South Africa competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. This was South Africa's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
| South Africa at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | RSA |
| NOC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Lara Markthaler |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
The South African team consisted of one female alpine skier.[1][2] Alpine skier Lara Markthaler was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Alpine skiing edit
South Africa qualified one female alpine skier.[4]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lara Markthaler | Super-G | — | 57.13 | 33 | |||
| Giant slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Combined | 1:00.59 | 41 | DNF | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Baloyi, Charles (13 January 2024). "SASCOC boss Barry Hendricks on preparations for an eventful year". www.sabcsport.com. SABC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
South Africa is exclusively represented by 16-year-old skier Lara Markthaler, whose actual competition spans from January 21 to 25.
- ^ "Markthaler flies Team SA flag at Youth Winter Games". www.teamsa.co.za/. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
South Africa's teenage alpine skier Lara Markthaler is the country's sole representative at the 2024 Youth Winter Olympics which will be held in the South Korean city of Gangwon
- ^ "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.