Iceland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Iceland
competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin
, Italy
. All five members of the team competed in Alpine skiing
.
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. All five members of the team competed in Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
.
Alpine skiing
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Björgvin Björgvinsson Björgvin Björgvinsson Björgvin Björgvinsson is an Icelandic alpine skier who competed for Iceland at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He speaks Icelandic and German. He also competed for Iceland at the 2010 Winter Olympics and was selected as his nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.- References :... |
Men's giant slalom | Did not finish | ||||
| Men's slalom | 57.07 | 54.16 | n/a | 1:51.23 | 22 | |
| Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir | Women's downhill | n/a | 1:59.43 | 23 | ||
| Women's Super-G | n/a | 1:34.56 | 23 | |||
| Women's giant slalom | Did not finish | |||||
| Women's combined | 44.23 | 48.37 | 1:59.43 | 3:04.25 | 28 | |
| Kristján Uni Óskarsson | Men's giant slalom | Did not finish | ||||
| Men's slalom | 58.92 | 55.78 | n/a | 1:54.70 | 28 | |
| Sindri M. Pálsson | Men's downhill | n/a | 1:57.69 | 48 | ||
| Men's slalom | Did not finish | |||||
| Men's combined | 1:46.04 | Did not finish | ||||
| Kristinn Ingi Valsson | Men's slalom | 1:03.27 | 56.53 | n/a | 1:59.80 | 35 |
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.