The first winter Youth Olympic Games organized by the International Olympic Committee will be held in Innsbruck, Austria from January 13 to 22, 2012.

A Mongolian will take part in the Youth Olympic Games in men’s cross country skiing. Two other young skiers competed in an Olympic qualifying tournament last spring but did not earn Olympic spots.

The Mongolian National Olympic Committee asked the International Olympic Committee to allow Mongolian skiers to compete in Innsbruck, and the International Skiing Federation agreed.