Merle Soppela (born 1991) is a retired Finnish

alpine ski racer 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 ...

. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, USA, in the

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

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1991 births Living people Skiers from Rovaniemi Finnish female alpine skiers 21st-century Finnish sportswomen {{Finland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub