Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Team Presented for the 17th Winter European Youth Olympic Festival – EYOF

The Bosnia and Herzegovina team is preparing to depart for Georgia, where the 17th Winter European Youth Olympic Festival – EYOF will begin in Bakuriani on Sunday, February 9, 2025.

This sporting event will bring together around 1,000 young athletes from across Europe, including representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This year, our country will be represented by Srđan Lalović in biathlon and Nordic skiing and Liv Ella Candler in figure skating. The coaches accompanying the team are Bojan Minić (biathlon and Nordic skiing) and Zara Husedžinović (figure skating), while the head of the Bosnian team’s mission is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dejana Planinčić.

The President of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Academician Prof. Dr. Izet Rađo, welcomed the team and wished them the best of luck in their competitions at the 17th edition of the Winter EYOF.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Team’s Competition Schedule – EYOF Bakuriani:

Srđan Lalović:

Biathlon

• February 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM – 12.5 km individual
• February 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM – 7.5 km sprint

Cross-country Skiing

• February 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM – Sprint, freestyle

Liv Ella Candler:

Figure Skating

• February 12, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Short program
• February 13, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Free program

The 17th Winter European Youth Olympic Festival will take place in Bakuriani, Georgia, from February 9 to 16, 2025.

This will be the first time Georgia hosts the winter edition of EYOF and the second time it hosts this competition overall, following the summer edition held in Tbilisi in 2015. In addition to Bakuriani, competitions will also be held in Batumi and Tbilisi. Although EYOF officially begins on February 9, the girls’ ice hockey tournament will start earlier, on February 6.

The European Youth Olympic Festival is rich in Olympic traditions, from the lighting of the Olympic flame, opening and closing ceremonies, and athlete and official oaths. EYOF symbolically unites young people across Europe and provides top young athletes with their first experience of an Olympic event, while also encouraging young people to engage in sports and lead a healthy lifestyle.

It is worth recalling that the 2019 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival was held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Sarajevo and East Sarajevo as host cities.

Source: Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina