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.
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| Host city | Vorarlberg, Austria and Liechtenstein |
|---|---|
| Motto | Rock the Alps ! |
| Nations participating | 45 |
| Athletes participating | 1,519 |
| Sport(s) | 8 |
| Events | 30 |
| Opening ceremony | 25 January 2015 |
| Closing ceremony | 30 January 2015 |
| Officially opened by | Heinz Fischer (Austria) and Alois of Liechtenstein |
| Athlete's Oath | Xaver Kuster |
| Judge's Oath | Marion Vettori |
| Torch lighter | Chiara |
| Main venue | Montafon Nordic Sportszentrum |
Sports
Alpine skiing ()
Biathlon ()
Cross-country skiing ()
Figure skating ()
Ice hockey ()
Nordic combined ()
Ski jumping ()
Snowboarding ()
Mascot
Alpy the marmot is the mascot for 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.[1]
Venues
The venues are divided between places in the Vorarlberg region of Austria and in Liechtenstein.[2]
Venues in Austria:
- Aktivpark Montafon (Ice hockey)
- Gaschurn (Nordic combined)
- Messestadion Dornbirn (Figure skating)
- Montafon Nordic Sportszentrum (Ski jumping, Nordic combined)
- Schruns – Hochjoch (Snowboard)
- Tschengla (Biathlon)
- St. Gallenkirch – Garfrescha (Alpine skiing)
Venues in Liechtenstein:
Opening Ceremony
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
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)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT)* | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 nations) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 92 | |
References
- "Alpy". EYOF 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- "EYOF 2015 Venues". EYOF 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- "European Youth Olympic Festival begins with Opening Ceremony in Tschagguns". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- "Stars of Tomorrow". eyof2015.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- "Germany take top spot ahead of Russia at European Youth Olympic Festival". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 7 February 2015.