2020 Winter Youth Olympics

III Winter Youth Olympic Games

Location	Lausanne, Switzerland
Motto	Start Now
Nations	79
Athletes	1,788
Events	81
Opening	9 January
Closing	22 January
Opened by	President Simonetta Sommaruga
Cauldron	Gina Zehnder
Stadium	Vaudoise Aréna
Winter ← Lillehammer 2016 Gangwon 2024 → Summer ← Buenos Aires 2018 Dakar 2026 →

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The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (German: Olympische Jugend-Winterspiele 2020; French: Jeux olympiques de la jeunesse d'hiver de 2020; Italian: Giochi olimpici giovanili invernali del 2020; Romansh: Gieus olimpics da giuvenils d'enviern 2020), officially known as the III Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Lausanne 2020 (Italian and Romansh: Losanna 2020), were the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics; a major international multi-sport event and cultural festival for teenagers that was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home of the International Olympic Committee, between 9 and 22 January 2020.