The 2022 winter EYOF, originally scheduled to take place in 2021, but later postponed to start of 2022 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was celebrated in the beautiful city of Vuokatti, Finland – like it has in the 2001 edition. The Winter European The Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Vuokatti 2022 showcased the best young talent from across the continent and broke records on and off the field of play throughout the week.
A total of 46 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) came together for this event with athletes from 13 NOCs claiming gold medals across nine sporting disciplines. Nearly 932 athletes, split almost evenly between genders with 494 boys and 438 girls, accompanied by 25 Ukrainian athletes acting as role models, supported by coaches and medical staff.
The festival received media coverage in 25+ countries, engaging over 1,000 volunteers and 20 EYOA ambassadors. Social media buzzed with a reach of 32 billion and 74,354 total event views over five days, with short track, figure skating, and girls’ ice hockey emerging as the top-viewed sports.