Russia’s Anna Shpyneva and Austria’s Marco Woergoetter triumphed in the women’s and men’s ski jumping competitions at the Winter Youth Olympic Games here today. 

Romania’s Georgeta Popescu powered to the Winter Youth Olympic Games gold medal in the women’s monobob competition by posting the fastest two runs of the day at the St. Moritz Olympia Bob Run, while Russia's Anastasiia Tsyganova earned the skeleton title.

Switzerland's Siri Wigger and Norway's Nikolai Holmboe earned titles on the first day of cross-country skiing competition at Lausanne 2020, with both athletes holding off the challenge of Swedish rivals.

Belgium's Evy Poppe rose to the top of the women's snowboard slopestyle standings, after a superb final run of the competition at the Leysin Park and Pipe venue.

Latvia's Gints Berzins celebrated victory in the men's luge competition, after posting the fastest two runs of the competition in St Moritz.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg issued a warning to world leaders that climate change demonstrations will not go away, as a march swept through Lausanne during the Winter Youth Olympic Games here.

Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg is expected to arrive in Lausanne tomorrow as part of a planned event, taking place during the Winter Youth Olympic Games here.

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games should look to the example of Lausanne 2020 to create an atmosphere that appeals to young people, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Christophe Dubi.

Yang Binyu earned China's first gold medal of Lausanne 2020, triumphing in the women's mass start speed skating competition, while the men's event saw further Japanese success and a breakthrough medal for Colombia.

Individual ambitions were put to one side on the penultimate day of Lausanne 2020 speed skating competition, as a 16-team mixed National Olympic Committee (NOC) sprint event was held in St Moritz.

Finland's Rosa Pohjolainen and Jaakko Tapanainen combined to impressive effect to win the parallel mixed team competition, as the Lausanne 2020 alpine skiing competition concluded at Les Diablerets Alpine Centre.

The University of Pittsburgh has announced a Victory Heights initiative, involving a series of projects aimed at providing student athletes with top-level competition and facilities.

The International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) has already begun efforts to ensure the sport features at Gangwon 2024, as its debut Winter Youth Olympic appearance concluded with Swiss success.

Sweden celebrated double Lausanne 2020 slalom success, as Adam Hofstedt and Emma Sahlin triumphed at the Les Diablerets Alpine Centre.