Croatia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Croatia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Croatia
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors	9 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Ziggy Vrdoljak & Ema Sobol
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)
2012 2016 2020 2024

Croatia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This will be Croatia's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

The Croatian team consisted of nine athletes (five men and four women) competing in three sports. Alpine skier Ziggy Vrdoljak and biathlete Ema Sobol were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^[1]

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
Biathlon	2	2	4
Cross-country skiing	2	2	4
Total	5	4	9

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified one male alpine skier. ^[2]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ziggy Vrdoljak	Super-G	—	56.27	29
	Giant slalom	51.86	30	46.97	17	1:38.83	21
	Slalom	48.65	20	53.97	13	1:42.62	12
	Combined	56.61	30	Did not finish

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Filip Crnić	Sprint	23:33.8	4 (1+3)	24
	Individual	45:34.9	6 (1+1+1+3)	18
Matija Naglić	Sprint	30:53.8	2 (1+1)	94
	Individual	56:46.1	7 (1+4+1+1)	91

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Leona Pelko	Sprint	28:54.2	5 (2+3)	80
	Individual	53:30.8	7 (0+2+1+4)	87
Ema Sobol	Sprint	23:18.4	3 (1+2)	36
	Individual	46:30.5	8 (2+2+2+2)	65

Mixed

Athletes	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Filip Crnić Ema Sobol	Single mixed relay	49:33.6	3+16	17
Ema Sobol Leona Pelko Filip Crnić Matija Naglić	Mixed relay	Lapped

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Croatia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender). ^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Boris Štefančić	7.5 km classical	—	24:59.3	63
	Sprint freestyle	3:37.31	63	Did not advance
Matija Štimac	7.5 km classical	—	24:13.8	56
	Sprint freestyle	3:28.56	54	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nives Baričevac	7.5 km classical	—	29:51.4	60
	Sprint freestyle	4:29.37	63	Did not advance
Chiara Gašparac	7.5 km classical	—	28:21.5	55
	Sprint freestyle	4:11.54	52	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chiara Gašparac Matija Štimac Nives Barićevac Boris Štefančić	Mixed relay	1:03:59.8	21

See also

• Croatia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. "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.
3. "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.