Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Roller Speed Skating
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Venue Paseo de la Costa
Dates 7–8 October
No. of events 2

Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics will be held from 7 to 8 October. The competition will take place at the Paseo de la Costa in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This marks the debut of the sport at the Youth Olympics.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given 2 quotas, 1 per each gender should they not qualify normally. Furthermore, 2 competitors, 1 per gender was to be decided by the tripartite committee, however none were given. The remaining places were decided at the 2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship, with each continent guaranteed a spot at the games provided that they competed. There were no competitors from Africa[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.[1]

Boys

EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
Host Nation--1 0
2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship[2]Netherlands Heerde1-3 July 201810 12 Jhonny Agulo (COL)
 Ewen Foussadier (FRA)
 Merijn Scheperkamp (NED)
 Vincenzo Maiorca (ITA)
 Nahuel Schelling Quevedo (ARG)
 Cheon Jongji (KOR)
 Ivan Galar (ESP)
 Sabien Tinson (USA)
 Chen Tao (CHN)
 Chang Chia-Wei (TPE)
 Ignacio Mardones Vidal (CHI)
 Alexander Myint (AUS)A
Tripartite Invitation--1 0
TOTAL12
^A Continental quota

Girls

EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
Host Nation--1 Fernanda Illanes Cabrera (ARG)
2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship[2]Netherlands Heerde1-3 July 201810 11 Gabriela Rueda (COL)
 Honorine Barrault (FRA)
 Giorgia Valanzano (ITA)
 Nerea Langa (ESP)
 Ashly Marin Torres (CHI)
 Angelina Otto (GER)
 Marit van Beijnum (NED)
 Wang Kuan-Chih (TPE)
 Andrea Lokvencova (CZE)
 Maria Arias Armijos (ECU)
 Carolina Ferreira (POR)
 Ptjira Srisathitha (THA)
 Giselle Stogdale (AUS)B
Tripartite Invitation--1 0
TOTAL12
^B Continental quota

Schedule

The schedule is expected to be released by the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Colombia2002
2 Italy0112
3 France0101
4 Netherlands0011
Totals (4 nations)2226

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' Combined
 Jhony Andres Angulo Reina
 Colombia		 Vincenzo Maiorca
 Italy		 Merijn Scheperkamp
 Netherlands
Girls' Combined
 Gabriela Isabela Rueda Rueda
 Colombia		 Honorine Barrault
 France		 Giorgia Valanzano
 Italy

References

  1. 1 2 "Qualification System: Roller Speed Skating" (PDF). FIRS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Inline Speed Skating Worlds: presented the "5-Rings-Athletes"". FIRS. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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