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SecretAgentMan · 04-10-2022, 01:24 PM

Year 1, Chapter 1- 2022 2023 Preview
"Greenland is Ice, but Iceland is Nice"
-D2: The Mighty Ducks

Outside, the sun was hanging low in the August sky. It was late in the day. Inside, my head was buried in a report as I sat at my desk. A quiet knock broke my concentration. I looked up. Katja was poking her head in the doorframe.

"Mr. Dalesson?"

"Jeffrey." I patiently reminded her. Formality had never been my strong suit.

"Sorry, Jeffrey. I keep forgetting..." she seemed flustered for a moment, but quickly recovered. "You told me to let you know when I was leaving, so you wouldn't forget to get dinner."

I smiled. "That I did. I figured it would be a good reminder to go get something for myself."

She seemed concerned. "Are you done for the evening? You've been poring over those reports nonstop since they came in this afternoon."

"Don't worry, I had just finished."

"And how are things shaping up for the season? I didn't get much of a chance to look at the reports myself."

I paused. "We'll see. I have reports from each of the coaches, and we've got a list of athletes to keep an eye on. So hopefully we'll get the schedules compiled soon, and we can start observing."

She smiled. "That sounds good, sir, but do please get some rest this weekend. You've got a busy schedule the next few weeks." She paused, then added "And get some dinner! They make a great Plokkfiskur at the restaurant down by the docks, you know!"

I did. Fish Stew was an acquired test, but one that I was starting to acquire. "I'll swing by there in a little bit once I leave."

"Good! Have a nice weekend, sir!"

"You too, Katja"

Satisfied, she left for the night, while I spent a few minutes collating my files into a binder titled "2022-2023 Season Preview", and left it on my desk as I turned the lights off, locked up the main doors for the office, and headed off for the weekend.

2022-2023 Season Preview Winter Sport by Sport

Iceland High-Performance Winter Sports Program
Fully-Funded Athletes

Code:

  |83(0)|70a|7000|Alpine Skiing|000069957|Viktor_Armannsson|27|0|M|
  |80(0)|70b|7007|Alpine Skiing|000070456|Julia_Leifsdottir|28|0|F|

Half-Funded Athletes

Code:

  |63(0)|72a|7205|Bobsleigh|000070486|Katla_Vilhjalmsdottir|20|0|F|
  |64(0)|72a|7207|Bobsleigh|000070498|Emilia_Olvirsdottir|20|0|F|

Watchlist

Code:

  |84(0)|70b|7007|Alpine Skiing|000070452|Karen_Vilhjalmsdottir|26|0|F|
  |81(0)|70a|7003|Alpine Skiing|000070423|Sara_Ingolfsdottir|23|0|F|
  |78(0)|73b|7308|Cross-country Skiing|000070061|Sigurdur_Olvirsson|23|0|M|
  |79(0)|75a|7508|Figure Skating|000070604|Katrin_Leifsdottir|25|0|F|
  |75(0)|75a|7507|Figure Skating|000070121|Guomundur_Sigurdsson|28|0|M|
  |76(0)|80a|8000|Short Track Speed Skating|000070276|Arnar_Hilmarsson|23|0|M|
  |82(0)|82a|8201|Ski Jumping|000070764|Rakel_Hilmarsdottir|26|0|F|

Youth Watchlist

Code:

  |66(0)|70a|7008|Alpine Skiing|000084738|Viktor_Sigurdsson|16|0|M|
  |62(0)|70a|7003|Alpine Skiing|000084807|Sigrun_Sigurdsdottir|17|0|F|
  |65(0)|83a|8302|Snowboarding|000084790|Daniel_Robertsson|17|0|M|
  |64(0)|83a|8303|Snowboarding|000070777|Emma_Olvirsdottir|18|0|F|
  |61(0)|83a|8301|Snowboarding|000084853|Emma_Stefansdottir|17|0|F|
  |58(0)|83a|8303|Snowboarding|000084855|Emilia_Stefansdottir|16|0|F|

Alpine Skiing Overview
Current Rating 20/100 for Speed Events, 23/100 for Slalom Events
Current Ranking #26 for Speed Events, #23 for Slalom Events
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |84(0)|70b|7007|Alpine Skiing|000070452|Karen_Vilhjalmsdottir|26|0|F|
  |83(0)|70a|7000|Alpine Skiing|000069957|Viktor_Armannsson|27|0|M|
  |81(0)|70a|7003|Alpine Skiing|000070423|Sara_Ingolfsdottir|23|0|F|
  |80(0)|70b|7007|Alpine Skiing|000070456|Julia_Leifsdottir|28|0|F|
  |77(0)|70b|7006|Alpine Skiing|000069984|Kari_Armannsson|22|0|M|
  |77(0)|70a|7009|Alpine Skiing|000070457|Julia_Thorirsdottir|23|0|F|
  |74(0)|70b|7004|Alpine Skiing|000069972|Viktor_Olvirsson|23|0|M|
  |74(0)|70b|7006|Alpine Skiing|000069980|Daniel_Olvirsson|23|0|M|
  |66(0)|70a|7008|Alpine Skiing|000084738|Viktor_Sigurdsson|16|0|M|
  |62(0)|70a|7003|Alpine Skiing|000084807|Sigrun_Sigurdsdottir|17|0|F|

Coaches' Notes
Alpine Skiing might be Iceland's strongest area of talent right now. There is actually some depth, though most of the skiers are not at World Cup level. We expect Viktor Armannsson and Julia Leifsdottir to be world cup regulars, and we could see Karen Vilhjalmsdottir or Sara Ingolfsdottir get some starts as well, though they both run limited numbers of events. If we can't get them World Cup starts, we'll try really hard to get our skiers into minor league cups. We also have two teen prospects who we would like to monitor, Viktor Sigurdsson and Sigrun Sigurdsdottir (no relation). The hope is to send them to junior world championships, since they both run all 5 events. We're optimistic that the year will end with some world cup points, and maybe we will surprise some people at World Championships.

Biathlon Overview
Current Rating 0/100
Current Ranking #47

Code:

  |63(0)|71a|7107|Biathlon|000070482|Julia_Sigurdsdottir|22|0|F|
  |62(0)|71a|7100|Biathlon|000069997|Gunnar_Thorirsson|23|0|M|

Coaches' Notes
The Biathlon foundation continues to struggle to attract talent. We are putting all of our focus this year into finding competitive starts for our top female athlete, Julia Sigurdsdottir, and our top male athlete, Gunnar Thorirsson. We are hoping that they will qualify for the IBU cup, but if they do not, we may not have a lot of good options.

Bobsleigh Overview
Current Rating 0/100
Current Ranking #50
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |63(0)|72a|7205|Bobsleigh|000070486|Katla_Vilhjalmsdottir|20|0|F|
  |64(0)|72a|7207|Bobsleigh|000070498|Emilia_Olvirsdottir|20|0|F|

Coaches' Notes
Well, at least we have a bobsleigh team now. Katla and Emilia have certainly captured people's hearts, so we hope that we can find some actual competitions to enter to get them some results. They are training hard, at least, though we think they are going to need to pick it up even faster than their current pace if there is any chance of making a go of this

Cross-Country Overview
Current Rating 23/100 for Sprint, 19/100 for Distance
Current Ranking #36 for Sprint, #37 for Distance
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |78(0)|73b|7308|Cross-country Skiing|000070061|Sigurdur_Olvirsson|23|0|M|
  |75(0)|73b|7309|Cross-country Skiing|000070540|Julia_Sigurdsdottir|27|0|F|
  |72(0)|73a|7301|Cross-country Skiing|000070525|Emilia_Hilmarsdottir|27|0|F|
  |71(0)|73b|7308|Cross-country Skiing|000070064|Kristjan_Leifsson|21|0|M|
  |71(0)|73b|7309|Cross-country Skiing|000070545|Emilia_Stefansdottir|29|0|F|
  |71(0)|73a|7304|Cross-country Skiing|000084749|Kari_Leifsson|18|0|M|
  |68(0)|73b|7308|Cross-country Skiing|000070066|Benedikt_Johnsson|23|0|M|
  |66(0)|73a|7302|Cross-country Skiing|000070054|Arnar_Sigurdsson|23|0|M|
  |66(0)|73b|7308|Cross-country Skiing|000070069|Daniel_Hilmarsson|23|0|M|
  |66(0)|73a|7305|Cross-country Skiing|000070535|Sigrun_Ingolfsdottir|21|0|F|

Coaches Notes
To be honest, we are pretty embarrassed by the lack of progress in cross-country skiing lately. We feel that we should be more competitive on the world cup and Olympic levels, and we feel like our current roster is lacking in that department. We are going to try to push the young guys hard in the hopes of being stronger by the time 2026 comes around.

Curling Overview
Current Rating 10/100
Current Ranking #45
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |76(0)|74a|7401|Curling|000070554|Emma_Olvirsdottir|23|0|F|

Coaches' Notes
Unfortunately, while we do have some players at the local level in Iceland, we have only identified one curler that we think can be competitive on an international level, and that doesn't work especially well in a team game. If we can find a decent male curler in the next few years, we might at least be able to try to qualify for the mixed doubles world championships. For now, no competitions for any official Icelandic curling teams.

Figure Skating Overview
Current Rating 10/100
Current Ranking #52
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |79(0)|75a|7508|Figure Skating|000070604|Katrin_Leifsdottir|25|0|F|
  |75(0)|75a|7507|Figure Skating|000070121|Guomundur_Sigurdsson|28|0|M|
  |65(0)|75a|7500|Figure Skating|000084755|Alexanderson_Robertsson|17|0|M

Coaches' Notes
We are looking forward to seeing how Katrin and Guomundur (our top ice dancing pair) do at the European Championships, and we would love it if they were to get an invite to a Grand Prix series event, though we aren't counting on it. As for Alex...we think he has some potential in men's singles, and we are hoping to see good results from him at Junior Grand Prix and Junior Worlds. We only get one entry for those events, and we expect it to be him.

Freestyle Skiing Overview
Current Rating 10/100 in all disciplines
Current Ranking Varies (20s to 40s)

Code:

  |75(0)|76d|7611|Freestyle Skiing|000070657|Karen_Vilhjalmsdottir|23|0|F|
  |68(0)|76d|7610|Freestyle Skiing|000070172|Mikael_Robertsson|23|0|M|

Coaches' Notes
Karen has had some success in Park & Pipe competitions locally, so we're hoping she might be able to take things to the next level. Granted, the next level is still pretty far away from the Olympics, but we like to emphasize progress in Freestyle Skiing! Same goes for Mikael, to be honest. However, even though we try to stay positive...we can't see any other disciplines where we are even going to get minor competition slots, much less world cups, so there's a long way to go before we have a breakthough in freeski.

Ice Hockey Overview
Current Rating 59/100
Current Ranking #28
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |85(0)|77a|7701|Ice Hockey|000070686|Karen_Thorirsdottir|26|0|F|
  |84(0)|77a|7700|Ice Hockey|000070219|Viktor_Johnsson|26|0|M|
  |77(0)|77a|7700|Ice Hockey|000070206|Aron_Vilhjalmsson|23|0|M|
  |77(0)|77a|7701|Ice Hockey|000070694|Freyja_Johnsdottir|27|0|F|
  |76(0)|77a|7701|Ice Hockey|000070661|Viktoria_Johnsdottir|29|0|F|
  |75(0)|77a|7700|Ice Hockey|000070192|Viktor_Vilhjalmsson|26|0|M|
  |75(0)|77a|7700|Ice Hockey|000070200|Mikael_Armannsson|23|0|M|
  |74(0)|77a|7700|Ice Hockey|000070211|Jon_Armannsson|26|0|M|
  |74(0)|77a|7701|Ice Hockey|000070669|Viktoria_Robertsdottir|21|0|F|
  |73(0)|77a|7700|Ice Hockey|000070184|Arnar_Robertsson|21|0|M|

Coaches' Notes
Look, the nice thing about ice hockey is that there is ALWAYS a ladder to climb. For the men's team, we're in Division II Group B this year, and we like to think that we stand a good chance of getting promoted to Division II Group A. That's our goal at worlds this year. The women's team is in the exact same boat, hoping to get promoted to Division II Group A. It will be a successful year for us if that happens! We think the men's team has a better chance of making that happen, but we would be thrilled if either does it.

Luge Overview
Current Rating 0/100
Current Ranking #44
Athletes to Watch
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|64(0)|78a|7800|Luge|000070237|Daniel_Stefansson|20|0|M|
|64(0)|78a|7801|Luge|000070727|Karen_Ingolfsdottir|23|0|F|
|58(0)|78a|7802|Luge|000070250|Aron_Olvirsson|25|0|M|
|58(0)|78a|7802|Luge|000070255|Arnar_Armannsson|22|0|M|
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Coaches' Notes
We're trying to get younger, so our focus is on youth development right now. We have a young doubles luge team, Aron and Arnar, and a young women, Karen, who has been improving greatly. We think our best hopes right now lie with Daniel Stefansson, who we are hoping might have the potential to make the world cup someday.

Nordic Combined
Current Rating 10/100
Current Ranking #28
Athletes to Watch

Coaches' Notes
Nope. Not this year.

Short Track Speed Skating
Current Rating 0/100
Current Ranking #49
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |76(0)|80a|8000|Short Track Speed Skating|000070276|Arnar_Hilmarsson|23|0|M|
  |69(0)|80a|8000|Short Track Speed Skating|000070283|Jon_Robertsson|29|0|M|
  |68(0)|80a|8001|Short Track Speed Skating|000070742|Telma_Johnsdottir|28|0|F|
  |63(0)|80a|8000|Short Track Speed Skating|000070277|Benedikt_Johnsson|23|0|M|

Coaches Notes
Arnar Hilmarsson is on the way up, and we're doing whatever we can to support him. We think we have some short track fans in the country who are starting to get excited, and we want to generate a buzz around him. If we can get that going, we are hoping we can convince the Committee to give him training funding for next year.

Skeleton
Current Rating 0/100
Current Ranking #50
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |70(0)|81a|8100|Skeleton|000070293|Daniel_Vilhjalmsson|25|0|M|

Coaches Notes
Daniel continues to live and train in Germany, where he's also a university graduate student. We have heard positive developments, but we don't have much other information to go off of at this time.

Ski Jumping
Current Rating 10/100
Current Ranking #33
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |82(0)|82a|8201|Ski Jumping|000070764|Rakel_Hilmarsdottir|26|0|F|
  |74(0)|82a|8202|Ski Jumping|000070306|Kristjan_Ingolfsson|24|0|M|
  |72(0)|82a|8201|Ski Jumping|000070767|Maria_Ingolfsdottir|21|0|F|
  |66(0)|82a|8202|Ski Jumping|000070311|Sigurdur_Vilhjalmsson|19|0|M|

Coaches Notes
Even we are surprised to be saying this, but we think we might have a shot at World Cup results this year. Rakel Hilmarsdottir has been training in Austria and coming on strong, and we think she can get some Top 30 finishes on the women's side. There's a few other athletes who could make an impact in the lower cups, too, and we are especially interested to see how Sigurdur Vilhjalmsson can fare in some of those cups. Looks like it will be a fun year!

Snowboarding
Current Rating 11/100 for Park & Pipe, 10/100 for all others
Current Ranking 30s for all (#33 max, Park & Pipe)
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |72(0)|83b|8306|Snowboarding|000070334|Daniel_Olvirsson|23|0|M|
  |70(0)|83a|8301|Snowboarding|000070776|Emilia_Hilmarsdottir|21|0|F|
  |68(0)|83a|8305|Snowboarding|000070781|Maria_Stefansdottir|22|0|F|
  |67(0)|83a|8304|Snowboarding|000070328|Guomundur_Stefansson|23|0|M|
  |66(0)|83a|8303|Snowboarding|000070778|Katla_Hilmarsdottir|20|0|F|
  |65(0)|83a|8302|Snowboarding|000084790|Daniel_Robertsson|17|0|M|
  |64(0)|83a|8303|Snowboarding|000070777|Emma_Olvirsdottir|18|0|F|
  |61(0)|83a|8301|Snowboarding|000084853|Emma_Stefansdottir|17|0|F|
  |60(0)|83a|8301|Snowboarding|000070774|Viktoria_Olvirsdottir|19|0|F|
  |58(0)|83a|8303|Snowboarding|000084855|Emilia_Stefansdottir|16|0|F|

Coaches Notes
We are thrilled as a sport to be getting so much attention after the success of our social media campaigns over the offseason, and we intend to use that attention to highlight our young and upcoming athletes. Most of them will be in local competitions and minor circuits rather than world cups, but we think there is a lot to build off of here!

Speed Skating
Current Rating 0/100 for Speed, 0/100 for Distance
Current Ranking #49 for both disciplines
Athletes to Watch

Code:

  |75(0)|84b|8400|Speed Skating|000070360|Benedikt_Armannsson|26|0|M|
  |73(0)|84a|8407|Speed Skating|000070843|Sara_Johnsdottir|22|0|F|
  |71(0)|84b|8405|Speed Skating|000070838|Anna_Olvirsdottir|22|0|F|
  |67(0)|84a|8408|Speed Skating|000070392|Jon_Robertsson|21|0|M|
  |64(0)|84a|8410|Speed Skating|000070410|Jon_Johnsson|20|0|M|

Coaches Notes
Iceland has not had a lot of success in speed skating, and this is probably not the year, either. Maybe we can find some results amongst these younger skaters or something.

[END Year 1, Chapter 1]

As always, remember that you can help improve Iceland's fortunes! With any comments you make on this post, you get Dynasty Points that you can spend at a later date to increase Iceland's budget. I update this thread once each week! Next week, a press conference to introduce the new bobsleigh team and bobsleighp rogram.

04-10-2022, 01:24 PM	#59
SecretAgentMan n00b Join Date: Feb 2022	Year 1, Chapter 1- 2022 2023 Preview "Greenland is Ice, but Iceland is Nice" -D2: The Mighty Ducks Outside, the sun was hanging low in the August sky. It was late in the day. Inside, my head was buried in a report as I sat at my desk. A quiet knock broke my concentration. I looked up. Katja was poking her head in the doorframe. "Mr. Dalesson?" "Jeffrey." I patiently reminded her. Formality had never been my strong suit. "Sorry, Jeffrey. I keep forgetting..." she seemed flustered for a moment, but quickly recovered. "You told me to let you know when I was leaving, so you wouldn't forget to get dinner." I smiled. "That I did. I figured it would be a good reminder to go get something for myself." She seemed concerned. "Are you done for the evening? You've been poring over those reports nonstop since they came in this afternoon." "Don't worry, I had just finished." "And how are things shaping up for the season? I didn't get much of a chance to look at the reports myself." I paused. "We'll see. I have reports from each of the coaches, and we've got a list of athletes to keep an eye on. So hopefully we'll get the schedules compiled soon, and we can start observing." She smiled. "That sounds good, sir, but do please get some rest this weekend. You've got a busy schedule the next few weeks." She paused, then added "And get some dinner! They make a great Plokkfiskur at the restaurant down by the docks, you know!" I did. Fish Stew was an acquired test, but one that I was starting to acquire. "I'll swing by there in a little bit once I leave." "Good! Have a nice weekend, sir!" "You too, Katja" Satisfied, she left for the night, while I spent a few minutes collating my files into a binder titled "2022-2023 Season Preview", and left it on my desk as I turned the lights off, locked up the main doors for the office, and headed off for the weekend. 2022-2023 Season Preview Winter Sport by Sport Iceland High-Performance Winter Sports Program Fully-Funded Athletes Code: \|83(0)\|70a\|7000\|Alpine Skiing\|000069957\|Viktor_Armannsson\|27\|0\|M\| \|80(0)\|70b\|7007\|Alpine Skiing\|000070456\|Julia_Leifsdottir\|28\|0\|F\| Half-Funded Athletes Code: \|63(0)\|72a\|7205\|Bobsleigh\|000070486\|Katla_Vilhjalmsdottir\|20\|0\|F\| \|64(0)\|72a\|7207\|Bobsleigh\|000070498\|Emilia_Olvirsdottir\|20\|0\|F\| Watchlist Code: \|84(0)\|70b\|7007\|Alpine Skiing\|000070452\|Karen_Vilhjalmsdottir\|26\|0\|F\| \|81(0)\|70a\|7003\|Alpine Skiing\|000070423\|Sara_Ingolfsdottir\|23\|0\|F\| \|78(0)\|73b\|7308\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070061\|Sigurdur_Olvirsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|79(0)\|75a\|7508\|Figure Skating\|000070604\|Katrin_Leifsdottir\|25\|0\|F\| \|75(0)\|75a\|7507\|Figure Skating\|000070121\|Guomundur_Sigurdsson\|28\|0\|M\| \|76(0)\|80a\|8000\|Short Track Speed Skating\|000070276\|Arnar_Hilmarsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|82(0)\|82a\|8201\|Ski Jumping\|000070764\|Rakel_Hilmarsdottir\|26\|0\|F\| Youth Watchlist Code: \|66(0)\|70a\|7008\|Alpine Skiing\|000084738\|Viktor_Sigurdsson\|16\|0\|M\| \|62(0)\|70a\|7003\|Alpine Skiing\|000084807\|Sigrun_Sigurdsdottir\|17\|0\|F\| \|65(0)\|83a\|8302\|Snowboarding\|000084790\|Daniel_Robertsson\|17\|0\|M\| \|64(0)\|83a\|8303\|Snowboarding\|000070777\|Emma_Olvirsdottir\|18\|0\|F\| \|61(0)\|83a\|8301\|Snowboarding\|000084853\|Emma_Stefansdottir\|17\|0\|F\| \|58(0)\|83a\|8303\|Snowboarding\|000084855\|Emilia_Stefansdottir\|16\|0\|F\| Alpine Skiing Overview Current Rating 20/100 for Speed Events, 23/100 for Slalom Events Current Ranking #26 for Speed Events, #23 for Slalom Events Athletes to Watch Code: \|84(0)\|70b\|7007\|Alpine Skiing\|000070452\|Karen_Vilhjalmsdottir\|26\|0\|F\| \|83(0)\|70a\|7000\|Alpine Skiing\|000069957\|Viktor_Armannsson\|27\|0\|M\| \|81(0)\|70a\|7003\|Alpine Skiing\|000070423\|Sara_Ingolfsdottir\|23\|0\|F\| \|80(0)\|70b\|7007\|Alpine Skiing\|000070456\|Julia_Leifsdottir\|28\|0\|F\| \|77(0)\|70b\|7006\|Alpine Skiing\|000069984\|Kari_Armannsson\|22\|0\|M\| \|77(0)\|70a\|7009\|Alpine Skiing\|000070457\|Julia_Thorirsdottir\|23\|0\|F\| \|74(0)\|70b\|7004\|Alpine Skiing\|000069972\|Viktor_Olvirsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|74(0)\|70b\|7006\|Alpine Skiing\|000069980\|Daniel_Olvirsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|66(0)\|70a\|7008\|Alpine Skiing\|000084738\|Viktor_Sigurdsson\|16\|0\|M\| \|62(0)\|70a\|7003\|Alpine Skiing\|000084807\|Sigrun_Sigurdsdottir\|17\|0\|F\| Coaches' Notes Alpine Skiing might be Iceland's strongest area of talent right now. There is actually some depth, though most of the skiers are not at World Cup level. We expect Viktor Armannsson and Julia Leifsdottir to be world cup regulars, and we could see Karen Vilhjalmsdottir or Sara Ingolfsdottir get some starts as well, though they both run limited numbers of events. If we can't get them World Cup starts, we'll try really hard to get our skiers into minor league cups. We also have two teen prospects who we would like to monitor, Viktor Sigurdsson and Sigrun Sigurdsdottir (no relation). The hope is to send them to junior world championships, since they both run all 5 events. We're optimistic that the year will end with some world cup points, and maybe we will surprise some people at World Championships. Biathlon Overview Current Rating 0/100 Current Ranking #47 Code: \|63(0)\|71a\|7107\|Biathlon\|000070482\|Julia_Sigurdsdottir\|22\|0\|F\| \|62(0)\|71a\|7100\|Biathlon\|000069997\|Gunnar_Thorirsson\|23\|0\|M\| Coaches' Notes The Biathlon foundation continues to struggle to attract talent. We are putting all of our focus this year into finding competitive starts for our top female athlete, Julia Sigurdsdottir, and our top male athlete, Gunnar Thorirsson. We are hoping that they will qualify for the IBU cup, but if they do not, we may not have a lot of good options. Bobsleigh Overview Current Rating 0/100 Current Ranking #50 Athletes to Watch Code: \|63(0)\|72a\|7205\|Bobsleigh\|000070486\|Katla_Vilhjalmsdottir\|20\|0\|F\| \|64(0)\|72a\|7207\|Bobsleigh\|000070498\|Emilia_Olvirsdottir\|20\|0\|F\| Coaches' Notes Well, at least we have a bobsleigh team now. Katla and Emilia have certainly captured people's hearts, so we hope that we can find some actual competitions to enter to get them some results. They are training hard, at least, though we think they are going to need to pick it up even faster than their current pace if there is any chance of making a go of this Cross-Country Overview Current Rating 23/100 for Sprint, 19/100 for Distance Current Ranking #36 for Sprint, #37 for Distance Athletes to Watch Code: \|78(0)\|73b\|7308\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070061\|Sigurdur_Olvirsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|75(0)\|73b\|7309\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070540\|Julia_Sigurdsdottir\|27\|0\|F\| \|72(0)\|73a\|7301\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070525\|Emilia_Hilmarsdottir\|27\|0\|F\| \|71(0)\|73b\|7308\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070064\|Kristjan_Leifsson\|21\|0\|M\| \|71(0)\|73b\|7309\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070545\|Emilia_Stefansdottir\|29\|0\|F\| \|71(0)\|73a\|7304\|Cross-country Skiing\|000084749\|Kari_Leifsson\|18\|0\|M\| \|68(0)\|73b\|7308\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070066\|Benedikt_Johnsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|66(0)\|73a\|7302\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070054\|Arnar_Sigurdsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|66(0)\|73b\|7308\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070069\|Daniel_Hilmarsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|66(0)\|73a\|7305\|Cross-country Skiing\|000070535\|Sigrun_Ingolfsdottir\|21\|0\|F\| Coaches Notes To be honest, we are pretty embarrassed by the lack of progress in cross-country skiing lately. We feel that we should be more competitive on the world cup and Olympic levels, and we feel like our current roster is lacking in that department. We are going to try to push the young guys hard in the hopes of being stronger by the time 2026 comes around. Curling Overview Current Rating 10/100 Current Ranking #45 Athletes to Watch Code: \|76(0)\|74a\|7401\|Curling\|000070554\|Emma_Olvirsdottir\|23\|0\|F\| Coaches' Notes Unfortunately, while we do have some players at the local level in Iceland, we have only identified one curler that we think can be competitive on an international level, and that doesn't work especially well in a team game. If we can find a decent male curler in the next few years, we might at least be able to try to qualify for the mixed doubles world championships. For now, no competitions for any official Icelandic curling teams. Figure Skating Overview Current Rating 10/100 Current Ranking #52 Athletes to Watch Code: \|79(0)\|75a\|7508\|Figure Skating\|000070604\|Katrin_Leifsdottir\|25\|0\|F\| \|75(0)\|75a\|7507\|Figure Skating\|000070121\|Guomundur_Sigurdsson\|28\|0\|M\| \|65(0)\|75a\|7500\|Figure Skating\|000084755\|Alexanderson_Robertsson\|17\|0\|M Coaches' Notes We are looking forward to seeing how Katrin and Guomundur (our top ice dancing pair) do at the European Championships, and we would love it if they were to get an invite to a Grand Prix series event, though we aren't counting on it. As for Alex...we think he has some potential in men's singles, and we are hoping to see good results from him at Junior Grand Prix and Junior Worlds. We only get one entry for those events, and we expect it to be him. Freestyle Skiing Overview Current Rating 10/100 in all disciplines Current Ranking Varies (20s to 40s) Code: \|75(0)\|76d\|7611\|Freestyle Skiing\|000070657\|Karen_Vilhjalmsdottir\|23\|0\|F\| \|68(0)\|76d\|7610\|Freestyle Skiing\|000070172\|Mikael_Robertsson\|23\|0\|M\| Coaches' Notes Karen has had some success in Park & Pipe competitions locally, so we're hoping she might be able to take things to the next level. Granted, the next level is still pretty far away from the Olympics, but we like to emphasize progress in Freestyle Skiing! Same goes for Mikael, to be honest. However, even though we try to stay positive...we can't see any other disciplines where we are even going to get minor competition slots, much less world cups, so there's a long way to go before we have a breakthough in freeski. Ice Hockey Overview Current Rating 59/100 Current Ranking #28 Athletes to Watch Code: \|85(0)\|77a\|7701\|Ice Hockey\|000070686\|Karen_Thorirsdottir\|26\|0\|F\| \|84(0)\|77a\|7700\|Ice Hockey\|000070219\|Viktor_Johnsson\|26\|0\|M\| \|77(0)\|77a\|7700\|Ice Hockey\|000070206\|Aron_Vilhjalmsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|77(0)\|77a\|7701\|Ice Hockey\|000070694\|Freyja_Johnsdottir\|27\|0\|F\| \|76(0)\|77a\|7701\|Ice Hockey\|000070661\|Viktoria_Johnsdottir\|29\|0\|F\| \|75(0)\|77a\|7700\|Ice Hockey\|000070192\|Viktor_Vilhjalmsson\|26\|0\|M\| \|75(0)\|77a\|7700\|Ice Hockey\|000070200\|Mikael_Armannsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|74(0)\|77a\|7700\|Ice Hockey\|000070211\|Jon_Armannsson\|26\|0\|M\| \|74(0)\|77a\|7701\|Ice Hockey\|000070669\|Viktoria_Robertsdottir\|21\|0\|F\| \|73(0)\|77a\|7700\|Ice Hockey\|000070184\|Arnar_Robertsson\|21\|0\|M\| Coaches' Notes Look, the nice thing about ice hockey is that there is ALWAYS a ladder to climb. For the men's team, we're in Division II Group B this year, and we like to think that we stand a good chance of getting promoted to Division II Group A. That's our goal at worlds this year. The women's team is in the exact same boat, hoping to get promoted to Division II Group A. It will be a successful year for us if that happens! We think the men's team has a better chance of making that happen, but we would be thrilled if either does it. Luge Overview Current Rating 0/100 Current Ranking #44 Athletes to Watch [/code] \|64(0)\|78a\|7800\|Luge\|000070237\|Daniel_Stefansson\|20\|0\|M\| \|64(0)\|78a\|7801\|Luge\|000070727\|Karen_Ingolfsdottir\|23\|0\|F\| \|58(0)\|78a\|7802\|Luge\|000070250\|Aron_Olvirsson\|25\|0\|M\| \|58(0)\|78a\|7802\|Luge\|000070255\|Arnar_Armannsson\|22\|0\|M\| [/code] Coaches' Notes We're trying to get younger, so our focus is on youth development right now. We have a young doubles luge team, Aron and Arnar, and a young women, Karen, who has been improving greatly. We think our best hopes right now lie with Daniel Stefansson, who we are hoping might have the potential to make the world cup someday. Nordic Combined Current Rating 10/100 Current Ranking #28 Athletes to Watch Coaches' Notes Nope. Not this year. Short Track Speed Skating Current Rating 0/100 Current Ranking #49 Athletes to Watch Code: \|76(0)\|80a\|8000\|Short Track Speed Skating\|000070276\|Arnar_Hilmarsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|69(0)\|80a\|8000\|Short Track Speed Skating\|000070283\|Jon_Robertsson\|29\|0\|M\| \|68(0)\|80a\|8001\|Short Track Speed Skating\|000070742\|Telma_Johnsdottir\|28\|0\|F\| \|63(0)\|80a\|8000\|Short Track Speed Skating\|000070277\|Benedikt_Johnsson\|23\|0\|M\| Coaches Notes Arnar Hilmarsson is on the way up, and we're doing whatever we can to support him. We think we have some short track fans in the country who are starting to get excited, and we want to generate a buzz around him. If we can get that going, we are hoping we can convince the Committee to give him training funding for next year. Skeleton Current Rating 0/100 Current Ranking #50 Athletes to Watch Code: \|70(0)\|81a\|8100\|Skeleton\|000070293\|Daniel_Vilhjalmsson\|25\|0\|M\| Coaches Notes Daniel continues to live and train in Germany, where he's also a university graduate student. We have heard positive developments, but we don't have much other information to go off of at this time. Ski Jumping Current Rating 10/100 Current Ranking #33 Athletes to Watch Code: \|82(0)\|82a\|8201\|Ski Jumping\|000070764\|Rakel_Hilmarsdottir\|26\|0\|F\| \|74(0)\|82a\|8202\|Ski Jumping\|000070306\|Kristjan_Ingolfsson\|24\|0\|M\| \|72(0)\|82a\|8201\|Ski Jumping\|000070767\|Maria_Ingolfsdottir\|21\|0\|F\| \|66(0)\|82a\|8202\|Ski Jumping\|000070311\|Sigurdur_Vilhjalmsson\|19\|0\|M\| Coaches Notes Even we are surprised to be saying this, but we think we might have a shot at World Cup results this year. Rakel Hilmarsdottir has been training in Austria and coming on strong, and we think she can get some Top 30 finishes on the women's side. There's a few other athletes who could make an impact in the lower cups, too, and we are especially interested to see how Sigurdur Vilhjalmsson can fare in some of those cups. Looks like it will be a fun year! Snowboarding Current Rating 11/100 for Park & Pipe, 10/100 for all others Current Ranking 30s for all (#33 max, Park & Pipe) Athletes to Watch Code: \|72(0)\|83b\|8306\|Snowboarding\|000070334\|Daniel_Olvirsson\|23\|0\|M\| \|70(0)\|83a\|8301\|Snowboarding\|000070776\|Emilia_Hilmarsdottir\|21\|0\|F\| \|68(0)\|83a\|8305\|Snowboarding\|000070781\|Maria_Stefansdottir\|22\|0\|F\| \|67(0)\|83a\|8304\|Snowboarding\|000070328\|Guomundur_Stefansson\|23\|0\|M\| \|66(0)\|83a\|8303\|Snowboarding\|000070778\|Katla_Hilmarsdottir\|20\|0\|F\| \|65(0)\|83a\|8302\|Snowboarding\|000084790\|Daniel_Robertsson\|17\|0\|M\| \|64(0)\|83a\|8303\|Snowboarding\|000070777\|Emma_Olvirsdottir\|18\|0\|F\| \|61(0)\|83a\|8301\|Snowboarding\|000084853\|Emma_Stefansdottir\|17\|0\|F\| \|60(0)\|83a\|8301\|Snowboarding\|000070774\|Viktoria_Olvirsdottir\|19\|0\|F\| \|58(0)\|83a\|8303\|Snowboarding\|000084855\|Emilia_Stefansdottir\|16\|0\|F\| Coaches Notes We are thrilled as a sport to be getting so much attention after the success of our social media campaigns over the offseason, and we intend to use that attention to highlight our young and upcoming athletes. Most of them will be in local competitions and minor circuits rather than world cups, but we think there is a lot to build off of here! Speed Skating Current Rating 0/100 for Speed, 0/100 for Distance Current Ranking #49 for both disciplines Athletes to Watch Code: \|75(0)\|84b\|8400\|Speed Skating\|000070360\|Benedikt_Armannsson\|26\|0\|M\| \|73(0)\|84a\|8407\|Speed Skating\|000070843\|Sara_Johnsdottir\|22\|0\|F\| \|71(0)\|84b\|8405\|Speed Skating\|000070838\|Anna_Olvirsdottir\|22\|0\|F\| \|67(0)\|84a\|8408\|Speed Skating\|000070392\|Jon_Robertsson\|21\|0\|M\| \|64(0)\|84a\|8410\|Speed Skating\|000070410\|Jon_Johnsson\|20\|0\|M\| Coaches Notes Iceland has not had a lot of success in speed skating, and this is probably not the year, either. Maybe we can find some results amongst these younger skaters or something. [END Year 1, Chapter 1] As always, remember that you can help improve Iceland's fortunes! With any comments you make on this post, you get Dynasty Points that you can spend at a later date to increase Iceland's budget. I update this thread once each week! Next week, a press conference to introduce the new bobsleigh team and bobsleighp rogram. Last edited by SecretAgentMan : 04-10-2022 at 02:14 PM.