Mixed-NOCs at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Teams made up of athletes representing different National Olympic Committees (NOCs), called mixed-NOCs teams, participated in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics. These teams participated in either events composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, or in events which saw the participation of mixed-NOCs teams and non-mixed-NOCs teams. When a mixed-NOCs team won a medal, the Olympic flag was raised rather than a national flag; if a mixed-NOCs team won gold, the Olympic anthem would be played instead of national anthems. A total of 6 events with Mixed NOCs were held.

Mixed-NOCs participation at the Youth Olympic Games
Mixed-NOC teams participated under the Olympic flag
Mixed-NOC teams participated under the Olympic flag
At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
in Norway
Medals Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
13

The first medal count above include those won at events where all participating teams were mixed-NOC teams, as well as those won at events where some teams were mixed-NOC and others single-NOC.

Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1

The second medal count above only includes medals won by mixed-NOC teams at events where there were also teams representing individual NOCs.

Background

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The concept of mixed-NOCs was introduced in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, in which athletes from different nations would compete in the same team, often representing their continent. This is in contrast to the Mixed team (IOC code: ZZX) found at early senior Olympic Games.

Medal summary

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The following medal summary lists all nations whose athletes won a medal while competing for a mixed-NOCs team. If there is more than one athlete from the same nation on a medal-winning team, only one medal of that colour is credited. The summary shows how many events at which a nation had an athlete in a medal-winning mixed-NOCs team.

A total of 25 National Olympic Committees, had at least one athlete representing a mixed-NOCs team win a medal.

Mixed-NOCs medals — summary by athletes' nations
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)2125
2  South Korea (KOR)2002
3  Japan (JPN)1113
4  France (FRA)1102
  United States (USA)1102
6  Norway (NOR)1023
7  Italy (ITA)1012
8  Belgium (BEL)1001
  Mongolia (MGL)1001
  Russia (RUS)1001
  Switzerland (SUI)1001
12  Netherlands (NED)0202
13  Latvia (LAT)0123
14  Hungary (HUN)0112
  Kazakhstan (KAZ)0112
  Ukraine (UKR)0112
17  Australia (AUS)0101
  Czech Republic (CZE)0101
  Great Britain (GBR)0101
  Poland (POL)0101
21  Bulgaria (BUL)0022
22  Canada (CAN)0011
  Germany (GER)0011
  Romania (ROU)0011
  Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (25 entries)13141744

Curling

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Athletes from the mixed team event were paired off to form a doubles team containing one boy and one girl. In total 32 mixed NOCs teams were formed.[1]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed doubles
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  Yako Matsuzawa (JPN)
  Philipp Hösli (SUI)
  Han Yu (CHN)
  Ross Whyte (GBR)
  Zhao Ruiyi (CHN)
  Andreas Hårstad (NOR)

Figure skating

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Athletes from the four figure skating events were placed to form a team trophy containing one boy, one girl, one pair and one ice dancing. In total 8 mixed NOCs teams were formed.[2]

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed NOC team
details
Team Desire
  Dmitri Aliev (RUS)
  Li Xiangning (CHN)
  Sarah Rose / Joseph Goodpaster (USA)
  Anastasia Skoptcova / Kirill Aleshin (RUS)
Team Future
  Ivan Shmuratko (UKR)
  Diāna Ņikitina (LAT)
  Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař (CZE)
  Julia Wagret / Mathieu Couyras (FRA)
Team Discovery
  Deniss Vasiļjevs (LAT)
  Fruzsina Medgyesi (HUN)
  Gao Yumeng / Li Bowen (CHN)
  Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (CAN)

Luge

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Athletes from the three individual sled events were placed to form a team containing one boy, one girl and one doubles sled. Nations without a full team were able to form mixed NOCs teams. In total 1 mixed NOCs team was formed.[3]

Events Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team relay
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Won by a team representing the individual NOC of   Germany (GER) 2:52.520 Won by a team representing the individual NOC of   Russia (RUS) 2:52.708 Won by a team representing the individual NOC of   Italy (ITA) 2:53.040

Short track speed skating

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Athletes from the individual events were placed to form a team containing two boys and two girls. In total 8 mixed NOCs teams were formed.[4]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed NOC Team Relay
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Team B
  Ane Farstad (NOR)
  Kim Ji-yoo (KOR)
  Stijn Desmet (BEL)
  Quentin Fercoq (FRA)
4:14.413 Team C
  Petra Jaszapati (HUN)
  Julia Moore (AUS)
  Tjerk de Boer (NED)
  Kiichi Shigehiro (JPN)
4:14.495 Team F
  Katrin Manoilova (BUL)
  Anita Nagay (KAZ)
  Karlis Kruzbergs (LAT)
  Kazuki Yoshinaga (JPN)
4:17.181

Snowboarding

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Athletes which participated in the ski and snowboard cross were placed to form a team containing one snowboard cross girl, one ski cross girl, one snowboard cross boy and one ski cross boy. Nations without a full team were able to form mixed NOCs teams. In total 5 mixed NOCs teams were formed.[5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team snowboard ski cross
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Won by a team representing the individual NOC of   Germany (GER) Won by a team representing the individual NOC of   Switzerland (SUI) Team 4
  Daryna Kyrychenko (UKR)
  Veronica Edebo (SWE)
  Valentin Miladinov (BUL)
  David Mobaerg (SWE)

Speed skating

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Athletes from the individual events were placed to form a team containing two boys and two girls. In total 13 mixed NOCs teams were formed.[6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team sprint
details
Team 6
  Noemi Bonazza (ITA)
  Sumiya Buyantogtokh (MGL)
  Chung Jae-woong (KOR)
  Shen Nanyang (CHN)
1:57.85 Team 9
  Elisa Dul (NED)
  Karolina Gasecka (POL)
  Austin Kleba (USA)
  Anvar Mukhamadeyev (KAZ)
1:58.80 Team 10
  Chiara Cristelli (ITA)
  Mihaela Hogas (ROU)
  Ole Jeske (GER)
  Allan Dahl Johansson (NOR)
1:58.87

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Entry List: Curling Mixed Doubles" (PDF). WYOG 2016. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Entry List: Figure Skating Team Trophy" (PDF). WYOG 2016. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Entry List: Luge Team Relay" (PDF). WYOG 2016. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Entry List: Short Track Team Relay" (PDF). WYOG 2016. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Entry List: Ski and Snowboard Cross Relay" (PDF). WYOG 2016. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Entry List: Speed Skating Team Sprint" (PDF). WYOG 2016. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.