The final countdown is on as we’re only 1 year away from Lausanne 2020!
III Winter Youth Olympic Games
Lausanne, Switzerland
9 to 22 January 2020
Athletes expected: 1,800 (15-18 years old and from more than 80 countries)
8 Sports, 16 disciplines
8 Competition sites Visit the Lausanne 2020 website
The construction of the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Village (“Vortex”) on the campus of the Université de Lausanne has started. You can read more about the concept behind the design in this presentation.
After the Youth Olympic Games, the building will be used as student accommodation for 1,000 students.
Update January 2019; This venue is no longer part of the Lausanne 2020 Master Plan. Figure Skating and Short Track Speed Skating has been moved to the Vaudoise aréna and curling to the Champéry Palladium in Champéry.