Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live
Your one-stop guide to Asia’s first Winter Youth Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea, 19 January-1 February 2024, including how to watch the action live on Olympic Channel via. Olympics.com and our app.
The excitement continues to build for the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024.
Around 1,900 young athletes from approximately 80 countries will take part in the event from 19 January - 1 February as the Republic of Korea becomes the first Asian nation to host the winter edition of the Games.
The host country will be looking to unearth the next Yung Sung-bin , Choi Mingjeong, or Yuna Kim. with the three Olympic champions serving as ambassadors and inspiring the next generation of athletes.
The Games will feature many venues that were used for the Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018, including the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in PyeongChang and the Gangneung Olympic Park in the coastal cluster.
A total of 15 disciplines across seven sports will be on display with an equal representation of males and females.
Below, we take a look at some of the top stars to keep an eye out for, the schedule, and how to watch the action on Olympic Channel via. Olympics.com and our app.
Gangwon 2024 - Stars to watch
Lara Colturi, alpine skiing (Albania)
The daughter of Italian Olympic champion Daniela Ceccarelli, switched allegiances to Albania in 2022 before becoming one of the youngest World Cup debutants ever, eventually finishing in the top-30 five times.
At the Junior World Championships in St. Anton, she became the youngest-ever gold medallist with victory in Super G, before claiming bronze in Giant Slalom.
Following a severe knee injury suffered in training at the Worlds in Courchevel-Meribel, the talented youngster has resumed racing in World Cup this season collecting two top-15 finishes.
Shin Jia, figure skating (South Korea)
Shin has already established herself, winning the Korean national title in 2023.
She is the two-time and reigning world junior silver medallist, and this season has captured both the JGPs she’s competed in: Austria and Hungary.
Her silver at Worlds in 2022 made her just the second Korean to win a junior world medal – the first being Kim Yuna (2005).
Shimada Mao, figure skating (Japan)
The 15-year-old, who was named after Vancouver 2010 Olympic silver medallist Asada Mao, has recently defended her junior women's title at the Grand Prix Final 2023 in Beijing, where she finished in front of Shin.
The Kyoto native is also a two-time national champion.
2023 World champion in snowboard halfpipe Lee Chae-un is one of the biggest stars to watch at Gangwon 2024
Flora Tabanelli, freestyle skiing (Italy)
Freestyle skier Tabanelli became the first female Italian junior world champion in 2023 with gold in big air, to go with her slopestyle silver.
In December the 16-year-old from Emilia achieved her first senior World Cup podium in Beijing.
The history-maker is being touted as a potential home star of the Winter Olympics Milano-Cortina 2026, and has been given the honour of carrying Italy’s flag at the Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony.
Lee Chae-un, freestyle snowboarding (South Korea)
Aged only 16, last year he was crowned Republic of Korea's first-ever snowboard halfpipe champion in Bakuriani, Georgia.
A Bejing 2022 Olympian, Lee has continued to showcase his skills at this year's World Cup stops at Secret Garden and Copper Mountain, finishing on the podium on both occasions.
Daxon Rudolph, ice hockey (Canada)
The 15-year-old was the first overall pick in the 2023 Western Hockey League Prospect Draft.
Named the Top Defender in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) last season, Rudolph is continuing to post impressive stats in the league while featuring on occasion for the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL.
Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 - Medal events schedule
Friday, 19 January
- 20:00-21:00 Opening Ceremony
Saturday, 20 January
Biathlon
- 11:00-12:45 - Women’s 10km individual
- 14:00-15:50 - Men’s 12.5km individual
Luge
- 08:30-10:30 - Women’s singles
- 11:00-12:55 - Men’s doubles
Ski jumping
- 10:00-12:30 - Women’s normal hill individual
- 13:30-16:00 - Men’s normal hill individual
Short track speed skating
- 11:00-14:10 - Women’s and men's 1500m
Snowboard
- 11:00-14:45 - Snowboard cross, women’s and men’s
Sunday, 21 January
Alpine skiing
- 10:00-11:30 - Women’s Super-G
- 12:00-13:30 - Men’s Super-G
Biathlon
- 11:00-12:15 - Women’s single mixed relay 6km, men’s single mixed relay 7.5km
Luge
- 08:30-10:30 - Men’s singles
- 11:00-12:55 - Women’s doubles
Short track speed skating
- 11:00-14:30 - Women’s and men's 1000m
Ski jumping
- 12:30-15:00 - Mixed team
Snowboard
- 10:45-12:15 - Snowboard cross, mixed team
Monday, 22 January
Alpine skiing
- 09:00-10:00 - Women’s alpine combined Super G
- 10:20-11:30 - Men’s alpine combined Super G
- 13:00-14:00 - Women’s alpine combined slalom
- 14:15-15:15 - Men’s alpine combined slalom
Bobsleigh
- 14:30-16:45 - Women’s monobob
Short track speed skating
- 15:00-17:55 - Women’s and men's 500m
Skeleton
- 17:30-19:45 - Women’s
Speed skating
- 11:00-12:55 - Women’s and men’s 500m
Tuesday, 23 January
Alpine skiing
- 12:45-14:15 - Women’s giant slalom
Biathlon
- 10:30-11:55 - Men’s 7.5km sprint
- 13:30-15:00 - Women’s 6km sprint
Bobsleigh
- 14:30-16:45 - Men’s monobob
Freestyle skiing
- 11:00-14:45 - Women’s and men’s ski cross
Luge
- 08:30-10:30 - Women’s singles
- 11:00-12:55 - Men’s doubles
Skeleton
- 17:30-19:45 - Men’s
Speed skating
- 10:30-11:45 - Team relay
Wednesday, 24 January
Alpine skiing
- 12:45-14:15 - Men’s giant slalom
Biathlon
- 10:30-12:35 - Mixed relay 4x6km
Freestyle skiing
- 09:45-16:00 - Women’s slopestyle
- 10:45-12:15 - Mixed team ski cross
Short track speed skating
- 10:00-10:55 - Mixed team relay
Snowboard
- 09:45-16:00 - Women’s slopestyle
Thursday, 25 January
Alpine skiing
- 13:45-14:30 - Women’s slalom
- 14:45-15:30 - Men’s slalom
Curling
- 18:00 - Mixed Team
Freestyle skiing
- 09:45-16:00 - Men’s slopestyle
Ice hockey
- 14:00 - Men's 3-on-3
- 14:00 - Women's 3-on-3
Snowboard
- 09:45-16:00 - Men’s slopestyle
Speed skating
- 11:30-12:25 - Mixed relay
Friday, 26 January
Alpine skiing
- 11:00-12:30 - Mixed team parallel event
Freestyle skiing
- 13:00-15:05 - Mixed team dual moguls
Speed skating
- 11:30-14:05 - Women’s and men’s mass start
Saturday, 27 January
Freestyle skiing
- 10:30-15:20 - Women’s and men’s dual moguls
Sunday, 28 January
Freestyle skiing
- 10:15-15:45 - Women’s and men’s big air
Snowboard
- 10:15-15:45 - Women’s and men’s big air
Monday, 29 January
Cross-country skiing
- 12:30-14:10 - Women’s and men’s sprint free
Figure skating
- 11:30-12:45 - Pairs free skating
- 14:00-17:05 - Men’s single free skating
Nordic combined
- 11:00-13:15 - Women’s and men’s individual normall hill
- 15:00-16:30 - Women’s 4km individual, men’s 6km individual
Tuesday, 30 January
Cross-country skiing
- 10:30-12:00 - Women’s 7.5km classic
- 13:00-13:30 - Men’s 7.5km classic
Figure skating
- 11:30-13:50 - Ice dance free dance
- 14:30-17:35 - Women’s single free skating
Wednesday, 31 January
Freestyle skiing
- 10:15-15:45 - Women’s and men’s halfpipe
Ice hockey
- 16:00 - Women's 6-team tournament
- 20:00 - Men's 6-team tournament
Nordic combined
- 11:00-12:00 - Mixed team
- 15:30-16:30 - Mixed team normal hill
Thursday, 1 February
Cross-country skiing
- 10:30-12:00 - Mixed relay 4x5km
Curling
- 16:00 - Mixed doubles
Figure skating
- 11:30-17:30 - Team event
Snowboard
- 10:15-15:45 - Women’s and men’s halfpipe
Click this link to see a more detailed breakdown of the Gangwon 2024 schedule.
Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 - How to Watch
The Winter Youth Olympic Games will be filmed for live television and digital streaming on Olympic Channel via. Olympics.com and our app, with full session replays and highlights also available.