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| South Africa at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
South Africa was scheduled to compete at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016. The team consisted of one female athlete in alpine skiing.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
South Africa had qualified one girl. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rachel Olivier | Slalom | 1:15.00 | 37 | 1:09.12 | 31 | 2:24.12 | 31 |
| Giant slalom | 1:46.60 | 42 | 1:42.07 | 36 | 3:28.67 | 36 | |
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