# Maya Harrisson

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{{Short description|Swiss-Brazilian alpine skier (born 1992)}}
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| name = Maya Harrisson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|3}}
| birth_place = [Duas Barras](/source/Duas_Barras), [Brazil](/source/Brazil)
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| occupation = Medical Student at the University of Geneva
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| nationality = Swiss-Brazilian
| height = 5 ft 3 in
| weight = 119 lb
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| other_interests = Surf and Longboard
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| sport = [Alpine skiing](/source/Alpine_skiing)
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| partner = Nike and Olympikus
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| nationals = She won twice the Brazilian Championships
| olympics = She participated to Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 olympic winter games
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'''Maya Harrisson''' (born March 3, 1992) is a Swiss-Brazilian [alpine skier](/source/alpine_skier) who lives in [Geneva](/source/Geneva), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland).

Born in Brazil, she was adopted and spent her childhood in Switzerland, where she discovered skiing. She lives in Geneva and studies at the Haute école de santé to become a Physiotherapist. Thanks to her double nationality (Swiss-Brazilian) she competed for [Brazil](/source/Brazil) at the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics) at only 17 years old. Four years later she competed in the [slalom](/source/Slalom_skiing) and [giant slalom](/source/giant_slalom) events at the [Sochi 2014](/source/Sochi_2014) Olympic Games in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-26|title=Maya HARRISSON - Olympic Alpine Skiing {{!}} Brazil|url=https://www.olympic.org/maya-harrisson|access-date=2020-07-04|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en}}</ref>

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==External links==
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* {{SR/Olympics profile}}

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Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)
Category:Sportspeople from Geneva
Category:Swiss female alpine skiers
Category:Brazilian female alpine skiers
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Brazil
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportswomen
Category:21st-century Swiss sportswomen

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