Gangwon 2024 begins: who are the 7 Argentine athletes of the Youth Winter Olympics

2024 is an Olympic year. In the run-up to Paris 2024, Olympic lovers will be able to warm up with the Youth Olympic Winter Games, which will be held from January 19 to February 1 in the city of Gangwon, Republic of Korea.Around 1,900 athletes will compete in 15 disciplines and 34 events throughout these two weeks of action. in which the Youth Olympic Games will land for the first time in Asia.Argentina will be present with a delegation of seven representatives composed of four women and three men, who will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and freestyle skiing. Skier Nicolás Quintero will be the flag bearer of the Argentine delegation at the Opening Ceremony. “It’s a small extra achievement that makes me very happy and fills me with pride,” said the 17-year-old athlete, who was crowned Argentine U18 giant slalom champion and Argentine junior slalom runner-up, in addition to being the best U18 athlete in the region. In alpine skiing, Jazmín Fernández and Milla Anwandter Szudruck, both consecrated in the 2023 Southern Hemisphere season, will also compete. Fernandez, 17, was Argentina’s giant slalom champion and the best national athlete on the Copa Sudamericana Circuit in the U-18 category, while 16-year-old Anwandter Szudruck stood on top of the podium in the U-18 slalom category.Skier Nicolás Quintero will be the flag bearer of the Argentine delegation at the Opening Ceremony. Photo: COA press.On the other hand, in cross-country skiing, Paloma Angelino Saquero, 15, Maira Fernández Rigui, 17, and Justo Estévez Pastor, 17, will have action. The latter were Argentine junior sprint and distance champions in the 2023 Southern Hemisphere season.The one who completes the Argentine team is Santiago Magni, 18 years old, who will be present in freestyle skiing after being the best junior athlete of the South American Circuit 2022 and standing out in the Copa Sudamericana de Catedral of the 2023 Southern Hemisphere season.The competitions can be seen live on Olympic Channel, through Olympics.com.

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