Iceland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Iceland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. This will be Iceland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

Iceland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Iceland
IOC code	ISL
NOC	Icelandic Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors	7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson & Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances
2012 2016 2020 2024

The Icelandic team consisted of six athletes (three men and four women) competing in three sports.^[1][2] Alpine skiers Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson and Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.^[4]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	2	3
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Snowboarding	1	1	2
Total	3	4	7

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Iceland qualified three alpine skiers (one man and two women).^[1][5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dagur Ýmir Sveinsson	Super-G
	Giant slalom
	Slalom
	Combined
Eyrún Erla Gestsdóttir	Super-G
	Giant slalom
	Slalom
	Combined
Þórdís Helga Grétarsdóttir	Super-G
	Giant slalom
	Slalom
	Combined

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Iceland qualified two cross-country skiers (one per gender).^[1][6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hjalti Böðvarsson	Men's 7.5 km classical	—
	Men's sprint freestyle
María Kristín Ólafsdóttir	Women's 7.5 km classical	—
	Women's sprint freestyle

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Iceland qualified two snowboarders (one per gender).^[1][7]

Slopestyle & Big Air

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Júlíetta Iðunn Tómasdóttir	Women's big air
	Women's slopestyle
Reynar Hlynsson	Men's big air
	Men's slopestyle

See also

• Iceland at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Sex ungmenni á leið til Suður-Kóreu" [Six young people on their way to South Korea]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
2. "Sex keppendur á YOG" [Six competitors at the YOG]. www.ski.is/ (in Icelandic). Icelandic Ski Association. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
3. "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
4. "NOC Entries: Team Iceland". International Olympic Committee. from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
5. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
6. "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
7. "Snowboard Slopestyle/Big air quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.