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
[edit]Boys' singles
[edit]| 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 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]
Girls' doubles
[edit]| 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
[edit]Medal table
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.