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Luge at the Youth Olympic Games
Luge was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2012.[1]
| Luge at the Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | FIL |
| Events | 5 (boys: 2; girls: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
A total of four events were held at the first two editions: boys' and girls' singles, a boys' doubles and a mixed relay event. For 2020, a women's doubles event has been added.[2]
Medalists summary Edit
Boys' singles Edit
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Christian Paffe Germany | Riks Kristens Rozitis Latvia | Toni Graefe Germany |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Kristers Aparjods Latvia | Paul-Lukas Heider Germany | Reid Watts Canada |
| 2020 Lausanne | Gints Bērziņš Latvia | Pavel Repilov Russia | Timon Grancagnolo Germany |
Girls' singles Edit
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger Austria | Saskia Langer Germany | Ulla Zirne Latvia |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Brooke Apshkrum Canada | Jessica Tiebel Germany | Madeleine Egle Austria |
| 2020 Lausanne | Merle Fräbel Germany | Jessica Degenhardt Germany | Diana Loginova Russia |
Boys' doubles Edit
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Florian Gruber Simon Kainzwaldner Italy | Tim Brendl Florian Funk Germany | Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds United States |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler Italy | Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz Germany | Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov Russia |
| 2020 Lausanne | Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte Germany | Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš Latvia | Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva Russia |
Girls' doubles Edit
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Lausanne | Jessica Degenhardt Vanessa Schneider Germany | Caitlin Nash Natalie Corless Canada | Viktorija Ziediņa Selīna Elizabete Zvilna Latvia |
Mixed relay Edit
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | United States (USA) Summer Britcher Tucker West Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds | Germany (GER) Saskia Langer Christian Paffe Tim Brendl Florian Funk | Austria (AUT) Miriam Kastlunger Armin Frauscher Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Germany (GER) Jessica Tiebel Paul-Lukas Heider Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz | Russia (RUS) Olesya Mikhaylenko Evgenii Petrov Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov | Italy (ITA) Marion Oberhofer Fabian Malleier Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler |
| 2020 Lausanne | Russia (RUS) Diana Loginova Pavel Repilov Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva | Germany (GER) Merle Fräbel Timon Grancagnolo Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte | Latvia (LAT) Justīne Maskale Gints Bērziņš Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš |
Medal table Edit
- As of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "Youth Olympic Games mark highlight of the Junior season". www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "2020 Vision: Looking Ahead to Lausanne 2020 – Gender Equality". www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.