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Deutsch1997 European Youth Olympic Winter Days
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| Host city | Sundsvall |
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| Country |  Sweden |
| Nations | 41 |
| Athletes | 991 |
| Sport | 6 |
| Events | 27 |
| Opening | 7 February 1997 |
| Closing | 13 February 1997 |
| Summer | |
| Winter | |
The 1997 Winter European Youth Olympic Winter Days was an international multi-sport event held between 7 and 13 February 1997, in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Sports
[edit]| 1997 European Youth Olympic Winter Days Sports Programme |
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Alpine skiing
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys giant slalom | Christian Hainz Italy | Anders Nilsson Sweden | Daniel Rienda Contreras Spain |
| Girls giant slalom | Anja Paerson Sweden | Katja Wirth Austria | Sabrina Schernthaner Austria |
| Boys slalom | Björn Selander Sweden | Alexandre Anselment France | Christoph Alster Austria |
| Girls slalom | Sandra Lochmatter Switzerland | Anja Paerson Sweden | Sara Fill Italy |
| Boys parallel slalom | Manfred Gruber Austria | Christian Hainz Italy | Freddy Rech France |
| Girls parallel slalom | Denise Karbon Italy | Ingrid Rumpfhuber Austria | Dagmara Krzyzynska Poland |
Biathlon
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys 7,6 km | Hans Gjedrem Norway | Jaroslav Vavra Czech Republic | Timour Nurmiev Russia |
| Girls 5,2 km | Irina Fomina Russia | Nina Wilhelmsson Sweden | Aleksandra Lanisek Slovenia |
| Mixed relay 5,2 km | Team Russia Russia | Team Italy Italy | Team Slovakia Slovakia |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys 10 km classic | Serguei Novikov Russia | Reijo Nykänen Finland | Vladimir Tokarev Russia |
| Girls 7,5 km classic | Lina Andersson Sweden | Irina Ivanova Russia | Marit Bjørgen Norway |
| Boys 10 km free | Maxim Odnodvortsev Russia | Serguei Novikov Russia | Johan Olsson Sweden |
| Girls 7,5 km free | Lina Andersson Sweden | Jana Svobodova Czech Republic | Natalia Morilova Russia |
| Mixed relay 4x5 km free | Team Sweden Sweden | Team Russia Russia | Team Czech Republic Czech Republic |
Figure skating
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys | Evgeni Plushenko Russia | Vakhtang Murvanidze Georgia | Alexander Smokvin Ukraine |
| Girls | Julia Soldatova Russia | Julia Lautowa Austria | Gwenaëlle Jullien France |
| Ice dancing | Federica Faiella Luciano Milo Italy | Melanie Espejo Michael Zenezini France | Eliane Hugentobler Daniel Hugentobler Switzerland |
Ice hockey
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys | Team Russia Russia | Team Sweden Sweden | Team Finland Finland |
Short track speed skating
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys 500 m | Simone Rodigari Italy | Nicola Rodigari Italy | Marek Hauptmann Germany |
| Girls 500 m | Marta Capurso Italy | Katia Zini Italy | Joanna Williams Great Britain |
| Boys 1000 m | Sebastian Praus Germany | Marek Hauptmann Germany | Cees Juffermans Netherlands |
| Girls 1000 m | Marta Capurso Italy | Katia Zini Italy | Daniëlle Molendÿk Netherlands |
| Mixed relay 3000 m | Team France France | Team Russia Russia | Team Ukraine Ukraine |
Speed skating
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Boys 500 m | Eric Zachrisson Sweden | Serguei Batiatine Russia | Marcin Gralla Poland |
| Girls 500 m | Wieteke Cramer Netherlands | Helen van Goozen Netherlands | Daniela Niederstatter Italy |
| Boys 1500 m | Eric Zachrisson Sweden | Marcin Gralla Poland | Auke Kranenborg Netherlands |
| Girls 1500 m | Helen van Goozen Netherlands | Wieteke Cramer Netherlands | Andrea Jakab Romania |
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE)* | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (SPA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |