Alpine skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Alpine skiing
at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueHafjell, Norway
Dates14–20 January
Competitors115 Quota limit
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Alpine skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held at Hafjell in Øyer, Oppland, Norway from 14 to 20 January. The difference in the Youth Olympic program for alpine skiing compared to the Winter Olympics is that there was no downhill event for both genders, and an inclusion of a team event.[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Norway)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland3126
2 United States3003
3 Austria2215
4 Germany1124
5 Italy0112
6 Canada0101
 Japan0101
 Russia0101
 Sweden0101
10 Finland0011
 Norway*0011
 Slovenia0011
Totals (12 entries)99927

Events

Boys' events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' super-G
details
River Radamus
 United States
1:10.62 Pietro Canzio
 Italy
1:10.65 Manuel Traninger
 Austria
1:11.03
Boys' giant slalom
details
River Radamus
 United States
2:35.05 Yohei Koyama
 Japan
2:36.12 Anton Grammel
 Germany
2:36.54
Boys' slalom
details
Manuel Traninger
 Austria
1:38.74 Filip Vennerström
 Sweden
1:38.77 Odin Vassbotn Breivik
 Norway
1:40.07
Boys' combined
details
River Radamus
 United States
1:52.87 Manuel Traninger
 Austria
1:52.94 Pietro Canzio
 Italy
1:53.65

Girls' events

Girls slalom medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Girls' super-G
details
Nadine Fest
 Austria
1:11.93 Julia Scheib
 Austria
1:12.56 Aline Danioth
 Switzerland
1:12.69
Girls' giant slalom
details
Mélanie Meillard
 Switzerland
2:33.28 Katrin Hirtl-Stanggaßinger
 Germany
2:33.34 Aline Danioth
 Switzerland
2:33.95
Girls' slalom
details
Aline Danioth
 Switzerland
1:43.21 Ali Nullmeyer
 Canada
1:44.80 Meta Hrovat
 Slovenia
1:45.86
Girls' combined
details
Aline Danioth
 Switzerland
1:55.74 Mélanie Meillard
 Switzerland
1:56.12 Katrin Hirtl-Stanggaßinger
 Germany
1:57.25

Mixed events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Parallel mixed team
details
Lucia Rispler
Jonas Stockinger
 Germany
Anastasiia Silanteva
Aleksey Konkov
 Russia
Riikka Honkanen
Sampo Kankkunen
 Finland

Qualification system

Each nation could send a maximum of 4 athletes (2 boys and 2 girls). A total of 115 athletes (60 boys and 55 girls) could compete, plus any reallocated spots from other disciplines under the FIS. The top 7 teams at the 2015 Junior Alpine World Ski Championships plus the hosts Norway were allowed to send the maximum of 4 athletes. Any remaining quota spots were distributed to nations not already qualified, with a maximum of one boy or girl from one nation. The quota limit was 115.[2] The current allocation of quotas is listed below.[3]

Qualification summary

NOC Boys Girls Total
 Andorra 1 1 2
 Argentina 1 1 2
 Australia 1 1 2
 Austria 2 2 4
 Belarus 1 1
 Belgium 1 1 2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1
 Brazil 1 1
 Bulgaria 1 1 2
 Canada 2 2 4
 Chile 1 1 2
 Colombia 1 1
 Croatia 1 1 2
 Cyprus 1 1
 Czech Republic 1 1 2
 Denmark 1 1 2
 Estonia 1 1
 Finland 1 1 2
 France 2 2 4
 Georgia 1 1
 Germany 2 2 4
 Great Britain 1 1 2
 Greece 1 1
 Hungary 1 1 2
 Iceland 1 1 2
 India 1 1
 Iran 1 1 2
 Ireland 1 1
 Israel 1 1
 Italy 2 2 4
 Japan 1 1 2
 Kazakhstan 1 1
 Kenya 1 1
 Latvia 1 1 2
 Lebanon 1 1 2
 Liechtenstein 1 1
 Lithuania 1 1 2
 Luxembourg 1 1
 Macedonia 1 1
 Mexico 1 1
 Monaco 1 1
 Montenegro 1 1 2
 Nepal 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1 2
 Norway 2 2 4
 New Zealand 1 1 2
 Poland 1 1 2
 Portugal 1 1
 Romania 1 1 2
 Russia 1 1 2
 San Marino 1 1
 Serbia 1 1 2
 Slovakia 1 1 2
 Slovenia 2 2 4
 South Africa 1 1
 South Korea 1 1 2
 Spain 1 1 2
 Sweden 1 1 2
 Switzerland 2 2 4
 Chinese Taipei 1 1
 Timor-Leste 1 1
 Turkey 1 1 2
 Ukraine 1 1 2
 United States 1 1 2
Total athletes 63 57 120
Total NOCs 55 49 64

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