Team Canada athlete Charlie Beatty poses for their official flag bearer photo ahead of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics on January 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Richard Roth/COC *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Team Canada athlete Charlie Beatty poses for their official flag bearer photo ahead of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics on January 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Richard Roth/COC *MANDATORY CREDIT*
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Freestyle skier Charlie Beatty and curler Chloe Fediuk were named ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø flag-bearers on Wednesday for the opening ceremony of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea.
Beatty, 16, and Fediuk, 17, were selected by a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Olympic Committee selection committee that included chef de mission Lisa Weagle.
"Chloe and Charlie were selected as flag-bearers not only for their exceptional sporting accomplishments, but also their leadership, character and passion for sport,†Weagle said in a release.
Beatty, from Horseshoe Valley, Ont., is the reigning junior world champion in men’s ski slopestyle. Fediuk, from Edmonton, recently helped her team win silver at the world junior-B curling championships to qualify Canada for the 2024 world junior playdowns in Finland.
The opening ceremony will be held Friday at the Gangneung Oval. The Youth Olympic Games — for high-performance athletes aged 14-18 — will continue through Feb. 1.
This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Jan. 17, 2024.
