Tag: Lindsey Vonn
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Lindsey Vonn takes on Youth Olympic Games role for Lillehammer 2016
Sept 30, 2014: With 500 days to go to the second Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn will reprise her role as Ambassador for the Games, which will take place in February 2016. The American Alpine skier has a wealth of experience…
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Innsbruck 2012, the First Ever Winter Youth Olympic Games Exceed Expectations
IOC-Innsbruck, Austria, Jan 23, 2012: First Ever Winter Youth Olympic Games, The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) came to an end today in Innsbruck, Austria, with a memorable Closing Ceremony watched by an enthusiastic crowd at the Medals Plaza on the city’s famous Maria-Theresien-Straße. The Ceremony brought a close to 10 days of world-class sporting…
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“Sid the Kid” Crosby becomes fifth and final Youth Olympic Games 2012 Ambassador
International Olympic Committee, Press Release Dec 21, 2011: The International Olympic Committee announced that ice hockey phenomenon Sidney Crosby has become its fifth and final Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for the first edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, which will take place from 13 to 22 January 2012. The 24-year-old Canadian joins figure…