Innsbruck, Austria, and Kuopio, Finland, are the finalists in the race to host the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
The short list was announced Monday by the International Olympic Committee. The two other candidates _ Harbin, China, and Lillehammer, Norway _ failed to make the cut.
The decision was made by the IOC executive board based on reports prepared by an evaluation committee headed by Pernilla Wiberg, a former Olympic gold medal skier from Sweden.
Innsbruck, which hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976, shapes up as the favorite after receiving the best rating in the IOC report. The Austrian bid offers "minimal risk" …
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