Belgium is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Belgium's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
| Belgium at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Lowie Dekens |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Belgian team consisted of two male athletes competing in two sports.[1] Short track speed skater Lowie Dekens was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2][3]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Alpine skiing edit
Belgium qualified one male alpine skier.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Christos Bouas | Giant slalom | 52.27 | 34 | 48.93 | 33 | 1:41.20 | 30 |
| Slalom | 49.85 | 29 | 54.12 | 14 | 1:43.97 | 15 | |
Short track speed skating edit
Belgium qualified one male short track speed skater.[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lowie Dekens | 500 m | 43.758 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1000 m | 1:41.848 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m | — | 2:18.473 | 4 q | 2:34.308 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse d'hiver - Lowie Dekens et Christos Bouas pour représenter la Belgique" [Winter Youth Olympic Games - Lowie Dekens and Christos Bouas to represent Belgium]. www.pickx.be (in French). Proximus TV. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse d'hiver : le patineur de piste courte Lowie Dekens porte-drapeau lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture" [Winter Youth Olympic Games: short track skater Lowie Dekens flag bearer during the opening ceremony]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels, Belgium. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Communication No. 2608 - YOG 2024 Final Quotas Allocation Speed Skating & Short Track". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.