Great Britain at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Great Britain at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors39 in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Willem Murray & Tia Laurie
Flag bearer (closing)Ashlie Slatter & Atl Ongay-Perez
OfficialsEve Muirhead (Chef de Mission)[1]
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
6
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

Great Britain competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This was Great Britain's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having taken part in every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

The Great Britain team consisted of 39 athletes competing in 11 sports.[2] Short track speed skater Willem Murray and curler Tia Laurie were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3][4]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[5][6]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 2 1 3
Bobsleigh 1 0 1
Cross-country skiing 1 2 3
Curling 3 3 6
Figure skating 2 1 3
Freestyle skiing 2 1 3
Ice hockey 13 0 13
Luge 0 1 1
Short track speed skating 2 0 2
Snowboarding 2 0 2
Total 29 10 39

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Zak Carrick-Smith Alpine skiing Men's combined 22 January
 Gold Zak Carrick-Smith Alpine skiing Men's slalom 25 January
 Gold Logan Carson
Tia Laurie
Archie Hyslop
Holly Burke
Curling Mixed team 25 January
 Gold Callie Soutar
Ethan Brewster
Curling Mixed doubles 1 February
 Silver Zak Carrick-Smith Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom 24 January
 Bronze Ashlie Slatter
Atl Ongay-Perez
Figure skating Ice dance 30 January

Alpine skiing

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zak Carrick-Smith Slalom 46.56 3 52.05 3 1:38.61 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Giant slalom 49.22 4 46.08 5 1:35.30 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Super-G 55.36 14
Combined 56.33 27 53.13 1 1:49.46 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Molly Butler Slalom 52.36 19 49.14 10 1:41.50 12
Giant slalom 49.78 11 54.24 14 1:44.02 10
Super-G 56.44 27
Combined 58.82 27 52.47 6 1:51.29 16
Mixed
Athletes Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Molly Butler
Zak Carrick-Smith
Parallel team  Sweden
L 1–3
Did not advance

Biathlon

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Graham Benson Sprint 24:27.2 0+3 44
Individual 50:07.8 6+1 59
Tom Smith Sprint 24:16.7 1+3 40
Individual 52:22.5 5+6 74
Josie Clifford Sprint 26:57.2 4+3 71
Individual 47:44.1 4+4 74
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Josie Clifford
Graham Benson
Single mixed relay 53:23.1 6+18 25

Bobsleigh

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lennon Smith Men's monobob 56.28 15 56.23 13 1:52.51 15

Cross-country skiing

Great Britain qualified three cross-country skiers.[7]

Boys
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Thomas Duncan 7.5 km classical 22:41.1 47
Sprint freestyle 3:22.73 45 Did not advance
Girls
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elspeth Cruickshank 7.5 km classical 26:16.7 43
Sprint freestyle 4:00.42 44 Did not advance
Sophie Forth 7.5 km classical 27:17.6 50
Sprint freestyle 4:01.88 45 Did not advance

Curling

Great Britain qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[8][9]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Logan Carson
Tia Laurie
Archie Hyslop
Holly Burke
Mixed team  Denmark
W 7–6
 Germany
L 4–7
 Canada
W 6–3
 South Korea
W 3–2
 Italy
W 7–5
 Switzerland
W 8–3
 Brazil
W 9–4
1 Q Bye  Switzerland
W 8–6
 Denmark
W 7–5
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Callie Soutar
Ethan Brewster
Mixed doubles  Nigeria
W 18–0
 South Korea
L 2–11
 Czech Republic
W 8–3
 Hungary
W 8–4
 Canada
W 7–6
1 Q  Germany
W 7–5
 Sweden
W 6–5
 Denmark
W 7–6
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mixed team

Group B Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC
 Great Britain Logan Carson 6 1 44 30 26 21 4 7 51.75
 Denmark Jacob Schmidt 5 2 48 28 27 20 2 9 34.70
 Switzerland Nathan Dryburgh 4 3 2–0 52 35 25 23 5 7 39.96
 Italy Andrea Gilli 4 3 1–1 46 38 29 23 3 7 50.58
 South Korea Kim Dae-hyun 4 3 0–2 48 33 24 22 3 8 109.88
 Canada Nathan Gray 3 4 40 34 24 20 3 11 35.43
 Brazil Pedro Ribeiro 1 6 1–0 17 81 13 31 0 2 103.39
 Germany Lukas Jäger 1 6 0–1 30 46 19 27 2 5 68.51
Round robin
Draw 1

Saturday, January 20, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
 Great Britain (Carson) (has hammer) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 7
Draw 2

Sunday, January 21, 10:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Jäger) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7
 Great Britain (Carson) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
Draw 3

Sunday, January 21, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Carson) (has hammer) 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 X 6
 Canada (Gray) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3
Draw 4

Monday, January 22, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Carson) (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Draw 5

Tuesday, January 23, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Gilli) (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
 Great Britain (Carson) 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 7
Draw 6

Tuesday, January 23, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
 Great Britain (Carson) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 8
Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 13:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Carson) (has hammer) 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 X 9
 Brazil (Ribeiro) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4
Semifinal

Thursday, January 25, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Carson) (has hammer) 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Gold medal game

Thursday, January 25, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
 Great Britain (Carson) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 7

Mixed doubles

Group A W L W–L DSC
 Great Britain 4 1 1–0 40.06
 Czech Republic 4 1 0–1 42.84
 Canada 3 2 54.69
 Hungary 2 3 1–0 89.06
 South Korea 2 3 0–1 38.09
 Nigeria 0 5 168.42
Round robin
Draw 2

Saturday, January 27, 10:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) (has hammer) 5 2 1 5 3 2 X X 18
 Nigeria (Akinsanya / Daniel) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
Draw 7

Sunday, January 28, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Lee / Lee) (has hammer) 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 X 11
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2
Draw 9

Monday, January 29, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 8
 Czech Republic (Zelingrová / Bláha) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Draw 11

Tuesday, January 30, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) (has hammer) 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 8
 Hungary (Nagy / Kárász) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 X 4
Draw 15

Wednesday, January 31, 12:30

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Locke / Perry) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 7
Quarterfinal

Wednesday, January 31, 19:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 7
 Germany (Sutor / Angrick) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 5
Semifinal

Thursday, February 1, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
 Sweden (Roxin / Meyerson) (has hammer) 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5
Gold medal game

Thursday, February 1, 16:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Soutar / Brewster) 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 7
 Denmark (Schmidt / Schmidt) (has hammer) 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 6

Figure skating

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Tao MacRae Boy's singles 59.49 9 112.12 12 171.61 12
Atl Ongay-Perez
Ashlie Slatter
Ice dance 50.91 7 89.25 2 140.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Freestyle skiing

Ski cross
Athlete Event Group heats Semifinal Final
Points Rank Position Position
Charlie Cooper Men's ski cross 8 14 Did not advance
Jake Dade 16 4 Q 3 FB 7
Axel Rose Green Women's ski cross 18 3 Q 3 FB 6
Axel Rose Green
Jake Dade
Mixed team ski cross 2 Q 3 FB 6

Ice hockey

Great Britain qualified a team of thirteen ice hockey players (eleven skaters and two goaltenders) for the men's 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament.[10][11]

Squad

Daniel Meyers served as head coach and Matthew Lock was assistant coach.[12][13]

On the eve of the Games, goaltender Sam Ellis withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Harry Thomas.[14]

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Rank Opponent
Score
Opponent
Score
Rank
Great Britain Men's 3-on-3 tournament  Austria
L 3–12
 Latvia
L 1–24
 Denmark
L 4–14
 Poland
L 7–17
 Spain
W 8–5
 Chinese Taipei
W 10–3
 Kazakhstan
L 13–22
6 Did not advance

Men's 3-on-3 tournament

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 7 7 0 0 0 119 31 +88 21 Semifinals
2  Austria 7 5 0 0 2 55 32 +23 15[a]
3  Denmark 7 5 0 0 2 70 39 +31 15[a]
4  Kazakhstan 7 4 0 0 3 93 59 +34 12[b]
5  Poland 7 4 0 0 3 58 59 −1 12[b]
6  Great Britain 7 2 0 0 5 46 97 −51 6
7  Chinese Taipei 7 1 0 0 6 23 95 −72 3
8  Spain 7 0 0 0 7 28 80 −52 0
Source: Gangwon 2024
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 7–5 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Poland 8–18 Kazakhstan
20 January 2024
12:00
Austria 12–3
(1–1, 4–2, 7–0)
 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Czech Republic David Thuma

21 January 2024
09:00
Great Britain 1–24
(1–8, 0–6, 0–10)
 LatviaGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
21 January 2024
16:00
Denmark 14–4
(3–2, 5–0, 6–2)
 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell

22 January 2024
10:30
Great Britain 7–17
(3–7, 1–4, 3–6)
 PolandGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
22 January 2024
17:30
Great Britain 8–5
(0–1, 4–3, 4–1)
 SpainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Czech Republic David Thuma

23 January 2024
09:00
Chinese Taipei 3–10
(1–2, 2–1, 0–7)
 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Czech Republic David Thuma
23 January 2024
17:30
Kazakhstan 22–13
(6–1, 7–7, 9–5)
 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Czech Republic David Thuma

Luge

Great Britain qualified one female luger.[15]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kaia Hatton Girls' singles 49.312 16 49.215 12 1:38.527 13

Short track speed skating

Boys
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Willem Murray 500 m 42.917 2 Q 42.565 4 Did not advance
1000 m 1:29.544 2 Q 1:27.931 3 q 1:27.908 3 QB 1:30.229 8
1500 m 2:18.050 3 Q 2:33.896 3 QB 2:41.906 10
Freddie Polak 500 m 42.909 3 Did not advance
1000 m 1:32.775 3 Did not advance
1500 m PEN Did not advance

Snowboarding

Halfpipe, Slopestyle, & Big Air
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Teiva Hamaini Men's big air 40.00 39.25 40.00 17 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 33.75 18.25 33.75 14 Did not advance
Siddhartha Ullah Men's halfpipe 9.50 46.50 46.50 13 Did not advance

See also

References

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