Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | FIN |
NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
Website | sport |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 102 in 11 sports |
Flag bearers | Janne Lahtela (opening) [1] Markku Uusipaavalniemi (closing) [2] |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports. [3]
Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier and a defending Olympic champion, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.
Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
Kalle Palander | Men's giant slalom | 1:18.22 | 1:18.60 | n/a | 2:36.82 | 9 |
Men's slalom | 53.38 | disqualified | ||||
Tanja Poutiainen | Women's giant slalom | 1:01.21 | 1:08.65 | n/a | 2:09.86 | |
Women's slalom | 43.05 | 47.74 | n/a | 1:30.79 | 6 | |
Henna Raita | Women's slalom | 44.29 | 48.04 | n/a | 1:32.33 | 20 |
Jukka Rajala | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.17 | 1:21.23 | n/a | 2:41.40 | 22 |
Men's slalom | did not finish |
Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
Paavo Puurunen was the only Finnish biathlete who competed in Torino. [4]
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Paavo Puurunen | Men's sprint | 28:57.3 | 2 | 46 |
Men's pursuit | 38:01.28 | 3 | 22 | |
Men's mass start | 47:43.7 | 0 | 4 | |
Men's individual | 56:38.9 | 1 | 12 |
Six men and six women participated in the cross-country skiing events, [5] making the cross-country skiing squad the largest squad for any individual sport.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Sami Jauhojärvi | 15 km classical | 39:15.3 | 9 |
30 km pursuit | 1:17:58.1 | 20 | |
Teemu Kattilakoski | 50 km freestyle | 2:09:26.2 | 43 |
Ville Nousiainen | 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | |
Olli Ohtonen | 15 km classical | 41:47.4 | 48 |
30 kilometre pursuit | Did not start | ||
50 km freestyle | 2:11:54.7 | 52 | |
Lauri Pyykönen | 15 km classical | 42:10.4 | 55 |
Tero Similä | 15 km classical | 40:44.5 | 32 |
30 km pursuit | 1:20:04.5 | 34 | |
Sami Jauhojärvi Tero Similä Olli Ohtonen Teemu Kattilakoski | 4 x 10 km relay | 40:44.5 | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Elina Hietamäki | 15 km pursuit | 46:20.5 | 33 |
Virpi Kuitunen | 10 km classical | 28:51.4 | 9 |
30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
Riitta-Liisa Lassila | 10 km classical | 30:28.4 | 35 |
15 km pursuit | 44:06.1 | 13 | |
30 km freestyle | 1:26:55.4 | 23 | |
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 10 km classical | 28:29.6 | 7 |
30 km freestyle | 1:25:41.8 | 17 | |
Kirsi Välimaa | 15 km pursuit | 46:25.6 | 34 |
Kati Venäläinen | 10 km classical | 31:04.9 | 43 |
30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Lassila Kati Venäläinen | 4 x 5 km relay | 55:55.8 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Elina Hietamäki | Women's sprint | 2:20.49 | 42 | Did not advance | 42 | ||||
Sami Jauhojärvi | Men's sprint | 2:28.42 | 61 | Did not advance | 61 | ||||
Virpi Kuitunen | Women's sprint | 2:14.83 | 7 Q | 2:16.2 | 2 Q | 2:16.3 | 3 | Final B 2:18.1 | 5 |
Keijo Kurttila | Men's sprint | 2:19.94 | 22 Q | 2:25.1 | 5 | Did not advance | 23 | ||
Lauri Pyykönen | Men's sprint | 2:20.21 | 26 Q | 2:28.6 | 6 | Did not advance | 27 | ||
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Women's sprint | 2:15.75 | 11 Q | 2:20.7 | 6 | Did not advance | 26 | ||
Kati Venäläinen | Women's sprint | 2:17.29 | 24 Q | 2:18.1 | 6 | Did not advance | 29 | ||
Keijo Kurttila Lauri Pyykönen | Men's team sprint | n/a | 17:21.5 | 4 Q | 17:39.2 | 5 | |||
Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Women's team sprint | n/a | 17:16.8 | 1 Q | 16:39.2 |
: Markku Uusipaavalniemi (skip), Wille Mäkelä, Kalle Kiiskinen, Teemu Salo, Jani Sullanmaa (alternate)
Finland sent a men's curling team to the Olympics, [6] the same team which finished fifth at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Switzerland (Stöckli) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
;Draw 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
United States (Fenson) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
;Draw 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
New Zealand (Becker) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
;Draw 5
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Germany (Kapp) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
;Draw 7
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Sweden (Lindholm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
;Draw 8
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Canada (Gushue) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
;Draw 9
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Norway (Trulsen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
;Draw 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Italy (Retornaz) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
;Draw 11
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Great Britain (Murdoch) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Rank | Team | Skip | Won | Lost |
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1 | Finland | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 7 | 2 |
2 | Canada | Brad Gushue | 6 | 3 |
3 | United States | Pete Fenson | 6 | 3 |
4 | Great Britain | David Murdoch | 6 | 3 |
5 | Norway | Pål Trulsen | 5 | 4 |
6 | Switzerland | Ralph Stockli | 5 | 4 |
7 | Italy | Joel Retornaz | 4 | 5 |
8 | Sweden | Peter Lindholm | 3 | 6 |
9 | Germany | Andy Kapp | 3 | 6 |
10 | New Zealand | Sean Becker | 0 | 9 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Great Britain (Murdoch) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
;Final
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
Finland (Uusipavaalniemi) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | x | - | 5 |
Canada (Gushue) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | x | x | - | 11 |
Susanna Pöykiö and Kiira Korpi were selected for the women's competition. Pöykiö has won a silver at the 2005 European Figure Skating Championships (held in Torino), while Korpi's best European placing prior to the Olympics was sixth. [7]
Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kiira Korpi | Ladies' | n/a | 44.84 | 20 Q | 92.36 | 14 | 137.20 | 16 | |
Susanna Pöykiö | Ladies' | n/a | 53.74 | 12 Q | 89.48 | 15 | 143.22 | 13 |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Five Finnish men were entered in the freestyle competition, all in the moguls [8] Since only four entrants were allowed, Tapio Luusua ended up as an alternate.
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Janne Lahtela | Men's moguls | 23.77 | 10 Q | 22.65 | 16 |
Juuso Lahtela | Men's moguls | 22.31 | 19 Q | 24.42 | 8 |
Sami Mustonen | Men's moguls | 21.57 | 22 | did not advance | |
Mikko Ronkainen | Men's moguls | 23.38 | 13 Q | 26.62 |
The Finnish men's team finished atop its Round-robin group, which including beating both previous Olympic gold medalists, the Czech Republic and Canada, and beat the United States and Russia to make the final, where it lost to Sweden to finish in the silver medal position.
The following is the Finnish roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [9]
Head coach: Erkka Westerlund
Assistant coaches: Risto Dufva, Hannu Virta
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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3 | D | Petteri Nummelin | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | November 25, 1972 (aged 33) | HC Lugano |
4 | D | Kimmo Timonen ( A ) | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | March 18, 1975 (aged 30) | Nashville Predators |
5 | D | Lasse Kukkonen | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg) | October 18, 1981 (aged 24) | Kärpät |
6 | D | Sami Salo | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg) | March 22, 1974 (aged 31) | Vancouver Canucks |
7 | D | Aki Berg | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg) | July 28, 1977 (aged 28) | Toronto Maple Leafs |
8 | F | Teemu Selänne | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | July 3, 1970 (aged 35) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
10 | F | Ville Nieminen | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 207 lb (94 kg) | April 6, 1977 (aged 28) | New York Rangers |
11 | F | Saku Koivu ( C ) | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | November 23, 1974 (aged 31) | Montreal Canadiens |
12 | F | Olli Jokinen | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 209 lb (95 kg) | December 5, 1978 (aged 27) | Florida Panthers |
14 | F | Niklas Hagman | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | December 5, 1979 (aged 26) | Dallas Stars |
16 | F | Ville Peltonen | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg) | March 24, 1973 (aged 32) | HC Lugano |
21 | F | Mikko Koivu | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg) | March 12, 1983 (aged 22) | Minnesota Wild |
24 | F | Antti Laaksonen | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg) | October 3, 1973 (aged 32) | Colorado Avalanche |
25 | F | Jukka Hentunen | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 198 lb (90 kg) | May 3, 1974 (aged 31) | HC Lugano |
26 | F | Jere Lehtinen | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg) | June 24, 1973 (aged 32) | Dallas Stars |
27 | D | Teppo Numminen ( A ) | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 198 lb (90 kg) | July 3, 1968 (aged 37) | Buffalo Sabres |
30 | G | Fredrik Norrena | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | November 29, 1973 (aged 32) | Linköping HC |
31 | G | Antero Niittymäki | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | June 18, 1980 (aged 25) | Philadelphia Flyers |
32 | D | Toni Lydman | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 201 lb (91 kg) | September 25, 1975 (aged 30) | Buffalo Sabres |
33 | G | Niklas Bäckström | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | February 13, 1978 (aged 28) | Kärpät |
36 | F | Jussi Jokinen | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg) | April 1, 1983 (aged 22) | Dallas Stars |
37 | F | Jarkko Ruutu | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 203 lb (92 kg) | August 23, 1975 (aged 30) | Vancouver Canucks |
39 | F | Niko Kapanen | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg) | April 29, 1978 (aged 27) | Dallas Stars |
77 | D | Antti-Jussi Niemi | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 187 lb (85 kg) | September 29, 1977 (aged 28) | Frölunda HC |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 6 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 | |
5 | Germany | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 2 | |
6 | Italy (H) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 2 |
15 February 2006 15:35 | Switzerland | 0–5 (0–1, 0–4, 0–0) | Finland | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,960 |
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Martin Gerber (out 40:00) David Aebischer (in 40:00) | Goalies | Antero Niittymäki | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Joacim Karlsson Thor Nelson | ||||||||||||||
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24 | Shots | 37 |
16 February 2006 12:05 | Finland | 6–0 (0–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Italy | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,776 |
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Fredrik Norrena | Goalies | Günther Hell | Referee: Vyacheslav Bulanov Linesmen: Milan Mášik Kevin Redding | |||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Shots | 16 |
18 February 2006 21:05 | Czech Republic | 2–4 (1–1, 1–1, 0–2) | Finland | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,705 |
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Tomáš Vokoun | Goalies | Antero Niittymäki | Referee: Thomas Andersson Linesmen: Tony Sericolo Sergei Shelyanin | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 39 min | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 32 |
19 February 2006 21:05 | Finland | 2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Canada | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 4,420 |
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Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Roberto Luongo | Referee: Vladimír Šindler Linesmen: Milan Mášik Thor Nelson | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
30 | Shots | 24 |
21 February 2006 15:35 | Finland | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Germany | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 2,430 |
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Fredrik Norrena | Goalies | Robert Müller | Referee: Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Miroslav Halecký Kevin Redding | |||||
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6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||
25 | Shots | 18 |
22 February 2006 17:35 | Finland | 4–3 (2–1, 2–1, 0–1) | United States | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 6,691 |
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Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Rick DiPietro | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Milan Mášik Steve Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 30 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 28 |
24 February 2006 21:05 | Finland | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Russia | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,702 |
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Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Evgeni Nabokov | Referee: Don Van Massenhoven Linesmen: Milan Mášik Tony Sericolo | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 21 |
26 February 2006 14:05 | Finland | 2–3 (1–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Sweden | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 8,274 |
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Antero Niittymäki | Goalies | Henrik Lundqvist | Referee: Paul Devorski Linesmen: Milan Mášik Thor Nelson | ||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 28 |
The Finnish women's team finished second to the United States in the round-robin section of the competition, but lost to both North American teams in the medal round to end up in fourth place.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
11 February 2006 13:05 | Finland | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Germany | Torino Esposizioni, Turin Attendance: 3,200 |
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Maija Hassinen | Goalies | Stephanie Wartosch-Kürten | Referee: Arina Ustinova Linesmen: Anne-Sophie Boniface Klára Quagliato | ||||||||
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27 | Shots | 24 |
13 February 2006 17:35 | Finland | 4–0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0) | Switzerland | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 4,259 |
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Noora Räty | Goalies | Florence Schelling | Referee: Bianca Walter Linesmen: Annica Flödén Jana Zítková | |||||||||||
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41 | Shots | 18 |
14 February 2006 20:35 | United States | 7–3 (1–2, 1–1, 5–0) | Finland | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,697 |
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Chanda Gunn | Goalies | Maija Hassinen | Referee: Stephanie Normand Linesmen: Klára Quagliato Kim Robichaud | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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38 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 15 |
17 February 2006 21:05 | Canada | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Finland | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 7,306 |
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Charline Labonté | Goalies | Maija Hassinen Noora Räty | Referee: Danyel Howard Linesmen: Julie Piacentini Klára Quagliato | |||||||||||||||||
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40 | Shots | 17 |
20 February 2006 16:35 | Finland | 0–4 (0–3, 0–1, 0–0) | United States | Palasport Olimpico, Turin Attendance: 5,150 |
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Noora Räty Maija Hassinen | Goalies | Chanda Gunn | Referee: Joy Tottman Linesmen: Michaela Kiefer Kim Robichaud | |||||||||||
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14 | Shots | 20 |
Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||||
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Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
Anssi Koivuranta | Sprint | 121.5 | 3 | 0:17 | 19:17.7 +48.7 | 11 | |||
Individual Gundersen | 220.5 | 18 | 2:48 | 43:37.3 +3:52.7 | 25 | ||||
Antti Kuisma | Individual Gundersen | 217.5 | 22 | 3:00 | 42:33.8 +2:49.2 | 17 | |||
Hannu Manninen | Sprint | 108.3 | 16 | 1:10 | 19:21.0 +52.0 | 12 | |||
Individual Gundersen | 238.0 | 8 | 1:38 | 41:20.2 +1:35.6 | 9 | ||||
Janne Ryynänen | Sprint | 102.5 | 29 | 1:33 | 20:47.6 +2:18.6 | 37 | |||
Jaakko Tallus | Sprint | 120.9 | 4 | 0:19 | 18:58.1 +29.1 | 5 | |||
Individual Gundersen | 257.0 | 3 | 0:22 | 40:01.9 +17.3 | 5 | ||||
Anssi Koivuranta Antti Kuisma Hannu Manninen Jaakko Tallus | Team | 878.6 | 4 | 0:35 | 50:19.4 +26.8 |
Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | 133.5 | 3 PQ | 134.5 | 2 Q | 127.0 | 261.5 | 6 |
Large hill | 136.3 | 2 PQ | 112.3 | 9 Q | 121.8 | 234.1 | 9 | |
Janne Happonen | Normal hill | 114.0 | 23 Q | 116.0 | 26 Q | 109.0 | 225.0 | 28 |
Matti Hautamäki | Normal hill | 130.0 | 5 PQ | 131.0 | 6 Q | 134.5 | 265.5 | |
Large hill | 129.6 | 5 PQ | 117.3 | 7 Q | 125.1 | 242.4 | 5 | |
Risto Jussilainen | Large hill | 97.2 | 10 Q | 91.7 | 35 | did not advance | 35 | |
Tami Kiuru | Normal hill | 125.0 | 8 Q | 113.0 | 31 | did not advance | 31 | |
Large hill | 95.3 | 12 Q | 108.6 | 13 Q | 105.4 | 214.0 | 18 | |
Tami Kiuru Janne Happonen Janne Ahonen Matti Hautamäki | Team | n/a | 467.2 | 2 Q | 509.4 | 976.6 |
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Athlete | Event | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 2 | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
Antti Autti | Men's halfpipe | 43.5 | 2 Q | n/a | (28.2) | 39.1 | 5 | |
Janne Korpi | Men's halfpipe | 9.2 | 42 | 33.5 | 14 | did not advance | 20 | |
Markku Koski | Men's halfpipe | 20.2 | 28 | 40.6 | 3 Q | 41.5 | (31.4) | |
Risto Mattila | Men's halfpipe | 40.8 | 5 Q | n/a | (31.6) | 35.8 | 10 |
Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
Niina Sarias | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:24.96 | 24 | did not advance | 24 |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Janne Hänninen | Men's 500 m | 35.58 | 35.67 | 1:11.25 | 15 |
Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.83 | 25 | ||
Pekka Koskela | Men's 500 m | 35.58 | 35.51 | 1:11.09 | 10 |
Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.45 | 31 | ||
Mika Poutala | Men's 500 m | 35.91 | 35.83 | 1:11.74 | 22 |
Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.03 | 26 | ||
Risto Rosendahl | Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:12.60 | 37 | |
Men's 1500 m | n/a | 1:49.51 | 24 |
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The United States sent 204 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Speed skater Joey Cheek, who won gold in the 500 m and silver in the 1000 m, was the flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. One athlete, Sarah Konrad, became the first American woman to compete in two different disciplines at the same Winter Olympics – biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Canada competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with a team of 196 athletes and 220 support staff.
Norway sent 74 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At the 2002 Winter Olympics Norway won the most gold medals, and before the Turin games, Norwegian sports officials were aiming for more than the 25 medals they won in Salt Lake City — the president of the Norwegian Skiing Federation Sverre Seeberg was quoted saying he thought Norway would win 25 medals in the skiing events alone. The Norwegian Olympic Committee aimed for Norway to be the best nation measured in the number of gold medals. However, Norway won only two gold medals in the games, the lowest amount since 1988.
New Zealand competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. When the medals were summed up, Sweden had managed seven gold medals, two silver and five bronze, making it Sweden's best result ever in the Winter Olympics in terms of both medals and gold medals earned, and gave Sweden a 6th place in the medal table.
Denmark competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, but only competed in one sport: women's curling. Denmark's only medal at the Winter Olympics came in women's curling in 1998.
Switzerland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This was the confederation's largest Winter Olympics team ever, because two ice hockey teams qualified.
Russia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports.
Sweden competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Swedish Olympic Committee sent 106 athletes to the Games, 61 men and 45 women, to compete in nine sports. 38 of the 98 events had Swedish participation. The youngest athlete in the delegation was freestyle skier Sandra Näslund, at 17 years old, while ice hockey player Daniel Alfredsson was the oldest athlete at 41. Alfredsson competed in his fifth Olympics, and he thus became the first Swedish ice hockey player that has participated in five Olympic tournaments. 55 athletes were Olympic debutants. Sweden won 15 medals in total, making the Sochi games Sweden's most successful Winter Games ever in terms of medals. However, the number of gold medals (2) was lower than in the two previous Winter Games.
Switzerland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. 163 athletes were participating, making it the largest team Switzerland has ever sent to the Olympic Winter Games. The four-time Olympic gold medalist Simon Ammann was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.
Norway competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014.
China competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The British team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, whose athletes may have elected to hold Irish citizenship, allowing them to represent either Great Britain or Ireland. Additionally some British overseas territories competed separately from Britain in Olympic competition. A total of 56 athletes competed in 11 sports making it the biggest contingent that Great Britain had sent to a Winter Olympic Games for twenty-six years.
Sweden competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The Swedish Olympic Committee sent 116 athletes to the Games, 62 men and 54 women, to compete in nine sports. Jennie-Lee Burmansson set a new record as the youngest Swedish Winter Olympic participant.
Finland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 100 competitors in 11 sports. They won six medals in total, one gold, one silver and four bronze, ranking 18th in the medal table.
Sweden competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Switzerland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Japan competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Norway competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The Norwegian team consisted of 84 athletes. Kjetil Jansrud and Kristin Skaslien were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Biathlete Marte Olsbu Røiseland was the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.
Australia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.