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Why Icelandic Men Are Among the Fittest on Earth—and How They Train Without a Gym

Across strength sports—especially strongman competitions—Icelandic men have built a legendary reputation. Take Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, for example. The 3x World’s Strongest Man podium finisher and ...
The Atlantic

Ásgeir, and Other Icelandic Music Acts that Are Better than Of Monsters and Men

Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson is set to be the next internationally known band from Iceland, following in the footsteps of Björk, Sigur Rós, and Of Monsters and Men. He rewrote and recorded his 2012 debut ...
Seattle Times

WSU men get commitment from Icelandic guard, add 2 assistant coaches

PULLMAN — Washington State men’s basketball coach David Riley isn’t just getting creative with his offseason additions. Now he’s going international. WSU’s newest commit is guard Tomas Thrastarson, a ...
Daily Bruin

Icelandic UCLA men’s soccer player Sveinn Hauksson talks adjusting to LA lifestyle

This post was updated Oct. 24 at 10:46 p.m. Dalvík, Iceland, and Los Angeles are about 4,000 miles apart and have a nearly 3,820,000-person difference in population. Exchange LA with Westwood, and the ...