EYOF Voarlberg 2015

European Youth Winter Olympic Festival, Voarlberg 2015

Place: Vorarlberg (Austria) and Liechtenstein

Date: 25. - 30. january 2015
Number of athletes: around 1500 athletes from 49 nations
Number of sports: 8
Number of Slovenian athletes: znano v januarju 2015

Slogan of the games: "Rock the Alps"

Official web page: www.eyof2015.org

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EYOF Vorarlberg

Winter European Youth Olympic Festival 2015 will be hosted by the region of Vorarlberg. Most competitors will be staying at the town of Schruns. The settlement is nested among high alpine peaks of up to 3312 m (Piz Buin) and has 18,000 beds for tourists who arrive primarily in wintertime for skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, ice skating and other winter sports. Some events will also take place in Liechtenstein, the sixth smallest country in the world in the heart of the Alps.

 

 

Events

Competitors at the European Youth Olympic Festival will take part in the following events:

 

- alpine skiing,
- snowboarding,
- ski jumping,
- nordic combined,
- cross country skiing,
- ice hockey,
- figure skating,
- biathlon.

 

 

Venues

Events will be hosted by eight cities in Austria and Liechtenstein:

  • Bürserberg
  • Dornbirn
  • Gaschurn
  • Malbun
  • Schruns/Hochjoch
  • Schruns/Tschagguns / Aktivpark
  • St. Gallenkirch-Garfrescha
  • Steg
  • Tschagguns

More information about the venues is available by clicking here.

 

 

For visitors of the Festival

Here is some helpful information if you are planning on visiting the European Youth Olympic Festival:

  • driving to Schruns from Ljubljana by car takes about seven hours (524 km),
  • the local currency is the Euro,
  • accommodation can be found here,
  • the official timetable of events is available here,
  • more tourist information about Vorarlberg.

History of EYOF

The European Youth Olympic Festival was first held in 1993 in the Italian winter sports centre of Aosta. The best young European athletes competed for medals in five events: alpine skiing, cross country skiing, biathlon, figure skating and short track speed skating.


Since the Festival’s beginning, many participants went on to make their name in the global sporting world. Many participants went on to win medals at Olympic Games, World Cups, World Championships and European Championships.


Winter Youth Festival winners and later sports superstars include alpine skiers Janica Kostelić (Cro.) Anja Paerson and Anna Ottosson (both Swe.), Michaela Kirchgasser (Aut.), Denise Karbon (Ita.), cross country skiers Marit Björgen (Nor.), Yulia Tchepalova (Rus.), Kristina Smigun (Est.), ski jumpers Rok Benkovič, Anže Lanišek (Slo.), Janne Happonen (Fin.), figure skaters Yevgeniy Plyushchenko and Irina Sluckaya (both Rus.), Sarah Meier (Swi.), Elena Lyashenko (Ukr.), Nordic combined competitor Jason Lamy Chappuis (Fra.), snowboarder Paulina Ligocka (Pol.) and many more

 

 

 

Slovenian european youth olympic festival team

Nace Žnidaršič

Žnidaršič Nace
Sport:
biathlon
Discipline:
7,5 km sprint, 10 km pursuit, 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km
Birthday:
1997
Height:
187
Weight:
78
Sport club:
SK Loška dolina
Coach:
Nejc Kordiš
Kar seješ to požanješ.

OG and other games results

OG medals:
ZOFEM Vorarlberg 2015
biathlon 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km 14. place
biathlon 10 km pursuit 33. place
biathlon 7,5 km sprint 40. place

Top results

Hobbies:
Smučanje, plavanje, vožnja z monociklom.
Start of sport career:
Leta 2003 na šolski športni prireditvi, kjer so predstavili panogo.
Ambitions after sport career:
Dobiti zaposlitev v smeri moje izobrazbe ali zaposlitev na športnem področju.

Personal best

Result:
1. mesto Alpski pokal
Discipline:
Skupinski štart
Date:

biathlon, 7,5 km sprint
10:30 Nace Žnidaršič 40th +03:16.9 - final (1 missed shot)

biathlon, 10 km pursuit
10:30 Nace Žnidaršič 33rd +06:38.9 - final (5 missed shots)

Best of Team Slovenia

Domen Prevc, Tine Bogataj, Bor Pavlovčič, Urban Rogelj ski jumping,normal hill - team Rezultat:1030.4
Prevc Domen
Domen Prevc ski jumping,normal hill Rezultat:224.3t

Top 10

Domen Prevc, Tine Bogataj, Bor Pavlovčič, Urban Rogelj ski jumping normal hill - team 1. place
Domen Prevc ski jumping normal hill 2. place
Maja Gradišar, Anita Seretinek, Tine Bogataj, Bor Pavlovčič ski jumping mixed team 6. place
Bor Pavlovčič ski jumping normal hill 7. place
Matevž Malovrh, Gašper Brecl, Vid Vrhovnik, Jaka Matko nordic combined team 8. place
Tine Bogataj ski jumping normal hill 8. place
Meta Hrovat alpine skiing giant slalom 8. place
ANDREJA SLOKAR, Andraž Rakovec, Krištof Fabjan, Matevž Rupnik, meta hrovat, Lejla Habjan alpine skiing parallel- mixed team 9. place
Vid Vrhovnik nordic combined normal hill + 5 km 9. place
Anita Seretinek ski jumping normal hill 9. place
Meta Hrovat alpine skiing slalom 9. place
Urban Rogelj ski jumping normal hill 10. place
Vid Vrhovnik nordic combined normal hill + 10 km 10. place
Lejla Habjan alpine skiing slalom 13. place
urška poje, Luka Plahuta, Nace Žnidaršič, Nina Zadravec biathlon 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km 14. place
Miha Ličef, Nina Klemenčič, Veronika Jakopič, Luka Markun cross-country skiing 4x5 km 14. place
Luka Plahuta biathlon 7,5 km sprint 16. place
Maks Hribar snowboarding cross 17. place
Tit Štante snowboarding cross 17. place
Zala Kobentar alpine skiing giant slalom 17. place
Urška Poje biathlon 7,5 km pursuit 18. place
Jaka Dvornik alpine skiing slalom 18. place
Luka Naglič biathlon 7,5 km sprint 21. place
Veronika Jakopič cross-country skiing 7,5 km classical 22. place
Maja Gradišar ski jumping normal hill 23. place
Andraž Rakovec alpine skiing giant slalom 23. place
Matic Kvas snowboarding cross 25. place
Polona Klemenčič biathlon 6 km sprint 25. place
Luka Markun cross-country skiing 7,5 km free 25. place
Nina Polšak figure skating free program 25. place
Luka Plahuta biathlon 10 km pursuit 26. place
Andrej Jenko cross-country skiing sprint 26. place
Miha Ličef cross-country skiing 7,5 km free 26. place
Miha Ličef cross-country skiing sprint 28. place
Jaka Matko nordic combined normal hill + 5 km 29. place
Nina Klemenčič cross-country skiing 7,5 km classical 29. place
Nina Klemenčič cross-country skiing 5 km free 30. place
Luka Markun cross-country skiing 10 km classical 31. place
Jaka Matko nordic combined normal hill + 10 km 31. place
Gašper Brecl nordic combined normal hill + 5 km 31. place
Urška Poje biathlon 6 km sprint 32. place
Matevž Malovrh nordic combined normal hill + 10 km 32. place
Miha Ličef cross-country skiing 10 km classical 32. place
Nace Žnidaršič biathlon 10 km pursuit 33. place
Gašper Brecl nordic combined normal hill + 10 km 33. place
Zala Kobentar alpine skiing slalom 33. place
Krištof Fabjan alpine skiing giant slalom 34. place
Polona Klemenčič biathlon 7,5 km pursuit 36. place
Martina Jakopič cross-country skiing 7,5 km classical 37. place
Nace Žnidaršič biathlon 7,5 km sprint 40. place
Nina Klemenčič cross-country skiing sprint 42. place
Jaka Dvornik alpine skiing giant slalom 42. place
Erik Raduha cross-country skiing sprint 42. place
Nina Zadravec biathlon 7,5 km pursuit 43. place
Liza Praznik cross-country skiing 7,5 km classical 44. place
Erik Raduha cross-country skiing 10 km classical 44. place
Veronika Jakopič cross-country skiing sprint 45. place
Martina Jakopič cross-country skiing 5 km free 45. place
Luka Naglič biathlon 10 km pursuit 47. place
Liza Praznik cross-country skiing 5 km free 47. place
Erik Raduha cross-country skiing 7,5 km free 50. place
Veronika Jakopič cross-country skiing 5 km free 52. place
Liza Praznik cross-country skiing sprint 52. place
Nina Zadravec biathlon 6 km sprint 54. place
Luka Markun cross-country skiing sprint 57. place
Martina Jakopič cross-country skiing sprint 57. place
Andrej Jenko cross-country skiing 10 km classical 58. place
Andrej Jenko cross-country skiing 7,5 km free 63. place
Rok Kenda biathlon 7,5 km sprint 67. place

Medal Table

Country
Gold medal
Silver medal
Bronze medal
Together
Slovenija 1 1 2

Schedule and Results

25. Jan. 2015 - 30. Jan. 2015

snowboarding, cross
13:00 Maks Hribar 17th 1/8 final - final (izpad)
13:00 Tit Štante 17th 1/8 final - final (izpad)
13:00 Matic Kvas 25th 1/8 final - final (izpad)
cross-country skiing, 10 km classical
10:30 Luka Markun 31st 29:19,1 - final (+02:10,2)
10:30 Miha Ličef 32th 29:25,2 - final (+02:16,3)
10:30 Erik Raduha 44th 30:09,5 - final (+03:00,6)
10:30 Andrej Jenko 58th 30:57,5 - final (+03:48,6)
figure skating, free program
09:00 Nina Polšak 27th 27,46 - final
biathlon, 7,5 km sprint
10:30 Luka Plahuta 16th +01:52.9 - final (2 missed shots)
10:30 Luka Naglič 21st +02:06.2 - final (1 missed shot)
10:30 Nace Žnidaršič 40th +03:16.9 - final (1 missed shot)
10:30 Rok Kenda 67th +05:58.2 - final (6 missed shots)
biathlon, 10 km pursuit
10:30 Luka Plahuta 26th +05:50.6 - final (7 missed shots)
10:30 Nace Žnidaršič 33rd +06:38.9 - final (5 missed shots)
10:30 Luka Naglič 47th +08:04.3 - final (9 missed shots)
10:30 - final
cross-country skiing, 7,5 km free
10:30 Luka Markun 25th 20:36.1 - final (+01:30.1)
10:30 Miha Ličef 26th 20:36.6 - final (+01:30.6)
10:30 Erik Raduha 50th 21:34.1 - final (+02:28.1)
10:30 Andrej Jenko 63rd 22:30 - final (+03:24)
figure skating, free program
09:00 Nina Polšak 25th 80,80 - final