Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016: Schedule, Participating nations, Broadcasting Rights

Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 starting on 12 February at Lillehammer which will be held on up to 21 February. Noway is the host of this II Winter Olympic tournament 2016 which one is the 4th & 2nd winter event of YOG. Lillehammer, Gjovik, Hamar and Oyer set up as the host city for this biggest young athletics event. Around 70 nation & 1100 athletes will join to win medal for different category sports. Official website of this tournament lillehammer2016.com released the final schedule of Youth Olympic games 2016.

List of Sports:

7 different category sports will held on for 15 discipline into this tournament.

1. Curling
2. Snowboarding
3. Freestyle Skiing
4. Ski jumping
5. Luge
6. Nordic combined
7. Figure Skating
8. Alpine Skiing
9. Speed Skating
10. Short track speed Skating
11. Cross Country skiing
12. Biathlon
13. Skeleton
14. Ice Hockey
15. Bobsleigh

List of participating nations & No. of Athletes:

• Australia – 14
• Armenia – 2
• Argentina – 7
• Andorra – 3
• Bulgaria – 8
• Brazil – 10
• Bosnia & Herzegovina – 3
• Belgium – 8
• Belarus – 10
• Czech Republic – 41
• Cyprus – 2
• Croatia – 6
• Colombia – 1
• China – 23
• Chile – 8
• Canada – 51
• Denmark – 6
• Estonia – 10
• France – 27
• Finland – 38
• Greece – 2
• England – 18
• Germany – 39
• Georgia – 2
• Hungary – 13
• Israel – 2
• Ireland – 1
• Iran – 2
• Iceland – 3
• Italy – 28
• Japan – 30
• Jamaica – 1
• Kenya – 1
• Kazakhstan – 17
• Luxembourg – 1
• Lithuania – 10
• Liechtenstein- 2
• Lebanon – 2
• Latvia – 14
• Montenegro – 1
• Mongolia – 1
• Monaco – 1
• Moldova – 2
• Mexico – 1
• Malaysia – 1
• Macedonia – 2
• New Zealand – 11
• Norway – 71
• Netherlands – 13
• Poland – 19
• Russia – 67
• Romania – 19
• Sweden – 36
• Spain – 7
• South Korea – 31
• Slovenia – 16
• Slovakia – 29
• Serbia – 2
• San Marino – 1
• Switzerland – 44
• Turkey – 12
• Chinese Taipei – 4
• Ukraine – 19
• Venezuela – 1
• United States – 58

Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 Schedule –

12 February (Day 1)

Opening Ceremony – 7:00

Curling – Mixed Team – Round Robin Group A – 9:00

Curling – Mixed Team – Round Robin Group B – 12:30

Ice Hockey (Men) – Preliminary Round – 14:00

Ice Hockey (Women) – Preliminary Round – 14:00

13 February (Day 2)

Cross Country Skiing (Women) – Cross Free – 9:30

Cross Country Skiing (Men) – Cross free – 10:00

Alpine Skiing (Women) – Super G – 10:30

Speed Skating (Women) – 500 m – 10:30

Speed Skating (Men) – 500 m – 11:15

Alpine Skiing (Men) – Super G – 12:00

Ice Hockey (Men) – Skill Challenge – Qualifier – 13:00

Ice Hockey (Women) – Skill Challenge – Qualifier – 13:00

Figure Skating (Pairs) – 14:00

Figure Skating (Men) – 16:00

14 February (Day 3)

Freestyle Skiing (Women) – Ski Halfpipe – 09:10

Luge (Men’s Single) – 10:00

Alpine Skiing (Women) – Alpine Combined – 10:20

Freestyle Skiing (Men) – Ski Halfpipe – 11:00

Biathlon (Men) – 7.5 km Sprint – 11:15

Alpine Skiing (Men) – Alpine Combined – 11:30

Short Track Speed Skating (Women) – 1000 m – 12:00

Short Track Speed Skating (Men) – 1000 m – 12:00

Snowboarding (Women) – Halfpipe – 12:50

Biathlon (Women) – 6 km Sprint – 13:45

Figure Skating (Ice Dance) – 14:00

Snowboarding (Men) – Halfpipe – 14:40

Figure Skating (Women) – 16:10

15 February (Day 4)

Snowboarding (Women) – Snowboard Cross – 9:10

Snowboarding (Men) – Snowboard Cross – 9:35

Luge (Women Singles) – 10:00

Biathlon (Men) – 10km Pursuit – 10:00

Speed Skating (Women) – 1500 m – 10:30

Speed Skating (Men) – 1500 m – 11:30

Biathlon (Women) – 7.5km Pursuit – 12:15

Freestyle Skiing (Women) – Ski Cross – 13:00

Luge (Doubles) – 13:00

Freestyle Skiing (Men) – Ski Cross – 13:25

February 16 (Day 5)

Nordic Combined (Men’s singles) – Gundersen NH/5km – 9:00

Curling – Mixed team – Tri-breaker Session – 9:00

Snowboarding – Team Ski Snowboard Cross – 10:00

Alpine Skiing – Parallel Mixed Team – 10:00

Cross Country Skiing (Women) – Sprint Classic – 10:00

Luge – Team Relay – 10:00

Short Track Speed Sakting (Women) – 500 m – 10:00

Short Track Speed Sakting (Men) – 500 m – 10:15

Cross country Skiing (Men) – Sprint Classic – 10:20

Ski Jumping (Women’s Single) – Individual – 12:00

Ski Jumping (Men’s Single) – Individual – 12:15

Curling – Mixed Team – Quarter Finals – 13:30

Curling – Mixed team – Semifinals -18:00

Ice Hockey (Ladies Skill Challenge) – Final – 20:00

Ice Hockey (Women Skill Challenge Ceremony) – 23:00

17 February (Day 6)

Curling – Mixed Team – Finals – 09:00

Biathlon – Individual Mixed Relay – 10:00

Alpine Skiing (Women) – Gaint Slalom – 10:00

Speed Skating – Mixed NOC Team Sprint – 10:30

Curling – Mixed Team – Ceremony – 12:00

18 February (Day 7)

Alpine Skiing (Men) – Gaint Slalom – 10:00

Cross Country Skiing (Women) – 5 km- 10:00

Ski Jumping – Mixed Team – 10:00

Cross Country Skiing (Men) – 10 km Free – 12:00

Ice Hockey (Men) – SKill Challenge – Final – 20:00

Ice Hockey (Men) – Skill Challenge Ceremony – 23:00

19 February (Day 8)

Skeleton (Women Single) – 9:00

Curling – Mixed Double – Ground of 32 – 09:00

Skeleton (Men’s Single) – 09:45

Alpine Skiing (Women) – Slalom – 10:00

Freestyle Skiing (Women) – Ski Slopestyle – 10:00

Speed Sating (Women) – Mass Start – 10:30

Speed Skating (Men) – Mass Start – 10:30

Snowboarding (Men) – Slopestyle – 13:00

Ice Hockey (Ladies) – Semifinals -14:00

Ice Hockey (Men) – Semfinals -17:00

20 February (Day 9)

Nordic Combined – Nordic Mixed Team – NH/3*3.3km – 09:00

Curling – Mixed Doubles – Ground of last 16 – 09:00

Bobsleigh (Women) – Monobob – 10:00

Snowboarding (Women) – Slopestyle – 10:00

Alpine Skiing (Men) – Slalom – 10:00

Short track Speed Staking – Mixed NOC Team Relay – 12:00

Freestyle Skiing (Men) – Ski Slopestyle – 13:00

Figure Skating – Mixed NOC Team – 14:00

Bobsleigh (Men) – Monobob – 14:00

Curling – Mixed Doubles – Quarter Finals – 17:00

Ice Hockey (Women) – Finals – 17:00

Ice Hockey (Men) – Finals – 20:00

21 February (Day 10)

Curling – Mixed Doubles – Semifinals – 09:00

Biathlon – Mixed Relay – 11:00

Curling – Mixed Doubles – Finals – 13:00

Ice Hockey (Women) – Ceremony – 14:45

Curling – Mixed Doubles – Ceremony – 16:00

Ice Hockey – Men – Ceremony – 17:45

YOG Lillehammer, 2016 Mascot named Sjogg which is a local word of Norway means Fluffy, white & cold. As the tournament will be held on the mountain Lynx and on the basis of it’s stuff this Mascot name elected by the authority. Basically, the looking of Sjogg is like a cat which playful, youthful, sporty & pretty.

Still now have a confusion of final list of Broadcasting TV channels but we can consider few networks those have right to telecast Rio Olympic 2016 and broadcasted previous year Youth Olympic Games. Only it’s confirm that OBS.TV going to coverage this tournament. But there have possibility to cover this YOG by Channel 7 & TVB as well. You can also keep eyes on Sportsnet, TSN & NBC Sports to enjoy this Winter Youth Olympic Games Live.

Summer Youth Olympics, Ninjing, China (2014) – Summary

Ranking – Country – Bronze – Silver – Gold – Total

#1 – China – 14 – 13 – 38 – 65

#2 – Russia – 11- 19 – 27 – 57

Mixed NOCs – 14 – 12 – 13 – 39

#3 – USA – 7 – 5 – 10 – 22

#4 – France – 9 – 3 – 8 – 20

#5 – Japan – 5 – 9 – 7 – 21

#6 – Ukraine – 8 – 8 – 7 – 23

#7 – Italy – 6 – 8 – 7 – 21

#8 – Hungary – 11 – 6 – 6 – 23

#9 – Brazil – 1 – 6 – 6 – 13

#10 – Azerbaijan – 1 – 6 – 5 – 13

As like any Olympic tournaments China, Russia & USA always one step forward than any other nation and in this year 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway Young Olympic Games, this 3 three nations have more chance to win more gold. Though the performance of Norway isn’t so high in any events but as they are host nation, have possible chance to keep them into the top 10 nation according to the prediction of Athletics specialist.

Norway is ready to celebrate this renowned athletics event into their country. They are doing Concert, Gala event & warm up programs to attract the audience all over the world. IOC also kept their eyes on this Winter Youth tournament to make it popularize in near future.

Lots of rich company going to sponsor with IOC for Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games, 2016. Lets take a look that which brands finally deal with IOC.

Official Sponsor: Posten Norge, Mjosbil, NSB, Owren, Totens Sparebank, GD, Bilia

National Partner: Statens Vegvesen, Helly Hansen, Adecco, Norsk Tipping

Suppliers: Fanbooster, Meltwater, Certego, Swix, ticketmaster, Medidyne, Scandic

Worldwide partner: Coca cola, Samsung, Visa, Panasonic, Omega, P&G, Atos, DOW, Mc Donalds, GE

1100+ teenager Athletes participation will make Youth Olympic games much more enjoyable surely. As this young athletes are the next asset of main Olympic, IOC taking this tournament very seriously.