Ireland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
| Ireland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IRL |
| NOC | Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Finlay Wilson & Lily Cooke |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Ireland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Ireland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Irish team consisted of four athletes (two per gender) competing in three sports.[1] Alpine skier Finlay Wilson and luger Lily Cooke were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
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 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Alpine skiing
Ireland qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Finlay Wilson | Super-G | — | 57.21 | 36 | |||
| Giant slalom | 53.10 | 43 | 48.70 | 30 | 1:41.80 | 32 | |
| Slalom | 51.86 | 39 | 58.01 | 28 | 1:49.87 | 27 | |
| Combined | 57.97 | 39 | 1:03.51 | 34 | 2:01.48 | 33 | |
| Eábha McKenna | Super-G | — | 58.03 | 38 | |||
| Giant slalom | 54.42 | 32 | 57.61 | 26 | 1:52.03 | 26 | |
| Slalom | 57.92 | 46 | 55.29 | 32 | 1:53.21 | 33 | |
| Combined | 1:01.72 | 43 | DNF | ||||
Freestyle skiing
- Dual moguls
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Thomas Dooley | Men's dual moguls | ||||||
Luge
Ireland qualified one female luger.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lily Cooke | Singles | 52.149 | 30 | 50.833 | 25 | 1:42.982 | 27 |
See also
References
- ^ Kieran (3 January 2024). "Team Announcement:Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games – Olympic Ireland". www.olympics.ie/. Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Overall Ranking YOUTH A Women´s Singles World Cup referring D.1" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation (FIL). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.