Norway is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Norway's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
| Norway at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 48 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Ola Brandstadmoen & Julie Kvelvane |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
The Norwegian team consisted of 48 athletes competing in nine sports.[1] Luger Ola Brandstadmoen and biathlete Julie Kvelvane were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Curling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 31 | 48 |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Storm Veitsle | Biathlon | Men's individual | 20 January |
| Silver |
Kjersti Græsli Oddvar Gunnerød Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen Mats Strandbråten |
Ski jumping | Mixed team normal hill | 21 January |
| Silver |
Miika Johan Klevstuen | Speed skating | Men's 500 metres | 22 January |
| Silver |
Tov Røysland | Biathlon | Men's sprint | 23 January |
 Bronze |
Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen | Ski jumping | Women's individual normal hill | 20 January |
| Bronze |
Storm Veitsle Eiril Nordbø |
Biathlon | Single mixed relay | 21 January |
| Bronze |
Eirik Andersen | Speed skating | Men's mass start | 26 January |
Biathlon edit
Norway qualified eight biathletes (four per gender).[3]
- Men
- Women
Curling edit
Norway qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[4][5]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Alexander Johansen Torstein Hoeiholt Vågsnes Lydia Hågensen Melina Troean |
Mixed team |  United StatesL 3–8 |
 SwedenL 7–10 |
 NigeriaW 21–0 |
 ChinaL 4–11 |
 TurkeyW 5–0 |
 New ZealandW 5–2 |
 JapanL 4–8 |
5 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Sylvi Iines Hausstaetter Sondre Svorkmo Lundberg |
Mixed doubles | Sweden L 6–7 |
 QatarW 15–0 |
 UkraineW 7–2 |
United States L 3–8 |
 SloveniaW 14–4 |
— | 3 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
Mixed team edit
| Group A | Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
Li Zetai | 6 | 1 | 1–0 | 65 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 59.04 |
| United States |
Kenna Ponzio | 6 | 1 | 0–1 | 68 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 51.38 |
| Japan |
Kaito Fujii | 5 | 2 | 1–0 | 64 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 39.53 |
| Sweden |
Vilmer Nygren | 5 | 2 | 0–1 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 58.05 |
 Norway |
Alexander Johansen | 3 | 4 | – | 49 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 65.33 |
| Turkey |
Muhammed Taha Zenit | 2 | 5 | – | 41 | 40 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 82.17 |
| New Zealand |
Jed Nevill | 1 | 6 | – | 27 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 86.52 |
| Nigeria |
Goodnews Charles | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | 133 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 199.60 |
- Round robin
- Draw 1
Saturday, January 20, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
United States (Ponzio) 
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Draw 2
Saturday, January 20, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sweden (Nygren)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
- Draw 3
Sunday, January 21, 14:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Nigeria (Charles)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 21 |
- Draw 4
Monday, January 22, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Li)
|
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
- Draw 5
Monday, January 22, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
- Draw 6
Tuesday, January 23, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| New Zealand (Nevill)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 2 |
- Draw 7
Wednesday, January 24, 9:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Japan (Fujii)
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 8 |
Mixed doubles edit
| Group B | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
5 | 0 | – | 61.18 |
| Sweden |
4 | 1 | – | 78.69 |
| Norway |
3 | 2 | – | 34.37 |
| Slovenia |
2 | 3 | – | 112.84 |
| Ukraine |
1 | 4 | – | 74.81 |
| Qatar |
0 | 5 | – | 155.39 |
- Round robin
- Draw 1
Friday, January 26, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Sweden (Roxin / Meyerson)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
- Draw 3
Saturday, January 27, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 15 |
| Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 |
- Draw 5
Sunday, January 28, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Ukraine (Lytvynenko / Shlyk)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
| Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)
|
1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 |
- Draw 10
Monday, January 29, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| United States (Wendling / Paral)
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 |
- Draw 12
Tuesday, January 30, 14:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Slovenia (Kavčič / Omerzel)
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | X | 14 |
Ice hockey edit
Norway qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.[6]
- Roster
Isaac Palmgren served as head coach, Maximillian Pettersson and Camilla Bakkene were assistant coaches, and Mia Christina Isdahl was goalkeeper coach.[7][8][9]
- Mille Are-Ekstrøm – A
- Tuva Are-Ekstrøm
- Cornelia Bax-Kristiansen
- Jenny Bekken
- Hanna Eline Engløkk
- Pia Helle
- Eneah Holm
- Vilde Mathilde Jolma-Stensland
- Ragnhild Klomstad
- Mari Brevik Kristiansen – C
- Fiona Angela Raya Larsen
- Thilde Elisabeth Lillenes-Taftø
- Shiva Nobari
- Maja Kvandal Raknes
- Julie Vilje Rosenlund
- Tyra Knedal Sawyer – A
- Timea Scurkova
- Elvira Stavnes
- Summary
Key:
- GWS – Game winning shots
- E – Eliminated
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | ||
| Norway | Women's tournament | Sweden L 1–5 |
Japan L 1–5 |
E | Did not advance | 6 | |
Women's tournament edit
- Preliminary round, Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Norway
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
| 27 January 2024 11:00 | Norway | 1–5 (0–1, 0–1, 1–3) | Sweden | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 2,061 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuva Are-Ekstrøm | Goalies | Tilde Wyckman | Referees: Ding Siwen Maria GherardiLinesmen:  Lara Fischer Anhelina Maifeld | |||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 4.5 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 28 January 2024 11:00 | Japan | 5–1 (1–0, 0–0, 4–1) | Norway | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 2,837 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuno Fukuda | Goalies | Shiva Nobari | Referees: Ding Siwen Beatrice FortinLinesmen: Laura Schmidlein Ilona Silander | |||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ski jumping edit
Norway qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[12]
Non-competing sports edit
Alpine skiing edit
Norway originally qualified six alpine skiers, but declined all six quota spots.[13]
Cross-country skiing edit
Norway originally qualified six cross-country skiers, but declined all six quota spots.[14] The Norwegian Skiing Association felt the event was not a correct part of the development of athletes.[15]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "48 utøvere tatt ut til Ungdoms-OL i Gangwon" [48 athletes selected for the Youth Olympics in Gangwon]. www.olympiatoppen.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Åtte skiskyttere klare for ungdoms-OL 2024" [Eight biathletes ready for the 2024 Youth Olympics]. www.langrenn.com/ (in Norwegian). Wsportsmedia AB. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Norges tropp til YOG i Gangwon" (PDF). Olympiatoppen (in Norwegian). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Team Roster: NOR - Norway" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament, Preliminary round - Group A, Game 1 – Line-ups: NOR-SWE" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Ski Jumping quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 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.
- ^ "Cross-Country 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.
- ^ Sandholt, Ragna Kristine; Karlsen, Jørgen Ryggvik; Stenberg, Morten (22 December 2023). "Skiforbundet frykter utøverne vil miste "sulten" – får kritikk om OL-avgjørelse" [The Skiing Association fears the athletes will lose their "hunger" - receives criticism about the Olympic decision]. NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.