| Alpine skier | |||
 Kieran Norris in Action at the English Championships. Photo By: Racer-Ready.co.uk | |||
| Disciplines | Slalom, Giant slalom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Ambition | ||
| Born | 29 September 1995 Chelmsford | ||
| World Cup debut |
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| World Cup | |||
| Seasons | 1st – (2016–) | ||
Kieran Norris (born 29 September 1995) is an Irish alpine ski racer. Norris specializes in the technical events of Slalom and Giant slalom. He competed for the Republic of Ireland at the 2015 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships.
Kieran started his career racing for GBR where he had some success:
At the end of the 2014 season, Kieran moved to Ski for Ireland.
At the 2015 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Hafjell, Norway, Norris failed to finish the second run of the Slalom and finished 53rd in the Giant Slalom. He made his World Cup debut on 24 January 2016 in the Kitzbühel, Austria Slalom. [1] His second appearance was in Schladming on 26 January 2016 where he completed his first World Cup run.
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | DNF2 | 53 | — | — | — |
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