Dagur Benediktsson

Dagur Benediktsson
	Dagur at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019.
Personal information
Born	17 June 1998 (age 28); Ísafjörður, Iceland
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Parent	Stella Hjaltadóttir (mother);
Sport
Sport	Skiing
	Updated on 22 February 2019

Dagur Benediktsson (born 17 June 1998) is an Icelandic cross-country skier.^[1]^[2] He competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics in the sprint, 10 kilometre freestyle, 20 kilometre skiathlon and the 50 kilometre classical events, as well as the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.^[3]

Personal life

Dagur was born in Ísafjörður on the Icelandic National Day, 17 June. At a young age Dagur moved to Denmark with his parents but moved back to Ísafjörður at the age of 5. His mother is the former Icelandic cross-country skier and footballer Stella Hjaltadóttir.^[4] Just like his mother, Dagur played football along with skiing, playing for Vestri until the age of 18.^[5] In May 2017 Dagur graduated from Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði and moved to Östersund, Sweden to concentrate fully on skiing.^{[citation needed]} In 2022, he was named Ísafjarðarbær's athlete of the year^[4] and again in 2024.^[6]

Personal life

Dagur's partner is the Icelandic alpine ski racer Hólmfríður Dóra Friðgeirsdóttir.^[7]

References

↑ Anna Sigrún Davíðsdóttir (4 March 2025). "Villtir draumar rætast og heimsókn til ömmu lykilatriði fyrir næsta mót" [Wild dreams come true, and a visit to his grandmother is key for the next championship]. RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
↑ Hjörvar Ólafsson (11 January 2021). "Dagur bætti tíma sinn í skíðagöngu" [Dagur improved his time in cross-country skiing]. Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
↑ "Olympedia – Dagur Benediktsson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
1 2 "Íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar 2022 er Dagur Benediktsson" [Sportsperson of the year in Ísafjarðarbær 2022 is Dagur Benediktsson]. Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Dagur Benediktsson". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
↑ "Dagur Benediktsson íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar" [Dagur Benediktsson sportsperson of Ísafjarðarbær]. Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 12 January 2025. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 August 2025). "Kærustupar á leið á Ólympíuleika þar sem þau fá ekki að vera saman" [Couple on their way to Olympic games where they are not allowed to be together]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

External links

Dagur Benediktsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Dagur Benediktsson at Milano Cortina 2026
Dagur Benediktsson at Olympics.com
Dagur Benediktsson at Olympedia
Dagur Benediktsson on Instagram

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[1] Anna Sigrún Davíðsdóttir (4 March 2025). "Villtir draumar rætast og heimsókn til ömmu lykilatriði fyrir næsta mót" [Wild dreams come true, and a visit to his grandmother is key for the next championship]. RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 11 March 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

[2] Hjörvar Ólafsson (11 January 2021). "Dagur bætti tíma sinn í skíðagöngu" [Dagur improved his time in cross-country skiing]. Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[3] "Olympedia – Dagur Benediktsson". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[bb-2023-01-09-4] 1 2 "Íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar 2022 er Dagur Benediktsson" [Sportsperson of the year in Ísafjarðarbær 2022 is Dagur Benediktsson]. Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[5] "Dagur Benediktsson". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

[6] "Dagur Benediktsson íþróttamaður Ísafjarðarbæjar" [Dagur Benediktsson sportsperson of Ísafjarðarbær]. Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 12 January 2025. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

[7] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 August 2025). "Kærustupar á leið á Ólympíuleika þar sem þau fá ekki að vera saman" [Couple on their way to Olympic games where they are not allowed to be together]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.

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