Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Acting President Robin Mitchell has praised Lausanne 2020 for delivering an "outstanding" Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Virginie Faivre claimed dreams had "come true" at the Winter Youth Olympic Games and hoped Patrick Baumann would be proud of Lausanne 2020 as the event concluded here today.
Russia sent a warning of the strength-in-depth in their junior ranks, easing to victory over the United States to secure the men's ice hockey gold medal at Lausanne 2020.
China's Eileen Gu held her nerve to secure victory in a thrilling women's freestyle skiing big air competition - and clinch her second Lausanne 2020 gold medal in Leysin.
Ryoma Kimata and Hinari Asanuma ensured snowboarding competition at Lausanne 2020 ended with further Japanese success, as the pair were crowned Big Air champions at the Leysin Park and Pipe venue.
Norway brushed aside their rivals in the Lausanne 2020 Nordic combined mixed team competition, as a dominant performance ended in a clear victory at the Les Tuffes Nordic Centre.
Hungary's Laura Nagy and Canada's Nathan Young were crowned Lausanne 2020 mixed doubles curling champions, after a strong start to the final provided the platform for an impressive victory at the Champéry Curling Arena.
Short track speed skating competition concluded at Lausanne 2020, as athletes from various nations came together to compete in a mixed team relay competition at the Lausanne Skating Arena.
By Liam Morgan and Michael Pavitt in Lausanne
Japan cliched gold in the Winter Youth Olympic Games women’s ice hockey competition at Lausanne 2020 after coming from behind to beat Sweden in the final at the Lausanne Vaudoise Arena.
Lausanne 2020 has changed the perception and attitude of the Swiss people towards staging the main Winter Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed.
Ruka Hirano triumphed in the men's snowboard halfpipe final at Lausanne 2020, as Japan celebrated a one-two finish for the second successive day at the Leysin Park and Pipe venue.
Sweden's Maerta Rosenberg completed her Lausanne 2020 medal collection by triumphing in the women's five-kilometre event at the Vallée de Joux Cross-Country Centre, which denied Switzerland's Siri Wigger a clean sweep of titles.
Andrew Longino improved in every round of the men's freeski halfpipe final, securing Canada's first gold medal of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) Executive Committee member Leopold Senghor has been named Senegal's director of high competition.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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