Iceland at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Sævar Birgisson (opening)[1] Helga María Vilhjálmsdóttir (closing)[2] |
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Iceland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Icelandic team consisted of five athletes in two sports.[3] The team also consisted of eleven officials.[4] For the first time since 1994, Iceland was represented in a sport other than alpine skiing.[5]
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Iceland qualified four athletes.[6] The team was officially announced on 23 January 2014.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Einar Kristgeirsson | Men's giant slalom | 1:32.90 | 63 | 3:09.61 | 54 | 3:05.45 | 56 |
| Men's slalom | 54.04 | 49 | DNF | ||||
| Brynjar Guðmundsson | Men's giant slalom | 1:33.58 | 65 | 1:36.03 | 61 | 3:09.61 | 59 |
| Men's slalom | 56.85 | 62 | 1:07.72 | 37 | 2:04.57 | 36 | |
| Erla Ásgeirsdóttir | Women's giant slalom | 1:30.15 | 57 | 1:31.51 | 54 | 3:01.66 | 52 |
| Women's slalom | 1:03.55 | 45 | 1:01.53 | 36 | 2:05.08 | 36 | |
| Helga María Vilhjálmsdóttir | Women's giant slalom | 1:26.39 | 51 | 1:25.52 | 46 | 2:51.91 | 46 |
| Women's slalom | 1:02.69 | 43 | 1:00.53 | 34 | 2:03.22 | 34 | |
| Women's super-G | N/A | 1:33.42 | 29 | ||||
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Iceland qualified one athlete.[6] The team was officially announced on 23 January 2014.[3]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Sævar Birgisson | Men's 15 km classical | 45:44.2 | +7:14.5 | 74 |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sævar Birgisson | Men's sprint | 3:59.50 | 72 | Did not advance | |||||
References
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Úthlutun úr Afrekssjóði ÍSÍ fyrir árið 2014". http://www.olympic.is/ (in Icelandic). The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ Andrésdóttir, Ásta (4 February 2014). "Eleven Icelandic Officials, Five Athletes to Attend Sochi". Iceland Review. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Iceland’s Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics team hits the slopes". IceNews. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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