The United Arab Emirates is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. This will be United Arab Emirates's debut appearance at any Winter Olympic event.[1]
| United Arab Emirates at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | UAE |
| NOC | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Alexander Astridge & Amenah Almuhairi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
The United Arab Emirates team consisted of two athletes (one per gender) competing in two sports.[2][3] Alpine skier Alexander Astridge and snowboarder Amenah Almuhairi were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4]
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Alpine skiing
editUnited Arab Emirates qualified one male alpine skier.[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexander Astridge | Giant slalom | DNS | |||||
| Slalom | 58.44 | 57 | 1:07.06 | 38 | 2:05.50 | 38 | |
Snowboarding
editThe United Arab Emirates qualified one female snowboarder.[6]
- Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Amenah Al-Muhairi | Women's big air | 29.75 | 14.50 | 29.75 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| Women's slopestyle | 4.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 19 | Did not advance | |||||
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.
- ^ "UAE team to participate in Youth Olympic Winter Games". Gulf Today. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ "Snowboard Slopestyle/Big air 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.