The Youth Olympics feature many of the same sports as the regular Olympics, but often with a mixed-gender and/or team twist. Some of those variations could find their way onto the Olympic program, as sports try to widen their appeal and offer more medal opportunities to participating athletes. …
The Winter Youth Olympics include mixed-gender events in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, luge, short-track speedskating and ski jumping. …
The U.S. curling team, comprised of Massachusetts resident Korey Dropkin, New Jersey resident Thomas Howell and twins Sarah and Taylor Anderson from Pennsylvania, was the only team to go undefeated in round-robin play this week …
read more – USA Today – Coed teams provide twist to Youth Olympics
IOC president Jacques Rogge started the Youth Olympic Games. Does FIG disagree with the entire concept, I wonder.
They seem to be a HUGE hit, so far.
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