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Kristrún Guðnadóttir

Kristrún Guðnadóttir (born 13 October 1997) is an Icelandic cross-country skier. She represented Iceland in women's cross-country skiing at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics. She also served as one of the flag-bearers for Iceland during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics. She also represented Iceland in three FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. She announced her retirement from the sport in April 2026 after undergoing knee surgery.

Kristrún Guðnadóttir
Personal information
Born (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 28)
Reykjavik, Iceland
Sport
Country Iceland
SportCross country skiing

Early and personal life

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Kristrún Guðnadóttir was born on 13 October 1997 in Reykjavik.[1][2][3] She is a lesbian.[4][5][6]

Career

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Guðnadóttir made her debut in cross-country skiing at the Norwegian junior championship competition held at Lygna in January 2015. She continued taking part in various skiing competitions in Norway and Sweden during her initial years.[7] In the Icelandic national skiing championships held in Akureyri in March 2017, she finished second in the sprint race.[8] She made her debut at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 2019 edition held at Seefeld in Tirol.[9]

Guðnadóttir qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing.[10][11][12] She served as one of Iceland's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[13] In the women's sprint event held on 8 February 2022, she finished 73rd out of the 91 participants in the qualifying rounds with a time of three minutes and 49.59 seconds.[14] She competed in the cross-country skiing events at the 2023 and 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships.[7][10]

Guðnadóttir took part in the 2026 Winter Olympics, which was her second and last Olympic appearance.[10][15] She competed in the women's 10km freestyle and sprint events.[1] In the qualifying round of the women's sprint event, she finished 61st amongst the 89 participants with a time of four minutes and 9.30 seconds.[16][17] She was disqualified from the freestyle event, after she missed a turn in the course.[17][18] After her Olympic participation, she underwent a knee surgery to treat an injury which she sustained a few weeks earlier. Following the surgery, she announced her retirement from the sport.[10]

Over the years, she continued to perform well in the Icelandic national championships, winning 14 gold, seven silver, and two bronze medals.[10] She had also participated in more than 150 FIS sponsored events.[7][10][19]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Kristrún Guðnadóttir". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kristrún Guðnadóttir". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kristrún Guðnadóttir". Ski Classics. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Team LGBTQ at the 2026 Milan Winter Games". Outsports. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 Winter Olympics: All 40+ Gay Women and Trans Athletes". Auto Straddle. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Olympischer Rekord: 38 lesbische, bisexuelle und queere Sportlerinnen in Mailand & Cortina" [Olympic record: 38 lesbian, bisexual and queer female athletes in Milan & Cortina]. L-Mag (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Results, Kristrún Guðnadóttir". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Women's 1 km sprint classic, National skiing championships, Akureyri, March 2017". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Women's sprint, 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships" (PDF). FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kristrún Guðnadóttir leggur skíðin á hilluna eftir farsælan landsliðsferil og tvo Ólympíuleika" [Kristrún Guðnadóttir puts her skis on the shelf after a successful national team career and two Olympics]. Ski Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Cross country list for the 2022 Winter Games". International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Iceland at the 2022 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Women's sprint, Cross country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Archived from the original on 5 April 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Women's sprint, Cross country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Kristrún dæmd úr leik — Svo eyðileggur maður allt því maður nær ekki að taka rétta beygju" [Kristrún is out of the game – "So you ruin everything because you can't make the right turn"]. RUV (in Icelandic). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Women's 10km freestyle, Cross country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Kristrún Guðnadóttir og Ævar Freyr VAlbjörnsson á FIS Bikarmóti í Hlíðarfjalli" [Kristrún Guðnadóttir and Ævar Freyr Valbjörnsson at the FIS Cup tournament in Hlíðarfjall]. Ski Iceland. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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