Nette Kiviranta
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| Born | 30 August 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nette Kiviranta (born 30 August 2001) is a Finnish para-alpine skier.
Career
Kiviranta competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and won a silver medal in the slalom sitting event in January 2022. According to the International Paralympic Committee, in order to qualify for the Paralympics an athlete must have a license from the last two seasons. She only received her disability classification this season, and competed in her first competitions in November 2021. As a result, she was not approved to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[1]
She competed at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships and won a bronze medal in the giant slalom sitting event with a time of 2:28:00.[2]
In January 2025, Kiviranta competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in para-alpine skiing and won a gold medal in the giant slalom sitting event with a time of 2:26.85.[3] She was one of the first Finnish athletes selected to represent Finland at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[4]
Personal life
Kiviranta was involved in a car accident in April 2018, and suffered a spinal cord injury which caused paralysis in her lower limbs.[5]
World Cup results
Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2023 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 2026 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
References
- ^ "Suomalaistähdeltä evättiin pääsy paralympialaisiin – MM-hopea ei riittänyt kisoihin". Yle (in Finnish). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Nette Kiviranta nappasi MM-mitalin sivulajissaan – katso pronssiveto: "Tuntuu tosi hyvältä"". Yle (in Finnish). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
- ^ "Nette Kiviranta loisti – Suomeen taas kultamitali!". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 19 January 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.
- ^ "Halvaantuminen muutti Nette Kivirannan elämän, muttei sammuttanut intohimoa – 20-vuotias palasi rinteeseen ja tavoittelee uraa paraurheilijana". Yle (in Finnish). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2026.