The Icelandic Ski Association will celebrate its 60th anniversary this coming Friday, June 23rd. The Association has taken advantage of the opportunity to celebrate this milestone on several occasions in the past 12 months:
Last summer, the Ski Association installed a ski lift on one of the glaciers providing the scene for a number events, such as training camps for children and recreational skiers.
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<p>In January, the biggest shopping mall in Iceland staged a Week of Skiing, aimed at promoting skiing as well as the local ski clubs, ski resorts and the suppliers of the Association. The final event of the week was an indoor Cross-Country sprint inside the mall of 40 meters in length which attracted a lot of spectators. More than 30,000 people attended the theme week.</p>
<p>During the Icelandic championships in April, the celebrations continued with the official anniversary and extraordinary championships with more than 70 foreign competitors in the Alpine events. The finale of this year of celebrations was held in Akureyri in late April where the annual Donald Duck Championships took place. A record of 750 children aged between 9-14 years old played and competed for three days.</p>
<p>The Icelandic Ski Association has also recently welcomed a new President: Daniel Jakobsson took charge in May following the election of the previous president Friðrik Einarsson to the Icelandic Olympic Committee. Daniel previously competed as a Cross-Country skier, participating in the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, and in the FIS World Championships in Falun 93, Thunder Bay 95 and Trondheim 97.</p>
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