2016 Winter Youth Olympics
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The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (officially known as II Winter Youth Olympic Games) is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Youth Olympic Games
in the Winter of 2016 during the XXXI Olympiad.
Lillehammer
is the only candidate city. The host city was supposed to be announced by the IOC by October 2011, however no announcement was made that month.
Lake Placid
, United States
Lucerne, Switzerland
Zaragoza
, Spain
Sofia
, Bulgaria
IOC President Jacques Rogge
suggested that Lake Placid bid. Lake Placid expressed interest but opted to bid for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics instead. Lucerne and Sofia were also interested but decided to bid for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.
Youth Olympic Games
The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The age limitation of the athletes is between 14 to 18...
in the Winter of 2016 during the XXXI Olympiad.
Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
is the only candidate city. The host city was supposed to be announced by the IOC by October 2011, however no announcement was made that month.
Lillehammer, Norway
- The Norwegian Olympic Committee talked with Norwegian and regional authorities to investigated a bid and ultimately submitted a bid to the IOC. Upon the deadline for bidding, they were the only city to bid. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
. They bid for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics2012 Winter Youth OlympicsThe 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, officially known as the I Winter Youth Olympic Games , will be an international multi-sport event for youths that will take place in Innsbruck from 13 to 22 January 2012. They will become the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics, a major sports and cultural festival...
, but failed to become a candidate.
Cities that expressed interest in bidding
The following cities expressed interest in bidding but ultimately failed to submit a bid. Lake PlacidLake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Lucerne, SwitzerlandLucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
ZaragozaZaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
IOC President Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge , is a Belgian sports bureaucrat. He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee .-Life and career:...
suggested that Lake Placid bid. Lake Placid expressed interest but opted to bid for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics instead. Lucerne and Sofia were also interested but decided to bid for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.