EYOF 2015. Twenty-two Belarusian athletes will perform in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein

EYOF is the largest multi-sports event in Europe in which 1500 athletes aged from 14 till 18 years participate. In winter 2015 athletes from 45 countries will compete in eight disciplines: Alpine Skiing (Gaschurn & Malbun), Biathlon (Bürserberg), Cross Country Skiing (Steg), Figure Skating (Dornbirn), Ice Hockey (Schruns), Nordic Combined (Tschagguns), Ski Jumping (Tschagguns) and Snowboard (Schruns-Hochjoch).
Twenty-two Belarusian athletes will perform in four sports: Alpine Skiing (3 boys and 1 girl), Biathlon (4 boys and 4 girls), Cross Country Skiing (4 boys and 4 girls), Figure Skating (1 boy and 1 girl). Our team will arrive at the venue of the festival on January 24, at the same time the headquarters of the Belarusian delegation will start its work.

The Belarusian team:

National Biathlon Team

Athletes:
1. Auseyenka Ilya
2. Matsiuk Stanislau
3. Ibel Natallia
4. Pasashnichenka Mikalai
5. Strelnikava Hanna
6. Talochka Katsaryna
7. Tsesarava Dziana
8. Hrabennikau Aliaksei

Coaching staff:
Belapukhau Siarhei
Perapechkin Aleh (serviceman)
Vabishchevich Andrei (serviceman)
Skalski Aliaksandr

National Cross Country Skiing team

Athletes:
1. Aheyeva Nastassia
2. Kliamentsyeu Mikalai
3. Trusau Hleb
4. Kucharau Yury
5. Yuranava Alina
6. Karaliova Hanna
7. Pakhomenka Nastassia
8. Danilenka Uladzislau

Coaching staff:
Surmach Nicolai
Masalovich Siarhei
Kazlova Inesa
Karsakou Aliaksei

National Figure Skating team:

Athletes:
1. Ausiukevich Yelizaveta
2. Tseluiko Artsiom

Coaching staff:
Rolinsky Igor
Stupen Marina – judge

National Alpine Skiing team:

Athletes:
1. Zvernik Vlad
2. Milasheuskaya Kseniya
3. Chertsin Uladzislau
4. Chertsin Danill

Coaching staff:
Dolzhenko Dmitry

Administrative staff:
Iourtchik Vasili – mission chief
Sinitsyn Maksim – administrator
Tsikhanenkau Andrei – physician
Marynina Nastassia – press officer

History of the Belarusian delegation performances at the Winter EYOF
In 2001, at the winter festival in Finland in Vuokatti our young athletes competed in: Biathlon, Skiing and Skating. Athletes won three medals (0-1-2).
In the winter of 2005 in Montey (Switzerland) the team of the country presented three sports: Biathlon, Short track and Cross Country Skiing. The result is a bronze medal (0-0-1).
In 2007 in the Spanish town of Jaca at the VIII Olympic Winter Festival Belarusian team won two gold medals (both - biathlete Vladimir Alenishko) and won the team competition (5th place out of 48 countries (2-0-0)).
In 2013 at a festival in Brasov won 1 bronze medal in Biathlon (0-0-1).
In total at winter festivals 7 medals were won (2-1-4).

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