Luge at the Winter Youth Olympics
| Luge at the Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing body | FIL |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; womens: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
Luge was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2012.[1]
A total of four events were held at the first two editions: boys' and girls' singles, a boys' doubles and a mixed relay event. For 2020, a women's doubles event has been added.[2]
Medalists summary
Boys' singles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Christian Paffe Germany | Riks Kristens Rozitis Latvia | Toni Graefe Germany |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Kristers Aparjods Latvia | Paul-Lukas Heider Germany | Reid Watts.svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| 2020 Lausanne | Gints Bērziņš Latvia | Pavel Repilov Russia | Timon Grancagnolo Germany |
| 2024 Gangwon | Leon Haselrieder Italy | Paul Socher Austria | Philipp Brunner Italy |
Girls' singles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger Austria | Saskia Langer Germany | Ulla Zirne Latvia |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Brooke Apshkrum Canada | Jessica Tiebel Germany | Madeleine Egle Austria |
| 2020 Lausanne | Merle Fräbel Germany | Jessica Degenhardt Germany | Diana Loginova Russia |
| 2024 Gangwon | Antonia Pietschmann Germany | Alexandra Oberstolz Italy | Marie Riedl Austria |
Boys' doubles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | Florian Gruber Simon Kainzwaldner Italy | Tim Brendl Florian Funk Germany | Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds  United States |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler Italy | Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz Germany | Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov Russia |
| 2020 Lausanne | Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte Germany | Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš Latvia | Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva Russia |
| 2024 Gangwon | Italy Philipp Brunner Manuel Weissensteiner | Latvia Jānis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Ēdens Eduards Čepulis | Germany Louis Grünbeck Maximilian Kührt |
Girls' doubles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Lausanne | Jessica Degenhardt Vanessa Schneider Germany | Caitlin Nash Natalie Corless Canada | Viktorija Ziediņa Selīna Elizabete Zvilna Latvia |
| 2024 Gangwon | Alexandra Oberstolz Katharina Sofie Kofler Italy | Marie Riedl Nina Lerch Austria | Lina Riedl Anna Lerch Austria |
Mixed relay
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck | United States Summer Britcher Tucker West Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds | Germany Saskia Langer Christian Paffe Tim Brendl Florian Funk | Austria Miriam Kastlunger Armin Frauscher Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
| 2016 Lillehammer | Germany Jessica Tiebel Paul-Lukas Heider Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz | Russia Olesya Mikhaylenko Evgenii Petrov Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov | Italy Marion Oberhofer Fabian Malleier Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler |
| 2020 Lausanne | Russia Diana Loginova Pavel Repilov Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva | Germany Merle Fräbel Timon Grancagnolo Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte | Latvia Justīne Maskale Gints Bērziņš Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš |
| 2024 Gangwon | Italy Alexandra Oberstolz Leon Haselrieder Philipp Brunner Manuel Weissensteiner | Latvia Margita Sirsnina Edvards Marts Markitans Janis Gruzdulis-Borovojs Edens Eduards Cepulis | Austria Marie Riedl Paul Socher Johannes Scharnagl Moritz Schiegl |
Medal table
- As of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Youth Olympic Games mark highlight of the Junior season". www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "2020 Vision: Looking Ahead to Lausanne 2020 – Gender Equality". www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.