2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

The 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (Bosnian: Evropski zimski olimpijski festival mladih 2019) was held in Sarajevo & Istočno Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10 to 15 February 2019.^[3]

2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

Host city	Sarajevo & Istočno Sarajevo
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Motto	We create together!
Nations	46
Athletes	1,537
Sport	8
Events	32
Opening	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Closing	15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
Opened by	Milorad Dodik, Janez Kocijančič, Abdulah Skaka and Nenad Vuković^[1]
Athlete's Oath	Asja Klačar^[2]
Judge's Oath	Slaviša Lučić^[2]
Torch lighter	Larisa Cerić
Main venue	Koševo Stadium
Website	eyof2019.net
Summer
← Győr 2017 Baku 2019 →
Winter
← Erzurum 2017 Vuokatti 2022 →

The event had initially been planned to be held in 2017,^[4] whereas the 2019 EYOF had been planned for Erzurum. In November 2015, the two cities agreed to swap their events, since Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo could not be ready in time, while Erzurum already had facilities in place from the 2011 Winter Universiade.^[5]

Within the framework of the EYOF 2019 project, there were around 750 recruited volunteers, the majority of which were students.^[6]

Sports

2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Sports Programme
Alpine skiing (5) (details)   Biathlon (5) (details)   Cross-country skiing (7) (details)   Curling (1) (details) ^[7]   Figure skating (2) (details)   Ice hockey (1) (details)   Short track speed skating (7) (details)   Snowboarding (4) (details)

Venues

Sarajevo

 

Street sign in Sarajevo placed to mark venues for this EYOF

Venue	Sports
City Stadium Koševo	Opening ceremony
Zetra Olympic Hall	Ice hockey
Bjelašnica	Alpine skiing (Mixed team Parallel Giant Slalom), Snowboarding
Igman	Cross country skiing
Skenderija Hall	Figure skating, Short track speed skating

Istočno Sarajevo

Venue	Sports
Istočno Sarajevo City Hall	Closing ceremony
Jahorina ski resort	Alpine skiing (Giant Slalom and Slalom)
Nordic ski center Dvorišta-Pale	Biathlon
Sports hall Peki	Curling

Schedule

 

All athletes and trainers sitting at the opening ceremony

The competition schedule for the 2019 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is as follows:

OC

Opening ceremony

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

●

Event competitions

February	10 Sun	11 Mon	12 Tue	13 Wed	14 Thu	15 Fri	Events
Ceremonies	OC					CC
Alpine skiing		1	1	1	1	1	5
Biathlon			2	2		1	5
Cross-country skiing		2	2		2	1	7
Curling		●	●	●	●	1	1
Figure skating				●	2		2
Ice hockey		●	●	●	1		1
Short track speed skating		2	2			3	7
Snowboarding		●	2		2		4
Total events		5	9	3	8	7	32
Cumulative total		5	14	17	25	32
February	10 Sun	11 Mon	12 Tue	13 Wed	14 Thu	15 Fri	Events

Participating nations

46 national Olympic Committees sent athletes.^[6][8] Azerbaijan, Malta, Monaco did not compete.

Participating National Olympic Committees

Albania (1 delegation)^[9]   Andorra (6)^[10]   Armenia (5)^[11]   Austria (34)^[12]   Belarus (46)^[13]   Belgium (16)^[14]   Bosnia and Herzegovina (21)^[15]   Bulgaria (16)^[16]   Croatia (10)^[17]   Cyprus (2)^[18]   Czech Republic (53)^[19]   Denmark (19)   Estonia (17)^[20]   Finland (48)^[21]   France (36)^[22]   Georgia (6)^[23]   Germany (38)^[24]   Great Britain (27)^[25]   Greece (11)^[26]   Hungary (17)^[27]   Iceland (13)^[28]   Ireland (2)^[29]   Italy (38)^[30]   Kosovo (2)^[31]   Latvia (19)^[32]   Liechtenstein (5)^[33]   Lithuania (12)^[34]   Luxembourg (4)^[35]   North Macedonia (2)^[36]   Moldova (1)^[37]   Montenegro (2)^[38]   Netherlands (6)^[39]   Norway (36)^[40]   Poland (37)^[41]   Portugal (1)^[42]   Romania (30)^[43]   Russia (61)^[44]   San Marino (3)^[45]   Serbia (3)^[46]   Slovakia (45)^[47]   Slovenia (32)^[48]   Spain (6)^[49]   Sweden (18)^[50]   Switzerland (58)^[51]   Turkey (35)^[52]   Ukraine (22)^[53]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	6	1	5	12
2	Switzerland	5	5	2	12
3	France	4	3	4	11
4	Austria	3	1	2	6
5	Hungary	3	0	3	6
6	Russia	2	7	3	12
7	Slovakia	2	2	0	4
8	Poland	2	1	2	5
9	Germany	2	1	1	4
10	Italy	1	3	1	5
11	Czech Republic	1	0	1	2
	Great Britain	1	0	1	2
13	Slovenia	0	2	0	2
14	Belarus	0	1	2	3
	Finland	0	1	2	3
16	Turkey	0	1	1	2
17	Belgium	0	1	0	1
	Estonia	0	1	0	1
	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
20	Netherlands	0	0	2	2
	Ukraine	0	0	2	2
Totals (21 entries)		32	32	34	98

Opening ceremony

Opening ceremony was held on City Stadium Koševo on 10 February 2019 at 19:00. The name of the ceremony is "We create together", which is selected as the title of main music-dance performance.^[54] Flame at opening ceremony was lit by Larisa Cerić, Bosnian judoka,^[55] and event is officially opened by Milorad Dodik, at the time the chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina together with Janez Kocijančić, president of EOC, Abdulah Skaka, mayor of Sarajevo and Nenad Vuković, mayor of Istočno Sarajevo.^[1]

• Opening ceremony
•  
  West stand of Koševo stadium
•  
  Fireworks at the end of the opening ceremony
•  
  Larisa Cerić at the stairs that led to the flame
•  
  Main stage

Mascot

 

Countdown panel with Groodvy on a square in Sarajevo in May 2018

The official mascot of the EYOF 2019 was Groodvy, created by the Visia Agency from Istočno Sarajevo, and selected after all the votes of fans from social networks. Other proposed mascots were Jezos and Jazzy.^[56] The name Groodvy comes from the word grudva which in Bosnian and Serbian language means snowball.

Medals

Medals have irregular shape and represents a snowball that has engraved EYOF marks on either side. Medal award ceremonies were organized daily from 7.30 pm on a specially played floor in the area between the Hills Hotel and the Termal Riviera in Ilidža.^[57]

Official song

On 16 January 2019 the official song "Za pravu raju" of the event was presented in Zetra Olympic Hall. At this occasion, Vučko, mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics, handed "the key of fame and success" to Groodvy as stated by the mayor of Sarajevo, Abdulah Skaka.^[58] The song is performed by Elvir Laković Laka, Mirela Laković and Tarik Tanović.^[59]

The Flame of peace

 

The Flame of peace ready to be lit at the opening ceremony by Larisa Cerić

Flame of Peace was lit at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 31 January 2019, after which it started its travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[60] The first stop of the flame was in Banja Luka on 1 February 2019.^[61] After Banja Luka, the flame was brought to Sarajevo International Airport on 2 February 2019 on board an aircraft of the FlyBosnia company, that had special livery for this EYOF.^[62]

During the opening ceremony, the flame of peace was carried by several famous Bosnian sports people, and on the final stage, the flame was carried by Mirsad Fazlagić, Svetlana Kitić, Ajdin Pašović, Nedžad Fazlija, Mirza Teletović, Žana Novaković, Aleksandra Samardžić and Larisa Cerić as the last person who lit the flame on the stadium.^[63]

Media

 

FlyBosnia aircraft with EYOF 2019 livery

The opening ceremony in Bosnia and Herzegovina was broadcast on BHT 1 and Hayat TV.^[64]

Two postal service companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Pošta and Pošte Srpske, for this occasion issued promotional postal stamps and FDC to commemorate this event.^[65]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held in front of the town administration of Istočno Sarajevo on 15 February 2019. During the closing ceremony, Miligram and Van Gogh, two musical groups from Serbia performed.^[66]

The event was officially closed by Milorad Dodik, and the Olympic flag was officially handed to the mayor of Vuokatti, the host town of the next European Youth Olympic Winter Festival that will be held in 2021.^[67]

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