Henna Raita (24 January 1975 in

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

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) is a former

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. Raita has been part of the Finnish Alpine skiing team since the 1990s. She got her first world cup points during the season 1999–2000 in Copper Mountain, USA when she was 13th in

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

. She competed in three Olympic Games between 1998 and 2006, with an 8th placing in the Women's Slalom at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 her best result. Raita stands 1.73 metres (5 ft 8 in) tall. She retired in 2006 and nowadays makes music using the artist name Hehewuti.

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1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Lahti Finnish female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Finland {{Finland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub