Belgium at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Belgium at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors2 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)

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.

Contents

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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Short track speed skating 101
Total202

Alpine skiing

Belgium qualified one male alpine skier. [4]

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Christos Bouas Giant slalom 52.273448.93331:41.2030
Slalom 49.852954.12141:43.9715

Short track speed skating

Belgium qualified one male short track speed skater. [5]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Lowie Dekens 500 m 43.7584Did not advance
1000 m 1:41.8484Did not advance
1500 m 2:18.4734 q2:34.3085Did not advance

See also

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.