Venues

Much of the venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics were used again; the snow events were held in the county of Pyeongchang, while the ice events were held in Gangneung.

If the circumstances were allowed (but they weren't), the city of Wonsan, North Korea would have been involved, and could have been the host of some alpine events.^[5][6]

Sports

For the first time in the history of any type of Olympic Games event, the gender parity rule was used. This means that the same number of events in the Olympic program were the same for men and women (34). The program for this edition featured 7 sports and 15 disciplines in a total of 81 events. The International Olympic Committee had decided in 2021, that for the first time, there would be no mixed NOCs events. The sporting program also received changes as mixed-gender relays were added in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined. Two 1,500m individual events in short-track speed skating were held for the first time. However, the number of events at the cross-country skiing were dropped from 7 to 5.^[8][9]

Participating National Olympic Committees

A total of 1,803 athletes from a total of 78 NOCs were expected to compete.^[10][11] Five nations made their Winter Youth Olympics debut: Algeria, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, with the latter two making their first ever Winter Olympic appearance.^[12] Albania was scheduled to be the 79th NOC to compete, but its only athlete withdrew from the competition.

Schedule

All dates are KST (UTC+9)^[13]

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January/February	19 Fri	20 Sat	21 Sun	22 Mon	23 Tue	24 Wed	25 Thu	26 Fri	27 Sat	28 Sun	29 Mon	30 Tue	31 Wed	1 Thu	Events
Ceremonies	OC													CC
Alpine skiing			2	2	1	1	2	1							9
Biathlon		2	1		2	1									6
Bobsleigh				1	1										2
Cross-country skiing											2	2		1	5
Curling		●	●	●	●	●	1	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	2
Figure skating									●	●	2	2		1	5
Freestyle skiing					2	2	1	1	2	2			2		12
Ice hockey		●	●	●	●	●	2		●	●	●	●	2		4
Luge		2	2		1										5
Nordic combined											2		1		3
Short track speed skating		2	2	2		1									7
Skeleton				1	1										2
Ski jumping		2	1												3
Snowboarding		2	1			1	1		●	2				2	9
Speed skating				2	2		1	2							7
Total events	0	10	9	8	10	6	8	4	2	4	6	4	5	5	81
Cumulative total	0	10	19	27	37	43	51	55	57	61	67	71	76	81	81
January/February	19 Fri	20 Sat	21 Sun	22 Mon	23 Tue	24 Wed	25 Thu	26 Fri	27 Sat	28 Sun	29 Mon	30 Tue	31 Wed	1 Thu	Events

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Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games took place on 19 January 2024 at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, and the Yongpyong Dome in Pyeongchang. K-pop groups Hori7on, Lun8, and TripleS performed at the ceremony, along with rappers Ash Island, Hwasa, and Changmo. The cauldron was lit by freestyle skier Lee Jeong-min. A secondary digital flame was lit in Gangneung Olympic Park by a volunteer.^[14][15]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games took place on the evening of 1 February 2024 outside of the Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung. Rapper Lee Young-ji performed at the ceremony. The ceremony ended with the digital flame being extinguished.^[16]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	11	3	4	18
2	Germany	9	5	6	20
3	South Korea*	7	6	4	17
4	France	7	5	6	18
5	China	6	9	3	18
6	United States	5	11	5	21
7	Austria	5	6	5	16
8	Sweden	4	4	3	11
9	Great Britain	4	1	1	6
10	Japan	3	4	8	15
11–32	Remaining	20	27	36	83
Totals (32 entries)		81	81	81	243

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Mascot

On 19 January 2023, the organizing committee revealed the mascot, named Moongcho (뭉초). It was designed by college student Soo-Yeon Park. The mascot is in shape of a snowball that was born from a snow fight between Soohorang and Bandabi, the mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.^[21][22]

Tickets

The organizing committee has announced that all events apart from the opening ceremony would be free to watch.^[23]

Torch relay

The torch relay started on October 3, 2023 in Greece at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the flame was lit. The flame reached Seoul, South Korea, on 8 October, with the Korean leg of the relay beginning that day.^[24][25] The relay ended on 19 January 2024 at the opening ceremony, as the cauldron was lit by freestyle skier Lee Jeong-min.^[14]