For Nordic combined medal contender Jan Andersen (GER) the challenge sounds simple.

A little rough and tumble is an expected feature of short track speed skating as athletes vie for position on the ice. Arms and elbows can land in some pretty painful places.

At Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games’ biathlon events were held in French territory, the first time the YOG has been organised across two nations. The athletes didn’t disappoint providing a glimpse into the future of the sport.

USA luger Matthew Greiner loves nothing more than hurtling down an icy track at speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour. His mother, however, feels rather differently.

The final day of biathlon at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games provided plenty of plot twists as Italy sprang a late surprise on the dominant Russian team.

A day off proved to be the perfect tonic for Alena Mokhova (RUS) as she won the women’s 6km sprint and cemented herself as queen of biathlon at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Marcin Zawol delivered Poland’s first medal of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games when he became a surprise winner in the biathlon men’s 7.5km sprint.

Every sport needs a poster boy or girl and thanks to Swiss twins Thomas and Robin Bussard ski mountaineering has got two for one.

She had swapped her spikes for warmer high tops, her sprint suit for a thick down jacket. But British sprinter and Team Galaxy athlete Dina Asher-Smith remained in her element as she shared her athletic journey at the Youth Olympic Village on Sunday.