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Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
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Innsbruck
Opening ceremony
13 January 2012
Closing ceremony
22 January 2012
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Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team. He is recognised as an American by the International Olympic Committee although he was a German national at the time of the Games.
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Innsbruck 2012
Innsbruck 2012 will prove truly inspirational just as Singapore 2010 did, says IOC President
By Tom Degun in Innsbruck
January 10 - Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said he is confident that the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games here will be a hugely inspirational event, just like the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010 were.
January 10 - Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said he is confident that the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games here will be a hugely inspirational event, just like the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010 were.Innsbruck 2012 is not about winning the most medals, claims Austria
By Tom Degun
January 9 - Peter Mennel, secretary general of the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC), has claimed that topping the medal table at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics is not the most important thing for the young Team Austria that will compete in the inaugural competition in front of their home crowd.
January 9 - Peter Mennel, secretary general of the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC), has claimed that topping the medal table at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics is not the most important thing for the young Team Austria that will compete in the inaugural competition in front of their home crowd.Innsbruck 2012 now 80 per cent sold out
By Tom Degun
January 8 - Innsbruck 2012 has revealed that 80 per cent of tickets available for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games have now been sold to spectators from Austria and around the world.
January 8 - Innsbruck 2012 has revealed that 80 per cent of tickets available for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games have now been sold to spectators from Austria and around the world.Innsbruck 2012 Olympic Village officially opened
By Duncan Mackay
January 7 - Innsbruck 2012 mascot Yoggl today helped officially open the Athletes' Village for the first-ever Youth Winter Olympic Games, which will be home to more than 1,700 athletes and officials during the event.
January 7 - Innsbruck 2012 mascot Yoggl today helped officially open the Athletes' Village for the first-ever Youth Winter Olympic Games, which will be home to more than 1,700 athletes and officials during the event. Curling starlet Brown to carry Canadian flag at Innsbruck 2012 Opening Ceremony
By Tom Degun
January 6 - Corryn Brown (pictured), a 16-year-old curler, has been given the honour of carrying the Canadian flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, which get underway next week.
January 6 - Corryn Brown (pictured), a 16-year-old curler, has been given the honour of carrying the Canadian flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, which get underway next week.Exclusive: Innsbruck 2012 will be as good as Singapore 2010 despite smaller budget, insists Bayer
By David Gold
January 5 - Innsbruck 2012 – the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games – will have a "charming" Opening Ceremony when they get underway on January 13 even though it is spending less than Singapore did on the first Summer Youth Olympics in 2010, claims their chief executive Peter Bayer (pictured right with mascot Yoggl).
January 5 - Innsbruck 2012 – the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games – will have a "charming" Opening Ceremony when they get underway on January 13 even though it is spending less than Singapore did on the first Summer Youth Olympics in 2010, claims their chief executive Peter Bayer (pictured right with mascot Yoggl).Innsbruck 2012 give away more free tickets
By David Gold
January 2 - Another set of free tickets has been given out by Innsbruck 2012 with just over a week until the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
January 2 - Another set of free tickets has been given out by Innsbruck 2012 with just over a week until the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Youth Olympic Games.More than 1,000 athletes set to compete at Innsbruck 2012
By David Gold
January 1 - Competitors from every continent are set to travel to Innsbruck for the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in the coming days.
January 1 - Competitors from every continent are set to travel to Innsbruck for the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in the coming days.Youth Olympic Torch passes through Innsbruck
By David Gold
December 27 - The Torch Relay for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics has passed through Innsbruck, the host city of the Games, for the first time today since the flame was lit in Athens on December 17.
December 27 - The Torch Relay for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics has passed through Innsbruck, the host city of the Games, for the first time today since the flame was lit in Athens on December 17.More stories
- Exclusive: Innsbruck 2012 chief proud of Winter Youth Olympics legacy
- More free tickets released for Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympics
- Canadian ice hockey legend announced as final Innsbruck 2012 ambassador
- USA announces 57-strong team for Innsbruck 2012
- Seefeld in good shape for Winter Youth Olympics after Nordic World Cup weekend
- History made in Athens as Innsbruck 2012 flame is lit
- Final countdown to Innsbruck 2012 Youth Games begins
- British squad unveiled for Innsbruck 2012 Youth Winter Olympics
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