Burmansson took bronze again in the successful Youth Olympics

Troop leader Anders Wiggerud commends the activists after the efforts in Lausanne.

“But they don't just bring medals home to Sweden. Above all, they bring with them lots of impressions and lessons that they will benefit from throughout their sports careers, ”he says in a press release from the Swedish Olympic Committee.

At the story's first Winter Youth Games in Innsbruck 2012, 35 Swedes competed and the Swedish squad took two gold and two silver. At the other Winter Youth Games in Lillehammer 2016, the blue-yellow squad of 39 people came home with three gold and two silver and a bronze in a mixed national competition.

“The World Youth Olympics are primarily a way for young activists to test out on the special Olympic environment and draw lots of lessons for the future. We have no medal goals when we go to a youth Olympics, we just want to give everyone who competes the best possible conditions to perform, ”Anders Wiggerud tells SOK.

Jennie-Lee Burmansson finished the Games with her second medal. She came third in the big air and that meant that the Swedish squad collected 17 medals during the games.

In the big air final, the total points were counted by two different jumps after a total of three attempts. Burmansson qualified for the final as a second rider, but in the final she started slowly. The first jump was not at all what she wanted and she had the pressure to land two different jumps perfectly to have any chance of medal.

With 75.50 and 76.25 in his last two jumps, Burmansson got 151.75 points.

“I am satisfied with the placement but not the ride. The feeling was not at its peak today, ”says Jennie-Lee Burmansson.

Chinese Gu Ailing, the gold medalist from the sloop style competition, won again, now at 171.25 points and ahead of Kirsty Muir, UK, 170 points.

Wilma Johansson came in seventh place with 115 points. In the boys competition Melvin Morén came eight.