United States at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors101 in 15 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Noah Park & Eliza Rhodehamel
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
11
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

The United States is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be United States's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

The United States team consisted of 101 athletes competing in all 15 sports.[1][2] Skeleton athlete Noah Park and short track speed skater Eliza Rhodehamel were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Sean Shuai Short track speed skating Men's 500 metres 22 January
 Gold Henry Townshend Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle 25 January
 Gold Elizabeth Lemley
Porter Huff		 Freestyle skiing Mixed team dual moguls 26 January
 Gold Elizabeth Lemley Freestyle skiing Women's dual moguls 27 January
 Silver Josie Johnson Ski jumping Women's individual normal hill 20 January
 Silver Morgan Shute Freestyle skiing Women's ski cross 23 January
 Silver Kyeun Eun Jang
Eliza Rhodehamel
Julius Kazanecki
Sean Shuai		 Short track speed skating Mixed relay 24 January
 Silver Walker Robinson
Morgan Shute		 Freestyle skiing Mixed team ski cross 24 January
 Silver Porter Huff Freestyle skiing Men's dual moguls 27 January
 Bronze Abby McLarnon
Jiah Cohen		 Freestyle skiing Mixed team dual moguls 26 January
 Bronze Abby McLarnon Freestyle skiing Women's dual moguls 27 January

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 3 5
Biathlon 3 3 6
Bobsleigh 1 2 3
Cross-country skiing 3 3 6
Curling 3 3 6
Figure skating 3 3 6
Freestyle skiing 14
Hockey 18 0 18
Luge 3 4 7
Nordic combined 2 2 4
Short track speed skating 2 2 4
Skeleton 2 1 3
Ski jumping 2 2 4
Snowboarding 12
Speed skating 2 1 3
Total 5 6 101

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

United States qualified five alpine skiers (two men and three women).[4][5]

Men
Women

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

The United States qualified six cross-country skiers (three per gender).[6]

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

The United States qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[7][8]

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
Kenna Ponzio
Zachary Brenden
Owen Nelson
Teagan Thurston 		Mixed team  Norway
W 8–3 		 New Zealand
W 8–4 		 Turkey
W 8–2 		 Japan
W 8–6 		 Nigeria
W 20–0 		 Sweden
W 11–5 		 China
L 5–6 		2 Q  Switzerland
L 3–4 		Did not advance 5
Ella Wendling
Benji Paral 		Mixed doubles  Sweden
W 6–5 		 Qatar
  Norway
  Ukraine
  Slovenia
 —

Mixed team

Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team
Group A Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC
 China Li Zetai 6 1 1–0 65 25 28 17 0 12 59.04
 United States Kenna Ponzio 6 1 0–1 68 26 31 16 1 15 51.38
 Japan Kaito Fujii 5 2 1–0 64 26 27 17 2 11 39.53
 Sweden Vilmer Nygren 5 2 0–1 55 42 27 19 5 10 58.05
 Norway Alexander Johansen 3 4 – 49 39 25 19 2 11 65.33
 Turkey Muhammed Taha Zenit 2 5 – 41 40 16 26 5 5 82.17
 New Zealand Jed Nevill 1 6 – 27 44 18 23 3 6 86.52
 Nigeria Goodnews Charles 0 7 – 6 133 4 39 1 0 199.60
Round robin
Draw 1

Saturday, January 20, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ponzio) (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 8
 Norway (Johansen) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
Draw 2

Saturday, January 20, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 New Zealand (Nevill) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4
 United States (Ponzio) 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
Draw 3

Sunday, January 21, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ponzio) (has hammer) 1 0 2 3 2 0 X X 8
 Turkey (Zenit) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Draw 4

Monday, January 22, 10:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ponzio) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 8
 Japan (Fujii) (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
Draw 5

Monday, January 22, 18:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Nigeria (Charles) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
 United States (Ponzio) (has hammer) 4 3 3 1 6 3 X X 20
Draw 6

Tuesday, January 23, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ponzio) 0 4 5 0 2 0 X X 11
 Sweden (Nygren) (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 1 X X 5
Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Li) 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6
 United States (Ponzio) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
Qualification Game

Wednesday, January 24, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ponzio) (has hammer) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4

Mixed doubles

Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles
Group B W L W–L DSC
 United States 1 0 – 36.40
 Slovenia 1 0 – 44.30
 Sweden 1 1 1–0 88.77
 Norway 1 1 0–1 20.97
 Qatar 0 1 – 72.80
 Ukraine 0 1 – 161.10
Round robin
Draw 3

Saturday, January 27, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Wendling / Paral) (has hammer) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
 Sweden (Roxin / Meyerson) 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5
Draw 6

Sunday, January 28, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Wendling / Paral) 0
 Qatar (Al-Fahad / Alnaimi) 0
Draw 10

Monday, January 29, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Hausstaetter / Svorkmo Lundberg) 0
 United States (Wendling / Paral) 0
Draw 12

Tuesday, January 30, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Ukraine (Lytvynenko / Shlyk) 0
 United States (Wendling / Paral) 0
Draw 14

Wednesday, January 31, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Wendling / Paral) 0
 Slovenia (Kavčič / Omerzel) 0

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

The United States qualified a men's hockey team of 18 athletes.[9]

Men's tournament

The team roster is listed as follows:[10]

No. Pos. 2024 Winter Youth Olympics United States U-16 boys' ice hockey team roster Height Weight Birthdate Hometown Current Team
1 G Xavier Wendt 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 24 January 2008 Plymouth, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
2 F JP Hurlbert 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 11 April 2008 Allen, Texas Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club
4 D AJ Francisco 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 10 January 2008 Hermantown, Minnesota Hermantown High School
5 D Jackson Marthaler 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 10 February 2008 Superior, Wisconsin Superior High School
7 F Shaeffer Gordon-Carroll 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 November 2008 Salt Lake City, Utah Chicago Mission
9 F Cole Bumgarner 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 April 2008 Albertville, Minnesota Rogers High School
10 F Spencer Thornborough 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 22 June 2008 Boxford, Massachusetts The Governor's Academy
11 F Mikey Berchild 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 16 February 2008 Excelsior, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
13 D Abe Barnett 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 21 September 2008 Glencoe, Illinois Chicago Mission
14 D Logan Lutner 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 21 February 2008 Maple Grove, Minnesota Maple Grove High School
15 D Luke Schairer 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 30 January 2008 Charlotte, North Carolina Mount Saint Charles Academy
16 F Parker Trottier 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 13 February 2008 Edina, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's
18 F Zane Torre 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 14 April 2008 Ladera Ranch, California Shattuck-Saint Mary's
19 F Aurelio Garcia 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 3 June 2008 Romeoville, Illinois Chicago Mission
20 D Tyler Martyniuk 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 31 December 2008 Washington Township, Michigan HoneyBaked Hockey Club
21 F Logan Stuart 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 23 April 2008 Los Angeles, California Little Caesars Hockey
30 G Gavin Weeks 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 3 August 2008 Manchester, New Hampshire Bishop Kearney Selects
Coaching staff

Head Coach: Joe Bonnett
Assistant Coaches: Jason Guerriero, Matt Gilroy, Dave Caruso

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
United States Men's Men's tournament  Slovakia
  Czech Republic
Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 1 0 1 0 0 5 4 +1 2 Semifinals
2  Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0 4 5 −1 1
3  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 January 2024. Source: Gangwon 2024
27 January 2024
14:00		Slovakia 4–5 GWS
(1–1, 3–1, 0–2)
(SO: 0–1)		 United StatesGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,056
Game reference
Samuel HrenákGoaliesXavier WendtReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Canada Mitchell Gibbs
South Korea Kim Jun-seo
0–101:37 – Torre (Schairer, Garcia)
Syrný (Kubat) – 11:361–1
1–218:43 – Hurlbert (Francisco, Berchild) (PP)
Ďurčo (Rausa, Goljer) (PP) – 22:102–2
Rezničák – 24:153–2
Rezničák (Stankoven) – 29:144–2
4–336:57 – Bumgarner (Stuart, Marthaler)
4–444:06 – Torre (Trottier, Berchild) (PP, EA)
Ďurčo MISS
Goljer MISS		ShootoutMISS Hurlbert
GOAL Berchild
GOAL Francisco
7.5 minPenalties4.5 min
20Shots39
29 January 2024
14:00		United States v Czech RepublicGangneung Hockey Centre

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

The United States qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[11]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Nine Panam Sports Countries Ready to Shine at Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "2024 Alpine, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Ski Cross Youth Olympic Games Nominations Released". www.usskiandsnowboard.org/. U.S. Ski & Snowboard. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Youth Olympic Games Roster". USA Hockey.
  11. ^ "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.
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