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Molly Maybach 27th in Youth Olympics Biathlon

FasterSkierJanuary 24, 2024

By: Kay Hummel Hailey, Idaho’s Molly Maybach placed 27th out of 94 women biathletes at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea on Monday evening. (Tuesday morning in Asia.) Maybach was the top American woman in the six kilometer sprint that was won by Italian Carlotta Gautero. American teammates Alexandria Taylor of Lincoln, Massachusetts and Emily Campbell of Park City, Utah finished 67th and 78th respectively. In the earlier mens 7.5 km sprint, U.S. biathletes...

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USBA and USSA Announce Qualifying Criteria for 2012 Youth Olympics

Chelsea LittleDecember 26, 2010

While the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria are still more than a year away, both the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) have posted qualifying criteria for the event. Why so early? Entries for the Youth Olympics, which are scheduled for January 13th through 22nd, 2012, are due at the beginning of December, 2011. Since there won’t be much time for qualification events that winter, most of...

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Youth Olympic Games 2012 on the right track

FasterSkierOctober 22, 2009

The members of the IOC Coordination Commission for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012 were very pleased with the progress of the preparations presented to them this week. Gian Franco Kasper, President of the Coordination Commission, is convinced: “The athletes will find the best conditions in 2012 in Innsbruck and Seefeld.” He added: “Tyrol has both the required sports expertise and the necessary commitment to secure and sustain its young talents in snow...