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For the implementation of their many projects, the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games relied on the high quality and know-how offered by local non-profit associations and companies with a social mission.
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As part of the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games, which took place in Innsbruck, Seefeld and Kühtai from 13 to 22 January 2012, the Language Services department of the Organising Committee chose the latest version of Kilgray’s memoQ translation memory software to handle the large translation workload before, during and after the Games. Ease-of-use, flexibility and reliability were among the key factors behind the decision to work with the growing software developer based in Hungary.
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The 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games, which took place in Innsbruck, Seefeld and Kühtai between 13 and 22 January 2012, wrote history. A total of 1059 athletes from 70 nations were on hand to witness Innsbruck welcome the Olympic Family for the third time. To celebrate the event, the Austrian state broadcaster ORF has produced a documentary about the Games which will be shown on television on Saturday, 11 February 2012 from 14:25 to 15:50 (ORF 1) and on Wednesday 22 from 20:15 to 21.45 (ORF SPORT+).
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The Culture & Education Programme of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games saw local school classes from across Tyrol given the challenge of presenting the countries participating in the Games in a creative and interactive way. A total of 56 nations were showcased using stands measuring just 12m² as part of the YOG World Mile in Congress Innsbruck, with young camera teams from Innsbruck Media College on hand to record the presentations and activities in short video clips.
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Together with the local power and water provider, Innsbruck 2012 organized an energy-saving competition between 13 and 22 January for all of the athletes living in the Youth Olympic Village. The competition was held between the 375 apartments in the complex, each home to 3 to 6 persons, with the inhabitants of the apartment using the least energy per person per square metre during the Games winning a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone.
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On Sunday January 22, the first ever Youth Olympic Games medals for Two-Man Bobsleigh were presented by Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco and IOC Member. The medallists were: gold for Patrick Baumgartner and Alessandro Grande (ITA), silver for Benjamin Maier and Robert Ofensberger (AUT) and bronze for Rudy Rinaldy and Jeremy Torre (MON).
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INNSBRUCK, Jan 22 - International Olympic Committee President Jacques ROGGE (BEL) insisted the future of the Youth Olympic Games is “bright” after describing the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games as "excellent" at a press conference on Sunday.
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INNSBRUCK, Jan 22 - Goalkeeper Kaapo KAHKONEN (FIN) guessed right twice to help Finland to a 2-1 shootout victory over Russia in an enthralling Men's Ice Hockey Gold medal game at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Sunday.
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INNSBRUCK, Jan 22 - A polished performance ensured Nicole MUSKATEWITZ (GER) and Michael BRUNNER (SUI) walked away with the Gold medal in the Curling Mixed Doubles at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Sunday.
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IOC President praises Organising Committee of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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PATSCHERKOFEL, Jan 22 - Marije VAN HUIGENBOSCH (NED) and Sanne DEKKER (NED) met at an athletics competition in August, 2011, where they were both running the 100 m sprint.
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PATSCHERKOFEL, Jan 22 - Italian duo Patrick BAUMGARTNER and Alessandro GRANDE won the Two-Man Bobsleigh in dramatic style on Sunday, taking the Gold Medal with a blistering second run at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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Music is like groceries: high-quality food does not need to come from afar; top-class produce is often found right on your doorstep – or that of your neighbours – as the band Golden Reef (from Vorarlberg) and the Blumentopf crew (from Bavaria) proved this on Saturday. After Aura Dione had to cancel her performance due to illness, the two groups stepped in and gave the fans at Medals Plaza a great finale.
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Today’s School Sports Challenge took place on the Olympic Ice Skating Oval in Olymiaworld Innsbruck. Despite the cold temperatures and a blustery wind, a total of 256 pupils from 11 school classes across Tyrol provided a fantastic atmosphere as they cheered the competitors with home-made posters and banners.
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INNSBRUCK, Jan 22 - Sweden won Gold in Women's Ice Hockey with a 3-0 triumph over Austria on Sunday but the home nation's players were just as pleased to claim Silver at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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INNSBRUCK, Jan 22 - His buddies were 136 km away, his heart was broken. Then fate took a chance on him. Daniel JAKUBITZKA (AUT) just had breakfast and was on his way to class as usual when his mother called with the message, 'Don’t go to school, you’re in the Olympic Games'.
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Thanks to Global Sports Development (GSD), a small group of pupils from across the world were given the opportunity to be part of the Winter Youth Olympic Games. In order to be in with a chance of being selected to attend the Games, pupils had to answer the question “What does sport mean to you?” in the most creative way possible using a collage. These collages were then posted on the Innsbruck 2012 Facebook fanpage, with the creators of the 15 designs receiving the most ‘Likes’ winning a trip to Innsbruck 2012.
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Innsbruck, Jan 22 - “How can I become the president of the International Olympic Committee, Mr. President?”
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INNSBRUCK, Jan 22 - As the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games wrap up, it is time to pass on the baton to Lillehammer, Norway, that in four years will host the second edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
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Bud Kling has followed the Olympic Games since the late 1950s, and has become an expert in an Olympic sport that doesn’t come with a medal or coaches: pin trading. The American is one of three official pin traders at the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games. He first discovered trading when he watched TV coverage of the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games. Several busses had broken down and about 20 people were standing in the middle of the snow, waiting to get to their venues. The people were trading pins and even after the busses came and went, five or six people would stay behind to continue trading.
