Youth Olympic Games 2018, 2020

2020 Youth Winter Olympic Games

1800 athletes aged 15 to 18 will compete in eight sports from the 9th until the 22nd of January 2020 as part of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne.

The athletes will compete across Switzerland, and neighbouring France, enabling many regions to be a part of the Olympic spirit. Eleven New Zealand athletes competed at the previous edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games, winning two medals. Four of the athletes went on to be selected for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

As the New Zealand team is selected, we will add the names below:

Biathlon
Campbell Wright (Mount Aspiring College) Read MORE

Curling
Hunter Walker (Otago Boys' High School)
Will Becker (Maniototo Area School)
Lucy Neilson (Maniototo Area School)
Zoe Harman (Maniototo Area School)

Freesking
Ben Barclay (Auckland Grammar School)
Luca Harrington (Mount Aspiring College)
Max McDonald (Te Kura)
Ruby Andrews (Wakatipu High School)

Ice Hockey
Tallulah Bryant (Wakatipu High School)
Jack Lewis (John McGlashan College)
Caleb Chapman (Dunstan High School)
Katya Blong (Ontario Hockey Academy)
Axel Ruski-Jones (Wakatipu High School)

Luge
Ella Cox (Logan Park High School)
Hunter Burke (Kavanagh College)

Skiing 
Harrison Messenger (Kristin School)
Katie Crawford (Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland)

Snowboarding
Mitchell Davern (Kristin School)

Speed Skating
Ethan de Rose (Shirley Boys' High School) 


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ARCHIVE: The third Youth Olympic Games run from 6–18 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Up to 90 New Zealand athletes will be selected to compete in the games that mirror the full Olympic Games but also carry a spirit of culture and education.

The Youth Olympic Games will also feature a slightly different sporting programme than the full games. New sports being showcased include BMX freestyle, kitesurfing, cross country running, beach handball, climbing, and breakdancing and roller sports. Futsal will also replace football.

As the New Zealand team is selected, we will add the names below:

Archery
Rebecca Jones  (Oxford Area School)

Athletics
Connor Bell (Westlake Boys’ High Schoo, 2017) Read More 
Dominic Overend (Auckland Grammar School) Read More
Hannah O’Connor (Sacred Heart College, New Plymouth) Read More
Murdoch McIntyre (Westlake Boys’ High School) Read More
Kayla Goodwin (Sacred Heart College, Hamilton) Read More

Badminton
Oscar Guo (Westlake Boys' High School) Read More 

Basketball (3 x3 basketball)
Joseph Ahie (Onslow College)
Thomas Whyte (Auckland Grammar School)
Max de Geest (Waitaki Boys High School/Christ’s College)
James Moors (Westlake Boys’ High School) 

Beach Volleyball
Girls: Tamara Otene (Westlake Girls' High School) Read More  and Maya Dickson (New Plymouth Girls' High School)
Boys: Keegan Joe (Spotswood College) Read More and David Jeffrey (Spotswood College - 2017)

Boxing
Girls: Te Mania Shelford  (Melville High School)
Boys: Kasib Murdoch (Kaikorai Valley College)

Canoe and Kayak
Finn Anderson (Tauranga Boys' College)
George Snook (Rotorua Lakes High School)
Kahlia Cullwick (Mt Maunganui College)

Climbing:
Sarah Tetzlaff (Wellington Girls’ College)

Cycling
Cailen Calkin (Hamilton Boys’ High School) Read More
Sammie Maxwell (Tauhara College)
Phoebe Young (Mount Aspiring College)
Max Taylor (Palmerston North Boys’ High School)
Jessie Smith (Hillcrest High School)

Gymnastics
Sam Dick (Rosmini College)

Judo
Rihari Iki (overseas based)

Karate
Raukawa Jefferies (Hamilton Boys' High School). 

Rugby
Tiana Davison (Sacred Heart College, NP) Read More
Dhys Faleafaga  (St Mary's College)
Tynealle Fitzgerald (Rangiruru Rugby Club)    
Iritana Hohaia  (Opunake High School)   
Jazmin Hotham  (Hamilton Girls’ High School)  Read More  
Riscshay Lemanu   (Papatoetoe High School )   
Azalleyah Maaka   (Gisborne Girls’ High School)  Read More
Risaleaana Pouri-Lane (Motueka High School 2017)  
Montessa Tairakena   (Hamilton Girls’ High School)    
Kalyn Takitimu-Cook  (Manukura)  Read More
Arorangi Tauranga  (Hamilton Girls’ High School)    
Hinemoa Watene  (Howick College)  Read More

Sailing:
Boardsailing: Max van der Zalm (Aquinas College)
Boardsailing: Veerle ten Have (Te Kura)
Kiteboarding: Pia Gordon (Overseas-based)

Swimming:
Erika Fairweather (Kavanagh College)
Gina Galloway (Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland) 
Michael Pickett (School in Brisbane)
Zac Reid (Francis Douglas Memorial College 2017)

Table Tennis:
Hui Ling Vong (Onslow College) Read More
Nathan Xu (Saint Kentigern College)

Tennis:
Valentina Ivanov (Overseas Based) 

Triathlon
Brea Roderick (Mount Hutt College) Read More
Dyllan McCullough (Saint Kentigern College - 2017).

Weightlifting
Andrews-Nahu. Kanah (Avondale College)

Wrestling
Westerly Ainsley (Te Wharekura o Mauao)
Arapo Kellner (Kaitaia College)
Ryan Marshall (Hamilton Boys’ High School)
Ella Derry (Tauranga Girls’ College)