Iceland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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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
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, Italy
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. 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...

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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.
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