Winter Youth Olympic Games participation up by 40% from 2016

Lausanne 2020 has added five new events: Women's Nordic Combined (Individual Normal Hill/4km), Women's Doubles Luge, Ice Hockey Mixed NOC 3x3 Tournament, Freeski Big Air and Snowboard Big Air. A new sport, Ski Mountaineering, will also feature for the first time.

The Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games will take place from January 9 to 22, 2020 with athelets from 79 countries and districts in attendance. The competitions will take place in the cantons of Vaud (Lausanne, La Vallee de Joux, Leysin, les Diablerets, Villars), Valais (Champery), Grisons (St. Moritz) and neighbouring France (Les Rousses, Les Tuffes stadium).