2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Facts
| Competition type | Youth Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Number and Year | I / 2012 |
| Host city | Innsbruck, Austria (Venues) |
| Opening ceremony | 13 January |
| Closing ceremony | 22 January |
| Competition dates | 13 – 22 January |
| OCOG | Innsbruck-Tirol Olympische Jugendspiele 2012 |
| Participants | 1005 from 69 countries |
| Medal events | 63 in 16 disciplines |
Bid process
Innsbruck, Austria was selected as host of the Ist Youth Olympic Winter Games after a postal vote that was announced by IOC president Jacques Rogge on 12 December 2008. The only other city that made a formal bid was Kuopio, Finland.
| Round 1 | ||
| Innsbruck | Austria | 84 |
| Kuopio | Finland | 15 |
Ceremonies
| Officially opened by | Heinz Fischer (President) |
|---|---|
| Torchbearer(s) | Egon Zimmermann (Lit flame), Franz Klammer (Lit flame), Leonhard Stock, Yu-Na Kim, Patrick Ortlieb, Sigrid Wolf, Fritz Strobl, Doris Neuner, Paul Gerstgraser (Lit flame) |
| Taker of the Athlete's Oath | Christina Ager |
| Taker of the Official's Oath | Peter Zenz |
| Taker of the Coach's Oath | Angelika Neuner |
| Flagbearers | Full list |
| Olympic Flag Bearers | Karl Schnabl, Toni Innauer, Brigitte Totschnig, Karl Schranz, Josef Feistmantl, Edith Zimmermann |
Medal Disciplines
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |  GER |
8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Austria |  AUT |
6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Mixed team |  MIX |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Japan |  JPN |
2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| Norway |  NOR |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| United States |  USA |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| France |  FRA |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Italy |  ITA |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Finland |  FIN |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada |  CAN |
2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Slovenia |  SLO |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Latvia |  LAT |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Morocco |  MAR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia |  EST |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Belarus |  BLR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium |  BEL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia |  AUS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andorra |  AND |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Monaco |  MON |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mixed team medals
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | GBR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechia | CZE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franziska Preuß | GER |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Marco Schwarz | AUT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yang Fan | CHN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sanneke de Neeling | NED |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sim Seok-Hui | KOR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Niklas Homberg | GER |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maximilian Janke | GER |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jang Mi | KOR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Brunner | SUI |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Estelle Alphand | FRA SWE |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |