Post by Admin on Feb 14, 2016 2:07:22 GMT
The Opening Ceremony of Lillehammer 2016 got the second edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games off to a spectacular start tonight at the Lysgårdsbakkene Ski Jumping Arena, the same venue that hosted the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer in 1994.
In a nod to Lillehammer’s Olympic past, as well as to the youth and future, the YOG cauldron was lit by HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Exactly 22 years ago to the day, the 12-year-old Princess’s father, HRH Crown Prince Haakon, lit the same cauldron in 1994 to kick off Lillehammer’s first Olympic Games.
The vision of the Youth Olympic Games is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and live by the Olympic values. As such, President Bach called on five of the athletes – Rachel Elizabeth Olivier (RSA), Kai Xiang Chew (MAS), Julia Moore (AUS), Britta Sillaots (EST) and Justine Brasseur (CAN) – to describe what the Youth Olympic Games mean to them, inviting them to share their feelings with the world using the hashtag #iLoveYOG.
The #iLoveYOG campaign has already been a resounding success, with thousands of athlete and fan photo contributions since the campaign launched. These images are being collated to make the largest photo mosaic in Youth Olympic history to be revealed at the closing of the Games. Fans can follow the campaign at www.olympic.org/iloveyog.
In a nod to Lillehammer’s Olympic past, as well as to the youth and future, the YOG cauldron was lit by HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Exactly 22 years ago to the day, the 12-year-old Princess’s father, HRH Crown Prince Haakon, lit the same cauldron in 1994 to kick off Lillehammer’s first Olympic Games.
The vision of the Youth Olympic Games is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and live by the Olympic values. As such, President Bach called on five of the athletes – Rachel Elizabeth Olivier (RSA), Kai Xiang Chew (MAS), Julia Moore (AUS), Britta Sillaots (EST) and Justine Brasseur (CAN) – to describe what the Youth Olympic Games mean to them, inviting them to share their feelings with the world using the hashtag #iLoveYOG.
The #iLoveYOG campaign has already been a resounding success, with thousands of athlete and fan photo contributions since the campaign launched. These images are being collated to make the largest photo mosaic in Youth Olympic history to be revealed at the closing of the Games. Fans can follow the campaign at www.olympic.org/iloveyog.
