 January at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck. Lim Hyo-jun won the Olympic Gold for South Korea.

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Men's 1000m Short Track - Speed Skating | Innsbruck 2012 Highlights

Mixed team curling blue group matches at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics were held from January 14 to 17 at the Innsbruck Exhibition Centre in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Mixed - Blue Group Session 4 - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 Highlights

Watch the highlights of the blue group's round-robin session six of the curling tournament.

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Mixed Blue Group - Session 6 - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy the best moments of the free skating event at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

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Women's Free Skating - Figure Skating | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the two women bobsleigh final at the  Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games.

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Two Women Final - Bobsleigh | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights as the USA faces Russia at the preliminary round of the men's ice hockey tournament.

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USA v RUS - Men's Ice Hockey | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Enjoy again the best moments of the men's ice hockey skills challenge!

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Men's Skills Challenge - Ice Hockey | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the blue group's round-robin session five of the curling tournament.

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Mixed Blue Group - Session 5 - Curling | Innsbruck 2012 YOG Highlights

Watch the highlights of the red group's round-robin session six of the curling tournament.

Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 2012

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Andorra Alpine skiing pioneer Joan Verdú: From Youth Olympic Games medal to World Cup success

Masters of Ceremonies

Friends Forever at the YOG

#YOGJourney: Benjamin Maier chases speed and success on the World Cup Bobsleigh Tour

YOG spirit lives on in Innsbruck