# New Zealand at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

New Zealand competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. It was New Zealand's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The New Zealand team consisted of 22 athletes (13 men and nine women) competing in seven sports. The flag bearers at the opening ceremony were snowboarder Lucia Georgalli and curler Jed Nevill. Freestyle skier Luke Harrold was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony. With the team winning seven medals—one gold, two silver, and four bronze—the event was New Zealand's most successful Winter Youth Olympics to date.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Luke Harrold | Freestyle skiing | Men's halfpipe | 31 January |
| Silver | Lucia Georgalli | Snowboarding | Women's slopestyle | 24 January |
| Silver | Finley Melville Ives | Freestyle skiing | Men's halfpipe | 31 January |
| Bronze | Luke Harrold | Freestyle skiing | Men's big air | 28 January |
| Bronze | Lucia Georgalli | Snowboarding | Women's big air | 28 January |
| Bronze | Campbell Melville Ives | Snowboarding | Men's big air | 28 January |
| Bronze | Dwayne Li | Figure skating | Men's singles | 29 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Luge | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 22 |

## Alpine skiing

New Zealand qualified three alpine skiers (one man and two women).
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ruby Fullerton | Women's slalom | 58.95 | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Ruby Fullerton | Women's giant slalom | 53.25 | 27 | 56.76 | 24 | 1:50.01 | 23 |
| Ruby Fullerton | Women's super-G | 57.56 | 36 | — | — | 57.56 | 36 |
| Ruby Fullerton | Women's combined | 1:00.00 | 37 | 59.10 | 29 | 1:59.10 | 29 |
| Hemi Meikle | Men's slalom | 50.54 | 34 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Hemi Meikle | Men's giant slalom | 51.73 | 28 | 47.25 | 19 | 1:38.98 | 22 |
| Hemi Meikle | Men's super-G | 55.23 | 13 | — | — | 55.23 | 13 |
| Hemi Meikle | Men's combined | 56.08 | 24 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Charlotte Wiggins | Women's slalom | 55.65 | 37 | 54.82 | 31 | 1:50.47 | 30 |
| Charlotte Wiggins | Women's giant slalom | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Charlotte Wiggins | Women's super-G | 57.39 | 34 | — | — | 57.39 | 34 |
| Charlotte Wiggins | Women's combined | 59.69 | 36 | 57.35 | 26 | 1:57.04 | 27 |

## Biathlon

| Athlete | Event | Time | Penalties | Rank |
| Baxter Pollard | Men's sprint | 32:02.3 | 8 (5+3) | 95 |
| Baxter Pollard | Men's individual | 1:05:01.7 | 16 (4+5+3+4) | 96 |

## Curling

New Zealand qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes. However, only four athletes were selected (two per gender), with two athletes doubling up in both events.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jed Nevill Olivia Russell Jack Steele Ellie McKenzie | Mixed team | Sweden L 3–9 | United States L 4–8 | China L 1–9 | Nigeria W 12–1 | Japan L 2–6 | Norway L 2–5 | Turkey L 3–6 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Olivia Russell Jed Nevill | Mixed doubles | Brazil W 12–5 | Turkey L 3–6 | Latvia L 4–9 | Japan L 2–11 | China L 4–12 | — | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |

### 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 |

#### Draw 1

Saturday, 20 January, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 |
| Sweden (Nygren) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 |

#### Draw 2

Saturday, 20 January, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| United States (Ponzio) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 |

#### Draw 3

Sunday, 21 January, 14:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Li) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 1 |

#### Draw 4

Monday, 22 January, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | X | 12 |
| Nigeria (Charles) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 |

#### Draw 5

Monday, 22 January, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Fujii) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |

#### Draw 6

Tuesday, 23 January, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Johansen) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 2 |

#### Draw 7

Wednesday, 24 January, 9:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Turkey (Zenit) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |

### Mixed doubles

| Group C | W | L | W–L | DSC |
| China | 5 | 0 | – | 56.80 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | – | 38.84 |
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | – | 77.39 |
| Turkey | 2 | 3 | – | 89.37 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4 | – | 94.80 |
| Brazil | 0 | 5 | – | 112.92 |

#### Draw 4

Saturday, 27 January, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 |
| Brazil (Gentile / Melo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 5 |

#### Draw 5

Sunday, 28 January, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |

#### Draw 9

Monday, 29 January, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |

#### Draw 12

Tuesday, 30 January, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | 11 |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |

#### Draw 14

Wednesday, 31 January, 9:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| China (Gong / Xu) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 12 |

## Figure skating

| Athlete | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Dwayne Li | Men's singles | 68.01 | 4 | 140.83 | 4 | 208.84 | |

## Freestyle skiing
### Freeski

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best / Total | Rank |
| Hamish Barlow | Men's slopestyle | 19.50 | 44.25 | 44.25 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hamish Barlow | Men's big air | 59.25 | 56.25 | 59.25 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madeleine Disbrowe | Women's slopestyle | 65.25 | 63.25 | 65.25 | 8 Q | 34.75 | 43.50 | 14.00 | 43.50 | 9 |
| Madeleine Disbrowe | Women's big air | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luke Harrold | Men's halfpipe | 88.00 | 89.25 | 89.25 | 2 Q | 94.25 | 25.75 | 85.50 | 94.25 | |
| Luke Harrold | Men's slopestyle | 61.00 | 81.75 | 81.75 | 5 Q | 51.75 | 62.50 | 65.25 | 65.25 | 6 |
| Luke Harrold | Men's big air | 89.75 | 32.75 | 89.75 | 4 Q | 84.25 | 88.00 | 25.25 | 172.25 | |
| Fin Melville Ives | Men's halfpipe | 81.75 | 92.00 | 92.00 | 1 Q | 92.50 | 55.25 | 42.00 | 92.50 | |
| Fin Melville Ives | Men's slopestyle | 20.75 | DNS | 20.75 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fin Melville Ives | Men's big air | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Liam Richards | Men's halfpipe | 50.50 | 62.00 | 62.00 | 7 Q | 70.25 | 16.50 | 20.75 | 70.25 | 7 |
| Mischa Thomas | Women's slopestyle | 70.50 | 77.75 | 77.75 | 4 Q | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 10 |
| Mischa Thomas | Women's big air | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Ski cross

| Athlete | Event | Group heats | Group heats | Group heats | Group heats | Group heats | Group heats | Group heats | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Points | Opposition Points | Opposition Points | Opposition Points | Opposition Points | Total points | Rank | Opposition Position | Opposition Position | Rank |
| Campbell Appel | Men's ski cross | Lee (KOR) Sadler (AUS) Lechner (ITA) 4 | Abersten (SWE) Rybar (SVK) – 3 | Young Shing (SWE) Yu (KOR) – 3 | Robinson (USA) Johnston (CAN) Tresnak (CZE) 1 | England (USA) Dade (GBR) Looze (SUI) 2 | 13 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Luge

New Zealand qualified one female luger.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maggie Dowling | Women's singles | 50.256 | 22 | 50.051 | 20 | 1:40.307 | 21 |

## Snowboarding

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
| Ava Beer | Women's halfpipe | 35.00 | 33.00 | 35.00 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ava Beer | Women's slopestyle | 76.50 | 21.00 | 76.50 | 4 Q | 22.50 | 25.75 | 6.75 | 25.75 | 10 |
| Ava Beer | Women's big air | 85.25 | 86.25 | 86.25 | 3 Q | 20.00 | 67.25 | 17.50 | 84.75 | 10 |
| Lucia Georgalli | Women's slopestyle | 80.75 | 83.25 | 83.25 | 3 Q | 19.75 | 22.00 | 88.25 | 88.25 | |
| Lucia Georgalli | Women's big air | 65.75 | 83.00 | 83.00 | 5 Q | 79.25 | 39.75 | 72.75 | 152.00 | |
| Joshua Li | Men's slopestyle | 31.75 | 22.25 | 31.75 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Txema Mazet-Brown | Men's slopestyle | 4.00 | 18.50 | 18.50 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Txema Mazet-Brown | Men's big air | 84.75 | 25.25 | 84.75 | 5 Q | 21.75 | 17.50 | 21.50 | 21.75 | 9 |
| Campbell Melville Ives | Men's halfpipe | 75.75 | 43.00 | 75.75 | 5 Q | 81.50 | 68.50 | 77.50 | 81.50 | 4 |
| Campbell Melville Ives | Men's slopestyle | 57.25 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 2 Q | 71.00 | 30.75 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 4 |
| Campbell Melville Ives | Men's big air | 88.00 | 16.00 | 88.00 | 4 Q | 82.75 | 70.25 | 25.00 | 153.00 | |

## Officials

* Chef de Mission – Marty Toomey