Henna Raita is an alpine skier.

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

Slalom skiing

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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

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

in 2002 her best result.

Raita stands 1.73 metres (5 ft 8 in) tall and weighs 65 kg (143 lb). She is currently trained by Kimmo Oivo and Michael Bont.