The legacy of the Winter Youth Olympic Games remains hazy a decade on from Innsbruck 2012
It’s been a full decade since the first Winter Youth Olympic Games, and with many past winter youth olympians preparing to compete in Beijing, it’s worth remembering the infant multi-sports games as their legacy and purpose continue to be a point of debate.
Jacques Rogge’s creation of the European Youth Olympic Festival paved way for IOC’s Youth Olympic Games
The X Games pushed boundaries for youth sport with innovative action events, but were not the motivation behind the YOG. Rogge at Innsbruck 2012: “We need to adapt the Olympic Movement to the wishes and needs of the youth and not stay too conservative”
Bolt In, Pistorius Out for London; Honorary IOC Member, 94
(ATR) Usain Bolt schedules return to Olympic Stadium ... Mexican architect remembered as "longtime supporter of Olympic Movement" ... Sheikh Ahmad meets Korean president ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Lillehammer 2016 Leadership, "DNA" Take Shape
(ATR) Lillehammer 2016 tells Around the Rings the Youth Olympic Games are not only a 10-day event but also the crux of a 10-year plan to put youth sport front and center in Norway's national agenda. ATR's Matthew Grayson reports.
News from the NOCs - Reaction to Winter Youth Olympic Games
(ATR) National Olympic Committees from around the world react to the just-completed Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck.
Around Innsbruck 2012 - Medal Ceremony Rescheduled Due to Discovery of WWII Bomb
(ATR) Thursday's top finishers are forced to wait a day to get their medals due to the discovery of an aerial bomb from World War II at Innsbruck’s Bozner Platz. ATR's Brian Pinelli reports from the Youth Olympic Games.
IOC Demands "Simplicity" from Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics
(ATR) The IOC's Olympic Games executive director Gilbert Felli tells Around the Rings' Chinese partner Tencent Sports that the 2014 YOG in Nanjing should be an event of simplicity. Dan Zhang reports from Innsbruck.
Around Innsbruck 2012 - Weather Changes, Athlete Excursions at Winter YOG
(ATR) Weather forecast to turn after five perfect days ... Young athletes soak in Olympic values, "Mountain Awareness" courtesy of Culture & Education Program ... ATR's Brian Pinelli reports from Innsbruck.
Winter Youth Olympic Games reaches halfway mark
On-the-Scene Photodesk - Innsbruck Medal Firsts
(ATR) Around the Rings is on the scene in Innsbruck as medal firsts are set right and left at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games. Highlights from YOG days two through five inside.
