Freydis Halla Einarsdóttir (born 3 October 1994) is an Icelandic alpine ski racer. She was a student at

Plymouth State University Plymouth State University (PSU), formerly Plymouth State College, is a public university in the towns of Plymouth and Holderness, New Hampshire. As of fall 2020, Plymouth State University enrolls 4,491 students (3,739 undergraduate students an ...

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. She is currently studying medicine in Iceland and published an article in the Icelandic Journal of medicine in may 2023 about the effect of obesity on the outcome of surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

. She competed for Iceland in alpine skiing at the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

, in

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. During the

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, she was the flag bearer for her country in the Parade of Nations.

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* 1994 births Freydis Halla Einarsdottir Living people Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freydis Halla Einarsdottir Freydis Halla Einarsdottir Plymouth State University alumni Freydis Halla Einarsdottir Freydis Halla Einarsdottir {{Iceland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub