# Slovakia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Slovakia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Slovakia's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
Biathlete and cross-country skier Michal Adamov and ski jumper Tamara Mesíková were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Adam Hagara | Figure skating | Men's singles | 29 January |
| Bronze | Markus Sklenárik | Biathlon | Men's individual | 20 January |
| Bronze | Andrej Barnáš | Alpine skiing | Men's super-G | 21 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 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Figure skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ice hockey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Luge | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Nordic combined | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Snowboarding | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 49 |
* 1 2 Hektor Kapustík and Jakub Karkalík participates in both nordic combined and ski jumping. Michal Adamov participates in both cross-country skiing and biathlon.

## Alpine skiing

Slovakia qualified five alpine skiers (two men and three women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Andrej Barnáš | Super-G | — | 54.78 | |
| Andrej Barnáš | Combined | 55.76 | 17 | 54.64 | 3 | 1:50.40 | 5 |
| Andrej Barnáš | Giant slalom | 50.29 | 12 | 46.42 | 10 | 1:36.71 | 6 |
| Andrej Barnáš | Slalom | 48.59 | 17 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Daniel Palič | Super-G | — | DNF | DNF |
| Daniel Palič | Combined | 56.03 | 23 | 56.88 | 20 | 1:52.91 | 22 |
| Daniel Palič | Giant slalom | 52.53 | 37 | 48.55 | 29 | 1:41.08 | 27 |
| Daniel Palič | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Veronika Šrobová | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 55.38 | 16 |
| Veronika Šrobová | Combined | 58.27 | 20 | 52.47 | 6 | 1:50.74 | 13 |
| Veronika Šrobová | Giant slalom | 50.75 | 18 | 54.18 | 12 | 1:44.93 | 15 |
| Veronika Šrobová | Slalom | 53.66 | 26 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Mia Chorogwická | Super-G | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Mia Chorogwická | Combined | 1:00.38 | 40 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Mia Chorogwická | Giant slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Mia Chorogwická | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Vanesa Vulganová | Super-G | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Vanesa Vulganová | Combined | 59.38 | 34 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Vanesa Vulganová | Giant slalom | 55.83 | 36 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Vanesa Vulganová | Slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Veronika Šrobová Andrej Barnáš | Team | United States (USA) L 1–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Biathlon
### Men's

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Sebastián Belicaj | Individual | 46:37.2 | 4 (0+3+1+0) | 27 |
| Sebastián Belicaj | Sprint | 23:49.4 | 1 (1+0) | 29 |
| Michal Adamov | Individual | 44:13.6 | 6 (0+3+0+3) | 10 |
| Michal Adamov | Sprint | 23:54.4 | 5 (3+2) | 30 |
| Markus Sklenárik | Individual | 43:01.5 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | |
| Markus Sklenárik | Sprint | 26:10.9 | 7 (5+2) | 74 |

### Women's

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Michaela Straková | Sprint | 21:17.7 | 2 (1+1) | 10 |
| Michaela Straková | Individual | 43:26.9 | 7 (2+0+4+1) | 35 |
| Alžbeta Garguľáková | Sprint | 22:00.6 | 4 (0+4) | 18 |
| Alžbeta Garguľáková | Individual | 41:59.6 | 7 (2+1+1+3) | 22 |
| Veronika Steczová | Sprint | 37:33.3 | 8 (3+5) | 91 |
| Veronika Steczová | Individual | 42:58.8 | 1 (0+0+0+1) | 30 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Markus Sklenárik Alžbeta Garguláková | Single mixed relay | 53:42.0 | 5+12 | 27 |
| Michaela Straková Alžbeta Garguláková Markus Sklenárik Markus Sklenárik | Mixed relay | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ |

## Cross-country skiing

Slovakia qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jelisej Kuzmin | 7.5 km classical | — | 21:36.4 | 34 |
| Jelisej Kuzmin | Sprint freestyle | 3:21.93 | 42 | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced |
| Michal Adamov | 7.5 km classical | — | 21:08.2 | 27 |
| Michal Adamov | Sprint freestyle | 3:11.71 | 24 Q | 3:09.71 | 4 | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Emília Rendová | 7.5 km classical | — | 24:53.7 | 32 |
| Emília Rendová | Sprint freestyle | 3:40.18 | 17 Q | 4:04.19 | 6 | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced |
| Tereza Bukasová | 7.5 km classical | — | 25:08.3 | 35 |
| Tereza Bukasová | Sprint freestyle | 3:54.33 | 39 | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced | Did not advanced |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Emília Rendová Jelisej Kuzmin Tereza Bukasová Michal Adamov | Mixed relay | 57:18.7 | 13 |

## Figure skating
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Adam Hagara | Men's singles | 75.06 | 2 | 141.17 | 3 | 216.23 | |

## Freestyle skiing
### Ski cross

| Athlete | Event | Group heats | Group heats | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Position | Position |
| Hugo Rybár | Men's ski cross | 9 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sofia Moricová | Women's ski cross | 10 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Athlete | Event | Pre-heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Position | Position | Position | Position |
| Hugo Rybár Sofia Moricová | Team ski cross | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Ice hockey

Slovakia qualified a men's hockey team of 18 athletes.

### Roster

* Michal Plančár
* Matej Bereš
* Roderik Černák
* Marko Požgay
* Timur Trebula
* Matej Stankoven
* Ivan Matta
* Kristián Rezničák
* Dávid Dvořák
* Juraj Jonas Ďurčo
* Adam Goljer
* Samuel Hrenák
* Filip Kovalčík
* Jakub Syrný
* Juraj Rausa
* Dominik Barčák
* Alexej Kubát
* Kristián Macák

### Summary

Key:
* OT – Overtime
* GWS – Game winning shots
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Slovakia | Men's tournament | United States L 4-5 | Czech Republic L 2-3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Men's tournament
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | |

## Luge
### Individual sleds

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bruno Mick | Men's singles | 47.376 | 7 | 47.309 | 9 | 1:34.685 | 7 |
| Viktória Praxová | Women's singles | 50.757 | 26 | 51.837 | 28 | 1:42.594 | 25 |
| Desana Špitzová | Women's singles | 52.008 | 29 | 51.207 | 26 | 1:43.215 | 29 |
| Bruno Mick Viktor Varga | Men's doubles | 48.862 | 6 | 48.860 | 5 | 1:37.722 | 6 |

### Mixed team relay

| Athletes | Event | Women's singles | Women's singles | Men's singles | Men's singles | Doubles | Doubles | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Viktória Praxová Oliver Korbela Bruno Mick Viktor Varga | Team relay | 50.667 | 7 | 51.462 | 8 | 51.917 | 4 | 2:34.046 | 7 |

## Nordic combined
### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank |
| Jakub Karkalík | Men's normal hill/6 km | 84.0 | 81.4 | 25 | +3:58 | 18:41.0 | 27 |
| Hektor Kapustík | Men's normal hill/6 km | 109.0 | 134.1 | 2 | +0:28 | 15:25.4 | 11 |

## Short track speed skating
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michaela Ižarová | 500 m | 1:07.347 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michaela Ižarová | 1000 m | 1:39.144 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michaela Ižarová | 1500 m | 2:42.115 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lea Popovičová | 500 m | 45.839 | 3 q | 46.220 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lea Popovičová | 1000 m | 1:37.907 | 3 q | 1:36.441 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lea Popovičová | 1500 m | 2:42.482 | 3 Q | 2:33.281 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Skeleton
### Individual sleds

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Peter Jedinák | Men's | 54.60 | 10 | 56.44 | 14 | 1:51.04 | 13 |

## Ski jumping

Slovakia qualified three ski jumpers (two men and one woman).

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Hektor Kapustík | Men's normal hill | 82.5 | 63.7 | 29 | 93.5 | 85.1 | 14 | 148.8 | 19 |
| Jakub Karkalík | Men's normal hill | 69.5 | 35.0 | 37 | 60.0 | 8.4 | 39 | 43.4 | 39 |
| Tamara Mesíková | Women's normal hill | 77.0 | 50.5 | 20 | 90.0 | 76.0 | 12 | 126.5 | 18 |

## Snowboarding
### Snowboard cross

| Athlete | Event | Pre-Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Position | Position | Position | Position |
| Oliver Šebesta | Men's snowboard cross | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dorota Pitoňáková | Women's snowboard cross | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Halfpipe, Slopestyle & Big Air

| 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 |
| Tadeáš Nedielka | Men's big air | 55.50 | 70.25 | 70.25 | 10 Q | 20.00 | 73.25 | 47.50 | 120.75 | 5 |
| Tadeáš Nedielka | Men's slopestyle | 19.25 | 32.75 | 32.75 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |