Inkki Inola
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| Born | 26 January 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | NS3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Inkki Inola (born 26 January 1999) is a visually impaired Finnish paralympic cross-country skier.
Career
Inola represented Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He again competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, with his best result being fourth place in the 20 kilometre classical event.[1]
In January 2025, Inola competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in para-cross country skiing and won gold medals in the sprint classical and the 10 kilometre freestyle events.[2][3] In March 2025, he competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 and won bronze medal in the 1 kilometre sprint event with a time of 3:37.10.[4] This marked the first time that para cross-country athletes raced in the same stadium and on the same day as their able-bodied counterparts.[5]
He was one of the first Finnish athletes selected to represent Finland at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, along with Nette Kiviranta.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Paralympialaiset, Peking2022: Inkki Inola jätti kaiken ladulle ja ylsi uransa parhaaseen arvokisahiihtoon". hiihtoliitto.fi (in Finnish). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Inkki Inola hiihti kultaa ja Nico Bennert hopeaa universiadeissa". Yle (in Finnish). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Upea suomalaispäivä Torinon universiadeissa – lauantaina runsas kattaus suomalaislajeja". olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish). 18 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Inkki Inola juhlii MM-pronssia – toisti maalissa Lauri Vuorisen tempun". Yle (in Finnish). 5 March 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Para Cross-Country stars shine in historic inclusive event in Trondheim". fis-ski.com. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Inkki Inola ja Nette Kiviranta ensimmäiset valinnat Milano-Cortinan paralympiajoukkueeseen". paraurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Inkki Inolalla mainio kenraali paralympialaisiin". Yle (in Finnish). 1 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.