Singapore at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics explained

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]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

width=160Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Short track speed skating112
Total112

Short track speed skating

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]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=3Ryo OngMen's 500 m44.9384Did not advance
Men's 1000 m1:37.6743Did not advance
Men's 1500 m2:25.2823 Q2:38.4013 2:38.40113
align=left rowspan=3Amelia ChuaWomen's 500 m48.3113Did not advance
Women's 1000 m1:38.7384Did not advance
Women's 1500 m2:42.5676Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024. 17 January 2024. www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 27 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information. 19 January 2024. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Communication No. 2608 - YOG 2024 Final Quotas Allocation Speed Skating & Short Track. International Skating Union (ISU). www.isu.org/. 18 December 2023. 30 December 2023.
  4. News: Kwek. Kimberly. 23 February 2023. Winter sports: Short track speed skater Ryo Ong qualifies S’pore for 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 December 2023.
  5. News: Kwek. Kimberly. 15 December 2023. Short track skater Amelia Chua secures second spot for Singapore at 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. The Straits Times. Singapore. 30 December 2023.
  6. News: Kwek. Kimberly. 21 January 2024. Short track speed skater Ryo Ong finds self-belief in unfamiliar environment at Winter Youth Olympics. The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 January 2024.