Tarja Mulari

Tarja Mulari (born 3 May 1965 in Kuopio ) is a Finnish former speed skier. She is best known for winning the women's speed skiing demonstration event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, setting a then-world record of .

Career

Mulari began as an alpine skier but switched to speed skiing after breaking her kneecap in 1986. During her career, Mulari won 24 Speed Skiing World Cup races and two overall World Cup titles. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, Mulari won the women's speed skiing demonstration event, recording a speed of 219.245 km/h and breaking her own world record, which had been set in 1988.