Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Games torchbearer Nathanael Pianta poses in front of the rings at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - St Moritz prides itself as the birthplace of modern winter sports but the Swiss city has been hit by warm weather and had to wait until days before the Lausanne 2020 winter Youth Olympics to confirm its lake is iced up and ready for speed skating events.
St Moritz hosted two editions of the winter Games -- in 1928 and 1948 - and its lake is to again be a major sports attraction of the Lausanne Youth Games starting on Thursday.
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