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Location | Lillehammer, Norway |
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Motto | Go beyond. Create tomorrow. (Norwegian: Spreng grenser. Skap morgendagen.) |
Nations | 71 |
Athletes | ~1,100 |
Events | 70 |
Opening | 12 February |
Closing | 21 February |
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Stadium | Lysgårdsbakkene (opening) Håkons Hall (closing) |
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The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (Norwegian: Olympiske vinterleker for ungdom 2016; Nynorsk: Olympiske vinterleikane for ungdom 2016), officially known as the II Winter Youth Olympic Games, took place in and around Lillehammer, Norway, between 12 February and 21 February 2016.[1] They were the fourth Youth Olympic Games and the second winter edition. Lillehammer was awarded the games on 7 December 2011 as the only candidate.[2] The games reused venues from the 1994 Winter Olympics; this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular and Youth Olympics. In addition to Lillehammer, sports were contested in Hamar, Gjøvik and Øyer.