Nette Kiviranta

Nette Kiviranta
Personal information
Born (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001
Sport
Country Finland
SportPara-alpine skiing
LW11
Medal record
Women's para-alpine skiing
Representing  Finland
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaSlalom sitting
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerSlalom sitting
Bronze medal – third place2023 LleidaGiant slalom sitting
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 TurinGiant slalom sitting

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

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill
202321534——
20242275———
202523563——
202624323——

References

  1. ↑ "Suomalaistähdeltä evättiin pääsy paralympialaisiin – MM-hopea ei riittänyt kisoihin". Yle (in Finnish). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Nette Kiviranta nappasi MM-mitalin sivulajissaan – katso pronssiveto: "Tuntuu tosi hyvältä"". Yle (in Finnish). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Nette Kiviranta loisti – Suomeen taas kultamitali!". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 19 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Inkki Inola ja Nette Kiviranta ensimmäiset valinnat Milano-Cortinan paralympiajoukkueeseen". paraurheilu.fi (in Finnish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "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.
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