Noora Kaisa Keränen made her international debut at the 2018 Youth World Championships in Otepää, Estonia. She narrowly missed the gold medal in the relay event, competing alongside her sister Jenni and Heidi Nikkinen, with Nikkinen losing in a photo finish to Elvira Öberg. The following year, she participated again in the Youth World Championships, finishing 15th in the individual event. Additionally, she took part in the European Youth Festival and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay.
After another year in the junior ranks, the Finn made her IBU Cup debut in early 2021 at Arber, where she finished in the top ten in the single-mixed relay. She also participated in the European Championships, competing only in the mixed relay. Keränen earned her first IBU Cup ranking points during the winter of 2021/22, achieving a 26th place twice. She secured another medal by finishing third in the sprint at the 2022 IBU Junior Open European Championships, behind Selina Grotian and Chloé Bened. At the Junior World Championships, she achieved three top-10 finishes.
For the 2022/23 season, Keränen was selected for the national team but had to miss the first trimester due to illness. Except for two IBU Cup competitions, she participated only in the Junior European Championships and World Championships. In March 2023, she received her first start in the World Cup at the season finale in Oslo, finishing 90th in the sprint.[2]
Starting the 2023/24 season, Keränen became a regular member of the World Cup squad. At the season opener in Östersund, she finished 64th in the individual event and, in the mixed relay, secured a tenth-place finish with Olli Hiidensalo, Tero Seppälä, and Erika Jänkä. In the Lenzerheide sprint competition, the Finn earned her first World Cup point, finishing 40th despite one shooting miss.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Noora Kaisa Keränen has two older sisters, Maija and Jenni, who are twins and were also active as biathletes, particularly at the junior level. Keränen is currently studying Public Law at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. Noora Kaisa lives and trains in Vuokatti.[4]
noora, kaisa, keränen, born, october, 2001, finnish, biathlete, competed, biathlon, world, since, 2023, personal, informationnationalityfinnishborn, 2001, october, 2001, luumäki, finlandsportcountryfinlandsportbiathlon, contents, career, personal, life, biathl. Noora Kaisa Keranen born 17 October 2001 is a Finnish biathlete She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2023 1 Noora Kaisa KeranenPersonal informationNationalityFinnishBorn 2001 10 17 17 October 2001 age 22 Luumaki FinlandSportCountryFinlandSportBiathlon Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Biathlon results 3 1 Youth and Junior World Championships 4 References 5 External linksCareer editNoora Kaisa Keranen made her international debut at the 2018 Youth World Championships in Otepaa Estonia She narrowly missed the gold medal in the relay event competing alongside her sister Jenni and Heidi Nikkinen with Nikkinen losing in a photo finish to Elvira Oberg The following year she participated again in the Youth World Championships finishing 15th in the individual event Additionally she took part in the European Youth Festival and won the bronze medal in the mixed relay After another year in the junior ranks the Finn made her IBU Cup debut in early 2021 at Arber where she finished in the top ten in the single mixed relay She also participated in the European Championships competing only in the mixed relay Keranen earned her first IBU Cup ranking points during the winter of 2021 22 achieving a 26th place twice She secured another medal by finishing third in the sprint at the 2022 IBU Junior Open European Championships behind Selina Grotian and Chloe Bened At the Junior World Championships she achieved three top 10 finishes For the 2022 23 season Keranen was selected for the national team but had to miss the first trimester due to illness Except for two IBU Cup competitions she participated only in the Junior European Championships and World Championships In March 2023 she received her first start in the World Cup at the season finale in Oslo finishing 90th in the sprint 2 Starting the 2023 24 season Keranen became a regular member of the World Cup squad At the season opener in Ostersund she finished 64th in the individual event and in the mixed relay secured a tenth place finish with Olli Hiidensalo Tero Seppala and Erika Janka In the Lenzerheide sprint competition the Finn earned her first World Cup point finishing 40th despite one shooting miss 3 Personal life editNoora Kaisa Keranen has two older sisters Maija and Jenni who are twins and were also active as biathletes particularly at the junior level Keranen is currently studying Public Law at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu Noora Kaisa lives and trains in Vuokatti 4 Biathlon results editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union Youth and Junior World Championships edit 1 medal 1 silver Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay nbsp 2018 Otepaeae 16 62nd 24th 15th Silver nbsp 2019 Brezno Osrblie 17 15th 56th DNS 9th nbsp 2020 Lenzerheide 18 48th 22nd 12th 7th nbsp 2021 Obertilliach 19 60th 56th 47th 14th nbsp 2022 Soldier Hollow 20 11th 9th 7th 9th nbsp 2023 Shchuchinsk 21 DNS 30th 15th 10thReferences edit Noora Kaisa Keranen https biathlonresults com IBUId BTFIN21710200101 https www hameensanomat fi urheilu 6540304 https yle fi a 3 11904831External links editNoora Kaisa Keranen at IBU nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Noora Kaisa Keranen amp oldid 1211517013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
