Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland from 9 to 22 January 2020. The country entered the competition with one female alpine skier.[1]
| Trinidad and Tobago at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TTO |
| NOC | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee |
| in Lausanne, Switzerland January 10–22 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
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This marked Trinidad and Tobago's Winter Youth Olympics debut.[1][2]
Alpine skiing
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Trinidad and Tobago qualified one female skier. Viera was born in the United States, but chose to compete for her parents' birth country.
Viera's older sister served as the coach, while her dad served as the team's chef de mission.[3]
- Girl
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Abigail Vieira | Super-G | — | 1:02.58 | 42 | |||
| Combined | 1:02.58 | 42 | 44.97 | 32 | 1:47.55 | 32 | |
| Giant slalom | 1:15.03 | 45 | DNF | ||||
| Slalom | 53.73 | 36 | 51.88 | 29 | 1:45.61 | 29 | |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Gilen, Nancy (31 December 2019). "Vieira to become first Trinidad and Tobago athlete at Winter Youth Olympic Games". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "History makers: 12 NOCs compete at Winter YOG for first time". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Beckles, Jelani (9 January 2020). "Vieira set for Winter Youth Olympics debut". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Retrieved 9 February 2021.