Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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

Roller Speed Skating
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenuePaseo de la Costa
Dates7–8 October
No. of events2 (1 boys, 1 girls)
Competitors28 (14 boys, 14 girls)
Roller speed skating at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
CombinedBoysGirls

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][3] Heerde1–3 July 201810 14 Jhonny Angulo (COL)
 Ewen Foussadier (FRA)
 Merijn Scheperkamp (NED)
 Vincenzo Maiorca (ITA)
 Nahuel Schelling (ARG)
 Cheon Jong-jin (KOR)
 Ivan Galar (ESP)
 Sabien Tinson (USA)
 Chen Tao (CHN)
 Chang Chia-wei (TPE)
 Ignacio Mardones (CHI)
 David Sarmiento (ECU)
 Jason Suttels (BEL)
 Gustavo Rodríguez (VEN)
 Alexander Myint (AUS)A
Tripartite Invitation––1 0
TOTAL14
^A Continental quota

Girls
EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualified
Host Nation––1 0
2018 Roller Speed Skating World Championship[2][3] Heerde1–3 July 201810 14 Gabriela Rueda (COL)
 Honorine Barrault (FRA)
 Giorgia Valanzano (ITA)
 Nerea Langa (ESP)
 Ashly Marin (CHI)
 Angelina Otto (GER)
 Corinne Stoddard (USA)
 Marit van Beijnum (NED)
 Lee Ye-rim (KOR)
 Wang Kuan-chih (TPE)
 Andrea Lokvencová (CZE)
 María Arias (ECU)
 Fernanda Illanes (ARG)
 Carolina Ferreira (POR)
 Patjira Srisathitha (THA)
 Giselle Stogdale (AUS)B
Tripartite Invitation––1 0
TOTAL14
^B Continental quota

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 Angulo
 Colombia		 Vincenzo Maiorca
 Italy		 Merijn Scheperkamp
 Netherlands
Girls' Combined
 Gabriela Rueda
 Colombia		 Honorine Barrault
 France		 Giorgia Valanzano
 Italy

References
  1. "Qualification System: Roller Speed Skating" (PDF). FIRS. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. "Inline Speed Skating Worlds: presented the "5-Rings-Athletes"". FIRS. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. "Bulletin#03 Buenos Aires 2018 Inline speed skating YOG – Qualified athletes". FIRS. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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