Innsbruck 2012 launches new Winter Youth Olympic Games Emblem

From the press release:

The Innsbruck 2012 Organising Committee for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games (Innsbruck 2012) today launched its new emblem at a Youth Olympic Games Night at Austria House in Whistler, Canada.

In attendance at the launch was (IOC) Vice-President and Chairman of Singapore 2010 Ng Ser Miang; IOC Coordination Commission Chairman for Innsbruck 2012 and International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper; Pernilla Wiberg, Innsbruck 2012 Coordination Commission Member; Austrian Olympic Committee President Dr Karl Stoss; and Tyrol Tourism Board Director Josef Margreiter.

Ng Ser Miang, IOC Vice-President said, “The Youth Olympic Games are not just an event for talented young athletes, but also a platform to communicate to young people all over the world, for them to interact and involve themselves in the community through sport, culture and education. ‘YOG-DNA’ is at the heart of this mission and now, for the first time, an integral part of the host city emblem. The unveiling of this emblem is a proud moment for Innsbruck, Austria and the Youth Olympic Games.”

Gian-Franco Kasper, IOC Coordination Commission Chairman for Innsbruck 2012 and FIS President said, “The Innsbruck 2012 emblem is a reflection of Innsbruck’s history, region and nation and it symbolises the journey to the first Winter Youth Olympic Games. It is a youthful emblem and a striking identity to be used by the Innsbruck Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee to reach out to young people around the world.”