2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

The 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Vorarlberg, Austria and Liechtenstein between 25 and 30 January 2015. It was the first time that two countries become hosts in a European Youth Olympic Festival.

2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Host cityVorarlberg and Liechtenstein
Country Austria
 Liechtenstein
MottoRock the Alps !
Nations45
Athletes1,509
Sport8
Events30
Opening25 January 2015
Closing30 January 2015
Opened byHeinz Fischer (Austria) and Alois of Liechtenstein
Athlete's OathXaver Kuster
Judge's OathMarion Vettori
Torch lighterChiara
Main venueMontafon Nordic Sportszentrum
Summer
Winter

Sports

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2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme

Mascot

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Alpy the marmot is the mascot for 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.[1]

Venues

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The venues are divided between places in the Vorarlberg region of Austria and in Liechtenstein.[2]
Venues in Austria:

Venue Location Sports
Aktivpark Montafon Tschagguns Ice hockey
Gaschurn Gemeinde Gaschurn-Partenen Nordic combined
Messestadion Dornbirn Dornbirn Figure skating
Montafon Nordic Sportszentrum Tschagguns Ski jumping, Nordic combined
Tschengla Bürserberg Biathlon
Garfrescha St. Gallenkirch Alpine skiing
„Hochjoch“ ski area Schruns Snowboarding

Venues in Liechtenstein:

Venue Location Sports
Bergbahnen Malbun Malbun Alpine skiing
Steg Steg Cross country skiing

Schedule

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The competition schedule for the 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is as follows:

OC Opening ceremony 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony Event competitions
January 25
Sun
26
Mon
27
Tue
28
Wed
29
Thu
30
Fri
Events
Ceremonies OC CC
  Alpine skiing 1 1 1 1 1 5
  Biathlon 2 2 1 5
  Cross-country skiing 2 2 2 1 7
  Figure skating 2 2
  Ice hockey 1 1
  Nordic combined 1 1 1 3
  Ski jumping 2 1 1 4
  Snowboarding 2 1 3
Total events 4 7 8 5 6 30
Cumulative total 4 11 19 24 30
January 25
Sun
26
Mon
27
Tue
28
Wed
29
Thu
30
Fri
Events

Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony for 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival took place on 25 January in Montafon Nordic Sportszentrum in Tschagguns, Austria. Featuring about 150 amateur performers, the show focused about the close relation between the two co-hosts.[3] The ceremony started with the parade of athletes from 45 countries, with the team from Austria and Liechtenstein marched together at the end of the parade. Carmen Wyler (Liechtenstein) and Thomas Pegram (Austria) then sang the national anthems of the hosts. After the speeches from ÖOC Secretary General Peter Mennel and EOC President Patrick Hickey, the Games were officially opened together by Heinz Fischer, President of Austria and Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein. Then, Xaver Kuster, an Austrian snowboarder took the athletes' oath, followed by Marion Vettori for the judges' oath and Ralf Jegler (alpine skiing coach of Liechtenstein) for the coaches' oath.[4]

Medal table

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Russia topped the medal standings with 6 golds, 6 silvers, and four bronzes. Meanwhile, Germany had the highest medal count with 20.[5]

  *   Host nation (Austria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia (RUS)66416
2  Germany (GER)641020
3  Austria (AUT)*55313
4  Norway (NOR)44311
5  France (FRA)42511
6  Finland (FIN)1214
7  Slovenia (SLO)1102
  Sweden (SWE)1102
9  Croatia (CRO)1001
  Ukraine (UKR)1001
11  Bulgaria (BUL)0202
12  Czech Republic (CZE)0112
13  Italy (ITA)0101
  Latvia (LAT)0101
15  Switzerland (SUI)0033
16  Belgium (BEL)0011
  Poland (POL)0011
Totals (17 entries)30303292

References

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  1. ^ "Alpy". EYOF 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. ^ "EYOF 2015 Venues". EYOF 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival begins with Opening Ceremony in Tschagguns". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Stars of Tomorrow". eyof2015.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Germany take top spot ahead of Russia at European Youth Olympic Festival". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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