Hong Kong competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This was Hong Kong's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having debuted at the last edition in 2020.
| Hong Kong at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | HKG |
| NOC | Hong Kong Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Lucas Wong & Chan Sin Ying |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Hong Kong team consisted of three athletes (two men and one woman) competing in two sports.[1] [2][3] Alpine skier Lucas Wong and short track speed skater Chan Sin Ying were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4]
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 | 1 | 2 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Alpine skiing edit
Hong Kong qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lucas Wong | Men's giant slalom | 1:00.43 | 58 | 56.72 | 45 | 1:57.15 | 43 |
| Men's slalom | 57.11 | 54 | 1:03.56 | 36 | 2:00.67 | 36 | |
| Aerin Alexandra King | Women's giant slalom | 1:00.92 | 47 | DNF | |||
| Women's slalom | 1:08.38 | 58 | 1:03.67 | 42 | 2:12.05 | 42 | |
Short track speed skating edit
Hong Kong qualified one female short track speed skater.[6] This marked Hong Kong's sport debut at the Winter Youth Olympics.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chan Sin Ying | 500 m | 1:00.292 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| 1000 m | 2:00.656 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m | — | No Time | Did not advance | ||||||
- Results are within the heat.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024". www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b "China's HK to send 3 athletes to 2024 Youth Olympics". China Daily. Beijing, China. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Chan, Mike (9 January 2024). "Winter Youth Olympic Games: Hong Kong's teen skiers nervous but excited before giant slalom in South Korea". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 9 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.