Wikiwand AI

Skeleton at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dates21 January
Competitors28 from 15 nations
Skeleton
at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueOlympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Igls
Dates21 January
Competitors28 from 15 nations
2016 →

Skeleton at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in Igls, Innsbruck, Austria on 16 January. The competition had a boys' and a girls' event.

Each nation can send a maximum of 4 athletes (2 boys and 2 girls). The FIBT ranking will be used to allocate places to NOC's. Participation, for each of the men's and women's competitions, is limited to a total of 15 athletes, including the host nation. The NOC quotas are based on the updated FIBT ranking. Qualification is achieved by the results of athletes, who gain a qualification place for their NOC. Male and female athletes of non represented continents may also participate, with 1 male and 1 female athlete, provided that the maximum quota of 15 men and 15 women is not yet filled[1]

Medal summary

Qualification system

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks