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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
LW6/8-1
Further personal information
Residence
Oulu, FIN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Finnish, Swedish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at age six in Finland.
Why this sport?
He enjoyed the speed of the sport. "Slalom, for me, it's difficult, so I like it."
Club / Team
Saimaa Ski: Lappeenranta, FIN
Name of coach
Roman Roznan
Training Regime
He trains twice a day, five days a week. "In the morning we go up the hill for two hours, during the day we do school work and in the evening there is still an hour or a half of gym, running, or mobility workouts."
General interest
Hero / Idol
US alpine skier Ted Ligety. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2013)
Injuries
He was unable to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Slovenia and Italy after suffering a spell of fainting. He returned to competition at the 2019 World Cup event in La Molina, Spain. (paralympic.org, 12 Mar 2019: Instagram profile, 09 Jan 2021)
In November 2018 he underwent surgery after suffering a fractured arm at an able-bodied World Cup event in Levi, Finland, where he performed as a forerunner. (Instagram profile, 09 Jan 2021; esaimaa.fi, 12 Dec 2018; paralympic.org, 12 Mar 2019)
In 2017 he suffered a knee injury after crashing during an event at the Suomu ski resort in Kemijarvi, which kept him out of training and competition for two weeks. (yhteishyva.fi, 26 Jan 2018)
In November 2018 he underwent surgery after suffering a fractured arm at an able-bodied World Cup event in Levi, Finland, where he performed as a forerunner. (Instagram profile, 09 Jan 2021; esaimaa.fi, 12 Dec 2018; paralympic.org, 12 Mar 2019)
In 2017 he suffered a knee injury after crashing during an event at the Suomu ski resort in Kemijarvi, which kept him out of training and competition for two weeks. (yhteishyva.fi, 26 Jan 2018)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (vammaisurheilu.fi, 17 Mar 2018)
Impairment
He was born with nerve damage in his shoulder and does not have full range of movement in his right hand. (esaimaa.fi, 10 Feb 2016; Athlete, 20 Nov 2013)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-25 | 13 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-26 | 18 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-28 | 6 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-30 | 8 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2017-01-31 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final | 2018-03-10 | 13 | |
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final | 2018-03-11 | 11 | |
| Men's Super Combined Standing | Final | 2018-03-13 | 6 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final | 2018-03-14 | 6 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final | 2018-03-17 | 4 |
