Singapore at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Singapore at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Singapore
IOC code	SGP
NOC	Singapore National Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)	Ryo Ong & Amelia Chua
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances
2020 2024

Singapore is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Singapore's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed debuted at the previous edition in 2020.

The Singaporean team consisted of two athletes (one per gender) competing in short track speed skating.^[1] Short track speed skaters Ryo Ong and Amelia Chua 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
Short track speed skating	1	1	2
Total	1	1	2

Short track speed skating

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

Singapore qualified two short track speed skaters (one per gender).^[3] Originally Singapore earned one quota, but was later awarded an additional quota as part of the reallocation of unused quota spots process.^[4][5] Singapore's best result was a 13th place finish by Ryo Ong, in the men's 1500 metres event. This marked the first time an athlete from Singapore advanced to the semifinals of an event at the Winter Youth Olympics.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ryo Ong	Men's 500 m	44.938	4	Did not advance
	Men's 1000 m	1:37.674	3	Did not advance
	Men's 1500 m	—		2:25.282	3 Q	2:38.401	3 FB	2:38.401	13
Amelia Chua	Women's 500 m	48.311	3	Did not advance
	Women's 1000 m	1:38.738	4	Did not advance
	Women's 1500 m	—		2:42.567	6	Did not advance

• Ranks are within heats, except finals.

See also

• Singapore at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024". www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 27 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. "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.
4. Kwek, Kimberly (23 February 2023). "Winter sports: Short track speed skater Ryo Ong qualifies S'pore for 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
5. Kwek, Kimberly (15 December 2023). "Short track skater Amelia Chua secures second spot for Singapore at 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
6. Kwek, Kimberly (21 January 2024). "Short track speed skater Ryo Ong finds self-belief in unfamiliar environment at Winter Youth Olympics". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 27 January 2024.