Noc: | SGP |
Games Link: | 2024 Winter Youth Olympics |
Games: | Winter Youth Olympics |
Year: | 2024 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Singapore |
Location: | Gangwon, South Korea |
Competitors: | 2 |
Sports: | 1 |
Flagbearer Open: | Ryo Ong & Amelia Chua |
Flagbearer Close: | TBD |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
Singapore is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Singapore's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed debuted at the previous edition in 2020.
The Singaporean team consisted of two athletes (one per gender) competing in short track speed skating.[1] Short track speed skaters Ryo Ong and Amelia Chua were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
width=160 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Singapore qualified two short track speed skaters (one per gender).[3] Originally Singapore earned one quota, but was later awarded an additional quota as part of the reallocation of unused quota spots process.[4] [5] Singapore's best result was a 13th place finish by Ryo Ong, in the men's 1500 metres event. This marked the first time an athlete from Singapore advanced to the semifinals of an event at the Winter Youth Olympics.[6]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
align=left rowspan=3 | Ryo Ong | Men's 500 m | 44.938 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Men's 1000 m | 1:37.674 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
Men's 1500 m | 2:25.282 | 3 Q | 2:38.401 | 3 | 2:38.401 | 13 | ||||
align=left rowspan=3 | Amelia Chua | Women's 500 m | 48.311 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Women's 1000 m | 1:38.738 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
Women's 1500 m | 2:42.567 | 6 | Did not advance |