Nora Tallus

Nora Tallus, previously Liikanen, (born 9 February 1981) is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward.[1] She competed as a member of Finland's national team in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics[2][3] and in four IIHF World Women's Championships, with bronze medals won in the 2004 and 2008 tournaments.[4]

Nora Tallus
Born	9 February 1981 Kerava, Finland
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	Keravan Shakers IHK Helsinki Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs SKIF Nizhny Novgorod HPK Hämeenlinna
National team	Finland
Playing career	1996–2011
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing  Finland World Championships 2004 Canada 2008 China

Tallus attended University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) from 2001 to 2005 where she played with the Bulldogs ice hockey team. With the Bulldogs, she was an NCAA Division I National Champion in 2002 and 2003. In the 2003 tournament, Tallus scored the championship winning goal 4:16 into second overtime against Harvard.[5]

References

1. "Nora Tallus". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nora Tallus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. "Nora TALLUS - Olympic Ice Hockey | Finland". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
4. "Nora Tallus a.k.a. "Nora Liikanen"". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. Borzi, Pat (24 March 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 July 2019.