Belgium at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Belgium at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Belgium
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Lowie Dekens
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Belgium is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Belgium's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

The Belgian team consisted of two male athletes competing in two sports.[1] Short track speed skater Lowie Dekens was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[2][3]

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 0 1
Short track speed skating 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Belgium qualified one male alpine skier.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Christos Bouas Giant slalom 52.27 34 48.93 33 1:41.20 30
Slalom 49.85 29 54.12 14 1:43.97 15

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Belgium qualified one male short track speed skater.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lowie Dekens 500 m 43.758 4 Did not advance
1000 m 1:41.848 4 Did not advance
1500 m — 2:18.473 4 q 2:34.308 5 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse d'hiver - Lowie Dekens et Christos Bouas pour représenter la Belgique" [Winter Youth Olympic Games - Lowie Dekens and Christos Bouas to represent Belgium]. www.pickx.be (in French). Proximus TV. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse d'hiver : le patineur de piste courte Lowie Dekens porte-drapeau lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture" [Winter Youth Olympic Games: short track skater Lowie Dekens flag bearer during the opening ceremony]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels, Belgium. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Communication No. 2608 - YOG 2024 Final Quotas Allocation Speed Skating & Short Track". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.