Puerto Rico competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This was Puerto Rico's debut appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.[1]
| Puerto Rico at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | PUR |
| NOC | Puerto Rican Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Isabela Aponte |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
The Puerto Rican team consisted of one female luger.[2] Luger Isabela Aponte was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Luge
editPuerto Rico qualified one female luger.[4][5][6] Isabela Aponte would go onto finish 30th in the women's luge event (last among sleds who completed the event).[7]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Isabela Aponte | Women's singles | 53.328 | 31 | 51.854 | 29 | 1:45.182 | 30 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (15 January 2024). "From Singapore 2010 to Gangwon 2024: The Evolution of YOG". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Algeria, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates will all make their Winter Youth Olympic debut.
- ^ "Nine Panam Sports Countries Ready to Shine at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Overall Ranking YOUTH A Women´s Singles World Cup referring D.1" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation (FIL). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Oliveri, Zach (5 December 2023). "16-year-old Isabela Aponte from Iona qualifies for Winter Youth Olympic Games". WINK-TV. Fort Myers, Florida, USA. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Isabela Aponte: Puerto Rico's Athlete Set to Make History at Gangwon 2024". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Merrell, Chloe (20 January 2024). "Gangwon 2024: Isabela Aponte makes history for Puerto Rico". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
Sliding over the line in 30th place, Aponte relished her moment in the spotlight as a trailblazer for her country.