2018 Youth Olympic Games Meet the Manvilles, a Family That Wrestles Together Carson Manville inspired to one-up his older brother at Youth Olympic Games History of the Youth Olympic Games 2010 Summer Youth Olympics—Singapore Held in Singapore, 3,524 athletes from 204 nations competed in the first games from August 14-26, 2010. Introduced and continued to this day are the mixed-NOCs teams (comprising youths from different countries) and the Culture & Education Programs. Another unique feature of the games was that all the athletes were required to stay for the full duration. 2012 Winter Youth Olympics—Innsbruck Held in Innsbruck, Switzerland, 1,059 athletes from 63 nations competed in the first winter games from January 13-22, 2012. This marked the third winter games hosted in the city, the previous two in 1964 and 1976, respectively. As part of the goal to keep costs down and promote sustainability, no new permanent venues were created for the games. 2014 Summer Youth Olympics—Nanjing, Jiangsu Held in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 3,579 athletes from 203 nations competed in the second summer games from August 14-28, 2014. In all, 222 events took place. During these games, Olympic athlete role models were introduced to support and mentor the competing youth athletes—helping to inspire and push them toward greatness. 2016 Winter Youth Olympics—Lillehammer Held in Lillehammer, Norway, 1,100 athletes from 71 nations competed in the second winter games from February 12-21, 2016—this made Lillehammer the first city to host both regular (1994) and Youth Olympics. The Youth Olympic Games featured 7 sports and 15 disciplines with 70 events. 2018 Summer Youth Olympics—Buenos Aires Held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3,997 athletes from 206 nations competed in the third summer games from October 6-18, 2018. The 2018 Games were the first summer games held outside Asia and featured the most athletes to date. The games included 239 events in 32 sports. 2020 Winter Youth Olympics—Lausanne Held in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1,788 athletes from 79 nations competed in the third winter games from January 9-22, 2020. This was the largest winter Youth Olympic Games to date with 12 nations making their debuts. The games featured 81 events across 8 sports and 16 disciplines. Athlete Features Webinar Recap: “Empowering Youth Athletes: Building Resilience and Mental Health” Listen to Positive Coaching Alliance and Momentum Labs and learn the importance in helping your athlete build resilience and their mental health. Herm Edwards on What Positive Coaching Means Give a listen to former NFL player and Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards talks about what positive coaching means to him and emphasizes its importance. Jason McCourty Talks About How Sports Helped Him Build Resilience Jason McCourty shares how sports helped him work through down moments and continue fighting to be his best. Inside the Athlete Experience: In the Ring With USA Boxing Curious what it’s like to train with athletes heading to Paris? Our CEO went inside the athlete experience. Watch the video to learn more. Para Volleyball Skills for All Ages: Overhead Serving Learn about overhead serving in sitting volleyball from USA Volleyball's skills video. Para Volleyball Skills for All Ages: Setting Learn about setting, a basic skill of sitting volleyball, from USA Volleyball's skills video. Relive the Magic of Past Olympic Games Explore Explore Explore Explore Explore Explore More Olympic Articles Fast and Furious: Introducing the Triathlon Mixed Relay History of the Ancient Olympic Games Tokyo Olympic Spotlight: Sunisa Lee 5 Female Olympians that Stand Out from the Crowd The Young And The Relentless of Team USA The Debacle That Was the 1972 Olympic Gold Medal Basketball Game USA’s Jamie Greubel Poser Olympic Story has Extra Meaning Olympians Nina Roth and John Shuster Fell in Love with Curling at Early Ages U.S. Men See Parallels to 1980 ‘Miracle On Ice’ U.S.’ Beezie Madden making her fourth Olympic equestrian appearance in Rio Lessons Parents Can Learn from Chloe Kim’s Rise to Superstardom Olympian Ryan Crouser Shares How His Perseverance During a Challenging Time Paid Off in Historic Ways View More Olympics Content