Chinese Taipei at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
| Chinese Taipei at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TPE |
| NOC | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 19 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Kai-Zhen Wu & Wei-Chen Tai |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Chinese Taipei is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Chinese Taipei's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Chinese Taipei team consisted of 19 athletes (16 men and three women) competing in four sports.[1][2] This marked the largest ever team Chinese Taipei has sent to a Winter Youth Olympics.[1] Hockey player Kai-Zhen Wu and luger Wei-Chen Tai were the country's flagbearers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ice hockey | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Luge | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 19 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Chinese Taipei qualified three cross-country skiers (two men and one woman).[4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lee Chieh-Han | Men's 7.5 km classical | — | 25:47.6 | 68 | |||||
| Men's sprint freestyle | 3:53.05 | 74 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Liu Hao-en | Men's 7.5 km classical | — | 28:44.1 | 76 | |||||
| Men's sprint freestyle | 4:17.16 | 78 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tsai Chiao-wei | Women's 7.5 km classical | — | 46:43.5 | 76 | |||||
| Women's sprint freestyle | 6:00.57 | 79 | Did not advance | ||||||
Figure skating
[edit]Chinese Taipei qualified one female skater. The quota place was earned based on the results of the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix ranking.[5] This marks the country's sport debut at the Winter Youth Olympics.[1]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Tsai Yu-feng | Women's | 56.46 | 9 | 100.18 | 11 | 156.64 | 10 |
Ice hockey
[edit]Chinese Taipei qualified a team of thirteen ice hockey players (eleven skaters and two goaltenders) for the men's 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament.[6]
- Team roster
Huang Jen-Hung served as head coach and Yang Chang-Hsing was assistant coach.[7][8]
- Summary
- GWS – Game winning shots
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent Score |
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Rank | Opponent Score |
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| Chinese Taipei | Men's 3-on-3 tournament |  DenmarkL 2–11 |
 PolandL 8–10 |
 AustriaL 1–18 |
 LatviaL 2–28 |
 KazakhstanL 2–14 |
 Great BritainL 3–10 |
 SpainW 5–4 |
7 | Did not advance | ||
Men's 3x3 tournament
[edit]- 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 |
Notes:
| 20 January 2024 13:30 | Chinese Taipei | 2–11 (0–2, 1–4, 1–5) | Denmark | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Mathieu Boudreau Lim Jun-seo | ||||
| 21 January 2024 09:00 | Poland | 10–8 (5–2, 3–1, 2–5) | Chinese Taipei | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Joseph Sewell David Thuma | ||||
| 21 January 2024 17:30 | Austria | 18–1 (3–1, 8–1, 7–0) | Chinese Taipei | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Lim Jun-seo David Prokofyev | ||||
| 22 January 2024 10:30 | Latvia | 28–2 (14–1, 9–0, 5–1) | Chinese Taipei | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: JunSeo Lim David Thuma | ||||
| 22 January 2024 16:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–14 (1–7, 1–1, 0–6) | Kazakhstan | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Mathieu Boudreau Lim Jun-seo | ||||
| 23 January 2024 09:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–10 (1–2, 2–1, 0–7) | Great Britain | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: David Prokofyev David Thuma | ||||
| 23 January 2024 16:00 | Spain | 4–5 (2–1, 0–2, 2–2) | Chinese Taipei | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Lim Jun-seo David Prokofyev | ||||
Luge
[edit]Chinese Taipei qualified two lugers (one per gender).[9][10]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tsai Meng-Hsin | Men's singles | DNS | |||||
| Tai Wei-Chen | Women's singles | 50.674 | 25 | 49.855 | 18 | 1:40.529 | 23 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jingmei, Lin; Zhicheng, Zhuang (12 January 2024). "2024冬季青年奧運 我選手19人獲參賽資格創新高" [A record high of 19 Taiwanese athletes qualified for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics]. www.news.pts.org.tw (in Chinese). Public Television Service. Retrieved 13 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION FIGURE SKATING – TEAM EVENT (SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE)". International Skating Union. December 11, 2023. 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.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament – Team Roster: TPE - Chinese Taipei" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament, Preliminary round, Game 5 – Line-ups: POL-TPE" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Overall Ranking YOUTH A Men's Singles World Cup referring D.1" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation (FIL). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Overall Ranking YOUTH A Women's Singles World Cup referring D.1" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation (FIL). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.