NOC plug-in to the YOG

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1 NOC SERVICES UPDATE SPORTS UPDATE IOC YOG AMBASSADORs LEARN & SHARE VOLUNTEER & ENGAGEMENT MASCOT & EMBLEM KEY DATES NOC plug-in to the YOG The 2 nd Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer 2016 EDITION 3, NOVEMBER 2014 Dear Friends, Lillehammer 2016 had a good delegation present as observers during the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing this August. Congratulations to NYOGOC and the whole city of Nanjing for hosting a very successful 2 nd Summer Youth Olympic Games. The atmosphere in the Youth Olympic Village, the interaction between athletes across sports and nationality was an impressive sight. The athletes I have spoken to said it really made an impression on them! Let me also take the opportunity to thank NYOGOC for their positiveness and their openness that allowed us to make some very good observations and experiences. Progress in Lillehammer is going according to schedule. This summer and early fall we have spent a lot of time working on the venues, identifying the various client needs and location of the different operations. This venue mapping is about to be summarized and will give us a clear indication of what work needs to be done. As mentioned in the 2 nd Plug-in to the YOG, we will use the already existing venues from the Olympic Games in Lillehammer 94. However this is with a small exception: as curling was not on the programme in 94 a new curling venue has been built in addition to a second ice rink for ice hockey. The major building project and what will remain as one of the most important legacies after Lillehammer 2016 is the new student housing that will be part of the Youth Olympic Village in Lillehammer. Recruiting young leaders and a new generation of volunteers is a major goal for us. In this edition you will find some updates on how we progress and what actions we do in this regard. Interest has been high among the youth and we look forward working with them leading up to February 2016! As we speak, the first light drizzle of snow has started to fall over the mountains in the Lillehammerregion. We hope for a good winter that will give good conditions for sport. We wish your athletes best of luck as they now proceed into the qualification period! LYOGOC will hold a progress report at ANOC General Assembly in Bangkok and Head of NOC Service & Relations Guro Lium will be present at EOC General Assembly in Baku. With warm regards, Tomas Holmestad CEO

2 NOC SERVICES UPDATE With the Olympic flame being extinguished in Nanjing and the qualification period open, we expect that the NOCs will pay more attention to what s going on in Lillehammer. In terms of communication channels, we remind you that we will use the IOC NOCnet as our main communication channel. In addition we will communicate with mass mailing. Should you have any inquiries please do not hesitate to contact us on: Noc-services@lillehammer2016.no CHEFs DE MISSION SEMINAR The CdM Seminar will be conducted in Lillehammer 1 st to 4 th October The Young Ambassadors Seminar will be held in parallel sessions, same dates. KEY DATES See the last page of this Newsletter for updated Key Dates. The updated Key dates includes the Chefs seminar and Young Ambassadors seminar. The Key dates are also available on the IOC NOCnet. NOC VISITS NOC OPEN DAY Lillehammer 2016 will not facilitate for any Open Days. NOCs are welcome to visit Lillehammer, but this will be completely at NOC own cost and responsibility. NOCs are welcome to contact Lillehammer 2016 NOC Services for any assistance in terms of recommendations for stay and how to get around should this be of interest. SPORTS UPDATE - QUALIFICATION All qualification rules has been set. As of October 1 st 2014 the qualification period for all sports is open. The qualification rules are posted on the IOC NOCnet. The qualification period ends 10 th of January We wish all NOCs good luck in obtaining qualification quotas! EVENTS 2014/2015 SEASON Lillehammer 2016 will not have any official test events. However, all venues and sports will be hosting competitions on a high level with the staff that will be in charge of the running of competitions Games time in 2016 during the season 2014/2015. These competition will be valuable training events for the organizers of the sport competitions in SPORTS PROGRAMME The sports programme is almost complete. Minor adjustments still needs to be done. We have made a provisonal version available on the IOC NOCnet. This version indicates the dates for the different competitions. We aim to post a more detailed schedule with times early New disciplines on the programme since Innsbruck 2012 include: o Biathlon - Sprint Mixed Relay o Cross-country cross o Snowboard cross o Ski Slopestyle o Freestyle/Snowboard Team skisnowboard cross o Nordic Team Event As for bobsleigh, the events will be in monobobs only (for boys and girls). Monobobs will be provided in Lillehammer. Edition 3 NOC Plug-in to the YOGPage 2

3 YOG AMBASSADORs LINDSEY VONN and KJETIL JANSRUD Earlier this summer, International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Olympic champion Kjetil Jansrud will be Ambassador for the Games taking place in February inspiring young people around the world to get active and embrace the Olympic values. I started skiing when I was three years old not far from Lillehammer, so it is a real honor for me to be an Ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games almost in my own backyard! says Kjetil in a comment. Kjetil Jansrud on his decent to the gold medal in Super G in Sochi Photo: rté.ie On the 500 days to go, the IOC announced that the American skier Lindsey Vonn also will be an Ambassador for YOG Lillehammer Lindsey Vonn after her gold medal race in downhill in Vancouver Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images The Norwegian alpine skier won the silver medal in Giant Slalom in Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and followed up with winning the gold medal in Super G at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Kjetil will share his advice and experiences of top-level competition with the next generation of young athletes in his home nation and abroad, while Kjetil Jansrud when the results from Super G in Sochi 2014 was confirmed. Photo: Lise Åserud/NTB scanpix It is amazing to be back for more Youth Olympic action! Innsbruck 2012 was such an inspirational event, not just to the young athletes there, but also for the kids watching. It showcases, in a totally unique way, how much fun and excitement there is in winter sports. Lillehammer with its Olympic history and famous venues will provide the best experience for the athletes on and off the field of play I am very excited to be a part of it., says Lindsey after the announcement. The world famous alpine duo will share their experiences and focus on the importance of an active lifestyle. Edition 3 NOC Plug-in to the YOGPage 3

4 LEARN & SHARE Learn & Share replaces the concept and terminology formerly known as Culture and Education Programme (CEP). Learn & Share will offer free and easily accessible walk-in activities and workshops, which will last from 5 to 30 minutes. Most of the activities will take place in the YOV Square, Lillehammer. A selection of these activities will be presented in a tailored set-up of activities in the YOV Square, Hamar. VOLUNTEERING & ENGAGEMENT YOUNG LEADERS Since May we have had two additional recruitment camps for young leaders. The 1 st camp was held in Elverum late April proved very successful and there has been a high demand for signing up on the following two camps. The 2 nd camp was conducted in Trondheim September. The 3 rd camp was recently conducted in Oslo. All together 180 young potential leaders have been recruited through these camps. In addition, the athletes and coaches will celebrate the spirit of friendship and the YOG spirit on a mandatory half day event, fully focused on Learn & Share content. The sports programme has been adapted especially for this event. The aim is to inspire and empower the young athletes, equipping them with key skills to become true champions on and off the field of play. The schedule and opening hours will be set according to the competition schedule to make it possible for the athletes to take as much part as possible in the Learn & Share activities. Engagement from future leaders in sport, from our 3r d recruitment camp held in Oslo. Photo: LYOGOC The camps are a joint cooperation with the NOC of Norway and their training of young leaders. The goal is to have 200 young future leaders through this programme, and that they will have considerable responsibility leading up to and during the 2 nd Winter Youth Olympic Games in The young leaders will have their next gathering in January 2015 leading up to the national sports gala. It is truly inspiring to work with these young and strongly motivated youth leading up to the YOG in 2016! Edition 3 NOC Plug-in to the YOGPage 4

5 EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEERS The Games in 94 left the region with many experienced volunteers. Since the Games in 94, these volunteers still volunteer at high level sports competitions. We need their experience to show the youth how volunteering is done! We hope to have many of these grey eagles on our team in SIGN UP FOR VOLUNTEERING! On November 1 st we opened a preregistration portal for volunteers registration on our official website. Should you know of anyone interested in volunteering we ask you to pay attention to this site. A MASCOT IS BORN After a voting on Facebook, the people had the final word and decided that a lynx will be the official mascot for Lillehammer More than 3200 participated and chose their favorite among the three candidate mascots in the final. The competition was seen by over world-wide! Line is far from a professional, but this gave her the inspiration and will to take her creative talent to the next level. The winning designer of the mascot - 18 year old Line Ansethmoen, from Lillehammer. Photo: LYOGOC The requirement for participation was that the designers had to be between years. The official mascot will reinforce the identity and highlight the fun part of Lillehammer In addition to creating a cheerful atmosphere at the sport venues, the mascot will also be an important part of the ceremonies and the spectator engagement throughout the entire event period. LILLEHAMMER 2016 EMBLEM The Lillehammer 2016 emblem with the emblem guidelines and emblem manual are now available to NOCs. Both documents are posted on the NOCnet. You will find the emblem available for download on the IOC NOCnet. Edition 3 NOC Plug-in to the YOGPage 5

6 LIKE US ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA! We are on the social media. Like us and join us on our journey towards February #Lillehammer2016 is our hashtag for all channels. Facebook Facebook is the platform where we meet everyone, and where we share the broadest specter of content. The platform enable us to reach out to and engage with different target groups and reach out to new audiences. We also create smaller fora for different groups of friends. We utilize Facebook to draw attention to content on our website and in our other social channels. use our pictures if attributed to Lillehammer2016. Instagram We use Instagram to share pictures and short videos that show different perspectives on our event. More important than what we share ourselves is the social arena we create through #Lillehammer2016. Here, everyone can share their pictures and engage in each others visual content. We try to stimulate a positive and engaging environment around the hashtag where hundreds of pictures are shared already. YouTube In our YouTube Channel we share videos about YOG that can be shared on our website and on different social platforms. Flickr We use the image sharing service Flickr to share high quality photos that show Lillehammer 2016 and our preparations from different perspectives and in all it s glory. We share our pictures on Flickr with a Creative Commons license so that people are free to Twitter We use Twitter to share short and sweet updates, but also to reach special interest groups and friends. Twitter enables direct dialogue and makes it easy for others to share our message. With the hashtag #Lillehammer2016 we can create one big conversation about the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games. Edition 3 NOC Plug-in to the YOGPage 6

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