IOC announces Athletes Role Models for Gangwon 2024
Nov 16, 2023·Inside FIS
Seventeen Olympic champions, Olympic medallists and Olympians, all former or current world-class athletes, have been announced as Athlete Role Models (ARMs) for the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024. They will support, advise and inspire the young athletes taking part.
The ARM Programme is part of the wider Athlete Education Programme (AEP), which was designed to maximise the learning experience of all the athletes and their entourage members during the YOG. The ARMs will act as mentors for those competing in Gangwon, sharing the experience and knowledge they have gained from their own Olympic careers. The ARMs will be on hand in Gangwon to support the young athletes during training and competitions, and in the Youth Olympic Village during a series of educational activities and workshops.
FIS sends six (out of sventeen) ARM representing the FIS disciplines in Gangwon:
Viktor Polasek (CZE, ski jumping)
Carina Vogt (GER, ski jumping)
Han Da Som (KOR, cross-country skiing)
Magnus Boee (NOR, cross-country skiing)
Sami Kennedy-Sim (AUS, freestyle skiing)
Eric Frenzel (GER, Nordic combined)
Brenden Kelly (CAN, freestyle skiing)
Jakob Spik (SLO, alpine skiing)
Tess Critchlow (CAN, snowboarding)
The ARMs, in coordination with each International Federation, will host Inside Sport Sessions, providing an opportunity for the young athletes to dive deeper into their sport with tailored Q&A sessions, sports demonstrations and even fireside chats depending on the sport.
Tickets for Gangwon 2024 are now up for grabs and can be bought here: https://tickets.gangwon2024.org. The Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee, with the collaboration of the PyeongChang Legacy Foundation, has produced a video for the YOG and the promotion of the ticketing platform.
The Winter YOG Gangwon 2024 will take place from 19 January to 1 February 2024, with approximately 1,900 athletes from 81 National Olympic Committees expected to take part.
Gangwon was elected as the host of the 4th Winter YOG at the 135th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 10 January 2020. Events will be held in four locations across the Gangwon region – Gangneung, PyeongChang, Jeongseon and Hoengseong – and will build upon the legacy of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 by using some of the same facilities.