Iceland at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Iceland at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IOC code ISL
NOC National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.isi.is  (in Icelandic)
in Sochi
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Flag bearers Sævar Birgisson (opening) [1]
Helga María Vilhjálmsdóttir (closing) [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

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Alpine skiing

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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Einar Kristgeirsson Men's giant slalom 1:32.90633:09.61543:05.4556
Men's slalom 54.0449DNF
Brynjar Guðmundsson Men's giant slalom 1:33.58651:36.03613:09.6159
Men's slalom 56.85621:07.72372:04.5736
Erla Ásgeirsdóttir Women's giant slalom 1:30.15571:31.51543:01.6652
Women's slalom 1:03.55451:01.53362:05.0836
Helga María Vilhjálmsdóttir Women's giant slalom 1:26.39511:25.52462:51.9146
Women's slalom 1:02.69431:00.53342:03.2234
Women's super-G 1:33.4229

Cross-country skiing

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
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Sævar Birgisson Men's 15 km classical 45:44.2+7:14.574
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sævar Birgisson Men's sprint 3:59.5072Did not advance

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References

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