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HNTV - YOG - Innsbruck 2012 - Day 6

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Created on Sunday, 15 January 2012 00:28

Published on Sunday, 15 January 2012 00:28

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HNTV from Innsbruck, Austria, and the first winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with highlights today from figure skating, including eventual winners Anna Yanovskaya and Sergey Mozgov (RUS), plus another victory for China with Fang Yang in the Men's 3000M Speed Skating! But the performance of the day goes to France's Clara Direz for her victory in the Women's Slalom! Check it out!

HNTV YOG - Innsbruck 2012 - Day Six

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Innsbruck 2012 showcases over 1,000 young athletes representing approximately 70 countries. Present are the same 15 disciplines (biathlon, bobsleigh, skeleton, curling, ice hockey, figure skating, luge, short speed track skating, speed skating, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, nordic combined, ski jumping, and snowboard) as those on the program for the senior Olympic Winter Games.

Just as with the first YOG in Singapore almost two years ago, new events have been introduced into the sports program, including mixed gender events as well as the first ever Olympic inclusion of women’s ski jumping.

Champions Lindsey Vonn (alpine skiing), Sid Crosby (Ice Hockey), Yuna Kim (figure skating), Benjamin Raich (Alpine skiing) and Kevin Rolland (freestyle skiing) are putting their extensive experience and talents to valuable use as Youth Olympic Games Ambassadors at Innsbruck 2012.

Athletes will also attend a comprehensive Culture and Education Programme (CEP), which will allow them to address key issues and learn new skills in a fun and interactive way.

Want to find out more? Check out updates and photos of the Games via the websites, Twitter, Flickr and Facebook accounts of the IOC Media and Youth Olympic Games:

www.innsbruck2012.com/en
www.olympic.org/content/yog_/
twitter.com/youtholympics
facebook.com/youtholympicgames
flickr.com/iocmedia
twitter.com/iocmedia