A lot of bests have been seen over the last 11 days here in snowy Norway.

A Tripartite Commission is to be set-up by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to explore the future of the Winter Youth Olympic Games ahead of the closing of an event described as "truly outstanding in all aspects".

Skateboarding, sport climbing and roller sports are being considered for the programme at Buenos Aires 2018 and mountain bike cycling will be replaced with an urban form of the sport, the event's chief executive Leandro Larrosa has told insidethegames here.

It was double gold for Germany in the brand new monobob event as Laura Nolte won the women’s title on the penultimate day of the Winter Youth Olympic Games here.

A formidable combination of three Russians, two Americans and a Chinese, joined together under "Team Desire", claimed the gold medal in the first National Olympic Committee (NOC) mixed figure skating team competition here today.

United States' Chloe Kim and Jake Pates each claimed a second gold of the Games on a busy day of slopestyle action here at the Winter Youth Olympics, which also included a home win for freestyle skier Birk Ruud.

Great Britain's remarkable record in the women's skeleton continued here today with a gold medal in the Winter Youth Olympic Games for Ashleigh Fay Pittaway.

Switzerland's Aline Danioth claimed a fourth medal of Lillehammer 2016 with victory in the women's slalom event here today. 

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) general secretary Horst Lichtner has urged the National Hockey League (NHL) to "seriously consider" committing to participating at the next two Olympic Games in order to best capitalise on the commercial opportunities provided by the Chinese market at Beijing 2022.

Speed skating’s first mixed National Olympic Committee (NOC) sprint has proved a big hit for Mongolia, who struck gold for the first time at any Winter Olympic event here today at Lillehammer 2016.

Fast-starting Canada swept to victory over United States in the mixed curling final here at the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympics today, powering into a 5-0 lead after the first-end before pulling clear for a 10-4 victory.

"Never write off the Germans" is an old proverb in football, but rarely has it rung so true as at today's first ever team ski-snowboard cross event here at the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympics where the nation claimed gold despite being briefly eliminated at the semi-final stage.

South Korean speed skaters and United States' snowboarders continued their domination today to move to six gold medals apiece at Lillehammer 2016, while a good day for Canada was crowned with ski-cross victory for Reece Howden.

Canada's Brooke Apshkrum produced the fastest run of the day when the pressure was greatest in the final run of the women's luge singles competition here today, edging out German and Austrian rivals before Italy claimed men's doubles gold.

A first British Winter Youth Olympic gold was the only blip on a day of American halfpipe dominance at Lillehammer 2016, with the Stars and Stripes flag raised after three of the four freestyle skiing and snowboarding events.