Liisa Savijarvi (born 29 December 1963 in

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) is a

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former

skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

Career

Her career in

Alpine skiing 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 ...

started with the Southern Ontario Division Ski team in December 1978. She made many appearances at the Canadian Alpine Championships and the

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World Cup. She was part of Canada's team at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

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, attaining 9th place in the

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

and 18th place in the

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. She achieved a number of podium places on the FIS World Cup schedule, including winning a Super-G in Furano, Japan. Her career officially ended in 1988, following serious injuries sustained during a

World Cup training run on 17 March 1987 in

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. She was inducted into the

Canadian Ski Hall of Fame The Canadian Ski Hall of Fame (french: Le Temple de la renommée du ski canadien) was created by the Canadian Ski Museum in 1982 to honour skiing pioneers, competitors, coach (sports), coaches, officials, and builders. List of inductees Denotes d ...

in 1997.

References

External links

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Canadian Encyclopedia: Liisa Savijarvi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savijarvi, Liisa 1963 births Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Canadian female alpine skiers Living people People from Bracebridge, Ontario Skiing people from Ontario Olympic alpine skiers for Canada Canadian people of Finnish descent