2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
The 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Erzurum, Turkey from 12 to 17 February 2017.[1]
 | |
| Host city | Erzurum |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 34 |
| Athletes participating | 646 |
| Sport(s) | 9 |
| Events | 38 |
| Opening ceremony | 12 February |
| Closing ceremony | 17 February |
| Officially opened by | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Main venue | Kazım Karabekir Stadium |
The event had initially been planned for Sarajevo and East Sarajevo,[2] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[3] whereas the 2019 EYOF had been planned for Erzurum. In November 2015, the two cities agreed to swap their events, since Sarajevo could not be ready in time, while Erzurum already had facilities in place from the 2011 Winter Universiade.[4]
Venues
| Venue | Sports |
|---|---|
| Kazım Karabekir Stadium | Ceremonies |
| Palandöken Ski Centre | Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding |
| Kandilli Ski Resort | Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing |
| Milli Piyango Curling Arena | Curling |
| Erzurum Ice Skating Arena | Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating |
| Erzurum GSIM Ice Arena | Ice Hockey |
| Kiremitlik Hill Ski Jumping Facility | Ski Jumping |
Sports
Alpine skiing (5) ()
Biathlon (5) ()
Cross-country skiing (7) ()
Curling (2) ()
Figure skating (2) ()
Ice hockey (1) ()
Short track speed skating (7) ()
Ski jumping (4) ()
Snowboarding (5) ()
Schedule
The competition schedule for the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is as follows:[5]
| OC | Opening ceremony | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony | ● | Event competitions |
| February | 12 Sun |
13 Mon |
14 Tue |
15 Wed |
16 Thu |
17 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
| ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |
| Figure skating
| ● | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Ice hockey
| ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |
| Short track speed skating
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Ski jumping
| ● | 2 | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | |
| Snowboarding
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Total events | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | |
| Cumulative total | 5 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 38 | ||
| February | 12 Sun |
13 Mon |
14 Tue |
15 Wed |
16 Thu |
17 Fri |
Events |
Participating nations
34 national federations sent a total of 646 athletes.[6] The numbers in parenthesis represent the number of participants.
Albania (2)
Armenia (3)
Belarus (43)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (6)
Bulgaria (19)
Croatia (5)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (39)
Denmark (9)
Estonia (19)
Finland (30)
France (59)
Georgia (6)
Great Britain (16)
Greece (10)
Iceland (14)
Italy (10)
Kosovo (5)
Lithuania (9)
Luxembourg (4)
Moldova (2)
Montenegro (2)
Netherlands (15)
Norway (8)
Poland (18)
Romania (29)
Russia (74)
Serbia (3)
Slovakia (40)
Slovenia (41)
Spain (4)
Sweden (1)
Turkey (74)
Ukraine (25)
Medal table
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 19 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 nations) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
Mascot
The mascot of 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival is a snowman named Karbeyaz. The name Karbeyaz, which is combined from the Turkish words Kar (snow) and Beyaz (white), won the public vote against the other 3 proposed names.[7]
References
- "2017 Winter EYOF". Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- "Olimpijske igre se vraćaju kući". Al Jazeera Balkans. 8 December 2012.
- "EYOWF Website". EYOWF 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- "Turkey agree with Sarajevo and East Sarajevo to swap 2019 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival for 2017". Inside the Games. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- "2017 Winter EYOF Calendar & Results". Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- "European Youth Olympic Winter Festival 2017 Participating Athlete List". weyof2017.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "MEET KARBEYAZ, MASCOT OF EYOF 2017 ERZURUM". eyof2017erzurum.org. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.