The Winter Youth Olympic Games at Gangwon 2024 witnessed several remarkable achievements. Kim Heongyum became the first Korean man to win a gold medal in figure skating. Twins Markus and Liam Ruck aimed for a gold medal in ice hockey for Canada. Italy and Sweden excelled in cross-country events. Finland's Minja Korhonen and Nelli-Lotta Karppelin won gold in Nordic Combined and cross-country skiing. Notably, the women's ice hockey final saw Sweden clinching their third gold. Additionally, the USA and Czechia faced off in the men's ice hockey final for gold.
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE French ice dance sensations smile all the way to Winter Youth Olympic gold thanks to inspiration from compatriots @GabriellaPks and Guillaume Cizeron. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/0uwv3zDOoX @FranceOlympique I @ISU_Figure I #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/n9serLeW6M
BIG shout out to the athletes' parents, who have been their biggest supporters throughout #Gangwon2024. ❤️ This is your reminder to show your parents some love today! @fissnowboard | @gangwon2024 https://t.co/8sC1nywBqx
PyeongChang Legacy Foundation opens up new horizons for young athletes. Seven out of 12 competition venues of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 are currently being used for the Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024. But the legacy of PyeongChang 2018 is much more than that. https://t.co/FU3re56fAY
Czechia and the USA face off in the men’s ice hockey final for #Gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games! 🏒 Catch the thrilling finale of the gold medal match at #Gangwon2024. 🔴 Tune in LIVE now! https://t.co/omxeGLtp3l @olympijskytym | @teamUSA | @IIHFHockey | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/PWRSgLCA5P
How Gangwon 2024 is preparing the next generation of sports reporters for Paris 2024 and beyond. Thirteen Young Reporters are currently providing on-the-ground coverage of #Gangwon2024 in preparation for their future careers in sports journalism. More: https://t.co/LVXsIJDCqP https://t.co/7hYUJFXfHH
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE Finland’s multi-skilled quartet excelled in ski jumping and cross-country to win the Nordic Combined team gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gangwon2024. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/0W48p6I35V @OlympicTeamFI I @FISCrossCountry https://t.co/Ljuo7KFXJS
VIDEO NEWS RELEASE A first gold for New Zealand, as its young freeskiers dominated the men’s freeski halfpipe on the penultimate day of the Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gangwon2024. Footage for editorial use: https://t.co/45Qvhoo2ck @TheNZTeam I @FISfreestyle https://t.co/mHOFFkkdmG
What a final! Sweden 🇸🇪 wins #Gold! 🥇 With a commanding 4-0 victory against Japan, Sweden secures the win, marking a historic third #Gold medal in women’s 6-team ice hockey! 🏒 @SWEOlympic | @IIHFHockey | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/bqJ7B0yVAX
Sweden’s women are on course to win historic third #IceHockey gold at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, while Japan are determined to defend their title. 👀 Don’t miss any of the action from the women’s and men’s gold medal matches at #Gangwon2024. 🔴 Watch LIVE now:… https://t.co/LzzFtMjefs
At just 15 years old, Luke Harrold wins the #Gold medal in freestyle skiing men's halfpipe! 🇳🇿 This is his second podium finish of #Gangwon2024! 🤩 🥇 Freestyle skiing men's halfpipe 🥉 Freestyle skiing men's big air @FISfreestyle | @TheNZTeam https://t.co/67plefR5DV
Liu Yishan wins the second consecutive Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gold medal for China in freestyle skiing women's halfpipe! 🥇 Lausanne 2020 🥇 Gangwon 2024 Congratulations to the 16-year-old on winning first #Gold medal on day 11! @FISfreestyle | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/fSqgWrAVLJ
Liu Yishan wins the second consecutive Winter Youth Olympic Games #Gold medal for China in freestyle skiing women's halfpipe! 🥇 Laussane 2020 🥇 Gangwon 2024 Congratulations to the 16-year-old on winning first #Gold medal on day 11! @FISfreestyle | #Gangwon2024 https://t.co/aHclyuVaJN
With their men's team in the #icehockey final at #Gangwon2024, Czechia's #icehockey history runs deep. 'The Nagano Tapes' captures how the country shocked the world, winning gold at the first Olympics ice hockey tournament featuring pros at Nagano 1998. @olympijskytym https://t.co/nxOkJSwpVN
🏒 #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
Curling never fails to captivate the world at the Winter Olympics. 🥌❄️ It featured at the very first Winter Games, and each stone comes from a tiny island off the coast of Scotland. Watch the video to find out more! #WinterOlympics100 | @milanocortina26 | @worldcurling https://t.co/XmB687CxYw
Can you believe that the Winter Olympic Games started a century ago? 💪 That's 100 years of action, momentum, celebration and much more! We're on the edge of our seats for @milanocortina26, the upcoming Winter Games! ❄️🚀 #WinterOlympics100
.@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
#WinterOlympics100 in 🎥 images Lillehammer 1994 was a huge success for Norway, triggering their dominance of winter sports. The event was hailed as the first "green" Games for its thoughtful approach to construction. All 10 of the then-new venues are still in use. https://t.co/sBPnH6nhGp
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
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
Figure skating is one of the most mesmerising winter sports. ⛸️🤩 It featured in the Summer Olympics before the first Winter Games at Chamonix 1924! Watch the video to discover the captivating history of this discipline! ➡️ #WinterOlympics100 | @milanocortina26 | @ISU_Figure https://t.co/dmebjtHOKs
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
#WinterOlympics100 in 📹 images The Olympic Winter Games Cortina 1956 boosted Cortina d'Ampezzo's as a tourist destination and led to a surge in visitors. The town's population is 6,000 but swells to 50,000 in winter! It will once again host competitions of @milanocortina26 https://t.co/2lMkuH2oNL
🤯 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
Today, 60 years ago, Austria hosted its first Olympic Winter Games in the Tyrol region. All nine of #Innsbruck1964 competition venues were used again for #Innsbruck1976, and are still in use today. Learn more about the legacy: https://t.co/vMuihsfUlE https://t.co/kLB0Rm2tdu
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 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