Nette Kiviranta took the giant slalom sitting class from her university gold in Turin.
Nette Kiviranta won gold in the giant slalom. Tiia Heiskanen
Student in the project Nette Kiviranta beat the Spaniard in the sitting class of the para-alpine skiing giant slalom Audrey Pascual Secon and the double champion of para-cross-country skiing was able to win Ink Inola ways.
– It was a really pleasant big stick again. I got two successful and safe landings – a really good feeling. We had a tight fight with the Spaniard, it’s nice to win. All week I have been able to train well and I have had a good preparation for the Games, Kiviranta said in the Olympic Committee’s press release after the victorious competition.
A steep sixth
Janna Jyrkinen did well in his figure skating free program and kept his sixth place in the short program. Jyrkinen collected a total of 163.33 points for his performances.
of Japan Rio’s Sumiyoshi a strong free program lifted him from third place to a gold medal.
In the men’s competition Makar Suntsev improved its ranking by three places, rising to sixteenth. Suntsev’s final score was 178.72.
Top two in a high-level competition, Japan Yuma Kagiyama and Italy Daniel Grasslmanaged to score more than 280 points.
Tenth of Achré
In biathlon, it was the turn of the sprints. Among the Finns, the one studying at the University of Helsinki did the best Frida Achrénwhich reached tenth place.
Due to the stronger wind towards the end of the race, the penalty round was occasionally congested. Fifteenth place Delay Jylänki was one of the six athletes who cleared the race with one penalty for Poland who took the victory Barbara Skrobiszewska in the manner of.
Patrik Kuuttinen was sixteenth in the men’s race and Kalle Loukkaanhuha the eighteenth.
The Universiade, i.e. an international multi-sport event for students, continues on Sunday in Turin.
Sunday Finns
10.30 Cross-country skiing, pair sprint qualifying, Anni Lindroos & Valtteri Pennanen, Hanna Ray & Markus Kasanen
11.35 Freeski/Big Air, final, Viivi Paljärvi
13.00 Cross-country skiing, pair sprint final
15.00 Ski orienteering, men’s sprint, Niklas Ekström, Tuomas Outinen
16.00 Orienteering, women’s sprint, Maria Hoskari, Nina Kärnä, Vilma Pesu, Heta Virtanen, Amanda Yli-Futka