On the occasion of Valentine’s Day today on 14 February, we look back at five remarkable moments that pulled at the heartstrings during the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Buenos Aires 2018.

Seventy years after her grandmother swam in the London 1948 Olympic Games, New Zealand swimmer Gina Galloway has taken up the torch to represent her country at Buenos Aires 2018 - and in the same discipline.

After clinching epee gold, Davide di Veroli (ITA) gets on the phone to share his triumph with ‘second parent’ back home

Camila Osorio and Nicolas Mejia will be protagonists of the tennis tournament at Buenos Aires 2018. Both are among the top 10 in the International Tennis Federation world ranking and they’re marked as favourites for the competition that will be held in the iconic Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.

In the first of a new series, we turn the spotlight on the Athlete Role Models (ARMs) who will mentor the young athletes during the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Buenos Aires 2018. First up, we speak to Danish kayaker Henriette Engel Hansen, a three-time Olympian who is already looking forward to sharing her experiences with participants this October.

Ireen Wüst led the Dutch charge for gold in the individual women’s speed skating events at PyeongChang 2018, taking her career tally of Olympic medals to 11, a record for both sexes. Japan’s finest matched the Dutch step for step, however, as Nao Kodaira, Nana Takagi and the pursuit team all made visits to the top of the podium.

The XXIII Olympic Winter Games produced no shortage of sporting heroes, from seasoned athletes who wrote their names in Olympic history with amazing feats and multiple medals to newcomers who announced themselves to the world with their stunning performances.

Nana Takagi (JPN) claimed her second gold medal of PyeongChang 2018 as she won the inaugural Olympic women’s mass start on Saturday 24 February at the Gangneung Oval.

Japan overpowered the Dutch reigning champions in the final of the women’s speed skating team pursuit at PyeongChang 2018, claiming gold in an Olympic record time of two minutes 53.89 seconds at Gangneung Oval on Wednesday 21 February.

The women’s Alpine skiing downhill is one of the highlights of a day awash with medal events, which also includes men’s ski cross, the men’s and women’s team sprint free in cross-country skiing, the men’s and women’s team pursuits in speed skating and the women’s bobsleigh. In women’s ice hockey, there is a bronze medal to be won in the third-place match.