Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Iceland at the
1998 Winter Olympics

IOC code| ISL
NOC| National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website| www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Nagano
Competitors| 7 (4 men, 3 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer | Theódóra Mathiesen
Medals|

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Bronze

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Iceland was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.

In total, seven athletes including four men and three women represented Iceland in one sport – alpine skiing.

## Competitors

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In total, seven athletes represented Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan in one sport.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 4 | 3 | 7
Total | 4 | 3 | 7

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics

In total, seven Icelandic athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Haukur Arnórsson, Kristinn Björnsson, Sveinn Brynjólfsson, Arnór Gunnarsson, Theódóra Mathiesen, Sigríður Þorláksdóttir and Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir.[1]

The men's giant slalom was due to take place on 18 February 1998 but was postponed due to heavy snow and instead took place on 19 February 1998. Björnsson completed his first run in a time of one minute 25.47 seconds. He did not finish his second run. Arnórsson did not finish his first run and did not take part in the second run.[2]

The women's slalom took place on 19 February 1998. Neither Mathiesen, Þorláksdóttir nor Þorsteinsdóttir finished their first run and they did not take part in the second run.[3]

The women's giant slalom took place on 20 February 1998. Neither Mathiesen nor Þorsteinsdóttir finished their first run and they did not take part in the second run.[4]

The men's slalom took place on 21 February 1998. Brynjólfsson completed his first run in a time of one minute 3.52 seconds. He completed his second run in a time of one minute 2.66 seconds for a total time of two minutes 6.18 seconds to finish 25th overall. Neither Arnórsson, Björnsson nor Gunnarsson finished their first run and they did not take part in the second run.[5]

Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Haukur Arnórsson | Men's giant slalom  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Kristinn Björnsson | 1:25.47  | DNF  | DNF  | –
Arnór Gunnarsson | Men's slalom  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Haukur Arnórsson  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Kristinn Björnsson  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Sveinn Brynjólfsson | 1:03.52  | 1:02.66  | 2:06.18  | 25
Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir | Women's giant slalom  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Theódóra Mathiesen | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Theódóra Mathiesen  | Women's slalom  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Sigríður Þorláksdóttir | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –
Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –

Source:[6]

The women's combined took place on 16 and 17 February 1998. Þorsteinsdóttir completed her downhill run in a time of one minute 34.49 seconds. However, she did not finish her first slalom run and did not take part in the second slalom run.[7]

Athlete  | Event  | Downhill  | Slalom  | Total

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Time  | Time 1  | Time 2  | Total time  | Rank
Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir | Women's combined  | 1:34.49  | DNF  | –  | DNF  | –

Source:[6]

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

## References

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1. ^ a b "Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
2. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, Giant Slalom, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
3. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, Slalom, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
4. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, Giant Slalom, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
5. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, Slalom, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
6. ^ a b "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2025 - via LA84 Foundation.
7. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics, Combined, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

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