Cheers of joy erupted from the Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Organising Committee as the Flame of Peace was lit here at the Museum of the Ara Pacis, signifying the beginning of the Torch Relay for the next Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).

Kugy has been unveiled as the mascot for the Friuli Venezia Giulia 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) at a ceremony in the Piazza Unità d’Italia in Trieste with the region's President Massimiliano Fedriga in attendance.

Maribor 2023 director Nataša Ritonija began the countdown to the next European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) at the Banská Bystrica Closing Ceremony here in Slovakia before panic struck as a flagbearer collapsed to the ground.

European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Spyros Capralos has declared the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) closed here, with the organisation's flag handed over to 2023 hosts Italy at the Closing Ceremony.