
Nine contestants from Iceland participated in the figure skating tournament Skate Malmö which took place in Sweden last weekend. Of the Icelandic contestants, Emilía Rós Ómarsdóttir from SA (Akureyri Skating Club), achieved the best results. She received a bronze medal in the Spring Girls category with 26.00 points, which is considered very good, especially given that this is her first overseas tournament, N4 reports.

Other contestants also did quite well. Heiðbjört Arney Höskuldsdóttir from SR (Reykjavík Figure Skating Club) came in 12th in the Junior Ladies category, and Þuríður Björg Björgvinsdóttir from SB (The Bear skating club in Reykjavík) came in 18th in the Advanced Novice category for 15 year olds.
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Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are set to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show on NBC on Friday next week.
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Chairman of the Progressive Party Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will become Iceland’s next prime minister and leader of the Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson, will take up the position of Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, as reported in the Icelandic media yesterday.
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The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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