| Macedonia at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MKD |
| NOC | Macedonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Republic of Macedonia 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 | ||
| Luka Bozhinovski | Slalom | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Giant slalom | 1:24.34 | 33 | did not finish | ||||
| Super-G | — | DNF | |||||
| Combined | 1:15.35 | 33 | 45.81 | 25 | 2:01.16 | 24 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stavre Jada | 10 km freestyle | — | 26:46.4 | 34 | |||||
| Classical sprint | 3:35.43 | 44 | did not advance | ||||||
| Cross-country cross | 3:39.99 | 43 | — | did not advance | |||||
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