Luge was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2012.[1]
A total of four events were held at the first two editions: boys' and girls' singles, a boys' doubles and a mixed relay event. For 2020, a women's doubles event has been added.[2]
Medalists summary
Boys' singles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck |
Christian Paffe Germany
|
Riks Kristens Rozitis Latvia
|
Toni Graefe Germany
|
| 2016 Lillehammer |
Kristers Aparjods Latvia
|
Paul-Lukas Heider Germany
|
Reid Watts Canada
|
| 2020 Lausanne |
Gints Bērziņš Latvia
|
Pavel Repilov Russia
|
Timon Grancagnolo Germany
|
Girls' singles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck |
Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger Austria
|
Saskia Langer Germany
|
Ulla Zirne Latvia
|
| 2016 Lillehammer |
Brooke Apshkrum Canada
|
Jessica Tiebel Germany
|
Madeleine Egle Austria
|
| 2020 Lausanne |
Merle Fräbel Germany
|
Jessica Degenhardt Germany
|
Diana Loginova Russia
|
Boys' doubles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck |
Florian Gruber Simon Kainzwaldner  Italy
|
Tim Brendl Florian Funk Germany
|
Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds  United States
|
| 2016 Lillehammer |
Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler Italy
|
Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz Germany
|
Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov Russia
|
| 2020 Lausanne |
Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte Germany
|
Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš Latvia
|
Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva Russia
|
Girls' doubles
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Lausanne |
Jessica Degenhardt Vanessa Schneider Germany
|
Caitlin Nash Natalie Corless Canada
|
Viktorija Ziediņa Selīna Elizabete Zvilna Latvia
|
Mixed relay
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Innsbruck |
 United States (USA)Summer Britcher Tucker West Ty Andersen Pat Edmunds |
 Germany (GER)Saskia Langer Christian Paffe Tim Brendl Florian Funk |
 Austria (AUT)Miriam Kastlunger Armin Frauscher Thomas Steu Lorenz Koller |
| 2016 Lillehammer |
Germany (GER) Jessica Tiebel Paul-Lukas Heider Hannes Orlamünder Paul Gubitz |
 Russia (RUS)Olesya Mikhaylenko Evgenii Petrov Vsevolod Kashkin Konstantin Korshunov |
 Italy (ITA)Marion Oberhofer Fabian Malleier Felix Schwarz Lukas Gufler |
| 2020 Lausanne |
Russia (RUS) Diana Loginova Pavel Repilov Mikhail Karnaukhov Iurii Chirva |
Germany (GER) Merle Fräbel Timon Grancagnolo Moritz Jäger Valentin Steudte |
 Latvia (LAT)Justīne Maskale Gints Bērziņš Kaspars Rinks Ardis Liepiņš |
Medal table
- As of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Youth Olympic Games mark highlight of the Junior season". www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "2020 Vision: Looking Ahead to Lausanne 2020 – Gender Equality". www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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