2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Multi-sport event in Innsbruck, Austria June 2020 2012 Winter Youth Olympics 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.svg 180 Innsbruck, Austria Be part of it(German: Teil sein ist alles) 69Participating NationsMarch 2012 1,059 63 in 7 sports 13 January 22 January President Heinz Fischer IOC president Jacques Rogge Egon Zimmermann Franz Klammer Bergiselschanze (opening) / Maria-Theresa Street (closing) Lillehammer 2016 Singapore 2010 Nanjing 2014 The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games (de Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2012), officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, on 13–22 January 2012. They were the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games. Approximately 1100 athletes from 70 countries competed. The decision for Innsbruck to host the Games was announced on 12 December 2008 after mail voting by 105 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members. Innsbruck is the first city to host three winter Olympic events, having previously hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics.Snowboard Club UK (SCUK) http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-9616.html Innsbruck first resort to host three Olympics Snowboardclub.co.uk 29 March 2012 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112735/http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-9616.html dead Organization Host city election Austria Innsbruck Green_pog.svg 47.269271 11.404106 230 right thumb A map of Austria with Innsbruck marked in the west part of the country. Location of Innsbruck in Austria. Bids for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics All four applicant cities were kept as candidate cities by the IOC in August 2008. Swedish skier Pernilla Wiberg was the Evaluation Chair for the commission to score the applicant cities.http://gamesbids.com/eng/youth-olympic-bids/ioc-appoints-2012-youth-games-evaluation-chair IOC Appoints 2012 Youth Games Evaluation Chair 2 September 2008 GamesBids 9 January 2012 In the November 2008, Harbin and Lillehammer did not make the shortlist, leaving only Kuopio and Innsbruck in the running.http://gamesbids.com/eng/youth-olympic-bids/youth-winter-2012/innsbruck-and-kuopio-make-final-shortlist-for-2012-youth-olympic-winter-games Innsbruck and Kuopio Make Final Shortlist For 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games 3 November 2008 GamesBids 9 January 2012 On 12 December, the final vote was revealed to be 84 votes to 15, with Innsbruck winning the hosting rights.https://www.olympic.org/news/innsbruck-to-host-1st-winter-youth-olympic-games Innsbruck to host 1st winter Youth Olympic Games 12 December 2008 17 October 2016 Infrastructure and budget All venues that were used for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics were existing (besides the athlete's village) when Innsbruck was awarded the games in 2008. Innsbruck thus proposed a budget of $22.5 million USDs to host and stage the games.http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_1381.pdf 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012 Report of the Evaluation Commission November 2008 International Olympic Committee 9 January 2012 The athlete's village was estimated to cost roughly $121 million to build.http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=33851 Tight Deadline for Innsbruck 2012 YOG Project 4 April 2009 Around the Rings 9 January 2012 25 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130625165830/http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=33851 dead Marketing thumb|A BMW car with the Innsbruck 2012 logo while the mascot for the games looks on. Marketing for the games included sponsor BMW painting cars with the Innsbruck 2012 logo and information to spread awareness across Austria. Sponsors There are twelve official worldwide partners of the International Olympic Committee such as McDonald's and Coca-Cola, which were designated as "World Olympic Partners" by the organizing committee for the event.http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/partners/corporate_partners/worldwide_olympic_partners Worldwide Olympic Partners 9 January 2012 The organizing committee also designated fifteen companies as official sponsors and suppliers of which include BMW and Raiffeisen Zentralbank among others.http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/partners/corporate_partners/national_sponsors__suppliers National Sponsors & Suppliers 9 January 2012 About 60% of the costs associated with the games were expected to be covered by sponsorship by the various companies. + Sponsors of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympicshttp://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/partners/corporate_partners/national_sponsors__suppliers National Sponsors & Suppliers - Innsbruck 2012 www.innsbruck2012.com 11 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20130117131804/http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/partners/corporate_partners/national_sponsors__suppliers 17 January 2013 dead Worldwide Olympic Partners Atos The Coca-Cola Company Dow Chemical Company General Electric McDonald's Omega SA Panasonic Procter & Gamble Samsung Electronics Visa Inc. National Premium Partners BMW Raiffeisen Zentralbank Official Sponsors Tiroler Tageszeitung Official Suppliers Austrian Airlines Mascot Yoggl 200px background:#dde8ff; background:#fed; Mascot of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics (Innsbruck) Creator Florencia Demaría and Luis Andrés Abbiati Significance An anthropomorphic chamois The official mascot of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics is an anthropomorphic chamois named Yoggl (pronounced YOG). The name is a compound of "Joggl", the Tyrolean nickname for Jakob, and YOG, the acronym of the Youth Olympic Games. He represents respect for nature, the lifestyles and geography of the host country, modernity, youth, and athleticism. The mascot was designed by Florencia Demaría and Luis Andrés Abbiati of Argentina.The official YOG mascot's name is Yoggl http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/media/das_offizielle_yog_2012_maskottchen_heit_yoggl Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games 23 January 2012 Venues thumb|200px|left|Bergiselschanze staged the Opening ceremony of the event. All of the venues were located at venue clusters in two major zones in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Olympiaworld Innsbruck and Seefeld Arena. All venues were existing with the exception of the curling and biathlon venues, which were temporary. VenueLocationSportsCapacity Bergiselschanze Innsbruck Opening ceremony 28,000 Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck Innsbruck Bobsleigh Luge Skeleton 1,500 Seefeld Nordic Seefeld Biathlon Cross-country skiing Nordic combined Ski jumping 2,500 Eisschnellaufbahn Innsbruck Speed skating 2,900 Kühtai Innsbruck Freestyle skiingSnowboarding 1,000 Tyrolean Ice Arena Innsbruck Ice hockey 3,130 Olympiahalle Innsbruck Figure skatingShort track speed skating 10,000 Patscherkofel Innsbruck Alpine skiing N/A Innsbruck Exhibition Centre de Messegelände Innsbruck Innsbruck Curling 1,000 Maria-Theresa Street Innsbruck Medals PlazaClosing Ceremonies - Torch relay The torch relay of the Games was announced on 9 October 2011, involving 65 sites over 18 days with some 2,012 torchbearers carrying the flame. The torch was lit on 17 December 2011 in Athens, Greece by the first torchbearer Carlos Pecharromán from Spain and the relay began in Innsbruck on 27 December 2011 and ended with the opening ceremony in Bergiselschanze on 13 January 2012. It is the first time the Olympic flame had gone to the same city three times as Innsbruck was also the host of the Winter Olympic Games in 1964 and 1976.Gold David Innsbruck 2012 announce Youth Olympic Torch relay route http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2012/14495-innsbruck-2012-announce-youth-olympic-torch-relay-route 7 January 2011 inside the games 9 October 2011August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Gold David History made in Athens as Innsbruck 2012 flame is lit http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2012/15240-history-made-in-athens-as-innsbruck-2012-flame-is-lit 7 January 2012 inside the games 17 December 2011August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Gold David Youth Olympic Torch passes through Innsbruck http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2012/15335-2012-winter-youth-olympics-torch-relay-passes-through-innsbruck 7 January 2012 inside the games 27 December 2011August 2026 InternetArchiveBot 500px|right|thumb|Route of 2012 Winter Youth Olympics torch relay Below is the list of route locations:Details on the Youth Olympic Torch Relay http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/yog_torch_relay/the_route/route_details Innsbruck2012.com 7 January 2012 27 December: Innsbruck, Neustift im Stubaital, Sölden, Ischgl 28 December: Jerzens, Bregenz, Lustenau, Klaus, Bludenz 29 December: Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Matrei, Lienz, Dellach 30 December: Millstatt, Klagenfurt, Wolfsberg, Murau 31 December: Kapfenberg, Semmering, Wiener Neudorf 1 January: Vienna, Mönichkirchen 2 January: Bad Waltersdorf, Fürstenfeld 3 January: Graz, Gleisdorf, Oberpullendorf 4 January: Eisenstadt, Schwechat, Vösendorf, Sankt Pölten 5 January: Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Purgstall, Linz, Wels 6 January: Hinterstoder, Gmunden, Mondsee, Neumarkt am Wallersee, Salzburg, Hallein 7 January: Wals, Strobl, Gosau, Filzmoos 8 January: Ramsau, Niederoblarn, Haus 9 January: Schladming, Sankt Johann im Pongau, Maria Alm 10 January: Kirchberg, Bad Gastein, Zell am See 11 January: Seefeld, Kühtai, Fugen 12 January: Sankt Ulrich am Pillersee, Ehrwald, Telfs, Zirl 13 January: Kufstein, Axams, Mutters, Fulpmes, Lans The Games Opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the games took place on 13 January 2012, at 6:30 pm CET (5:30 UTC, 13 January) at Bergiselschanze.http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/newsroom/information_on_the_opening_ceremony_of_the_1st_winter_youth_olympic_games Information on the Opening Ceremony of the 1st Winter Youth Olympics Games Innsbruck2012.com 13 January 2011 Roughly 15,000 people packed the snow-filled stadium to watch the ceremony, where for the first time three cauldrons were lit (instead of the normal 1) to commemorate the previous two Winter Olympics Innsbruck has hosted (1964 and 1976). Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria declared the games open.http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2012/15492-snow-covered-innsbruck-welcomes-inaugural-winter-youth-olympic-games-with-charming-opening-ceremony Snow covered Innsbruck welcomes inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games with charming Opening Ceremony Insidethegames.biz 13 January 2012 29 March 2012 28 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120428090928/http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/youth-olympics/2012/15492-snow-covered-innsbruck-welcomes-inaugural-winter-youth-olympic-games-with-charming-opening-ceremony dead Closing ceremony The closing ceremony took place on 22 January. IOC President Jacques Rogge stated that the first Winter Youth Olympic Games were "ten glorious days" and that the games "exceeded all expectations and laid solid foundations for future Youth Olympic Games".http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/youth_winter_2012/1216136048.html IOC President Calls Innsbruck 2012 Games "Ten Glorious Days" Gamesbids.com 29 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120507000225/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/youth_winter_2012/1216136048.html 7 May 2012 Participating nations In accordance with IOC guidelines, only youths aged between 14 and 19 years were able to participate in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Unlike the Olympic Games, the youth athletes taking part in the YOG will be expected to stay in the host city throughout the Games to take part in an integrated sport and culture and education programme (CEP). The qualification criteria for participation in the Games differs by sport, and are determined by the NOCs and international sports federations.Innsbruck 2012 http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/sports/sport_events_and_eligibility Sport Events And Eligibility Requirements Innsbruck2012.com 29 March 2012 Participating National Olympic Committees22em AND 2012 Winter Youth 4 ARG 2012 Winter Youth 5 ARM 2012 Winter Youth 3 AUS 2012 Winter Youth 13 AUT 2012 Winter Youth 81 BLR 2012 Winter Youth 16 BEL 2012 Winter Youth 7 BIH 2012 Winter Youth 4 BRA 2012 Winter Youth 2 BUL 2012 Winter Youth 11 CAN 2012 Winter Youth 52 CAY 2012 Winter Youth 1 CHI 2012 Winter Youth 5 CHN 2012 Winter Youth 23 CRO 2012 Winter Youth 9 CYP 2012 Winter Youth 1 CZE 2012 Winter Youth 24 DEN 2012 Winter Youth 5 ERI 2012 Winter Youth 1 EST 2012 Winter Youth 17 FIN 2012 Winter Youth 42 FRA 2012 Winter Youth 29 GEO 2012 Winter Youth 2 GER 2012 Winter Youth 54 GBR 2012 Winter Youth 24 GRE 2012 Winter Youth 3 HUN 2012 Winter Youth 9 ISL 2012 Winter Youth 3 IND 2012 Winter Youth 1 IRI 2012 Winter Youth 3 IRL 2012 Winter Youth 1 ITA 2012 Winter Youth 41 JPN 2012 Winter Youth 33 KAZ 2012 Winter Youth 38 KOR 2012 Winter Youth 28 KGZ 2012 Winter Youth 1 LAT 2012 Winter Youth 16 LIB 2012 Winter Youth 2 LIE 2012 Winter Youth 2 LTU 2012 Winter Youth 6 LUX 2012 Winter Youth 1 MKD 2012 Winter Youth 2 MEX 2012 Winter Youth 1 MDA 2012 Winter Youth 1 MON 2012 Winter Youth 3 MGL 2012 Winter Youth 2 MNE 2012 Winter Youth 1 MAR 2012 Winter Youth 1 NEP 2012 Winter Youth 1 NED 2012 Winter Youth 18 NZL 2012 Winter Youth 15 NOR 2012 Winter Youth 28 PER 2012 Winter Youth 1 PHI 2012 Winter Youth 2 POL 2012 Winter Youth 19 ROU 2012 Winter Youth 22 RUS 2012 Winter Youth 67 SMR 2012 Winter Youth 1 SRB 2012 Winter Youth 2 SVK 2012 Winter Youth 30 SLO 2012 Winter Youth 21 RSA 2012 Winter Youth 1 ESP 2012 Winter Youth 9 SWE 2012 Winter Youth 35 SUI 2012 Winter Youth 26 TPE 2012 Winter Youth 4 TUR 2012 Winter Youth 4 UKR 2012 Winter Youth 23 USA 2012 Winter Youth 57 UZB 2012 Winter Youth 1 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee IOC Letter Code Country Athletes AUT AUT 2012 Winter Youth 81 RUS RUS 2012 Winter Youth 67 USA USA 2012 Winter Youth 57 GER GER 2012 Winter Youth 54 CAN CAN 2012 Winter Youth 52 FIN FIN 2012 Winter Youth 42 ITA ITA 2012 Winter Youth 41 KAZ KAZ 2012 Winter Youth 38 SWE SWE 2012 Winter Youth 35 JPN JPN 2012 Winter Youth 33 SVK SVK 2012 Winter Youth 30 FRA FRA 2012 Winter Youth 29 KOR KOR 2012 Winter Youth 28 NOR NOR 2012 Winter Youth 28 SUI SUI 2012 Winter Youth 26 CZE CZE 2012 Winter Youth 24 GBR GBR 2012 Winter Youth 24 CHN CHN 2012 Winter Youth 23 UKR UKR 2012 Winter Youth 23 ROM ROM 2012 Winter Youth 22 SLO SLO 2012 Winter Youth 21 POL POL 2012 Winter Youth 19 NED NED 2012 Winter Youth 18 EST EST 2012 Winter Youth 17 BLR BLR 2012 Winter Youth 16 LAT LAT 2012 Winter Youth 16 NZL NZL 2012 Winter Youth 15 AUS AUS 2012 Winter Youth 13 BUL BUL 2012 Winter Youth 11 CRO CRO 2012 Winter Youth 9 HUN HUN 2012 Winter Youth 9 ESP ESP 2012 Winter Youth 9 BEL BEL 2012 Winter Youth 7 LTU LTU 2012 Winter Youth 6 ARG ARG 2012 Winter Youth 5 CHI CHI 2012 Winter Youth 5 DEN DEN 2012 Winter Youth 5 AND AND 2012 Winter Youth 4 BIH BIH 2012 Winter Youth 4 TPE TPE 2012 Winter Youth 4 TUR TUR 2012 Winter Youth 4 ARM ARM 2012 Winter Youth 3 GRE GRE 2012 Winter Youth 3 ISL ISL 2012 Winter Youth 3 IRI IRI 2012 Winter Youth 3 MON MON 2012 Winter Youth 3 BRA BRA 2012 Winter Youth 2 GEO GEO 2012 Winter Youth 2 LIB LIB 2012 Winter Youth 2 LIE LIE 2012 Winter Youth 2 MKD MKD 2012 Winter Youth 2 MGL MGL 2012 Winter Youth 2 PHI PHI 2012 Winter Youth 2 SRB SRB 2012 Winter Youth 2 CAY CAY 2012 Winter Youth 1 CYP CYP 2012 Winter Youth 1 ERI ERI 2012 Winter Youth 1 IND IND 2012 Winter Youth 1 IRL IRL 2012 Winter Youth 1 KGZ KGZ 2012 Winter Youth 1 LUX LUX 2012 Winter Youth 1 MEX MEX 2012 Winter Youth 1 MDA MDA 2012 Winter Youth 1 MNE MNE 2012 Winter Youth 1 MAR MAR 2012 Winter Youth 1 NEP NEP 2012 Winter Youth 1 PER PER 2012 Winter Youth 1 SMR SMR 2012 Winter Youth 1 RSA RSA 2012 Winter Youth 1 UZB UZB 2012 Winter Youth 1 Sports The YOG featured 63 medal events over 7 sports and 15 disciplines. 63 events, there will be 3 mixed team events (Mixed-NOCs), 8 mixed team events (NOCs), 27 men's events, and 25 women's events.http://www.innsbruck2012.com/upload/multifile/1213882906.pdf 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Sports & Sports Venues Innsbruck 2012 3 May 2010 October 2010 H3llBot 22em Alpine skiing 9 Biathlon 5 Bobsleigh 2 Cross-country skiing 4 Curling 2 Figure skating 5 Freestyle skiing 4 Ice hockey 4 Luge 4 Nordic combined 1 Short track speed skating 5 Skeleton 2 Ski jumping 3 Snowboarding 4 Speed skating 8 Calendar OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Event finalsEGExhibition GalaCCClosing ceremony January13Fri14Sat15Sun16Mon17Tue18Wed19Thu20Fri21Sat22SunEvents 20px|alt=|link= Ceremonies OC CC20px|alt=|link= Alpine skiing | | style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | 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8Total events 6 10 8 6 6 10 3 9 5 63Cumulative total 6 16 24 30 36 46 49 58 63January 13Fri14Sat15Sun16Mon17Tue18Wed19Thu20Fri21Sat22SunEvents Medal table 2012 Winter Youth Olympics medal table The top ten listed National Olympic Committees (NOCs) by number of gold medals are listed below with the host nation, Austria, being highlighted. A competition was announced in early 2011 to design the medals that were awarded at the games.http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/youth_winter_2012/1216135593.html Competition Announced For Innsbruck 2012 Design Medals Gamesbids.com 29 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120229031802/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/youth_olympic_bids/youth_winter_2012/1216135593.html 29 February 2012 Medals won by teams of athletes from more than one NOC are included in the table as medals awarded to a mixed-NOCs team. There were three events which composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, and as such all nine medals in these events, were swept by mixed-NOCs teams. References External links http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/ Youth Olympic Games official web site Results Book first Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012 Lillehammer Olympics Austria Sports Winter Youth Olympics Winter Youth Olympics 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Category:Olympic Games in Austria Category:Winter multi-sport events in Austria Category:Youth sport in Austria Category:Winter Youth Olympics by year Category:Sports competitions in Innsbruck Category:2012 in youth sport Category:January 2012 sports events in Europe Category:2010s in Innsbruck Category:2012 in winter sports