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Springboard to senior medals
The history of the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival dates back to the Italian resort Aosta, in 1993. The continental youth elite competed for medals in five disciplines: Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Biathlon; Figure Skating; and Short Track.
 Since then, many future stars introduced themselves during winter Festivals. They then became winners and medallists at the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships, and World Cups. The winners of the winter festivals and consequent celebrities of senior international sport became, for example: Alpine Skiers Janica Kostelič (Slov.); Anja Paerson and Anna Ottosson (both from Sweden); Michaela Kirchgasser (Aust.); Denise Karbon (It.); Mauro Caviezel (Switz.); Cross Country Skiers Marit Björgen (Nor.); Yulija Tchepalova (Rus.); Kristina Smigun (Est.); Ski Jumpers Rok Benkovič (Slovin.); Janne Happonen (Fin.); Figure Skaters Yevgeniy Plyushchenko and Irina Sluckaya (both Rus.); Sarah Meier (Switz.); Elena Lyashenko (Ukr.); competitor in Nordic Combined Jason Lamy Chappuis (Fr.), Snowboarder Paulina Ligocka (Pol.); and many others.
Organiser Cities:
| YEAR |
SUMMER FESTIVAL |
WINTER FESTIVAL |
| 1991 |
Brussels (Belgium) |
- |
| 1993 |
Valkenswaard (Netherlands) |
Aosta (Italy) |
| 1995 |
Bath (Great Britain) |
Andorra la Vella (Andorra) |
| 1997 |
Lisbon (Portugal) |
Sundsvall (Sweden) |
| 1999 |
Esbjerg (Denmark) |
Poprad (Slovakia) |
| 2001 |
Murcia (Spain) |
Vuokatti (Finland) |
| 2003 |
Paris (France) |
Bled (Slovenia) |
| 2005 |
Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) |
Monthey (Switzerland) |
| 2007 |
Belgrade (Serbia) |
Jaca (Spain) |
| 2009 |
Tampere (Finland) |
Szczyrk (Poland) |
| 2011 |
Trabzon (Turkey) |
Liberec (Czech Republic) |
| 2013 |
Utrecht (Nederlands) |
Brasov (Romania) |
| 2015 |
Tbilisi (Georgia) |
Vorarlberg/Liechtenstein (Austria/Liechtenstein) |
Winter statistics
1993 – AOSTA: 708 participants from 33 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Biathlon; Figure Skating; and Short Track). Results here.
1995 - ANDORRA LA VELLA: 447 participants from 40 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Nordic Combined; Figure Skating; and Short Track). Results here.
1997 – SUNDSVALL: 991 participants from 41 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Biathlon; Ice Hockey; Figure Skating; and Short Track). Results here.
1999 – POPRAD: 819 participants from 40 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Ski Jumping; Biathlon; Ice Hockey; Figure Skating; and Short Track). Results here.
2001 – VUOKATTI: 1,111 participants from 40 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Ski Jumping; Biathlon; Ice Hockey; Speed Skating; and Snowboarding). Results here.
2003 – BLED: 1,242 participants from 41 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Ski Jumping; Nordic Combined; Biathlon; Ice Hockey; and Figure Skating). Results here.
2005 – MONTHEY: 1,200 participants from 41 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Biathlon; Ice Hockey; Snowboarding; and Curling). Results here.
2007 – JACA: 1,284 participants from 43 countries (Alpine Skiing; Cross Country Skiing; Biathlon; Ice Hockey; Figure Skating; and Snowboarding). Results here.
2009 – SZCZYRK: 1,620 participants from 47 countries (Alpine Skiing, Cross Country, Biathlon, Curling, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding). Results here.
Medal Table
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Medal Table
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Place
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Country
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
|
|
1.
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Russia
|
56
|
36
|
24
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116
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2.
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Italy
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23
|
23
|
14
|
60
|
|
3.
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Norway
|
20
|
20
|
23
|
63
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4.
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Germany
|
17
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19
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20
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56
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5.
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Austria
|
15
|
25
|
18
|
58
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6.
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France
|
15
|
18
|
18
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51
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7.
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Finland
|
15
|
8
|
18
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41
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8.
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Sweden
|
14
|
15
|
8
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37
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9.
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Switzerland
|
10
|
18
|
15
|
43
|
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10.
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Slovenia
|
9
|
5
|
12
|
26
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11.
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Czech Republic
|
8
|
11
|
11
|
30
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12.
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Hungary
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
16
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13.
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Netherlands
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
17
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|
14.
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Poland
|
4
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5
|
6
|
15
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15.
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Great Britain
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2
|
2
|
6
|
10
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16.
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Belarus
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2
|
1
|
3
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6
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17.
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Spain
|
2
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0
|
1
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3
|
|
18.
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Bulgaria
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
5
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19.
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Estonia
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1
|
2
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1
|
4
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20.
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Belgium
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1
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1
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2
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4
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21.
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Slovakia
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1
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0
|
3
|
4
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22.
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Croatia
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
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23.
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Ukraine
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0
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6
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6
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12
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24.
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Denmark
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0
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1
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1
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2
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25.-27.
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Georgia
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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25.-27.
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Serbia
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0
|
1
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0
|
1
|
|
25.-27.
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Lithuania
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0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
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28.
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Romania
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0
|
0
|
4
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4
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29.
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Israel
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0
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0
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2
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2
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