Iceland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
| Iceland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | Icelandic Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 7 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson & Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir |
| Medals |
|
| Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Iceland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. This will be Iceland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Icelandic team consisted of six athletes (three men and four women) competing in three sports.[1][2] Alpine skiers Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson and Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[4]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Iceland qualified three alpine skiers (one man and two women).[1][5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson | Super-G | ||||||
| Giant slalom | |||||||
| Slalom | |||||||
| Combined | |||||||
| Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir | Super-G | ||||||
| Giant slalom | |||||||
| Slalom | |||||||
| Combined | |||||||
| Þórdís Helga Grétarsdóttir | Super-G | ||||||
| Giant slalom | |||||||
| Slalom | |||||||
| Combined | |||||||
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Iceland qualified two cross-country skiers (one per gender).[1][6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hjalti Böðvarsson | Men's 7.5 km classical | — | |||||||
| Men's sprint freestyle | |||||||||
| María Kristín Ólafsdóttir | Women's 7.5 km classical | — | |||||||
| Women's sprint freestyle | |||||||||
Snowboarding
[edit]Iceland qualified two snowboarders (one per gender).[1][7]
- Slopestyle & Big Air
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Júlíetta Iðunn Tómasdóttir | Women's big air | |||||||||
| Women's slopestyle | ||||||||||
| Reynar Hlynsson | Men's big air | |||||||||
| Men's slopestyle | ||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sex ungmenni á leið til Suður-Kóreu" [Six young people on their way to South Korea]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Sex keppendur á YOG" [Six competitors at the YOG]. www.ski.is/ (in Icelandic). Icelandic Ski Association. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "NOC Entries: Team Iceland". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Snowboard Slopestyle/Big air quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.