Italy tops the podium after another day at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Great Britain's Carrick-Smith misses out on a second gold medal in alpine slalom, while Korea falls in curling but secures a place in the women's ice hockey final.

France's Antonin Guy won the 7.5km biathlon sprint to claim an unprecedented third gold medal. Italy now top the medal table with seven golds and eleven total medals, ahead of Austria with 11 medals but only one gold.

A spectacular comeback in the combined slalom saw Carrick-Smith, who is coached by his mother, four-time Olympian Enma Carrick-Anderson, claim Britain's first medal at Gangwon. Hosts Korea narrowly missed out on gold in speedskating.

After a heavy snowfall on the opening day, the second day of the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon saw Italy level with France at the top of the medals table with four gold medals each.

Ten gold medals were won on the first day of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, with France topping the medal table with two gold, one silver and one bronze.

To ensure spectator comfort and athlete safety, sports officials and national authorities are overseeing facilities and finalising venue preparations. Pyeongchang, Hoengseong and Jeongseon will host the skiing, snowboarding and sliding events. Gangneung will host the ice events.

Snowboarder Amina AlMehairi, who will compete in snowboard slopestyle, and alpine skier Alex Striedger, who will compete in alpine skiing, complete the delegation representing the UAE at its first Winter Youth Olympic Games.

The Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are launching a metaverse for fans of the Youth Olympic Games, allowing them to enjoy the event from 19 January through characters who can take part in sports at the Olympic venues and dance to their hearts' content.

The Khelo India Youth Games 2024 will commence on January 19 and will be held in four cities of Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Trichy. The participation of over 5,000 athletes is expected, and the competition will extend until January 31. The Khelo India Youth Games 2024 will be centered in the state of Tamil Nadu and will mark the sixth edition of the flagship event, continuing to receive support from the Government of India.

Kirsty Coventry, chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Coordination Commission for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, has hailed the planning for the imminent Dakar en Jeux festival.

A concert featuring performances from K-pop groups Itzy and RIIZE helped mark 100 days to go until the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games are due to begin.

The Flame for the 2024 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon has been lit in Athens and is now on its way to South Korea to begin what organisers have called a "journey of solidarity."

Sixteen aspiring journalists from six African countries are involved in a young reporters programme developed for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

Dakar 2026 Coordination Commission chair Kirsty Coventry has claimed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is "very excited by the strides made" in preparations for the next Youth Olympic Games, despite reports of a delay to construction work.

Gangneung Yeongdong University is set to be used at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games following an agreement with the event's Organising Committee.