| Ireland at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Council of Ireland |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Ireland competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gary Skinner | Slalom | 57.98 | 39 | 57.39 | 33 | 1:55.37 | 33 |
| Giant slalom | 1:28.89 | 42 | Did not finish | ||||
| Super-G | — | 1:18.87 | 45 | ||||
| Combined | 1:17.60 | 39 | 48.67 | 29 | 2:06.27 | 29 | |
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