Countdown to the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games

The countdown is on to the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games, which will take place from 13th – 22nd January 2012 in Innsbruck and Seefeld.Innsbruck will become the first city worldwide to stage the Olympic Games for a third time, following the 1964 and 1976 games, with London just missing out on this accolade by staging their third Olympics in summer 2012. Innsbruck was given the honour of hosting the Games by the largest majority in the history of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – 85 votes to 14, beating bids from Harbin, Kuopia and Lillehammer. The Tirol Tourist Board has