Nordic combined at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Nordic combined at the 2012 Youth Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Ski Jump at the Seefeld Arena in Seefeld, Austria on 14 and 16 January. The program consisted of just one event, however there was a mixed relay with Ski jumping athletes.[1]

Nordic combined
at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueSeefeld Arena
Igls, Seefeld
Dates14, 16 January
Competitors17 from 17 nations

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Czech Republic1001
2 Finland0101
3 Japan0011
Totals (3 nations)1113

Event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Tomas Portyk
 Czech Republic		26:31.4 Ilkka Herola
 Finland		26:34.2 Go Yamamoto
 Japan		26:39.9

Qualification

20 athletes will qualify. Austria as the host nation is guaranteed one place, as are the six nations who scored points in the Marc Holder Trophy at the 2011 FIS Nordic Junior Ski Championship. The 14 remaining places were to have been distributed to countries in finishing order at the individual 5 km event at the 2011 FIS Nordic Junior Ski Championship, however, four places were unused and will be given as universality places. The maximum quota is one athlete per nation.[1]

After the final reallocation only 17 countries were available for spots.[2]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - - 1  Austria
Marc Holder Trophy at the 2011 FIS Nordic Junior Ski Championship January 27–30, 2011 Otepää 4  Germany
 Slovenia
 Norway
 Italy
2011 FIS Nordic Junior Ski Championship January 27–30, 2011 Otepää 12  Estonia
 Poland
 Japan
 Finland
 United States
 Russia
 France
 Switzerland
 Czech Republic
 Canada
 Ukraine
 Belarus
Universality Places - - 3 NOT USED
TOTAL17

References
  1. QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - 1STWINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2012 - Nordic Combined Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Quota allocation as of December 12, 2011
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