Switzerland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors71 in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Jonas Aschilier & Jana Soltermann
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
7
Total
9
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

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

The Swiss team consisted of 71 athletes (32 men and 39 women) competing in 11 sports.[1] Snowboarder Jonas Aschilier and curler Jana Soltermann 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 3 3 6
Biathlon 4 4 8
Cross-country skiing 2 2 4
Curling 3 3 6
Figure skating 2 1 3
Freestyle skiing 8 3 11
Ice hockey 0 18 18
Nordic combined 2 1 3
Ski jumping 2 1 3
Snowboarding 5 3 8
Speed skating 1 0 1
Total 32 39 71

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Noelie Widmer Snowboarding Women's snowboard cross 20 January
 Silver Shaienne Zehnder Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom 23 January
 Bronze Shaienne Zehnder Alpine skiing Women's super-G 21 January
 Bronze Leena Thommen Freestyle skiing Women's ski cross 21 January
 Bronze Lorenzo Rosset
Valentine Lagger
Freestyle skiing Mixed team ski cross 24 January
 Bronze Nathan Dryburgh
Alissa Rudolf
Livio Ernst
Jana Soltermann
Curling Mixed team 25 January
 Bronze Alain Bornet Freestyle skiing Men's halfpipe 31 January
 Bronze Leandra Schöpfer
Nolan Gertsch
Ilaria Gruber
Maximilian Wanger
Cross-country skiing 4 × 5 kilometres mixed relay 1 February
 Bronze Lura Wick Snowboarding Women's halfpipe 1 February

Alpine skiing

Switzerland qualified six alpine skiers (three per gender).[3]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Robert Clarke Super-G 55.12 8
Giant slalom 50.95 19 46.50 13 1:37.45 13
Slalom 49.18 24 Disqualified
Combined 54.71 6 57.35 23 1:52.06 16
Yanis Häusermann Super-G 55.86 20
Giant slalom 51.71 26 Did not finish
Slalom 48.74 21 54.25 16 1:42.99 14
Combined 55.51 14 57.23 22 1:52.74 20
Romain Monney Super-G 55.71 19
Giant slalom 50.57 13 46.99 18 1:47.56 14
Slalom 50.15 31 54.22 15 1:44.37 17
Combined 57.26 34 58.11 24 1:55.37 24
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Justine Herzog Super-G 53.96 4
Giant slalom 49.14 6 53.29 6 1:42.43 4
Slalom 51.77 14 48.29 3 1:40.06 7
Combined 56.38 3 54.52 19 1:50.90 14
Fabienne Wenger Super-G 54.01 5
Giant slalom 49.27 7 54.39 15 1:43.66 9
Slalom 50.89 9 49.05 6 1:39.94 5
Combined 55.80 1 53.89 18 1:49.69 5
Shaienne Zehnder Super-G 53.75
Giant slalom 48.56 2 52.65 1 1:41.21
Slalom 51.77 14 48.29 3 1:40.06 7
Combined 56.79 6 53.14 13 1:49.93 6
Mixed
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank
Shaienne Zehnder
Romain Monney
Parallel mixed team  South Korea (KOR)
W 3–1
 Finland (FIN)
L 2–2*
Did not advance

Biathlon

Switzerland qualified eight biathletes (four per gender).

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Pablo Baselgia Sprint 24:13.6 2 (1+1) 39
Individual 49:12.8 7 (1+2+4+0) 54
Yanis Dumaz Sprint 25:03.8 4 (2+2) 58
Individual 53:12.0 12 (3+3+3+3) 79
Levin Kunz Sprint 23:31.2 3 (1+2) 22
Individual 46:47.0 6 (2+3+1+0) 28
Björn Niederhauser Sprint 24:00.1 1 (0+1) 34
Individual 48:45.4 6 (1+2+0+3) 50
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Lena Baumann Sprint 21:16.0 3 (2+1) 8
Individual 44:16.4 7 (1+5+1+0) 46
Molly Kafka Sprint 21:09.7 1 (1+0) 7
Individual 42:42.5 6 (1+2+1+2) 26
Eliane Kiser Sprint 24:31.2 6 (3+3) 52
Individual 43:49.6 4 (1+1+1+1) 43
Maëline Triponez Sprint 25:13.6 4 (3+1) 59
Individual 43:42.9 3 (0+1+1+1) 38
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Molly Kafka
Levin Kunz
Single mixed relay 45:31.7 0+8 4
Molly Kafka
Lena Baumann
Björn Niederhauser
Levin Kunz
Mixed relay Disqualified


Cross-country skiing

Switzerland qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nolan Gertsch 7.5 km classical 20:15.8 7
Sprint freestyle 3:09.85 20 Q 3:04.88 3 LL 3:10.60 1 Q 3:19.14 5
Maximilian Wanger 7.5 km classical 20:35.0 13
Sprint freestyle 3:08.57 11 Q 3:04.69 2 Q 3:10.72 4 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilaria Gruber 7.5 km classical 24:28.2 29
Sprint freestyle 3:28.55 2 Q 3:36.63 1 Q 4:08.09 6 Did not advance
Leandra Schöpfer 7.5 km classical 22:59.4 9
Sprint freestyle 3:44.77 24 Q 3:41.13 4 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Leandra Schöpfer
Nolan Gertsch
Ilaria Gruber
Maximilian Wanger
Mixed relay 53:13.3

Curling

Switzerland qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[5][6]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nathan Dryburgh
Alissa Rudolf
Livio Ernst
Jana Soltermann
Mixed team  Germany
W 11–2
 Denmark
L 4–6
 South Korea
W 8–4
 Canada
L 5–6
 Brazil
W 13–2
 Great Britain
L 3–8
 Italy
W 8–7
3 Q  United States
W 4–3
 Great Britain
L 6–8
 China
W 10–8
Jana-Tamara Haehlen
Nevio Caccivio
Mixed doubles  Italy
W 7–2
 Germany
L 6–9
 Denmark
W 6–3
 Kazakhstan
W 9–1
 Austria
W 9–3
3 Did not advance 12

Mixed team

Group B Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC
 Great Britain Logan Carson 6 1 44 30 26 21 4 7 51.75
 Denmark Jacob Schmidt 5 2 48 28 27 20 2 9 34.70
  Nathan Dryburgh 4 3 2–0 52 35 25 23 5 7 39.96
 Italy Andrea Gilli 4 3 1–1 46 38 29 23 3 7 50.58
 South Korea Kim Dae-hyun 4 3 0–2 48 33 24 22 3 8 109.88
 Canada Nathan Gray 3 4 40 34 24 20 3 11 35.43
 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro 1 6 1–0 17 81 13 31 0 2 103.39
 Germany Lukas Jäger 1 6 0–1 30 46 19 27 2 5 68.51
Round robin
Draw 1

Saturday, January 20, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Jäger) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
  (Dryburgh) 0 3 2 0 4 0 2 X 11
Draw 2

Sunday, January 21, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  (Dryburgh) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
 Denmark (Schmidt) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6
Draw 3

Sunday, January 21, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  (Dryburgh) 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 8
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4
Draw 4

Monday, January 22, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Gray) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
  (Dryburgh) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Draw 5

Tuesday, January 23, 10:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  (Dryburgh) 4 0 0 4 4 1 X X 13
 Brazil (Ribeiro) 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Draw 6

Tuesday, January 23, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  (Dryburgh) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
 Great Britain (Carson) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 8
Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 13:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Italy (Gilli) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 7
  (Dryburgh) 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 8
Qualification Game

Wednesday, January 24, 19:00

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

Thursday, January 25, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Carson) 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8
  (Dryburgh) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Bronze medal game

Thursday, January 25, 14:30

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 China (Li) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 8
  (Dryburgh) 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 10

Mixed doubles

Group D W L W–L DSC
 Denmark 4 1 1–1 30.64
 Germany 4 1 1–1 31.04
  4 1 1–1 79.90
 Austria 2 3 40.68
 Kazakhstan 1 4 44.33
 Italy 0 5 107.78
Round robin
Draw 1

Friday, January 26, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Maioni / Nichelatti) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
  (Haehlen / Caccivio) 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 X 7
Draw 3

Saturday, January 27, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Sutor / Angrick) 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 9
  (Haehlen / Caccivio) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
Draw 6

Sunday, January 28, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt / Schmidt) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
  (Haehlen / Caccivio) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Draw 8

Monday, January 29, 10:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  (Haehlen / Caccivio) 3 1 0 1 1 3 X X 9
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Draw 11

Tuesday, January 30, 10:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  (Haehlen / Caccivio) 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 X 9
 Austria (Müller / Heinisch) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3

Figure skating

Athlete Event SP/SD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Aurélian Chervet Men's singles 57.16 11 118.57 8 175.73 10
Georgii Pavlov 61.97 7 116.85 9 178.82 9
Anthea Gradinaru Women's singles 55.78 10 107.19 9 162.97 9

Freestyle skiing

Dual moguls
Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Points Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tazio Buzzi Men's dual moguls  Perets (UKR)
W 3–2
 Rastruba (KAZ)
DNF 1–3
 Lee (KOR)
L 2–3
 Sauvageau (CAN)
L 2–3
8 4 Did not advance
Joel Gianella  Long (CHN)
DNF 1–3
 Lampi (FIN)
L 2–3
 Huff (USA)
DNF 1–3
 Gravenfors (SWE)
DNF 1–3
5 5 Did not advance
Ski cross
Individual
Athlete Event Group heats Semifinal Final
Points Rank Position Position
Lucas Looze Men's ski cross 15 6 Did not advance
Lorenzo Rosset 12 9 Did not advance
Valentine Lagger Women's ski cross 18 3 Q 2 BF 4
Leena Thommen 19 2 Q 2 BF
Team
Athlete Event Pre-heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Position Position Position Position
Lucas Looze
Leena Thommen
Team ski cross 1 Q 2 Q 3 SF 5
Lorenzo Rosset
Valentine Lagger
2 Q 1 Q 2 BF
Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Alan Bornet Men's halfpipe 61.00 67.00 67.00 5 Q 76.75 85.00 61.25 85.00
Viktor Alexander Maksyagin Men's big air 31.75 62.00 62.00 16 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 47.50 89.25 89.25 2 Q 76.25 50.00 28.25 76.25 4
Alois Panchaud Men's big air 76.25 30.75 76.25 10 Q 66.00 15.00 31.50 97.50 9
Men's halfpipe 45.00 50.25 50.25 12 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 74.50 71.75 74.50 8 Q 61.75 33.75 32.00 61.75 9
Lars Ruchti Men's big air 75.50 73.00 75.50 12 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 27.75 87.75 87.75 3 Q 63.00 42.00 55.00 63.00 7

Ice hockey

Switzerland qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.[7]

Roster

Celine Abgottspon served as head coach, Melanie Häfliger and Iris Müller were assistant coaches, and Andreas Ellenberger was goalkeeper coach.[8][9][10]

  • Jil May Baker – A
  • Lorie-Lou Besson
  • Luana Birstiel
  • Miriana Bottoni
  • Valentina Camenzind
  • Mila Croll
  • Hannah Estermann
  • Alicia Skye Fausch
  • Anne-Eugénie Gendre
  • Laure Mériguet
  • Shayna Angelina Merkofer
  • Sarina Messikommer
  • Norina Müller – C
  • Anaïs Rohner
  • Maëlle Rohner
  • Norina Schrupkowski
  • Livia Tschannen – A
  • Marlen Wälti
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Rank Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Rank
Switzerland Women's tournament  France
W 2–0
 Germany
W 2–1
Q  Japan
L 1–2
 Germany
L 1–3
4

Women's tournament

Preliminary round, Group B
Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   2 2 0 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Semifinals
2  Germany 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  France 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: IOC[11][12]
27 January 2024
17:00
France 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
 Gangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 1,742
Game reference
Louna IvaldyGoaliesValentina CamenzindReferees:
María Chávez
Beatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Domenica Maurer
Laura Schmidlein
0–113:20 – Tschannen (SH)
0–236:43 – Müller
3 minPenalties3 min
13Shots29

29 January 2024
17:00
2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
 GermanyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,219
Game reference
Norina SchrupkowskiGoaliesTara BachReferees:
Ding Siwen
Wan Mei Wah
Linesmen:
Anhelina Maifeld
Domenica Maurer
Tschannen (Birnstiel) – 23:491–0
Rohner (Wälti) – 36:062–0
2–141:38 – Wintgen
4.5 minPenalties4.5 min
19Shots19
Semifinals
30 January 2024
17:00
1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 JapanGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 1,083
Game reference
Valentina CamenzindGoaliesSuzuno FukudaReferees:
María Chávez
Beatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Anhelina Maifeld
Domenica Maurer
Müller – 10:061–0
1–110:38 – Fukuzawa (Ruike)
1–224:26 – Numabe (Odaira, Tada) (PP)
7.5 minPenalties1.5 min
12Shots20
Bronze medal match
31 January 2024
10:00
1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
 GermanyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 1,911
Game reference
Valentina Camenzind
Norina Schrupkowski
GoaliesTara BachReferees:
María Chávez
Wan Mei Wah
Linesmen:
Lara Fischer
Domenica Maurer
0–103:32 – Birka (Seyrer)
0–204:20 – Zielinski (Seyrer, Birka) (PP)
Tschannen (Mériguet) – 21:561–2
1–344:32 – Weichenhain (ENG)
6 minPenalties3 min
24Shots26

Nordic combined

Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country
Distance Points Rank Deficit Time Rank
Finn Kempf Men's normal hill/6 km 100.0 120.7 9 +1:21 15:00.7 8
Noé Kempf 88.0 86.1 24 +3:40 17:03.6 20
Giulia Belz Women's normal hill/4 km 83.0 75.1 18 +3:53 14:14.6 17

Ski jumping

Switzerland qualified three ski jumpers (two men and one woman).[13]

Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Lars Künzle Men's normal hill 67.5 38.2 36 68.5 32.9 37 71.1 37
Felix Trunz 103.5 110.1 4 101.0 98.9 8 209.0 4
Celina Wasser Women's normal hill 69.5 34.8 23 65.0 28.8 27 63.6 26

Snowboarding

Snowboard cross
Individual
Athlete Event Group heats Semifinal Final
Points Rank Rank Rank
Jonas Aschilier Men's snowboard cross 12 11 Did not advance
Noah Kocherhans 13 8 Did not advance
Nuria Gubser Women's snowboard cross 13 9 Did not advance
Noémie Wiedmer 19 1 Q 1 FA
Mixed
Athlete Event Pre-heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Position Position Position Position
Noah Kocherhans
Noémie Wiedmer
Team snowboard cross 2 Q 2 FA 4
Jonas Aschilier
Nuria Gubser
3 Did not advance
Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Jonas Hasler Men's halfpipe 73.75 77.75 77.75 4 Q 78.00 70.50 16.00 78.00 6
Reef Hasler Men's slopestyle 44.50 55.50 55.50 8 Q 12.75 49.00 10.25 49.00 8
Men's big air 47.75 14.25 47.75 16 Did not advance
Men's halfpipe 50.75 23.50 50.75 12 Did not advance
Mischa Zürcher Men's slopestyle 39.75 29.50 39.75 12 Did not advance
Men's big air 35.75 52.75 52.75 14 Did not advance
Men's halfpipe 63.50 67.50 67.50 8 Q 59.75 70.25 42.00 70.25 7
Lura Wick Women's halfpipe 66.25 71.50 71.50 5 Q 78.00 35.00 74.75 78.00

Speed skating

Distance
Athlete Event Time Rank
Nevio Gross Men's 500 m 42.03 29
Men's 1500 m 2:02.40 22
Mass Start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Nevio Gross Men's mass start 0 5:33.59 9 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "71 Schweizer Athletinnen und Athleten nehmen an den Olympischen Jugendspielen teil" [71 Swiss athletes are taking part in the Youth Olympic Games]. www.swissolympic.ch (in German). Swiss Olympic Association. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Swiss Olympic Youth Team – Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024" (PDF). Swiss Olympic Association (in German and English). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Team Roster: SUI - Switzerland" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament, Preliminary round - Group B, Game 2 – Line-ups: FRA-SUI" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  13. ^ "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.