The Winter Youth Olympics at Gangwon 2024 witnessed several remarkable performances. Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve of Canada won the first-ever figure skating pairs free skating gold medal for Canada. USA's Cayla Smith and Jared McPike earned a silver medal, while Spain's Carolina Shan Campillo and Pau Vilella took home the bronze. Elsa Taenglander of Sweden, Italy's Federico Pozzi, and Minja Korhonen from Finland also secured gold medals in various events. Notably, Italy made history by achieving over 10 gold medals in a single edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Kim Hyungyeom of the Republic of Korea won the first-ever gold medal for a male Korean figure skater at an Olympic event. The Winter Youth Olympics also featured ice hockey, curling, and speed skating competitions.
🏒 #IceHockey begins its final day of competition with a spectacular goal from Germany in their bronze medal match against Switzerland. Watch now: https://t.co/JM0z3kxLlH @IIHFHockey | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/t2pIH1GyQI
Sweden's women #IceHockey team love this competition! 🏒😍🇸🇪 A thread 🧵: They've reached every Winter Youth Olympic Games final since its inception at Innsbruck 2012, and face off against Japan for the chance to win their third gold! 🥇 #Gangwon2024 | @IIHF | @SWEOlympic |… https://t.co/J0oeyKKvxb
Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain's impressive ice dance performance earned them SILVER for @TeamUSA at the Youth Winter Olympics.🥈🇺🇸 #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/LtsgixDj1L
Assistant coach Dave Caruso and Team USA will have a chance to win gold at the Winter Youth Olympics. #CBJ https://t.co/FtuS7SNj3Z
Dave Caruso and Team USA will have a chance to win gold at the Winter Youth Olympics. #CBJ https://t.co/FtuS7SNj3Z
You Young's 🇰🇷 Youth Olympics was dazzling! Re-live her gold medal competition in women's Figure Skating at #Lausanne2020. #Gangwon2024 | @ISU_Figure https://t.co/YU9ShhnVsS
.@TeamUSA’s men's hockey team goes for Youth Olympic gold on Wednesday morning at 6A ET LIVE on @Peacock! https://t.co/LB5Gry8Z1q
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Gold for Japan in Women’s skating while French pair win Ice Dance at Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/1XPXYAUAbW @ISU_Figure | @TeamJapan | @FranceOlympique | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/CoKxfvA03n
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Team USA beat rivals Canada in a thrilling 6-5 shootout to reach men’s ice hockey final at the Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gangwon2024. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/Ji6WBipdMp @TeamUSA I @TeamCanada I @IIHFHockey https://t.co/3epdzGk9gW
Now, THAT'S strategy! 👀 Chinese skater Yang Jingru put the 'speed' in speed skating as she outfoxes her competitors to help China take a one-two victory on ice. 🥇🥈 #Gangwon2024 #stspeedskating https://t.co/XWJ9Wh9SYv
Now, THAT'S strategy! 👀 Chinese skater Yang Jingru put the 'speed' in speed skating as she outfoxed her competitors to help China take a one-two victory on ice. 🥇🥈 #Gangwon2024 #stspeedskating https://t.co/orRRxc8PzN
A new generation of female coaches are at #Gangwon2024, paving the way for a more gender-equal future. The IOC’s Women in Sport High-performance (WISH) pathway programme empowers female coaches to reach the elite level. Read on about 4 of them at the Youth Olympic Games ⬇️ https://t.co/GayMDf6NIR
What a night at the figure skating! 👀🫶 PSY, Yuna Kim and others were in the crowd to watch the women’s figure skating single free skate! @psy_oppa #Gangwon2024 #WinterYouthOlympics #FigureSkating #Psy #ThatThat #YunaKim https://t.co/iEdCflOLgo
Get ready for an epic showdown! Canada 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 USA face off once again for a place in the men's Winter Youth Olympic Games ice hockey final tomorrow! A lot of history on the ice between these two nations, who will come out on top for the chance to play for gold!👀 @IIHFHockey… https://t.co/YjTqwnxx4O
That was stunning! 💫 Takagi Yo clinches third place for Japan in women’s figure skating free skate with a magnificent performance! 🥉🇯🇵 @teamJapan | @ISU_Figure | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/vZVGby4a4n
An angelic performance by Shin Jia! 🤩 🥈 The 15-year-old brings home second place for the Republic of Korea in today’s women’s single skating free skate! ⛸️ 🇰🇷 @Korea_Olympic | @ISU_Figure | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/DgmQGhrfp8
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Finland’s Nelli-Lotta Karppelin struck gold for a second time in 24 hours at the Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gangwon2024 with a win in the cross-country skiing 7.5km classic. Footage & soundbites: https://t.co/TmDhaXVSpR @OlympicTeamFI I @FISCrossCountry https://t.co/yc62pqrFYi
It’s #Gold for Japan! 🇯🇵 Congratulations to Shimada Mao, who takes first place in the women’s figure skating single free skate! ⛸️ @teamJapan | @ISU_Figure | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/fV81YchsQt
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE 16-year-old Minja Korhonen excelled in ski jumping and cross-country to win Finland’s first gold of #Gangwon2024 in the Nordic Combined individual. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/ixFfD4IaEv @OlympicTeamFI I @FISCrossCountry https://t.co/PasA9t5sSk
Gangwon 2024 opens up new horizons for young Asian journalists News agencies Xinhua & Kyodo have sent some of their brightest young journalistic talents to #Gangwon2024 to report on the performances of their countries’ most promising young athletes. More https://t.co/sXJgsLiiJt https://t.co/5vOFyudLwg
IOC Young Leaders sharing the positive power of sport in society with athletes and local youth at Gangwon 2024. Full story: https://t.co/oob3gvhO8u @iocyoungleaders | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/6Bl22RqbB2
Sherry Zhang’s performance 🤝 her score reaction 🥹 The women’s free skate has kicked off at #Gangwon2024! Check out the rest of the amazing moments ➡️ https://t.co/XPRqu1ghcV @TeamUSA | @USFigureSkating https://t.co/vH9i4qIHni
Sherry Zhang’s performance 🤝 her score reaction 🥹 The women’s free skate has kicked off at #gangwon2024! Check out the rest of the amazing moments ➡️ https://t.co/XPRqu1ghcV @TeamUSA | @USFigureSkating
What. A. Comeback! 👏 An incredible free dance routine from Ashlie Slatter and Atl Ongay-Perez earned the @TeamGB pair bronze in the ice dance. 🥉 Great Britain's first medal in #FigureSkating at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. 🇬🇧 The duo had been seventh after their rhythm… https://t.co/8bYrGJ2i4s
The future is bright for Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain of @TeamUSA! The pair take home silver after finishing second in rhythm dance and third in free dance. Watch their free dance performance now! 😍 @USFigureSkating | @ISU_Figure https://t.co/5s33EMDtre
The future is bright for Olivia Ilin and Dylan Cain of @TeamUSA! The pair take home silver after finishing second in rhythm dance and third in free dance. Watch their free dance performance now! 😍 @USFigureSkating ! @ISU_Figure https://t.co/Bm7EDr8cYv
The #Gold medal in cross-country skiing men's 7.5km classic competition goes to Jakob Elias Moch! 🥇 Congratulations to the German athlete on winning his second medal of #Gangwon2024. 👏 @FISCrossCountry | @TeamD https://t.co/W2IihnuTEH
Poetry in motion! 😍 Ambre Perrier-Gianesini and Samuel Blanc-Klaperman win the #Gold medal in the ice dance free dance competition! 🥇 Congratulations to the French couple! 🇫🇷 @ISU_Figure | @FranceOlympique | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/WZeM1MsLhC
The first medal of Day 11 goes to Nelli-Lotta Karppelin 🇫🇮 in cross-country skiing women 7.5km classic. 🥇 Congratulations to the 17-year-old on her second medal of #Gangwon2024! @FISCrossCountry | @OlympicTeamFI https://t.co/X3KAht497x
Semi-final action has begun in the 6-team men's and women's #icehockey tournament at #Gangwon2024! Women's semifinal 1 🇸🇪 vs 🇩🇪 Men's semifinal 1 🇨🇿 vs 🇫🇮 Women's semifinal 2 🇨🇭 vs 🇯🇵 Men's semifinal 2 🇨🇦 vs 🇺🇸 Follow the action: https://t.co/cNOTFPSflG @IIHFHockey https://t.co/Cd5FCN8Q5C
Pleased to welcome @USFigureSkating’s delegation of 18 U.S. athletes to Shanghai for the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championship this week. Headliners + gold medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates are making their eighth Four Continents appearance. Go USA! 美国队加油! https://t.co/0BxPlhMUUU
You Young's 🇰🇷 Youth Olympics was dazzling! Re-live her gold medal competition in women's Figure Skating at #Lausanne2020. #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/DzPVXmQDZr
Cayla Smith and Jared McPike put on a show at the 2024 Youth Olympics to earn SILVER in the pairs free skate. 🥈👏 #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/BI9IeePbtt
🤯 Great goal after great goal! Monday's ice hockey action was out of this world. 🏒 Which of these goals from the men's competition is your favourite? #Gangwon2024 | @IIHFHockey https://t.co/FWJvJc3yor
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE 16-year-old Minja Korhonen excelled in ski jumping and cross-country to win Finland’s first gold of #Gangwon2024 in Nordic Combined. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/ixFfD4IaEv @OlympicTeamFI I @FISCrossCountry https://t.co/wKNGoQgeRb
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Cross-country gold for Pozzi adds to record-breaking Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gangwon2024 for Italy and it’s a one-two for Sweden in women’s sprint. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/YD66hDQIlp @ItaliaTeam_it I @SWEOlympic I @FISCrossCountry https://t.co/FAZHNVJ9G6
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Italy's teen sensation Flora Tabanelli is halfway to emulating Eileen Gu’s journey from a Winter Youth Olympic Games double gold to the podium at an Olympics at home. Footage & soundbites here: https://t.co/4Qtwd9KIzi @ItaliaTeam_it I @milanocortina26 https://t.co/tkkigwo3rN
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Twins Markus and Liam Ruck are dreaming of careers in the @NHL - but not before they have helped Canada in its attempt for a first Winter Youth Olympic Games gold medal in ice hockey. Footage and soundbites: https://t.co/2e5IUJuFUJ @TeamCanada I @IIHFHockey https://t.co/URz53JQ4jM
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Kim Heongyum became the first Korean man to win a medal at any Winter Olympic figure skating event, and it was a gold in front of his home crowd at #Gangwon2024. Footage & soundbites: https://t.co/PqPdkDtRow @Korea_Olympic I @ISU_Figure https://t.co/Y6b1RiXAk8
Points 🟰 Prizes! 🥌 These fans at #Gangwon2024 learned about the sport of curling and won prizes at the same time. Now, that's a good day out, right? #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/nbRAS2okTY
What a thriller! 🏒 Czechia stages an epic comeback from 4-1 and 5-3 down to snatch victory against the USA in today’s men’s ice hockey! 🔥 @IIHFHockey | @olympijskytym | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/TcRKvgWkMY
Interactive sports activities and K-pop concerts thrill fans at Gangwon 2024 The “Let's Play Winter Festival”, is providing local youth with the opportunity to experience winter sports and K-pop at the same time during Gangwon 2024. Full story: https://t.co/M9z5bklPmD https://t.co/T41Cd3uGKu
A mesmerising performance from Yanhao Li! ⛸️ 🌟 He clinches third place in men’s figure skating free skate to earn New Zealand their first medal in any Olympic figure skating competition! 🇳🇿 @TheNZTeam | @ISU_Figure | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/n5NHk5EUAX
What a moment for Adam Hagara! ✨ A silver medal for the Slovakian, making it Slovakia’s first-ever medal in figure skating at any Olympic competition! 🇸🇰 @olympijskytim | @ISU_Figure | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/FfH83H7D1N
OLYMPIC HISTORY! 🚨 Kim Hyungyeom just won the first ever medal for a male Korean figure skater at an Olympic event, and he did it on home ground! 🇰🇷 🥇 #Gangwon2024 I @ISU_Figure I @Korea_Olympic https://t.co/ADnytaKX5d
New generation of female coaches at Gangwon 2024 The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Women in Sport High-performance pathway programme (WISH) empowers female coached to reach the elite level. Full story: https://t.co/sjg4qutioS https://t.co/lRUmhirSMX
What a performance! ⛸️ 🥇 Kim Hyungyeom takes home #Gold for the Republic of Korea in men’s figure skating free skate! 🇰🇷 The first male figure skater from the Republic of Korea to medal in an Olympic figure skating event! @Korea_Olympic | @ISU_Figure | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/AxicgytBve
Italy shines brightly! 🇮🇹 They make history as the first country to achieve over 10 gold medals in a single edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games! 🥇 @ItaliaTeam_it | @milanocortina26 | #Gangwon2024
Italy shines brightly! 🇮🇹 They make history as the first country to achieve over 10 gold medals in a single edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games! 🥇 @ItaliaTeam_it | @milanocortina2026 | #Gangwon2024
Andreas Gfrerer wins the #Gold medal in nordic combined men's individual 6km! 🥳 Austria secures consecutive gold medals in this event at the Winter Youth Olympic Games! @fisnoco | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/9bNj3w1Qjs
The #Gold medal goes to Minja Korhonen from Finland in nordic combined women's individual 4km! 🤩 This marks Finland's first gold medal of #Gangwon2024. @fisnoco | @OlympicTeamFI https://t.co/PJeBgvRowz
The #Gold medal goes to Minja Korhonen from Finland in nordic combined women's individual 4km! 🤩 This marks Finland's first gold medal of #Gangwon2024 @fisnoco | @OlympicTeamFI https://t.co/smH39deiFJ
The #Gold medal goes to Minja Korhonen from Finland in nordic combined women's individual 4km! 🤩 This marks Finland's first gold medal of #Gangwon2024 and their first victory in this event at a Winter Youth Olympic Games! 👏 @fisnoco | @OlympicTeamFI https://t.co/RbMdJQhNtY
Italy´s Federico Pozzi wins the #Gold medal in cross-country skiing men's sprint free final!🥇 Congratulations to the host country of the next Olympic Winter Games for collecting another medal at #Gangwon2024. 🇮🇹 @FISCrossCountry | @ItaliaTeam_it | @coninews | @milanocortina26 https://t.co/Qn1hdm082N
Elsa Taenglander of Sweden wins the #Gold medal in cross-country skiing women's sprint free final! 🥇 🥈 Innsbruck 2012 🥇 Lillehammer 2016 🥇 Lausanne 2020 🥇 Gangwon2024 Sweden extends their podium streak, medalling at every edition of the event since the inaugural Winter… https://t.co/QAlMdXMdt9
That mood, with more #FigureSkating action on the way! 💃🕺 #Gangwon2024 | @ISU_Figure https://t.co/RPsIqEwpgr
Spain's Carolina Shan Campillo and Pau Vilella put on a beautiful performance to take home the bronze medal in the pairs free skate. 🥉 This is Spain's first-ever medal at the Winter Youth Olympics in #figureskating! 👏 #Gangwon2024 | @COE_es | @ISU_Figure https://t.co/q8hQnrbZQ5
A wonderful performance from USA pair Cayla Smith and Jared McPike to earn a silver medal in the pairs free skate. 🥈 #Gangwon2024 | @ISU_Figure | @TeamUSA | @USFigureSkating https://t.co/70hfwJZPvS
A wonderful performance from USA pair Cayla Smith and Jared McPike to earn a silver medal in the pair's free skate. 🥈 #Gangwon2024 | @ISU_Figure | @TeamUSA | @USFigureSkating https://t.co/8tOkFAKJx4
The first #Gold medal of Day 10 goes to Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve of Canada in figure skating pairs free skating! 🥇 Congratulations to the pair who have won Canada's first-ever medal in the discipline at the Winter Youth Olympics! @ISU_Figure | @TeamCanada | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/Aa0NdhL4rJ