María Guðmundsdóttir (skier) explained

María Guðmundsdóttir
Gender:	f
Club:	Skíðafélag Akureyrar
Birth Date:	29 June 1993

María Guð­mundsdóttir Toney (29 June 1993 – 2 September 2022) was an Icelandic alpine ski racer. She won the Icelandic slalom championship four times and the giant slalom championship twice.

She competed at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria,^[1] and the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the slalom.^[2] She retired from competing in 2018 due to repeated injuries.^[3]

Illness and death

In December 2021, María was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in the spleen, Primary Splenic Angiosarcoma.^{[4] [5] [6]} She died from the illness on 2 September 2022.^[7]

Personal life

María was born to Guðmundur Sigurjónsson and Bryndís Ýr Viggósdóttir, both known competitive skiers in Iceland.^[8] She was married to Ryan Toney.

Notes and References

1. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Sá að ég gæti allt ennþá . 7 September 2022 . . 3 February 2015 . 1 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
2. Web site: Ladies' Slalom Official Results. 15 February 2015.
3. News: María Guðmundsdóttir leggur skíðin á hilluna . 7 September 2022 . ski.is . Skíðasamband Íslands . 2 May 2018 . Icelandic.
4. News: Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir . Þýðir ekkert að hugsa: "Af hverju ég?" . 7 September 2022 . . 3 February 2022 . Icelandic.
5. News: Atli Arason . María á sex mánuði eftir ólifaða ef hún fær ekki rétta meðferð . 7 September 2022 . . 1 February 2022 . Icelandic.
6. News: Lovísa Arnardóttir . María komin til Noregs: Greind með sjaldgæft krabbamein . 7 September 2022 . . 4 February 2022 . Icelandic.
7. News: Vésteinn Örn Pétursson . María Guðmundsdóttir Toney er látin . 7 September 2022 . . 7 September 2022 . Icelandic.
8. News: Skapti Hallgrímsson . María lifir í 3 til 6 mánuði komist hún ekki í meðferð – söfnun hafin . 7 September 2022 . Akureyri.net . 31 January 2022 . Icelandic.