Eva Nikou

Eva Nikou
Personal information
Full nameEvangelia Nikou
Born (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000
Sport
Country Greece
SportAlpine skiing
DisabilityVisually impaired
Disability classAS3
Medal record
Women's para alpine skiing
Representing  Greece
World Championships
2023 Lleida Alpine combined
2023 Lleida Super-G

Evangelia (Eva) Nikou (Greek: Ευαγγελία (Εύα) Νίκου, born 20 June 2000) is a Greek visually impaired para alpine skier. She represented Greece at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.

Career

Nikou represented Greece at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and finished in sixth place in the super-G event. She suffered a torn ACL and did not compete in the final two events of the Paralympics.[1]

Nikou competed at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships and won bronze medals in the alpine combined and Super-G events.[2][3]

In March 2026, she was selected to represent Greece at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Εκτός συμμετοχής η αθλήτρια αλπικού σκι, Εύα Νίκου". greveniotis.gr (in Greek). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Combined takes center stage at FIS Para Alpine World Championships". fis-ski.com. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Εύα Νίκου: Η ζωή μέσα από τα μάτια της ταλαντούχας παραολυμπιονίκη από τα Γρεβενά που αποδεικνύει ότι τα όνειρα δεν σταματούν ποτέ". ertnews.gr (in Greek). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Οι Γρεβενιώτες, η Εύα Νίκου και Δημήτρης Προφέντζας στους Χειμερινούς Παραολυμπιακούς Αγώνες". prlogos.gr (in Greek). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.