Norway at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Norway at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Norway at the; 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
	Flag of Norway
IOC code	NOR
NOC	Norwegian Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea; 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024
Competitors	48 in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Ola Brandstadmoen & Julie Kvelvane
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals; Ranked 23rd	Gold 0 Silver 4 Bronze 3 Total 7
Winter Youth Olympics appearances
	2012; 2016; 2020;

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

The Norwegian team consisted of 48 athletes competing in nine sports.^[1] Luger Ola Brandstadmoen and biathlete Julie Kvelvane 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
Biathlon	4	4	8
Curling	3	3	6
Freestyle skiing	2	0	2
Ice hockey	0	18	18
Luge	1	0	1
Nordic combined	2	2	4
Ski jumping	2	2	4
Snowboarding	1	0	1
Speed skating	2	2	4
Total	17	31	48

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Storm Veitsle	Biathlon	Men's individual	20 January
Silver	Kjersti Græsli Oddvar Gunnerød Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen Mats Strandbråten	Ski jumping	Mixed team normal hill	21 January
Silver	Miika Johan Klevstuen	Speed skating	Men's 500 metres	22 January
Silver	Tov Røysland	Biathlon	Men's sprint	23 January
Bronze	Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen	Ski jumping	Women's individual normal hill	20 January
Bronze	Storm Veitsle Eiril Nordbø	Biathlon	Single mixed relay	21 January
Bronze	Eirik Andersen	Speed skating	Men's mass start	26 January

Biathlon

Norway qualified eight biathletes (four per gender).^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Ole Gebhardt	Sprint	25:49.4	6 (4+2)	70
Ole Gebhardt	Individual	45:54.4	6 (1+0+3+2)	22
Sigurd Lehn	Sprint	23:42.3	5 (1+4)	26
Sigurd Lehn	Individual	48:38.9	9 (1+4+0+4)	47
Tov Røysland	Sprint	21:29.5	1 (0+1)
Tov Røysland	Individual	43:51.8	4 (0+1+1+2)	6
Storm Veitsle	Sprint	23:03.3	3 (2+1)	15
Storm Veitsle	Individual	42:25.5	3 (2+0+1+0)

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Marie Flå	Sprint	22:25.2	3 (2+1)	26
Marie Flå	Individual	46:29.5	9 (2+3+1+3)	63
Julie Kvelvane	Sprint	21:07.6	4 (1+3)	6
Julie Kvelvane	Individual	43:12.1	9 (3+3+3+0)	32
Eiril Nordbø	Sprint	22:04.0	4 (0+4)	21
Eiril Nordbø	Individual	38:40.1	3 (1+0+1+1)	6
Sara Tronrud	Sprint	22:02.9	3 (2+1)	20
Sara Tronrud	Individual	44:29.5	8 (2+1+1+4)	50

Mixed

Athletes	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Eiril Nordbø Storm Veitsle	Single mixed relay	44:58.5	1+9
Sara Tronrud Julie Kvelvane Sigurd Lehn Tov Røysland	Mixed relay	1:18:50.3	5+13	4

Curling

Norway qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.^[4]^[5]

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage								Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alexander Johansen Torstein Hoeiholt Vågsnes Lydia Hågensen Melina Troean	Mixed team	United States L 3–8	Sweden L 7–10	Nigeria W 21–0	China L 4–11	Turkey W 5–0	New Zealand W 5–2	Japan L 4–8	5	Did not advance			9
Sylvi Iines Hausstaetter Sondre Svorkmo Lundberg	Mixed doubles	Sweden L 6–7	Qatar W 15–0	Ukraine W 7–2	United States L 3–8	Slovenia W 14–4	—	3	Did not advance			9

Mixed team

Group A	Skip	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	DSC
China	Li Zetai	6	1	1–0	65	25	28	17	0	12	59.04
United States	Kenna Ponzio	6	1	0–1	68	26	31	16	1	15	51.38
Japan	Kaito Fujii	5	2	1–0	64	26	27	17	2	11	39.53
Sweden	Vilmer Nygren	5	2	0–1	55	42	27	19	5	10	58.05
	Alexander Johansen	3	4	–	49	39	25	19	2	11	65.33
Turkey	Muhammed Taha Zenit	2	5	–	41	40	16	26	5	5	82.17
New Zealand	Jed Nevill	1	6	–	27	44	18	23	3	6	86.52
Nigeria	Goodnews Charles	0	7	–	6	133	4	39	1	0	199.60

Round robin

Draw 1

Saturday, January 20, 10:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
United States (Ponzio)	0	2	0	1	0	3	1	1	8
(Johansen)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3

Draw 2

Saturday, January 20, 18:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
(Johansen)	0	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	7
Sweden (Nygren)	3	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	10

Draw 3

Sunday, January 21, 14:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Nigeria (Charles)	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0
(Johansen)	2	5	4	6	2	2	X	X	21

Draw 4

Monday, January 22, 10:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
China (Li)	2	0	3	0	4	0	2	X	11
(Johansen)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	X	4

Draw 5

Monday, January 22, 18:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Turkey (Zenit)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0
(Johansen)	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	X	5

Draw 6

Tuesday, January 23, 14:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
(Johansen)	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	X	5
New Zealand (Nevill)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	2

Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 9:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
(Johansen)	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	X	4
Japan (Fujii)	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	X	8

Mixed doubles

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

Round robin

Draw 1

Friday, January 26, 18:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sweden (Roxin / Meyerson)	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	1	7
(Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	6

Draw 3

Saturday, January 27, 14:00

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
(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 5

Sunday, January 28, 10:00

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Ukraine (Lytvynenko / Shlyk)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	2
(Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	X	7

Draw 10

Monday, January 29, 18:00

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
(Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	X	3
United States (Wendling / Paral)	1	0	0	2	4	0	1	X	8

Draw 12

Tuesday, January 30, 14:00

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Slovenia (Kavčič / Omerzel)	0	3	0	0	1	0	X	X	4
(Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg)	4	0	3	2	0	5	X	X	14

Freestyle skiing

Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Theodor Skarpnord	Men's big air	27.50	85.00	85.00	6 Q	41.50	63.00	64.50	127.50	6
Theodor Skarpnord	Men's slopestyle	55.75	2.50	55.75	14	Did not advance
Filip Stene-Johansen	Men's big air	70.50	56.00	70.50	13	Did not advance
Filip Stene-Johansen	Men's slopestyle	52.75	33.00	52.75	17	Did not advance

Ice hockey

Norway qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.^[6]

Roster

Isaac Palmgren served as head coach, Maximillian Pettersson and Camilla Bakkene were assistant coaches, and Mia Christina Isdahl was goalkeeper coach.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Mille Are-Ekstrøm – A
Tuva Are-Ekstrøm
Cornelia Bax-Kristiansen
Jenny Bekken
Hanna Eline Engløkk
Pia Helle
Eneah Holm
Vilde Mathilde Jolma-Stensland
Ragnhild Klomstad
Mari Brevik Kristiansen – C
Fiona Angela Raya Larsen
Thilde Elisabeth Lillenes-Taftø
Shiva Nobari
Maja Kvandal Raknes
Julie Vilje Rosenlund
Tyra Knedal Sawyer – A
Timea Scurkova
Elvira Stavnes

Summary

Key:

GWS – Game winning shots
E – Eliminated

Team	Event	Group stage			Semifinal	Final
Team	Event	Opponent Score	Opponent Score	Rank	Opponent Score	Opponent Score	Rank
Norway	Women's tournament	Sweden L 1–5	Japan L 1–5	E	Did not advance		6

Women's tournament

Preliminary round, Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	2	1	1	0	0	7	2	+5	5	Semifinals
2	Japan	2	1	0	1	0	6	3	+3	4	Semifinals
3		2	0	0	0	2	2	10	−8	0

Source: IOC^[10]^[11]

27 January 2024
11:00

1–5
(0–1, 0–1, 1–3)

Sweden

Gangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,061

Game reference

Tuva Are-Ekstrøm

Goalies

Tilde Wyckman

Referees:
Ding Siwen
Maria Gherardi
Linesmen:
Lara Fischer
Anhelina Maifeld

	0–1	13:07 – Ytfeldt (Westerlind) (PP)
	0–2	15:48 – Westerlind (Grillfors)
	0–3	33:03 – Grillfors (Andersson, Westerlind)
	0–4	34:23 – Österman (Carlsson, Berndtsson)
Bax-Kristiansen (Helle, M. Are-Ekstrøm) (PP) – 37:53	1–4
	1–5	39:23 – Svanefjord (Ytfeldt, Österman) (PP)

6 min

Penalties

4.5 min

12

Shots

35

28 January 2024
11:00

Japan

5–1
(1–0, 0–0, 4–1)

Gangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,837

Game reference

Suzuno Fukuda

Goalies

Shiva Nobari

Referees:
Ding Siwen
Beatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Laura Schmidlein
Ilona Silander

Terauchi (Odaira, Numabe) (PP) – 10:47	1–0
Numabe (Odaira, Terauchi) – 30:41	2–0
	2–1	33:25 – Helle, (Klomstad, Bax-Kristiansen) (PP)
Odaira (Numabe, Terauchi) – 36:17	3–1
Numabe (Terauchi, Odaira) – 40:12	4–1
Odaira (Numabe) – 43:04	5–1

6 min

Penalties

6 min

41

Shots

13

Luge

Norway qualified one male luger

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ola Brandstadmoen	Singles	47.131	6	47.247	7	1:34.378	6

Nordic combined

Individual

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping				Cross-country
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Deficit	Time	Rank
Erik Leiråmo	Men's normal hill/6 km	99.5	113.9	11	+1:48	15:18.4	9
Sverre Kumar Lundeby	Men's normal hill/6 km	95.0	105.8	16	+2:21	15:49.5	15
Nora Helene Evans	Women's normal hill/4 km	94.0	102.6	11	+2:03	13:32.0	13
Ingrid Låte	Women's normal hill/4 km	103.0	115.0	5	+1:32	12:13.9	5

Team

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Deficit	Time	Rank
Nora Helene Evans Sverre Kumar Lundeby Erik Leiråmo Ingrid Låte	Mixed team	448.4	1	0:00	35:17.8	5

Ski jumping

Norway qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).^[12]

Individual

Athlete	Event	First round			Final			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Oddvar Gunnerød	Men's normal hill	94.5	86.9	14	83.5	57.9	30	144.8	20
Mats Strandbråten	Men's normal hill	94.0	89.2	12	100.5	102.3	6	191.5	11
Kjersti Græsli	Women's normal hill	95.0	89.3	6	101.0	100.1	5	189.4	5
Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen	Women's normal hill	104.5	109.7	2	95.0	95.0	7	204.7

Team

Athlete	Event	First round				Final				Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Team points	Rank	Distance	Points	Team points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kjersti Græsli Oddvar Gunnerød Ingvild Synnøve Midtskogen Mats Strandbråten	Mixed team	106.5 97.0 102.0 90.0	109.4 96.3 108.9 83.5	398.1	2	95.0 97.0 107.5 92.5	101.2 100.4 124.7 93.9	490.2	2	818.3

Snowboarding

Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Niklas Sukke	Men's slopestyle	17.25	28.75	28.75	17	Did not advance
Niklas Sukke	Men's big air	72.75	16.00	72.75	9 Q	Did not start

Speed skating

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Eirik Andersen	500 m	37.90	12
Eirik Andersen	1500 m	1:54.04	4
Miika Johan Klevstuen	500 m	36.79
Miika Johan Klevstuen	1500 m	1:57.18	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Anne Sofie Knutsen Birkedal	500 m	42.60	18
Anne Sofie Knutsen Birkedal	1500 m	2:18.59	24
Martine Solem	500 m	41.93	14
Martine Solem	1500 m	2:12.28	16

Mass Start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Eirik Andersen	Men's mass start	23	5:31.270	2 Q	10	5:30.17
Miika Johan Klevstuen	Men's mass start	23	6:21.04	2 Q	0	5:31.86	12
Anne Sofie Knutsen Birkedal	Women's mass start	0	6:02.03	11	Did not advance
Martine Solem	Women's mass start	10	6:23.64	3 Q	0	5:59.56	13

Mixed relay

Athlete	Event	Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Miika Johan Klevstuen Martine Solem	Mixed relay	3:12.19	6	Did not advance

Non-competing sports

Alpine skiing

Norway originally qualified six alpine skiers, but declined all six quota spots.^[13]

Cross-country skiing

Norway originally qualified six cross-country skiers, but declined all six quota spots.^[14] The Norwegian Skiing Association felt the event was not a correct part of the development of athletes.^[15]

References

^ "48 utøvere tatt ut til Ungdoms-OL i Gangwon" [48 athletes selected for the Youth Olympics in Gangwon]. www.olympiatoppen.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Olympic Committee. 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.
^ "Åtte skiskyttere klare for ungdoms-OL 2024" [Eight biathletes ready for the 2024 Youth Olympics]. www.langrenn.com/ (in Norwegian). Wsportsmedia AB. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "Norges tropp til YOG i Gangwon" (PDF). Olympiatoppen (in Norwegian). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Team Roster: NOR - Norway" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament, Preliminary round - Group A, Game 1 – Line-ups: NOR-SWE" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Ski Jumping quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 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. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Cross-Country 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.
^ Sandholt, Ragna Kristine; Karlsen, Jørgen Ryggvik; Stenberg, Morten (22 December 2023). "Skiforbundet frykter utøverne vil miste "sulten" – får kritikk om OL-avgjørelse" [The Skiing Association fears the athletes will lose their "hunger" - receives criticism about the Olympic decision]. NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[1] "48 utøvere tatt ut til Ungdoms-OL i Gangwon" [48 athletes selected for the Youth Olympics in Gangwon]. www.olympiatoppen.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[2] "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[3] "Åtte skiskyttere klare for ungdoms-OL 2024" [Eight biathletes ready for the 2024 Youth Olympics]. www.langrenn.com/ (in Norwegian). Wsportsmedia AB. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[4] "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[5] Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[6] "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[7] "Norges tropp til YOG i Gangwon" (PDF). Olympiatoppen (in Norwegian). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[8] "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Team Roster: NOR - Norway" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[9] "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament, Preliminary round - Group A, Game 1 – Line-ups: NOR-SWE" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[oly_schedule+results-10] "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[oly_progress-11] "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[12] "Ski Jumping quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[13] "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.

[14] "Cross-Country 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.

[15] Sandholt, Ragna Kristine; Karlsen, Jørgen Ryggvik; Stenberg, Morten (22 December 2023). "Skiforbundet frykter utøverne vil miste "sulten" – får kritikk om OL-avgjørelse" [The Skiing Association fears the athletes will lose their "hunger" - receives criticism about the Olympic decision]. NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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Nations at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea
Africa	Algeria Kenya Nigeria South Africa Tunisia
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Jamaica Mexico Puerto Rico United States
Asia	China Hong Kong India Iran Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Mongolia Nepal Philippines Qatar Singapore South Korea Chinese Taipei Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
Europe	Andorra Armenia Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

Competitors

Medalists

Biathlon

Curling

Mixed team

Mixed doubles

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

Women's tournament

Luge

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

Non-competing sports

Alpine skiing

Cross-country skiing

See also

References