Russia has participated at the Youth Olympic Games in every edition since the inaugural 2010 Games and has earned medals from every edition.
| Russia at the Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | RUS |
| NOC | Russian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
Bids
Unsuccessful Bids
| Games | City | Winner of bid |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Moscow | Singapore |
Medal tables
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2012 Innsbruck | 67 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
 2016 Lillehammer | 72 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 3 |
 2020 Lausanne | 104 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 1 |
 2024 Gangwon | Did not participate, either as national or neutral[note 1] | |||||
| Total | 22 | 23 | 24 | 69 | 1 | |
Medals by winter sport
Leading in that sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Figure skating | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
 Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
 Cross-country skiing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Skeleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Freestyle skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Ice hockey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mixed | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ski jumping | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Snowboarding | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Speed skating | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobsleigh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Curling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 69 |
Flag bearers
| # | Games | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 Singapore | Summer | Igor Kalashnikov | Canoeing |
| 2 | 2012 Innsbruck | Winter | Sergey Mozgov | Figure skating |
| 3 | 2014 Nanjing | Summer | Anatoliy Ryapolov | Athletics |
| 4 | 2016 Lillehammer | Winter | Sofia Tikhonova | Ski jumping |
| 5 | 2018 Buenos Aires | Summer | Kliment Kolesnikov | Swimming |
| 6 | 2020 Lausanne | Winter | Evgeniia Dolzhenkova | Ski mountaineering |