Iceland at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Iceland at the 2014 Winter Paralympics | |
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IPC code | ISL |
NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Iceland |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
Iceland has participated in every
Disability classification
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Alpine skiing
Jóhann Þór Hólmgrímsson was born with spina bifida, and is classified as an LW12-1 and competes in a sitting position.[11] He was 21 years old at the time of the Sochi Paralympics.[12] On 13 March, Jóhann took part in the men's sitting slalom, but did not finish the first leg of the race.[13] On 15 March, in the men's sitting giant slalom, he finished the first run in 1 minute and 56.84 seconds,[14] and the second run in a faster 1 minute and 41.59 seconds.[15] Jóhann's total time of 3 minutes and 38.43 seconds put him 23rd and last among competitors who finished both legs.[16] The gold medal was won by Christoph Kunz of Switzerland in a time of 2 minutes and 32.73 seconds.[16]
Erna Friðriksdóttir was also born with spina bifida, and is also classified as LW12-1.[17] She had previously represented Iceland at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, and was 26 years old at the time of the Sochi Paralympics.[17][18] On 12 March, she participated in the women's sitting slalom, finishing the first run in a time of 1 minute and 33.41 seconds,[19] and the second in 1 minute and 36.89 seconds.[20] Her time of 3 minutes and 10.30 seconds placed her 10th and last among the classified finishers, and 1 minute behind gold medallist Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany.[21] Four days later, on 16 March, she competed in the women's sitting giant slalom. She posted run times of 1 minute and 49.53 seconds[22] and a faster 1 minute and 41.66 seconds.[23] Her total time was 3 minutes and 31.19 seconds, placing her 9th out of 12 finishers, and roughly 40 seconds behind the gold medalist Schaffelhuber.[24]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
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Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Jóhann Þór Hólmgrímsson | Men's slalom, sitting | DNF | ||||||||
Men's giant slalom, sitting | 1:56.84 | +38.74 | 31 | 1:41.59 | +27.49 | 22 | 3:38.43 | +1:05.70 | 23 | |
Erna Friðriksdóttir | Women's slalom, sitting | 1:33.41 | +28.34 | 10 | 1:36.89 | +32.03 | 10 | 3:10.30 | +1:00.37 | 10 |
Women's giant slalom, sitting | 1:49.53 | +19.09 | 9 | 1:41.66 | +22.00 | 10 | 3:31.19 | +39.93 | 9 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Sochi 2014 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Roberts, Zoë. "Social Affairs Minister Criticized for Skipping Sochi". Iceland Review. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Iceland: Six facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Classification". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports". BBC Online. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Bio – HOLMGRIMSSON Johann Thor". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Johann Thor HOLMGRIMSSON – Alpine Skiing – Iceland". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's Slalom 1st Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's Giant Slalom 2nd Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games – Men's Giant Slalom Sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Athlete Bio – FRIDRIKSDOTTIR Erna". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Erna FRIDRIKSDOTTIR – Alpine Skiing – Iceland". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Women's Slalom 1st Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Women's Slalom 2nd Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Slalom Sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Women's Giant Slalom 1st Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Women's Giant Slalom 2nd Run – Sitting – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Giant Slalom Sitting". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.