Sigríður Björk Þorláksdóttir Baxter (born May 27, 1977) is an Icelandic retired

Alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

and

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player.

Alpine skiing

Sigríður competed at the

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in the women's slalom and was the Icelandic national champion in slalom and

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in 1998.

Football

Sigríður played football in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ...

and Breiðablik, where she won the Icelandic Football Cup and Icelandic Football Super Cup in 1998. She was a player-manager for Fram in 2010 and took over as manager of Höttur women's team in November 2010 where she served until 2014.

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