Maya Harrisson

Maya Harrisson (born March 3, 1992) is a Swiss-Brazilian alpine skier who lives in Geneva, Switzerland.

Maya Harrisson

Personal information
Nationality	Swiss-Brazilian
Born	(1993-03-03) March 3, 1993 (age 32) Duas Barras, Brazil
Occupation	Medical Student at the University of Geneva
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight	119 lb (54 kg)
Other interests	Surf and Longboard
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Alpine skiing
Partner(s)	Nike and Olympikus
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	She participated to Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 olympic winter games
National finals	She won twice the Brazilian Championships

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 at the 2010 Winter Olympics at only 17 years old. Four years later she competed in the slalom and giant slalom events at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games in Russia.^[1]