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7 FOREWORD By IOC President Thomas Bach.8 SNAPSHOT Eye-catching sporting images from the past quarter.12 NEWS The latest news and events from around the Olympic Movement.24 SPOTLIGHT ON THE CANDIDATE CITIES 2024The four cities hoping to host the Olympic Games in 2024 describe their vision for the Games and the legacy they plan to leave behind.26 BEYOND THE RINGSRuna Møller Tangstad recalls her experiences as a Young Leader at the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lillehammer 2016.28 WHAT’S TRENDING?The latest social media posts by Olympians on the new Olympic Athletes’ Hub.30 COVER STORY: LILLEHAMMER 2016 REVIEWOlympic Review looks back on the 2nd Winter Youth Olympic Games, as young athletes came to compete, learn and share in Lillehammer.44 CLASSIC IMAGESStriking images from past Olympic Games. Also on page 56.46 LEGACIESOlympic Review explores the ways in which the Olympic Games can deliver lasting benefits to the cities that host them.58 ROAD TO RIOOlympic Review speaks to American gymnast Simone Biles, China’s Olympic weightlifting champion Lu Xiaojun, and German football star Nadine Keßler.64 OLYMPIC SOLIDARITYOlympic Review looks at the history and development of Olympic Solidarity.68 OLYMPIC FLASHBACKMemorable moments from the Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1976.72 MY GAMESAlpine skier Marco Büchel reflects on a career that saw him represent Liechtenstein at six editions of the Olympic Winter Games.79 OBITUARIESOlympians and figures from the Olympic Movement who have passed away.80 OLYMPIC STUDIESNews, book reviews and fun facts from the IOC Olympic Studies Centre.82 FAST FACTSKey facts and figures from the Youth Olympic Games.CONTENTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENTJANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2016EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Thomas Bach Vice-Presidents Nawal El Moutawakel, Craig Reedie, John Coates, Zaiqing Yu Members Ching-Kuo Wu, René Fasel, Patrick Joseph Hickey, Claudia Bokel, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, Sergey Bubka, Willi Kaltschmitt Luján, Anita L. DeFrantz, Uğur Erdener, Gunilla Lindberg OLYMPIC REVIEWStrategic Communications Director Mark AdamsEditor-in-Chief Katharine MannFrench Edition Blandine Potemsky Spanish Edition Dolores BlázquezProduction Agency Touchline Production Michael Stoneman, Glyn Wilmshurst, John Murray, Sam PriceDesign John Paul Yetton, Vanesha Ramdoyal, Liz Rankin, Celina Lucey Image retouching Jason Dutch Translation Denis Echard, Claudia Conde, Héctor López Conceiro, Ros Schwartz Proofreading Libero Language Lab ISSN: 0377-192XPrinted in the UKIMAGESCover image: Lillehammer 2016Inside: IOC; IOC/ Alexander Hassenstein; IOC/ Ubald Rutar; IOC/ Christophe Moratal; IOC/ Ian Jones; IOC/ Camille Garzon; IOC/ Greg Martin; IOC/ Richard Juilliart; IOC/ Jason Evans; IOC/ Arnaud Meylan; IOC/ Jean-Jacques Strahm; IOC/ Catherine Leutenegger; Getty Images; Corbis; Lillehammer 2016; ph.guignard@air-images.net; Paul Reiffer; Rio 2016/ Alex Ferro; Rio 2016/ Gabriel Nascimento; Brazilian Olympic CommitteeCONTACTSPlease send your letters to: Olympic Review, IOC Strategic Communications Department, Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland website: www.olympic.org email: olympicreview@olympic.orgtel +41 (0)21 621 6111 fax +41 (0)21 621 6356 Olympic Review uses PEFC-certified paper stock sourced from sustainably managed forests.Olympic Review is published by the International Olympic Committee. The articles published in Olympic Review do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the International Olympic Committee. No articles may be reproduced without the permission of the IOC Strategic Communications Department.4 OLYMPIC REVIEW OLYMPIC REVIEW