Chinese Taipei at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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| 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]
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
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
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 |
