It has been a highly successful year for Bulgarian snowboarding star Malena Zamfirova, who turned 16 in June. She won gold in the parallel slalom team event and silver in both the parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom at the FIS Junior World Championships in Zakopane, Poland in March. That followed on from a first […]| The European Olympic Committees
Italian freestyle skier Flora Tabanelli has already achieved astonishing results in her sport. Earlier this year, she won gold in freestyle skiing big air at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Engadin, Switzerland, being crowned world champion at just 17 years old. She also won the overall Park & Pipe and the […]| The European Olympic Committees
German speed skater Finn Sonnekalb has enjoyed a memorable year, with his stunning performances at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Collalbo, Italy, earning three gold medals in the men’s all-around, 1,000m and 1,500m. He also won silver in the mixed team event, and bronze in the 500m and team sprint. Sonnekalb was […]| The European Olympic Committees
Spanish snowboarder Unai Lopez Sousa was one of the stars of the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival in Bakuriani, Georgia, earlier this year, earning a double triumph in the men’s slopestyle and big air. He has also achieved an 11th place finish at the FIS Junior World Championships in 2024 and top-20 finishes in the […]| The European Olympic Committees
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Yaroslav Lavreniuk has been nominated for the 10th Winter Piotr Nurowski Prize after a series of remarkable performances and results in competition. A debutant on the IBSF World Cup at the age of 16 in December 2023, Lavreniuk went on to win silver at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. This […]| The European Olympic Committees