Qatar at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Qatar at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Qatar
IOC code	QAT
NOC	Qatar Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearers (opening)	Mohammed Alnaimi & Aldana Al-Fahad
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances
2012 2016 2020 2024

Qatar is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Qatar's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having debuted at the last edition of the games in 2020.

The Qatari team consisted of two athletes (one per gender) competing in curling. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Curlers Mohammed Alnaimi and Aldana Al-Fahad 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
Curling	1	1	2
Total	1	1	2

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Qatar qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender). They were the only eligible nation from the West Asia region. ^{[5] [6]}

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Aldana Al-Fahad Mohammed Alnaimi	Mixed doubles	Norway L 0–15	United States L 1–13	Slovenia L 4–12	Sweden L 1–13	Ukraine L 8–12	6	Did not advance			23

Mixed doubles

Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles

Group B	W	L	W–L	DSC
United States	5	0	–	61.18
Sweden	4	1	–	78.69
Norway	3	2	–	34.37
Slovenia	2	3	–	112.84
Ukraine	1	4	–	74.81
Qatar	0	5	–	155.39

Round robin

Draw 3

Saturday, January 27, 14:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)	3	2	1	3	4	2	X	X	15
Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0

Draw 6

Sunday, January 28, 14:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
United States (Wendling / Paral)	3	0	3	2	1	3	1	X	13
Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	1

Draw 10

Monday, January 29, 18:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	X	4
Slovenia (Kavčič / Omerzel)	3	0	4	1	0	1	3	X	12

Draw 12

Tuesday, January 30, 14:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1
Sweden (Roxin / Meyerson)	2	2	2	0	3	4	X	X	13

Draw 14

Wednesday, January 31, 9:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Ukraine (Lytvynenko / Shlyk)	0	4	0	5	2	0	0	1	12
Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi)	3	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	8

See also

• Qatar 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. "Team Qatar to participate in Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024". www.olympic.qa/. Qatar Olympic Committee. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
3. "Qatar Partakes in 2024 Winter Youth Olympics". Qatar News Agency . Doha, Qatar. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 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. "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
6. Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.