Belgium at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Belgium at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Belgium
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors	2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Lowie Dekens
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)
2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

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

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

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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

• Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "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. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
2. "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.
3. "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
4. "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.
5. "Communication No. 2608 - YOG 2024 Final Quotas Allocation Speed Skating & Short Track". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.