Riitta Ollikka (born 11 October 1956, in

Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinna (; sv, Tavastehus; krl, Hämienlinna; la, Tavastum or ''Croneburgum'') is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Tavastia and the modern province of Kanta-Häme in the south of F ...

) is a

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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 ...

who competed in the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

. Her grandfather was athletic Väinö Eskola. She is married to Reijo Laksola an ice hockey player who also competed at the

, he was 23 at the time and ranked 4th overall in his category.

Olympia

Competed in the

in Innsbruck as an

for

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. She was only 19 at the time. She competed in 3 different disciplines all falling under alpine skiing, those being Women's Downhill where she ranked 30th, Women's Slalom where she ranked 17th and Women's Giant Slalom where she ranked 34th. She did not win any medals in the games.

References

1956 births Living people Finnish female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Finland Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Hämeenlinna {{Finland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub