A cash surplus of NOK20 million (PS1.9 million/$2.4 million/EUR2.3 million) was generated from Lillehammer hosting the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, it has been revealed.

National Olympic Committees' (NOC) feedback on the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games was presented at the official debrief here in Lausanne.

Lillehammer 2016 chief executive Tomas Holmestad believes the Winter Youth Olympic Games is providing a strong legacy in Norway and urged Lausanne 2020 to place young people in leadership roles.

An initiative to promote female leadership in sport has been launched as a legacy project of the Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

In a moment that is always poignant at any Olympic gathering, the Flame flickered and died here tonight after a magical 10 days of competition in the second Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Norway ensured they finished their home Winter Youth Olympic Games in golden style as they clinched victory in the mixed team biathlon relay event on the final day of sporting action at Lillehammer 2016.

A Tripartite Commission is to be set-up by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to explore the future of the Winter Youth Olympic Games ahead of the closing of an event described as "truly outstanding in all aspects".

The United States produced a fluent attacking display to clinch their first men's Winter Youth Olympic ice hockey gold medal with a commanding 5-2 victory over arch-rivals Canada as sporting action at Lillehammer 2016 came to a close here today.

By Nick Butler, Liam Morgan and Philip Barker in Lillehammer

It was double gold for Germany in the brand new monobob event as Laura Nolte won the women's title on the penultimate day of the Winter Youth Olympic Games here.

A formidable combination of three Russians, two Americans and a Chinese, joined together under "Team Desire", claimed the gold medal in the first National Olympic Committee (NOC) mixed figure skating team competition here today.

Germany's Jonas Stockinger capitalised on a mistake from Russia's Alexey Konkov in the last head-to-head race of the parallel mixed team event to secure a gold medal for his country on a thrilling final day of Alpine skiing action at Lillehammer 2016 here today.

By Nick Butler, Liam Morgan and Philip Barker in Lillehammer

United States' Chloe Kim and Jake Pates each claimed a second gold of the Games on a busy day of slopestyle action here at the Winter Youth Olympics, which also included a home win for freestyle skier Birk Ruud.

South Korea continued their dominance of the speed skating events at the Winter Youth Olympic Games as they secured double gold in the mass start events, thanks to men's winner Kim Min Seok and women's victor Park Ji Woo, here today.