Lillehammer youth Olympic Games
Lillehammer hosted the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016. The date was 12 – 21 February 2016. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are Olympic Games for young people between the ages of 15-18, where culture and education are an integral part of the Olympic program.
Lillehammer hosted the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016. The date was 12 – 21 February 2016. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are Olympic Games for young people between the ages of 15-18, where culture and education are an integral part of the Olympic program.
* 70 medal events in 15 winter sports
* 200 free cultural events
* Inspiring learning program
The Youth Olympic Games are the biggest innovation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since the Winter Olympics were launched in 1924. The Games were created on the basis of an idea by IOC President Jacques Rogge, and on April 25, 2007, the establishment of the Youth Olympic Games was approved by the IOC Executive Board.
The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics were held in Lillehammer, Hamar, Gjøvik, Øyer and Oslo from 12 to 21 February 2016. It was the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the other Winter Youth Olympic Games. 1,100 athletes aged 15 to 18 from 71 nations participated in 70 medal events and an extensive cultural and educational program. 212,000 spectators watched the Games.
The vision for Lillehammer 2016 was "Go Beyond. Create tomorrow" and the values were "Raw and Humble. Playful and Goal-oriented".
In addition to sports, there was a focus on culture and learning. All athletes were offered the opportunity to participate in a "Learn & Share" program that ran throughout the event period. Here, the athletes learned from previous role models, attended cooking classes, learned about anti-doping and much more. In contrast to the Olympic Games, all the athletes lived in the athletes' village during the entire event period.
There were approx. 1100 athletes from approx. 70 nations aged 15-18 years. These were taken out of the national Olympic committees based on criteria from the international federations and the IOC.
Duration: 10 days
Participants: 1100 young people aged 15-18 years
Nations: approx. 70.
Over 60 medal events
Reuse of the Olympic facilities in Øyer, Lillehammer, Gjøvik and Hamar.
Hafjell Alpine Center was the arena for alpine skiing during the Youth Olympics. Hafjell is a 20-minute drive from the participant village in Lillehammer and was used as an arena for slalom and giant slalom in '94. Since the Olympics, Hafjell has emerged as the country's 3rd largest ski resort with a varied offer of high quality.
Close to Hafjell is the Lillehammer Olympic Bob and toboggan track where the following exercises were arranged;
Bobsleigh: women's monobob and men's (age 15-18 years)
Skeleton: women's and men's (age 15-18 years)
Tobogganing: women and men (age 15-18 years)
Alpine skiing
- Downhill skiing
- Giant slalom
- Parallel slalom
- Super-G
- Alpine combined
Park
- Slopestyle twin tip
- Slopestyle snowboarding
- Ski cross
- Snowboard cross
Facts about the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer in 2016
* 70 medal events in 15 winter sports
* 200 free cultural events
* Inspiring learning program
The Youth Olympic Games are the biggest innovation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since the Winter Olympics were launched in 1924. The Games were created on the basis of an idea by IOC President Jacques Rogge, and on April 25, 2007, the establishment of the Youth Olympic Games was approved by the IOC Executive Board.
The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics were held in Lillehammer, Hamar, Gjøvik, Øyer and Oslo from 12 to 21 February 2016. It was the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the other Winter Youth Olympic Games. 1,100 athletes aged 15 to 18 from 71 nations participated in 70 medal events and an extensive cultural and educational program. 212,000 spectators watched the Games.
The vision for Lillehammer 2016 was "Go Beyond. Create tomorrow" and the values were "Raw and Humble. Playful and Goal-oriented".
In addition to sports, there was a focus on culture and learning. All athletes were offered the opportunity to participate in a "Learn & Share" program that ran throughout the event period. Here, the athletes learned from previous role models, attended cooking classes, learned about anti-doping and much more. In contrast to the Olympic Games, all the athletes lived in the athletes' village during the entire event period.
There were approx. 1100 athletes from approx. 70 nations aged 15-18 years. These were taken out of the national Olympic committees based on criteria from the international federations and the IOC.
Duration: 10 days
Participants: 1100 young people aged 15-18 years
Nations: approx. 70.
Over 60 medal events
Reuse of the Olympic facilities in Øyer, Lillehammer, Gjøvik and Hamar.
Hafjell Alpine Center was the arena for alpine skiing during the Youth Olympics. Hafjell is a 20-minute drive from the participant village in Lillehammer and was used as an arena for slalom and giant slalom in '94. Since the Olympics, Hafjell has emerged as the country's 3rd largest ski resort with a varied offer of high quality.
Close to Hafjell is the Lillehammer Olympic Bob and toboggan track where the following exercises were arranged;
Bobsleigh: women's monobob and men's (age 15-18 years)
Skeleton: women's and men's (age 15-18 years)
Tobogganing: women and men (age 15-18 years)
Exercises in Hafjell
Alpine skiing
- Downhill skiing
- Giant slalom
- Parallel slalom
- Super-G
- Alpine combined
Park
- Slopestyle twin tip
- Slopestyle snowboarding
- Ski cross
- Snowboard cross
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