2020 Winter Youth Olympics
| File:Lausanne 2020.png | |
| Location | Lausanne, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Nations | ~70 |
| Athletes | ~1,880 |
| Events | 81 |
| Opening | 9 January |
| Closing | 22 January |
| Stadium | Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
Winter Summer | |
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (Template:Lang-fr; Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-it; Template:Lang-rm) will be the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics; a major international multi-sport event and cultural festival for youths to be celebrated from 09 to 22 January 2020 in the tradition of the Olympic Games during the XXXII Olympiad.
Bidding
Bids were due by 28 November 2013, the candidates cites were selected on 5 December 2014 and Lausanne was elected host city on 31 July 2015.[1][2]
| 2020 Winter Youth Olympics bidding results | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | Nation | Votes |
| Lausanne |  Switzerland
|
71 |
| Brașov |  Romania
|
10 |
The Games
Sports
The Youth Olympic Games will feature 8 sports and 16 disciplines. Ski mountaineering and women's Nordic combined will feature 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 will also be contested for the first time.[3]
Alpine skiing (9) ()
Biathlon ()
Bobsleigh (2) ()
Cross-country skiing (7) ()
Curling ()
Figure skating (5) ()
Freestyle skiing (8) ()
Ice hockey ()
Luge ()
Nordic combined (2) ()
Short track speed skating (5) ()
Skeleton (2) ()
Ski jumping (4) ()
Ski mountaineering (5) ()
Snowboarding (9) ()
Speed skating (7) ()
Venues
Lausanne
- Stade Pierre de Coubertin - Opening and closing ceremonies
- Centre intercommunal de glace de Malley - Ice hockey, Figure skating, Short Track
- Lausanne campus - Olympic village
- Le Flon - Medal ceremonies
Jura
Alps
- Leysin - Ski Freestyle (Halfpipe, Slopestyle), Snowboard (Halfpipe, Slopestyle)
- Les Diablerets - Alpine skiing
- Villars-sur-Ollon - Ski Cross, Snowboard Cross, Ski Mountaineering
- Champéry - Curling
- St Moritz - Speed skating, Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge
Official Song
See also
References
- ^ IOC opens bids for 2022 Olympic Winter Games, YOG 2020 International Olympic Committee - 06/06/2013
- ^ "2020 candidature acceptance procedure" (PDF). - International Olympic Committee
- ^ "IOC Executive Board confirms gender equality and more innovation for Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020". International Olympic Committee. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
| Summer Games | |
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| Winter Games | |
- 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
- 2020 in multi-sport events
- Youth Olympic Games
- Scheduled multi-sport events
- Olympic Games in Switzerland
- 2020 in Swiss sport
- Youth sport in Switzerland
- Sports competitions in Lausanne
- Multi-sport events in Switzerland
- Switzerland at the Youth Olympics
- 2020 in youth sport
- January 2020 sports events