WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES42 OLYMPIC REVIEW ALPINE SKIINGHome favourite MarcoSchwarz starred on theslopes for Austria, winninggold in the men's giantslalom and combinedbefore joining up with fellow team-mates MartinaRettenwender, ChristineAger and Mathias Graf towin the first ever mixedparallel team event. Adam Lamhamedi of Morocco won Africa's first ever medal at a Winter Olympic event when he took gold in the men's super-G.

OLYMPIC REVIEW 43 WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMESBIATHLONGermany's FranziskaPreuss collected threegolds and one silveras she dominated thebiathlon events, winningthe sprint and finishingsecond in the pursuitbefore joining up with herGerman team-mates to win both the mixed relay and the innovative new cross country/biathlon mixed relay event.BOBSLEIGHThe future of women's bobsleigh looks bright for the Netherlands as they claimed gold and bronze in the two-woman event. Marije Van Huigenbosch and Sanne Dekker (pictured) took gold, with team-mates Kimberley Bos and Mandy Groot picking up bronze. British duo Mica McNeill and Jazmin Sawyers finished second.