Olympian Jakobína Valdís Jakobsdóttir is heading to Italy, where she will attend the women’s slalom and giant slalom events at the Winter Olympics in Cortina. She herself competed there for Iceland in alpine skiing when the Winter Olympics were held in Cortina in 1956.Returns to the Winter Olympics 70 years later
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February 14, 2026
Olympian Jakobína Valdís Jakobsdóttir is heading to Italy, where she will attend the women’s slalom and giant slalom events at the Winter Olympics in Cortina. She herself competed there for Iceland in alpine skiing when the Winter Olympics were held in Cortina in 1956.
