Russia took part at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020. A total of 104 athletes competed in 16 sports. Russian athletes won a record of 10 gold, 11 silver and 8 bronze medals, topping host Switzerland in the overall ranking.
Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
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The following is the list of number of competitors that could participate at the Games per sport/discipline.
Russia qualified a mixed team of four athletes.
12 Russian figure skaters achieved quota places for Russia based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Three Russian skaters achieved quota places for Russia based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.
Three Russian skaters achieved quota places for Russia based on the results of the 2019 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.