Switzerland_at_the_2024_Winter_Youth_Olympics
Switzerland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Switzerland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Switzerland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
Quick Facts Switzerland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, IOC code ...
| Switzerland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | SUI |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01) | |
| Competitors | 71 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Jonas Aschilier & Jana Soltermann |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
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The Swiss team consisted of 71 athletes (32 men and 39 women) competing in 11 sports.[1] Snowboarder Jonas Aschilier and curler Jana Soltermann were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Curling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Freestyle skiing | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Snowboarding | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 39 | 71 |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Noelie Widmer | Snowboarding | Women's snowboard cross | 20 January |
 Silver | Shaienne Zehnder | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | 23 January |
 Bronze | Shaienne Zehnder | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G | 21 January |
| Bronze | Leena Thommen | Freestyle skiing | Women's ski cross | 21 January |
| Bronze | Lorenzo Rosset Valentine Lagger | Freestyle skiing | Mixed team ski cross | 24 January |
| Bronze | Nathan Dryburgh Alissa Rudolf Livio Ernst Jana Soltermann | Curling | Mixed team | 25 January |
| Bronze | Alain Bornet | Freestyle skiing | Men's halfpipe | 31 January |
| Bronze | Leandra Schöpfer Nolan Gertsch Ilaria Gruber Maximilian Wanger | Cross-country skiing | 4 × 5 kilometres mixed relay | 1 February |
| Bronze | Lura Wick | Snowboarding | Women's halfpipe | 1 February |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Switzerland qualified six alpine skiers (three per gender).[3]
- Men
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- Women
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Switzerland qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]
Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Switzerland qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[5][6]
- Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Nathan Dryburgh Alissa Rudolf Livio Ernst Jana Soltermann |
Mixed team |  GermanyW 11–2 |
 DenmarkL 4–6 |
 South KoreaW 8–4 |
 CanadaL 5–6 |
 BrazilW 13–2 |
 Great BritainL 3–8 |
 ItalyW 8–7 |
3 Q |  United StatesW 4–3 |
Great Britain L 6–8 |
 ChinaW 10–8 |
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| Jana-Tamara Haehlen Nevio Caccivio |
Mixed doubles | Italy W 7–2 |
Germany L 6–9 |
Denmark W 6–3 |
 KazakhstanW 9–1 |
 AustriaW 9–3 |
— | 3 | Did not advance | 12 | |||
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Mixed team
Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team
More information Group B, Skip ...
| 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 |
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- Round robin
- Draw 1
Saturday, January 20, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Jäger) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
Switzerland (Dryburgh)  |
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 |
- Draw 2
Sunday, January 21, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Denmark (Schmidt) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
- Draw 3
Sunday, January 21, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| South Korea (Kim) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Draw 4
Monday, January 22, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Gray) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- Draw 5
Tuesday, January 23, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X | X | 13 |
| Brazil (Ribeiro) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
- Draw 6
Tuesday, January 23, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
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 D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Italy (Gilli) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
- Qualification Game
Wednesday, January 24, 19:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Ponzio) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
- Semifinal
Thursday, January 25, 9:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Carson) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Bronze medal game
Thursday, January 25, 14:30
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| China (Li) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Switzerland (Dryburgh) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Mixed doubles
More information Group D, W ...
| Group D | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 4 | 1 | 1–1 | 30.64 |
| Germany | 4 | 1 | 1–1 | 31.04 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 1–1 | 79.90 |
| Austria | 2 | 3 | – | 40.68 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 4 | – | 44.33 |
| Italy | 0 | 5 | – | 107.78 |
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- Round robin
- Draw 1
Friday, January 26, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Italy (Maioni / Nichelatti) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
- Draw 3
Saturday, January 27, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Germany (Sutor / Angrick) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Draw 6
Sunday, January 28, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Denmark (Schmidt / Schmidt) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
- Draw 8
Monday, January 29, 10:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 9 |
| Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
- Draw 11
Tuesday, January 30, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Austria (Müller / Heinisch) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 3 |
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Switzerland qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.[7]
- Roster
Celine Abgottspon served as head coach, Melanie Häfliger and Iris Müller were assistant coaches, and Andreas Ellenberger was goalkeeper coach.[8][9][10]
- Jil May Baker – A
- Lorie-Lou Besson
- Luana Birstiel
- Miriana Bottoni
- Valentina Camenzind
- Mila Croll
- Hannah Estermann
- Alicia Skye Fausch
- Anne-Eugénie Gendre
- Laure Mériguet
- Shayna Angelina Merkofer
- Sarina Messikommer
- Norina Müller – C
- Anaïs Rohner
- Maëlle Rohner
- Norina Schrupkowski
- Livia Tschannen – A
- Marlen Wälti
- Summary
Key:
- GWS – Game winning shots
- Q – Qualified
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | ||
| Switzerland | Women's tournament |  FranceW 2–0 |
Germany W 2–1 |
Q |  JapanL 1–2 |
Germany L 1–3 |
4 |
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Women's tournament
- Preliminary round, Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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| 27 January 2024 17:00 | France | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Switzerland | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 1,742 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louna Ivaldy | Goalies | Valentina Camenzind | Referees: María Chávez Beatrice FortinLinesmen:  Domenica Maurer Laura Schmidlein | |||||
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| 3 min | Penalties | 3 min | ||||||
| 13 | Shots | 29 | ||||||
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| 29 January 2024 17:00 | Switzerland | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Germany | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 2,219 |
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| Norina Schrupkowski | Goalies | Tara Bach | Referees: Ding Siwen Wan Mei WahLinesmen:  Anhelina Maifeld Domenica Maurer | ||||||||
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| 4.5 min | Penalties | 4.5 min | |||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
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- Semifinals
| 30 January 2024 17:00 | Switzerland | 1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Japan | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 1,083 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina Camenzind | Goalies | Suzuno Fukuda | Referees: María Chávez Beatrice Fortin Linesmen: Anhelina Maifeld Domenica Maurer | ||||||||
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| 7.5 min | Penalties | 1.5 min | |||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
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- Bronze medal match
| 31 January 2024 10:00 | Switzerland | 1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1) | Germany | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 1,911 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentina Camenzind Norina Schrupkowski | Goalies | Tara Bach | Referees: María Chávez Wan Mei Wah Linesmen:  Lara Fischer Domenica Maurer | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 3 min | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Switzerland qualified three ski jumpers (two men and one woman).[13]
- "71 Schweizer Athletinnen und Athleten nehmen an den Olympischen Jugendspielen teil" [71 Swiss athletes are taking part in the Youth Olympic Games]. www.swissolympic.ch (in German). Swiss Olympic Association. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "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.
- "Cross-Country 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.
- "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "Swiss Olympic Youth Team – Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024" (PDF). Swiss Olympic Association (in German and English). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Team Roster: SUI - Switzerland" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament, Preliminary round - Group B, Game 2 – Line-ups: FRA-SUI" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Ski Jumping 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.