2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Facts
| Competition type | Youth Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Number and Year | IV / 2024 |
| Host city | Gangwon, Republic of Korea (Venues) |
| Opening ceremony | 19 January |
| Closing ceremony | 1 February |
| Competition dates | 20 January – 1 February |
| Participants | 1785 from 78 countries |
| Medal events | 81 in 16 disciplines |
Bid process
Gangwon, Republic of Korea was selected as host of the IVth Youth Olympic Winter Games at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland on 10 January 2020. No other cities made formal bids.
| Round 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gangwon | Korea | 79 |
| Did not vote | 2 | |
| Abstained | 1 |
Ceremonies
| Officially opened by | Yoon Suk-Yeol |  KOR | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torchbearer | Lee Jeong-Min | KOR | Freestyle Skiing | Lit flame |
| Taker of the Athlete's Oath | Lee Yun-Seung | KOR | Freestyle Skiing | |
| Jeong Jae-Hui | KOR | Short Track Speed Skating | ||
| Taker of the Official's Oath | Jo Won-Ju | KOR | Curling | |
| Taker of the Coach's Oath | Im Nam-Gyu | KOR | Luge | |
| Flagbearers | Full list |
Medal Disciplines
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |  ITA |
11 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Germany |  GER |
9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| France |  FRA |
7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| United States |  USA |
5 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
| Austria |  AUT |
5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Japan |  JPN |
3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Canada |  CAN |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Finland |  FIN |
3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Latvia |  LAT |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Slovenia |  SLO |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Denmark |  DEN |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Poland |  POL |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway |  NOR |
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Australia |  AUS |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand |  THA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tunisia |  TUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Türkiye |  TUR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil |  BRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania |  ROU |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonin Guy | FRA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Angel Daleman | NED |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Finn Sonnekalb | GER |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Maja Waroschitz | AUT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Zhang Xinzhe | CHN |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Zak Carrick-Smith | GBR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Li Jinzi | CHN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jakob Moch | GER |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexandra Oberstolz | ITA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yang Jingru | CHN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |