Switzerland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Switzerland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

Switzerland at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Switzerland
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors71 in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Jonas Aschilier & Jana Soltermann
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
7
Total
9
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

The Swiss team consisted of 71 athletes (32 men and 39 women) competing in 11 sports.[1] Snowboarder Jonas Aschilier and curler Jana Soltermann were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]

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 336
Biathlon 448
Cross-country skiing 224
Curling 336
Figure skating 213
Freestyle skiing 8311
Ice hockey 01818
Nordic combined 213
Ski jumping 213
Snowboarding 538
Speed skating 101
Total323971

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldNoelie WidmerSnowboardingWomen's snowboard cross20 January
 SilverShaienne ZehnderAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom23 January
 BronzeShaienne ZehnderAlpine skiingWomen's super-G21 January
 BronzeLeena ThommenFreestyle skiingWomen's ski cross21 January
 BronzeLorenzo Rosset
Valentine Lagger		Freestyle skiingMixed team ski cross24 January
 BronzeNathan Dryburgh
Alissa Rudolf
Livio Ernst
Jana Soltermann		CurlingMixed team25 January
 BronzeAlain BornetFreestyle skiingMen's halfpipe31 January
 BronzeLeandra Schöpfer
Nolan Gertsch
Ilaria Gruber
Maximilian Wanger		Cross-country skiing4 × 5 kilometres mixed relay1 February
 BronzeLura WickSnowboardingWomen's halfpipe1 February

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland qualified six alpine skiers (three per gender).[3]

Men
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD
Women
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[4]

Curling
Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[5][6]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Nathan Dryburgh
Alissa Rudolf
Livio Ernst
Jana Soltermann		 Mixed team  Germany
W 11–2		  Denmark
L 4–6		  South Korea
W 8–4		  Canada
L 5–6		  Brazil
W 13–2		  Great Britain
L 3–8		  Italy
W 8–7		 3 Q  United States
W 4–3		  Great Britain
L 6–8		  China
W 10–8
Jana-Tamara Haehlen
Nevio Caccivio		 Mixed doubles  Italy
W 7–2		  Germany
L 6–9		  Denmark
W 6–3		  Kazakhstan
W 9–1		  Austria
W 9–3		 — 3 Did not advance 12

Mixed team
Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team
Group B Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE DSC
 Great BritainLogan Carson61–443026214751.75
 DenmarkJacob Schmidt52–482827202934.70
 SwitzerlandNathan Dryburgh432–0523525235739.96
 ItalyAndrea Gilli431–1463829233750.58
 South KoreaKim Dae-hyun430–24833242238109.88
 CanadaNathan Gray34–4034242031135.43
 BrazilPedro Ribeiro161–01781133102103.39
 GermanyLukas Jäger160–1304619272568.51
Round robin
Draw 1

Saturday, January 20, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Jäger) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 3 2 0 4 0 2 X 11
Draw 2

Sunday, January 21, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
 Denmark (Schmidt) 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 6
Draw 3

Sunday, January 21, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 8
 South Korea (Kim) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4
Draw 4

Monday, January 22, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Gray) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 6
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Draw 5

Tuesday, January 23, 10:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 4 0 0 4 4 1 X X 13
 Brazil (Ribeiro) 0 1 1 0 0 0 X X 2
Draw 6

Tuesday, January 23, 18:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
 Great Britain (Carson) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 8
Draw 7

Wednesday, January 24, 13:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Italy (Gilli) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 7
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 8
Qualification Game

Wednesday, January 24, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Ponzio) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4
Semifinal

Thursday, January 25, 9:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Great Britain (Carson) 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Bronze medal game

Thursday, January 25, 14:30

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 China (Li) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 8
 Switzerland (Dryburgh) 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 10

Mixed doubles
Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles
Group D W L W–L DSC
 Denmark411–130.64
 Germany411–131.04
 Switzerland411–179.90
 Austria23–40.68
 Kazakhstan14–44.33
 Italy05–107.78
Round robin
Draw 1

Friday, January 26, 18:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Italy (Maioni / Nichelatti) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
 Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 X 7
Draw 3

Saturday, January 27, 14:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Sutor / Angrick) 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 9
 Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
Draw 6

Sunday, January 28, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Denmark (Schmidt / Schmidt) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
 Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Draw 8

Monday, January 29, 10:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) 3 1 0 1 1 3 X X 9
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Draw 11

Tuesday, January 30, 10:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 X 9
 Austria (Müller / Heinisch) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 3

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland qualified a team of eighteen ice hockey players for the women's six-team tournament.[7]

Roster

Celine Abgottspon served as head coach, Melanie Häfliger and Iris Müller were assistant coaches, and Andreas Ellenberger was goalkeeper coach.[8][9][10]

  • Jil May Baker – A
  • Lorie-Lou Besson
  • Luana Birstiel
  • Miriana Bottoni
  • Valentina Camenzind
  • Mila Croll
  • Hannah Estermann
  • Alicia Skye Fausch
  • Anne-Eugénie Gendre
  • Laure Mériguet
  • Shayna Angelina Merkofer
  • Sarina Messikommer
  • Norina Müller – C
  • Anaïs Rohner
  • Maëlle Rohner
  • Norina Schrupkowski
  • Livia Tschannen – A
  • Marlen Wälti
Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Rank Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Rank
Switzerland Women's tournament  France
W 2–0		  Germany
W 2–1		 Q  Japan
L 1–2		  Germany
L 1–3		 4

Women's tournament
Preliminary round, Group B
Pos Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Switzerland 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Semifinals
2  Germany 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  France 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: IOC[11][12]
27 January 2024
17:00		France 0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		 SwitzerlandGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 1,742
Game reference
Louna IvaldyGoaliesValentina CamenzindReferees:
María Chávez
Beatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Domenica Maurer
Laura Schmidlein
0–113:20 – Tschannen (SH)
0–236:43 – Müller
3 minPenalties3 min
13Shots29
29 January 2024
17:00		Switzerland 2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)		 GermanyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,219
Game reference
Norina SchrupkowskiGoaliesTara BachReferees:
Ding Siwen
Wan Mei Wah
Linesmen:
Anhelina Maifeld
Domenica Maurer
Tschannen (Birnstiel) – 23:491–0
Rohner (Wälti) – 36:062–0
2–141:38 – Wintgen
4.5 minPenalties4.5 min
19Shots19
Semifinals
30 January 2024
17:00		Switzerland 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 JapanGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 1,083
Game reference
Valentina CamenzindGoaliesSuzuno FukudaReferees:
María Chávez
Beatrice Fortin
Linesmen:
Anhelina Maifeld
Domenica Maurer
Müller – 10:061–0
1–110:38 – Fukuzawa (Ruike)
1–224:26 – Numabe (Odaira, Tada) (PP)
7.5 minPenalties1.5 min
12Shots20
Bronze medal match
31 January 2024
10:00		Switzerland 1–3
(0–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 GermanyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 1,911
Game reference
Valentina Camenzind
Norina Schrupkowski		GoaliesTara BachReferees:
María Chávez
Wan Mei Wah
Linesmen:
Lara Fischer
Domenica Maurer
0–103:32 – Birka (Seyrer)
0–204:20 – Zielinski (Seyrer, Birka) (PP)
Tschannen (Mériguet) – 21:561–2
1–344:32 – Weichenhain (ENG)
6 minPenalties3 min
24Shots26

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Switzerland qualified three ski jumpers (two men and one woman).[13]

See also

References
  1. "71 Schweizer Athletinnen und Athleten nehmen an den Olympischen Jugendspielen teil" [71 Swiss athletes are taking part in the Youth Olympic Games]. www.swissolympic.ch (in German). Swiss Olympic Association. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. "Swiss Olympic Youth Team – Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024" (PDF). Swiss Olympic Association (in German and English). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Team Roster: SUI - Switzerland" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  10. "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament, Preliminary round - Group B, Game 2 – Line-ups: FRA-SUI" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. "Ice Hockey, Women's 6-Team Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  13. "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.
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