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1 We thank our partners who have loyally supported us over the years, not only financially but occasionally also with sound advice. Österreichischer Eisschnelllauf Verband / ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association Dr. Hans Spohn President Werner Jäger Vice President Supported by:

2 Content Foreword by the President of ASSA Welcome Message Innsbruck 1964 Innsbruck 1976 Universiade 2005 YOG Innsbruck 2012 Special Olympics 2017 Graz Modernised Olympic Ice Rink Austria s National Speed Skating Team Shorttrack in Austria today Speed Skating in Austria today This is also Part of Speed Skating in Austria Sports and Culture Sports and Culture Exhibition Programme The Organizing Committee / Official Hotels ISU Social Programme WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

3 Foreword by the President of ASSA Dear guests and sports fans, 2017 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the ISU. Founding member Austria returns to the stage as a host for international speed skating events, as well as proudly presenting its modernised and updated speed skating complex, completed last year after significant investment, and with its newly constructed 400 m track which also boasts a modern inline surface. Plenty of reasons for the Österreichischer Eisschnelllauf Verband ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association to publish this information leaflet on the occasion of the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships Innsbruck Let s start with a brief look back: 1962, 1963, people worked on saturdays until 1.00 p.m., there were two weeks holiday a year. Even so, every weekend and during their holidays, dedicated adherents of the sport made their way to Innsbruck from all across Austria, leaving their families behind to focus on a single goal preparing for the 1964 Winter Olympic Games. Whether supervising construction of the sports venues and the Olympic Village, or optimising the organisational and logistical workflows, they were determined that Innsbruck would be indelibly marked in the Olympic calendar as an unforgettable venue for the Winter Olympic Games. The manner in which the city of Innsbruck and the province of Tyrol have looked after their sporting venues ever since pays homage to these men. Innsbruck has always been a venue for important sporting competitions, particularly following construction of the Olympic competition sites, and has provided the world with magical and unforgettable moments of sporting history, both in victory and defeat. My selection is by necessity incomplete, subjective, and tinged with an Austrian bias, which means it also includes downhill skiers Lidija Skoblikowa wins all the Olympic distances in women s speed skating, an achievement that would only ever be matched by the great Eric Heiden. Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, the renowned German pair-skating stars and top favourites, are pushed into 2nd place by all-time greats Ludmilla and Oleg Protopopov. Speed skating world power the Netherlands celebrates its only ever Olympic win in figure skating with Sjoukje Dijkstra s gold. Egon Zimmermann defends Austria s honour as a nation of skiers, winning gold in the men s downhill on the Patscherkofel The Bergisel is the scene of Austrian victories: Austria wins gold and silver. The young Toni Innauer, one of the best ski jumpers of all times, can t get over his defeat at the hands of Karl Schnabl. Briton John Curry wins gold, marking a high point in figure skating history that, for me, has only ever been matched by Torvill and Dean. The list of winners in the 10,000 m men s speed skating includes Piet Kleine, Sten Stensen and Hans van Helden a mini Who s Who of speed skating at that time. And back on the Patscherkofel: no one was under more pressure to succeed. His performance alone would determine Austria s success or failure in the Olympic Games. Franz Klammer won, establishing him as the greatest icon of Austrian sport to this day Winter Universiade in Innsbruck: Austria in 1st place in the country rankings The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck sees 1,022 athletes from 69 countries taking part in a total of 63 competitions, and with excellent performances right from the start. These, and many other major, memorable and, to some extent, identity-forming moments are the result of the commitment to sport shown by Innsbruck and Tyrol. For this our heartfelt thanks. And so it should continue into the future. Speed skating, not only in Innsbruck but throughout Austria. The consistent development work being done in Innsbruck, with support from Carinthia, has resulted in a young and powerful team for ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association, some of whom are already enjoying considerable international success. The Junior World Championships currently being held in the country are also lending fresh impetus to the short trackers. And every year thousands of skating fans, especially from the Netherlands, make their way to the Weissensee in Carinthia where they compete in their long distance championships. ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association has officially designated two of these races Austrian Championships. This leaflet intends to provide a little information about all these activities. As the venue for the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships Innsbruck 2017, ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association is demonstrating its credentials as hosts for further major ISU events, aspiring to be chosen to host the JWCs and European championships on the newly modernised Olympic ice rink in Innsbruck. In publishing this leaflet ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association is one of the first to congratulate the ISU on its anniversary, and warmly wishes the organisation at least another 125 successful years at the pinnacle of skating. And last but not least: I wish all athletes, trainers and officials at the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships Innsbruck 2017 a memorable, sporting, successful, and above all accident-free world championships. May the best win, and subsequently look back on their victory as an important milestone in their skating careers. And to all those who won t walk away with medals, ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association thanks you for taking part and greatly values your contribution to the sport. My thanks go to all the partners, sponsors, ISU officials, employees, volunteers, visitors, the city of Innsbruck, the province of Tyrol, the Olympiaworld Innsbruck, and the Bundesministerium für Sport I m certain I ll have omitted a few. You have all made an essential contribution to ensuring that the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships Innsbruck 2017 will be a success. Hans Spohn President of ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association 04 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

4 Welcome Message 06 Dear Skating Friends, Herzlich Willkommen! Welcome! On behalf of the International Skating Union, it is a pleasure for me to extend a warm welcome to all of you in Austria for the 2017 ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. It is an extra festive edition of the Championships because the ISU is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. We have the opportunity to see the best Junior Short Track Skaters in the world at the Olympiaworld Innsbruck. These promising young Skaters are the Champions of tomorrow. I am sure this Event will be full of exciting performances, and I wish everybody a very joyful and memorable experience. The ISU would like to thank the Österreichischer Eisschnelllauf Verband. Compliments go to the Organizing Committee, the officials and the many volunteers who have worked hard to make the event a success. I also would like to extend my gratitude to the media and sponsors for their interest and contribution to the promotion and development of Short Track Speed Skating. Last but not least, I wish the Skaters a lot of success. Let us enjoy their performances and give everybody a big round of applause. I would like to wish you all a wonderful ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships in this celebratory year! Jan Dijkema ISU President Dear sports fans, 2017 is a year of major sporting events in Tyrol, and we are delighted that our province will be hosting the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships from 27 to 29 January. The world s junior speed skating elite will be competing in the heart of the Alps, with Olympiaworld in Innsbruck offering the ideal setting for exciting competitions. Here 210 top athletes from over 40 countries will be racing for the prized titles in the individual and relay competitions. It is exactly five years ago that young athletes aged between 14 to 18 demonstrated their talents at the Youth Olympic Games in Tyrol, and today, as then, I am impressed by the power, performance and desire to win that these youngsters display. I wish all competitors, their trainers, and the team of organisers the very best and every success for the World Championships, and trust that fans from around the world will enjoy this sporting spectacle here in the province of the Tyrol. Deputy State Governor Josef Geisler Regional Minister for Sport Dear athletes and short track fans, It is a particular pleasure for me as General Secretary of the Austrian Olympic Committee that the Innsbruck Olympiaworld will be the site of the 2017 ISU World Junior Short Track Championships from 26 to 29 January, bringing this young, dynamic and, above all, extremely appealing sport - a permanent fixture in the Olympic schedule since the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville - to this Austrian centre of excellence. Five years after the first Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, which saw Austrian athlete Melanie Brantner winning a bronze in the short track mixed relay, the venue is again providing junior athletes aged 14 to 18 with ideal competition conditions. The city of Innsbruck and the organisers will be offering the stars of tomorrow, their trainers, supervisors, and spectators from around the world a memorable event. And the international sporting world will again be focused on the province of Tyrol. I take this opportunity to wish all the athletes a successful and injury-free world championships, and the spectators a unique speed skating experience. We hope the Austrian juniors of today will be the Olympic winners of tomorrow and the years to come. Yours, Dr. Peter Mennel General Secretary of the Austrian Olympic Committee WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

5 Innsbruck 1964 The IX Olympic Winter Games hosted in Innsbruck in 1964 registered 1,073,000 spectators, hugely surpassing the numbers attending all previous Winter Games. The speed skating competitions alone attracted 69,500 spectators. 140 Olympia hostesses helped visitors from abroad wherever assistance with the language and local knowledge was required. The latest in electronics were used at the sporting venues, such as an IBM computer installed in the official s booth next to the finishing line for the speed skating competitions. 08 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

6 Innsbruck 1976 Skiing dominates the reporting in Austria s media. Klammer wins gold on the Patscherkofl. Double victory on the Bergisel. And the Germans celebrate Gold-Rosi Mittermaier. However, the most successful athlete at the Games is Russian speed skater Tatiana Averina who wins 2 gold and 2 bronze medals. Norway s Sten Stensen takes Olympic gold over 5,000 m, coming in second behind Dutchman Piet Kleine in the 10,000 m. 10 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

7 Universiade 2005 Veronika Windisch The 2005 Winter Universiade took place in Innsbruck and Seefeld with Austria topping the medal table with 10 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze medals. Fotocredit: Wulf Scherbichler 12 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

8 YOG Innsbruck 2012 Fotocredit: Wulf Scherbichler The 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games were the first of their type. The premiere was a huge success: 1,021 athletes between the ages of 14 and 18 from 70 countries took part in the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games which were held in Innsbruck, Seefeld and Kühtai, and ran from 13 to 22 January A total of 63 medals were won over the nine days of competition. Team Austria, with its 81 athletes, was the largest delegation, followed by the USA (69), Russia (58) and Germany (55). 14 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

9 Special Olympics 2017 Graz The Special Olympics World Winter Games Austria 2017 will take place in Styria (Graz, Schladming, Ramsau) from 14 to 25 March The participating athletes have already demonstrated admirable performances, enthusiasm and euphoria at the Pre- Games WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 Fotocredit: Wulf Scherbichler Sarah Schmölzer Emanuel Kern 17

10 Modernised Olympic Ice Rink Fotocredit: Olympiaworld First competition on the new ice rink Regiocup Fotocredit: Simon Rainer WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

11 Austria s National Speed Skating Team Austria s national speed skating team is Young Excellently trained by Hannes Wolf (speed skating), Jurek Rokita (junior speed skating) and Ivan Pandov (short track) Lead by our senior members Armin Hager (22), Linus Heidegger (21), and the exceptional athlete Vanessa Herzog (21), our skaters are notching up impressive results, also amongst the juniors. We believe the following count as much as sporting success: Team spirit A love of skating Friendship across borders with skating fans around the world The excellent training and opportunities to compete in Austria which we are delighted to share with our friends all over the world in the form of joint training and competitions. We wish all ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships Innsbruck 2017 participants the very best of luck! TeilnehmerIn Verein Alter Wohnort Armin HAGER USC Innsbruck 22 Years Volders, Tirol Linus HEIDEGGER USC Innsbruck 21 Years Innsbruck, Tirol Vanessa HERZOG USC Innsbruck 21 Years Ferlach, Kärnten Philemon RAINER Eisschnelllaufclub Villach 21 Years Fresach, Kärnten Dominic ANDERMANN ASKÖ Eisring Süd 20 Years Wien Matthias WOLFGANG ASKÖ Eisring Süd 20 Years Wien Melanie BRANTNER ASKÖ Weiz 19 Years Weiz, Steiermark Viola FEICHTNER USC Innsbruck 18 Years Oberperfuss, Tirol Stefan HAAN Eislaufverein Wörthersee 18 Years Innsbruck, Tirol Mathias HAUER USC Innsbruck 18 Years Aldrans, Tirol Viktoria SCHINNERL USC Innsbruck 17 Years Götzens, Tirol Nicolas ANDERMANN ASKÖ Eisring Süd 17 Years Wien Gabriel ODOR USC Innsbruck 16 Years Grinzens, Tirol Heinrich LIU ASKÖ Eisring Süd 16 Years Wien 20 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

12 Shorttrack in Austria today Fotocredit: Wulf Scherbichler The best of the upcoming generation of short track athletes meet each year at the Danubia Cup, last held in Austria, in Graz, in 2014 and This year the clash of schedules with the Junior Short Track World Championships prevented ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association from hosting the event. However, we look forward to meeting again, perhaps in the coming 2017/2018 season. Heinrich Liu 22 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

13 Shorttrack in Austria today Matthias Wolfgang (6) Tobias Wolf (3) Melanie Brantner Nicolas Andermann Dominic Andermann Matthias Wolfgang Philemon Rainer Heinrich Liu 24 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

14 Speed Skating in Austria today Linus Heidegger Viktoria Schinnerl Viola Feichtner The Austrian national team places great importance in sport, team spirit, friendship, tolerance and openness, and shared experiences. Sufficient grounds for a group detour to Venice, and to visit our training partner Francesca during a break in training in Italy. Fotocredit: ASSA Ignaz Gschwentner 26 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

15 Speed Skating in Austria today Vanessa Herzog Gabriel Odor 28 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

16 Speed Skating in Austria today Stefan Haan Mathias Hauer Viola Feichtner 30 Armin Hager WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

17 This is also Part of Speed Skating in Austria Weissensee: The alternative Dutch Elfstedentocht is the world s largest ice sports spectacle with 3,000 skaters competing in speed skating marathons over 50, 100 and 200 km on Weissensee in Carinthia. Held each year in late January since During the event ASSA Austria Speed Skating Association determines and officially recognises the national and international women and men s champions over the traditional marathon distance and over 200 km. 32 Fotocredit: Otmar Braunecker WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

18 This is also Part of Speed Skating in Austria Ice skating on Carinthia s frozen lakes is one of Austria s traditional winter sporting pleasures. Due to its situation and shallow depth, the Weissensee can be guaranteed to freeze over, and offers a stunning natural panorama. It has long since been discovered by our Dutch skating fans, and is a fixed part of their winter holiday plans. 34 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

19 Sports and Culture O Sport, you are Beauty! O Sport, you are Beauty! You are the architect of that edifice which is the human body and which can become abject or sublime according to whether it is defiled by vile passions or improved through healthy exertion. There can be no beauty without balance and proportion, and you are the peerless master of both, for you create harmony, you give movements rhythm, you make strength graceful and you endow suppleness with power. Pierre de Coubertin, Ode to Sport, II. Verse At the first glance, sport and art don t seem to have a lot in common or to be closely related. The conceptions of a diaphoretic physical and an artistic often even regarded as higher activity couldn t be further apart. However, there has always been a bond, that connected arts and sports in fact, the parallels that can be drawn are numerous. The origin of competitive and purposive sport that exceeds war-making or disputes between paramours lies some - where in the ancient world and is not easy to determine the most famous early manifestation of it are undoubtedly the Olympic Games, which took place from the 2nd millennium BC until most likely 393 AD. Those festivals devoted to the worship of Zeus and Pelops consisted of religious, sportive and artistic events, competitions and celebrations the run with the torch to ignite the sacrificial fire might explain, why sports became an essential part of those festi - vals. In the run of the centuries the competition in sports disciplines and the collective production and admiration of artworks as a form of praise became inseparable elements of the Ancient Olympic Games. When Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games together with the Olympic Thought his main objectives for sure have been the peaceful competition of different nations and an increase in popularity of physical activity. How - ever, from 1912 until 1948 competitions in 5 artistic disciplines were held as well: Architecture, Literature, Music, Painting and Sculpture. The inventor of the Modern Olympic Games himself was rewarded the Gold Medal for literature in 1912 in Stockholm for his Ode to Sport, in which he praises sport as pleasure of the gods, justice, peace, progress, honour, joy and beauty. Although those artistic disciplines vanished after 1948, art stayed an important part of the Olympic Games, as the Games were often accompanied by exhibitions (for example in Innsbruck in 1976, when Lore Heuermann had the exhibition Bewegungszyklus ), displays of inventions and progress of the hosting countries and not to forget architectural milestones. Apart from these apparent historic bonds between arts and sports we might as well ask, what characteristics draw them together? What do arts and sports have in common, what emotions and impressions do they trigger in us? Neither creating nor admiring artworks or (competitive) sports seem to pose activities that are necessary to survive but maybe for a satisfied life. One of the underlying principles that can be observed in both is the immanent strive for more and better results. Both artists and sportsmen try to improve constantly to achieve targets they set for themselves. Besides this inner struggle every artist and sportsman has to fight every day, we should also consider the expressive function of arts and sports. Art is often said to treat the deep human themes (without specifying what they are), our desires, dreams, concerns and fears sport in contrast seems to lack this dispute. But why shouldn t we express an emotion similarly through a red spot on a canvas and a faultless axel jump? Top-performances in sports can tell stories, expose latent wishes, criticise and improve, express feelings and most importantly fulfil desires just like an artwork can. However, there is one feature that inseparably ties arts and sports together: beauty. Without their aesthetics and beauty, sports and arts would never play such an important role in our daily lives think of the even touchdown of the skids, the extreme cornering and the mere movement of the bodies in Short Track. The pleasure we experience watching a fair and thrilling competition is the same pleasure we feel when listening to music, reading a novel and looking at a painting sports and art trigger feelings of joy within us, the spectators and admirers. Arts and sports are by far not the same but they are on the same mission : the performers get a chance to express themselves and push themselves to unsuspected heights and at the same time the admirers perceive these heights as memorable and extraordinary experiences. Arts and sports represent distractions from the day-to-day life and are frankly speaking fascinating, touching and beautiful. 36 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

20 Sports and Culture Exhibition Motion studies The term motion studies is equally at home in both worlds: video-based motion analysis has long since become an integral part of today s sports training, and figurative artists also require this knowledge in order to correctly depict human motions. And just as athletes regularly train their bodies, so artists continually work on their graphic skills. Both athletes and artists train individually as well as in groups. Team members encourage one another, and yet in the end everyone competes alone. Lucia Kellner Born 1932 in Vienna, graduate of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Hans Detlef Dupal Born 1943 in Vienna, doctor of medicine and graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Robert Floch Born in Vienna, long periods spent abroad in Germany and France. The motion studies exhibition on show in the vestibule on the north-west side of the Olympic ice rink during the ISU World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championship Innsbruck 2017 presents six artists who often cooperate. They regularly meet to study the motions of a model, capturing these in drawings or paintings on paper. Their focus lies on precision and speed, developing and honing their own particular artistic styles. All the artists live and work in Vienna, although they exhibit regularly throughout Austria and abroad. Many of their works are held by private and public collections where they constitute part of our cultural heritage. Opening of the exhibition: 26 January 2017, 8.00 p.m. Vestibule on the north-west side of the Olympic rink Bernhard H. Kratzig Born 1943 in Pernitz, Lower Austria, trained as a commercial graphic designer and private studies in painting. Hermann Härtel Born 1943 in Klosterneuburg, graduate of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Günter Povaly Born 1939 in Leoben, Styria, graduated in arts education and painting from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. 38 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

21 Programme The Organizing Committee Official Hotels Thursday, January 26th 08:00* Official Training 19:00 Opening Meeting Friday, January 27th 10:25* Qualifying Rounds 1500, 500, 1000 meters Ladies & Men Qualifying Rounds 3000 meters Relay Ladies & Men Saturday, January 28th 10:10* Ranking Finals 1500, 500 meters Ladies & Men 13:30 Opening Ceremony 13:45 Semi-Finals & Finals 1500 meters Ladies & Men Heats, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Finals 500 meters Ladies & Men Semi-Finals 3000 meters Relay Ladies Semi-Finals 3000 meters Relay Men Sunday, January 29th 11:00* Ranking Finals 1000 meters Ladies & Men 13:30 Heats, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Finals 1000 meters Ladies & Men Super-Finals 1500 meters Ladies & Men Finals 3000 meters Relay Ladies & Men Awards Ceremony * The programme is subject to change depending on the final entry of Skaters. All entries, hotel reservation and media accreditation requests, as well as other inquiries should be addressed to: Österreichischer Eisschnelllauf Verband Prinz Eugenstraße 12, A-1040 Wien Hermann Filipic Phone: +43 (0) office@shorttrackaustria.at Peter Maurer Phone: +43 (0) media@shorttrackaustria.at Web site All information concerning the competition will be available at the following event website: FB: Austrian Ice Racers Live results will be available at the following website: Participating Teams: ALPHOTEL Bernhard-Höfel-Strasse 16, A-6020 Innsbruck T: +43 (0) F: +43 (0) W: PENZ HOTEL WEST Fürstenweg 183 A Innsbruck T: +43 (0) F: +43 (0) W: RAMADA INNSBRUCK TIVOLI Olympiastrasse 41 A-6020 Innsbruck T: +43 (0) F: +43 (0) W: Official's Hotel: GRAUER BÄR Universitätsstrasse 5-7 A-6020 Innsbruck T: +43 (0) F: +43 (0) W: 40 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

22 ISU Social Programme Fotocredit: Hans Spohn There has been a bridge over the river Inn which gives the city its name since The city first began to flourish in the Middle Ages, thanks to its geographical location on ancient trading routes and its mineral resources in Hall (salt) and Schwaz (silver). Emperor Maximilian I ( ) made his mark on the city with landmark structures including the famous Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) and Schwarze Mander, the bronze figures on Maximilian s cenotaph in the Hofkirche (Court Church). The magnificent houses in the old city with their arcades and decorative facades are evidence of its citizens wealth. Numerous churches are testament to Innsbruck s tradition of religiosity, and Lucas Cranach the Elders ( ) painting Maria Hilf (Mary of Succour) in the cathedral was the best known Marian image in the Alpine region; highly valued and frequently copied, versions adorn the facades of many houses in the old city. 42 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

23 ISU Social Programme Fotocredit: Hans Spohn The ISU social programme offers two guided tours with an art historian: Walk through the city of Innsbruck to see the Goldenes Dachl, cathedral, Hofkirche and old city. Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 9.30 a.m. Maria Theresia extended the Imperial Palace to its current size, lending the city an imperial visage. The Triumphpforte (triumphal gateway), the palace gardens and the Anna pillar are further impressive architectural works dating from this period. Tyrol is unthinkable without Andreas Hofer, folk hero and leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic invasion. His tomb is in the Hofkirche, and scenes from the famous Battle of Bergisel are captured in a giant panoramic painting, executed in 1895 and almost 1000 m² in size, which is now housed in in the Museum Tirol Panorama. It is due to Innsbruck s lofty alpine location that makes sport an integral part of the city s identity. The surrounding sporting venues are within easy reach of the city, especially those erected for the Winter Olympic Games: the 9th in 1964, and the 12th in But Innsbruck looks forward as well as back. Numerous contemporary and outstanding buildings have recently been erected, including the university s social and economic sciences faculty, the new main railway station, the Bergisel ski jump, and the Museum Tirol Panorama. Museum Tirol Panorama: Andreas Hofer and the Napoleonic Wars: panorama painting, view from Bergisel. Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 2.00 p.m. Meeting point: bar/lobby at the Hotel Grauer Bär. We would also be delighted to take you on a guided tour at a date of your choosing, where available. Please contact Sabine Fürnkranz, WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

24 46 WORLD JUNIOR SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 Für den Inhalt verantwortlich: Österreichischer Eisschnellauf Verband