Iceland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Iceland at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeISL
NOCIcelandic Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson & Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sex keppendur á YOG" [Six competitors at the YOG]. www.ski.is/ (in Icelandic). Icelandic Ski Association. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "NOC Entries: Team Iceland". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ^ "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. Retrieved 13 January 2024.