Romania at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Romania is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024, This will be Romania's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Romanian team consisted of 33 athletes (17 men and 16 women) competing in nine sports.[1] Bobsledder Sami Mihai and snowboarder Kata Mandel were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2][3]
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 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bobsleigh | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luge | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Skeleton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 33 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Mihaela Alexia Anton | Bobsleigh | Women's monobob | 22 January |
Alpine skiing
Romania qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexandru Matei Oancea | Super-G | — | Did not start | ||||
| Giant slalom | Did not finish | ||||||
| Slalom | 52.30 | 44 | 57.50 | 25 | 1:49.80 | 26 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ioana Corlățeanu | Super-G | — | Did not start | ||||
| Giant slalom | 54.02 | 29 | 56.85 | 25 | 1:50.87 | 25 | |
| Slalom | 56.36 | 41 | 53.82 | 27 | 1:50.18 | 28 | |
Biathlon
Romania qualified six biathletes (three per gender).
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragoș Bărbieru | Sprint | 24:02.3 | 3 (1+2) | 35 |
| Individual | 48:08.3 | 7 (2+1+1+3) | 38 | |
| Hunor Udvari | Sprint | 28:23.9 | 5 (2+3) | 87 |
| Individual | 52:43.9 | 5 (0+2+1+2) | 78 | |
| Horia Urs | Sprint | 22:49.8 | 1 (0+1) | 13 |
| Individual | 46:11.2 | 5 (0+3+0+2) | 25 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szidónia Kelemen | Sprint | 27:25.0 | 7 (5+2) | 74 |
| Individual | 51:46.2 | 13 (4+3+4+2) | 85 | |
| Paula Morozan-Irinaru | Sprint | 26:33.8 | 2 (0+2) | 69 |
| Individual | 56:08.5 | 8 (5+0+0+3) | 91 | |
| Krisztina Silló | Sprint | 22:59.0 | 2 (1+1) | 31 |
| Individual | 47:29.1 | 7 (2+2+1+2) | 72 |
- Mixed
| Athletes | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krisztina Silló Horia Urs |
Single mixed relay | 49:12.8 | 2+13 | 16 |
| Krisztina Silló Paula Morozan-Irinaru Horia Urs Dragoș Bărbieru |
Mixed relay | Lapped | 19 | |
Bobsleigh
Romania qualified four bobsledders (two per gender).[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sami Mihai | Men's monobob | 55.00 | 3 | 55.69 | 7 | 1:50.69 | 6 |
| Raul Predescu | 55.72 | 12 | 56.34 | 14 | 1:52.06 | 12 | |
| Mihaela Anton | Women's monobob | 57.15 | 6 | 57.19 | 2 | 1:54.34 |
|
| Luiza Olaru | 57.60 | 8 | 57.60 | 4 | 1:55.20 | 6 | |
Cross-country skiing
Romania qualified two cross-country skiers (one per gender).[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ștefan Paul Gherghel | 7.5 km classical | — | 23:28.6 | 53 | |||||
| Sprint freestyle | 3:36.49 | 62 | Did not advance | ||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Boglárka Páll | 7.5 km classical | — | 26:43.7 | 47 | |||||
| Sprint freestyle | 4:05.56 | 49 | Did not advance | ||||||
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vlad Florin Mușei | Singles | 47.648 | 13 | 47.383 | 11 | 1:35.031 | 10 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ionela Mădălina Dobrean | Singles | 49.756 | 19 | 50.612 | 24 | 1:40.368 | 22 |
| Ana Cezara Teodorescu | 49.626 | 18 | 49.538 | 15 | 1:39.164 | 16 | |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Women' singles | Men' singles | Doubles | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ana Cezara Teodorescul Vlad Florin Mușei Nicolae Todirică Alexandru Ioan Bălan |
Team relay | 50.890 | 10 | 50.934 | 5 | 53.093 | 8 | 2:34.917 | 8 |
Skeleton
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Theodor Buligescu | Men's | 53.69 | 6 | 53.47 | 5 | 1:47.16 | 6 |
| Luca Horațiu Ungureanu | 54.07 | 7 | 54.65 | 9 | 1:48.72 | 8 | |
| Adelina Gabriela Bădăra | Women's | 55.58 | 6 | 55.65 | 9 | 1:51.23 | 8 |
| Ioana Toma | 55.79 | 9 | 56.24 | 12 | 1:52.03 | 10 | |
Ski jumping
Romania qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[8]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Radu Borca | Men's normal hill | 64.5 | 26.7 | 38 | 65.0 | 23.7 | 38 | 50.4 | 38 |
| Cosmin Florin Donciu | 73.0 | 44.6 | 34 | 78.5 | 48.9 | 34 | 93.5 | 35 | |
| Andra Maria Gheorghe | Women's normal hill | 53.0 | 0.0 | 33 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | 33 |
| Szerena Maria Stanciu | 45.0 | 0.0 | 32 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | 32 | |
- Team
| Athlete | Event | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Team points | Rank | Distance | Points | Team points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Andra Maria Gheorghe Cosmin Florin Donciu Szerena Maria Stanciu Radu Borca |
Mixed team | 60.5 79.5 47.0 64.0 |
15.0 60.7 0.0 30.8 |
106.5 | 15 | 55.0 81.5 44.5 67.5 |
9.5 67.3 0.0 38.8 |
115.6 | 15 | 222.1 | 15 |
See also
References
- ^ Ţone, Marius (12 January 2024). "COSR a prezentat oficial echipa care va reprezenta România la ediția de iarnă a Jocurilor Olimpice de Tineret de la Gangwon" [COSR officially presented the team that will represent Romania at the winter edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon]. Agerpres (in Romanian). Bucharest, Romania. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Crăiţoiu, Andrei (12 January 2024). "33 de sportivi vor reprezenta România la Jocurile Olimpice de Tineret pentru sporturile de iarnă de la Gangwon" [33 athletes will represent Romania at the Youth Olympic Games for winter sports in Gangwon]. www.gsp.ro/ (in Romanian). Sports Ringier. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Men" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games - IBSF Youth Olympics Ranking List – Monobob Women" (PDF). www.ibsf.org/. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.