Hong Kong at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Hong Kong at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Hong Kong
IOC code	HKG
NOC	Hong Kong Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Lucas Wong & Chan Sin Ying
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)
2020 2024

Hong Kong competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This was Hong Kong's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having debuted at the last edition in 2020.

The Hong Kong team consisted of three athletes (two men and one woman) competing in two sports. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Alpine skier Lucas Wong and short track speed skater Chan Sin Ying were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^[4]

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	1	2
Short track speed skating	0	1	1
Total	2	1	3

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Hong Kong qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender). ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lucas Wong	Men's giant slalom	1:00.43	58	56.72	45	1:57.15	43
	Men's slalom	57.11	54	1:03.56	36	2:00.67	36
Aerin Alexandra King	Women's giant slalom	1:00.92	47	DNF
	Women's slalom	1:08.38	58	1:03.67	42	2:12.05	42

Short track speed skating

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

Hong Kong qualified one female short track speed skater. ^[6] This marked Hong Kong's sport debut at the Winter Youth Olympics. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chan Sin Ying	500 m	1:00.292	4	Did not advance
	1000 m	2:00.656	4	Did not advance
	1500 m	—	No Time		Did not advance

• Results are within the heat.

See also

• Hong Kong at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024". www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
2. "China's HK to send 3 athletes to 2024 Youth Olympics". China Daily . Beijing, China. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
3. Chan, Mike (9 January 2024). "Winter Youth Olympic Games: Hong Kong's teen skiers nervous but excited before giant slalom in South Korea". South China Morning Post . Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
4. "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
5. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
6. "Communication No. 2608 - YOG 2024 Final Quotas Allocation Speed Skating & Short Track". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.