Jamaica at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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| Jamaica at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | JAM |
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Henri Rivers IV & Adanna Johnson |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Jamaica competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This was Jamaica's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having last competed in 2016.
The Jamaican team consisted of three athletes (one man and two women) competing in two sports.[1][2] Alpine skier Henri Rivers IV and bobsledder Adanna Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobsleigh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Alpine skiing
Jamaica qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Henri Rivers IV | Men's super-G | — | DNS | ||||
| Men's giant slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Men's slalom | 54.96 | 52 | 59.37 | 32 | 1:54.33 | 34 | |
| Men's combined | DNS | ||||||
| Henniyah Rivers | Women's giant slalom | 1:01.86 | 48 | 1:07.02 | 39 | 2:08.88 | 39 |
| Women's slalom | DNF | ||||||