Iceland at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Iceland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.^[1][2]

Iceland at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Iceland
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	5 (3 men and 2 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Kristrún Guðnadóttir Sturla Snær Snorrason
Flag bearer (closing)	Snorri Einarsson
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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The Icelandic team consisted of three men and two women competing in two sports.^[3] Kristrún Guðnadóttir and Sturla Snær Snorrason were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[4] Meanwhile cross-country skier Snorri Einarsson was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[5]

Their best placement was 19th, in men's team sprint.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	2	1	3
Total	3	2	5

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Iceland qualified one male and one female alpine skier.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sturla Snær Snorrason	Men's slalom	DNF		Did not advance
Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir	Women's giant slalom	DNF
	Women's slalom	57.39	43	56.48	36	1:53.87	38
	Women's super-G	—				1:17.41	32

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Iceland qualified two male and one female cross-country skier.^[7] The Icelandic Olympic Committee selected Snorri Einarsson, Kristrún Guðnadóttir and Isak Stianson Pedersen.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Snorri Einarsson	Men's 15 km classical	—				41:17.6	+3:22.8	36
	Men's 30 km skiathlon	41:37.4	25	40:33.5	29	1:22:50.1	+6:40.3	29
	Men's 50 km freestyle	—				1:14:51.6	+3:18.9	23

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Isak Stianson Pedersen	Men's individual	3:11.95	78	Did not advance
Snorri Einarsson Isak Stianson Pedersen	Men's team	—				21:05.66	10	Did not advance	19
Kristrún Guðnadóttir	Women's individual	3:49.59	74	Did not advance

References

1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "Íslenski hópurinn á ÓL í Peking" [The Icelandic Group at the Olympics in Beijing]. www.isi.is/ (in Icelandic). National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
7. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.