| Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 95 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers | Ville Peltonen (opening) Tanja Poutiainen (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Finnish Olympic Committee had set a goal of 12 medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and considered the result of 5 medals far weaker than expected. By discipline, it summarized in its annual report: "The most positive results were achieved in ice hockey, snowboarding and figure skating, whereas the performances in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and biathlon were clearly below the expected." [1]
The central conclusions drawn by the Olympic committee on coaching issues on which to take action towards 2014 were: [2]
| Athlete [3] | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Andreas Romar | Men's downhill | n/a | 1:58.71 | 42 | |
| Men's super-G | n/a | Did not finish | |||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:19.79 | 1:22.52 | 2:42.31 | 30 | |
| Men's slalom | Did not finish | ||||
| Men's combined | 2:00.89 | Did not finish | |||
| Marcus Sandell | Men's giant slalom | 1:18.58 | Did not finish | ||
| Sanni Leinonen | Women's giant slalom | 1:18.38 | 1:14.06 | 2:32.44 | 30 |
| Women's slalom | Did not finish | ||||
| Tanja Poutiainen | Women's giant slalom | 1:16.16 | 1:12.01 | 2:28.17 | 13 |
| Women's slalom | 51.67 | 53.26 | 1:44.93 | 6 | |
| Athlete [3] | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Timo Antila | Men's sprint | 26:37.4 | 1 | 40 |
| Men's pursuit | 38:22.1 | 6 | 52 | |
| Men's individual | 54:22.7 | 5 | 56 | |
| Mari Laukkanen | Women's sprint | 22:45.0 | 4 | 68 |
| Women's individual | 45:36.4 | 3 | 43 | |
| Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Women's sprint | 22:27.3 | 3 | 59 |
| Women's pursuit | 34:50.0 | 2 | 45 | |
| Women's individual | 45:46.4 | 4 | 46 | |
| Paavo Puurunen | Men's sprint | 28:04.8 | 4 | 73 |
| Men's individual | 54:15.7 | 3 | 53 | |
| Athlete [3] | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Matti Heikkinen | 15 km freestyle | 35:37.1 | 39 |
| 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | ||
| Sami Jauhojärvi | 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | |
| 50 km classical | 2:06:43.2 | 20 | |
| Teemu Kattilakoski | 15 km freestyle | 35:06.8 | 27 |
| Juha Lallukka | 15 km freestyle | 35:28.8 | 34 |
| Lari Lehtonen | 30 km pursuit | 1:20:34.5 | 33 |
| 50 km classical | 2:16:26.2 | 43 | |
| Ville Nousiainen | 15 km freestyle | 34:45.5 | 13 |
| 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | ||
| 50 km classical | 2:11:38.0 | 37 | |
| Sami Jauhojärvi Matti Heikkinen Teemu Kattilakoski Ville Nousiainen | 4 x 10 km relay | 1:45:30.3 | 5 |
| Athlete [3] | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Virpi Kuitunen | 30 km classical | 1:33:36.7 | 13 |
| Krista Lähteenmäki | 10 km freestyle | 27:49.4 | 52 |
| 30 km classical | 1:35:08.4 | 25 | |
| Pirjo Muranen | 15 km pursuit | 42:50.5 | 30 |
| Riitta-Liisa Roponen | 10 km freestyle | 25:24.3 | 6 |
| 15 km pursuit | 42:14.3 | 19 | |
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 10 km freestyle | 25:59.5 | 15 |
| 15 km pursuit | 40:40.6 | 5 | |
| 30 km classical | 1:31:38.7 |  | |
| Riikka Sarasoja | 10 km freestyle | 26:50.2 | 31 |
| 15 km pursuit | 42:24.4 | 21 | |
| 30 km classical | 1:33:33.2 | 12 | |
| Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 4 x 5 km relay | 55:49.9 | |
| Athlete [3] | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Sami Jauhojärvi | Men's sprint | 3:39.57 | 21 Q | 3:36.9 | 2 Q | 3:39.6 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Virpi Kuitunen | Women's sprint | 3:43.72 | 6 Q | 3:39.9 | 2 Q | 3:46.4 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Kalle Lassila | Men's sprint | 3:39.12 | 19 Q | 3:42.2 | 2 Q | 3:43.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Pirjo Muranen | Women's sprint | 3:46.04 | 15 Q | 3:41.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Kirsi Perälä | Women's sprint | 3:48.08 | 20 Q | 3:39.7 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Women's sprint | 3:38.82 | 2 Q | 3:40.7 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Matias Strandvall | Men's sprint | 3:42.74 | 37 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jesse Väänänen | Men's sprint | 3:39.21 | 20 Q | 3:38.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Ville Nousiainen Lasse Paakkonen | Men's team sprint | n/a | 3:12.8 | 5 Q | 3:17.6 | 10 | |||
| Riitta-Liisa Roponen Riikka Sarasoja | Women's team sprint | n/a | 3:02.6 | 5 Q | 3:00.9 | 8 | |||
Finland has qualified one entrant in men's singles and two in ladies singles, for a total of three athletes. [4]
| Athlete(s) | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Men | 44.62 | 30 | Did not qualify | 44.62 | 30 | |||
| Kiira Korpi | Ladies' | 52.96 | 17 | 108.61 | 11 | 161.57 | 11 | ||
| Laura Lepistö | Ladies' | 61.36 | 10 | 126.61 | 4 | 187.97 | 6 | ||
| Athlete [3] | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Arttu Kiramo | Men's moguls | 23.78 | 12 Q | 22.76 | 16 |
| Tapio Luusua | Men's moguls | 22.83 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Mikko Ronkainen | Men's moguls | 23.00 | 20 Q | 23.50 | 14 |
| Athlete [3] | Event | Qualifying | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Juha Haukkala | Men's ski cross | 1:14.66 | 22 Q | 3 | Did not advance | |||
The following is the Finnish roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics. [5]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2009–10 team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | G | Niklas Bäckström | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 13 February 1978 | Helsinki |  Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
| 34 | G | Miikka Kiprusoff | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 26 October 1976 | Turku |  Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 30 | G | Antero Niittymäki | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 18 June 1980 | Turku | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) |
| 5 | D | Lasse Kukkonen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 18 September 1981 | Oulu |  Avangard Omsk (KHL) |
| 18 | D | Sami Lepistö | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 17 October 1984 | Espoo | Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) |
| 32 | D | Toni Lydman | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 25 September 1977 | Lahti | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
| 21 | D | Janne Niskala | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 22 September 1981 | Västerås, Sweden |  Frölunda Indians (SEL) |
| 25 | D | Joni Pitkänen | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 19 September 1983 | Oulu | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) |
| 6 | D | Sami Salo | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 2 September 1974 | Turku | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
| 44 | D | Kimmo Timonen – A | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 18 March 1975 | Kuopio | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
| 51 | F | Valtteri Filppula | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 20 March 1984 | Vantaa | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
| 10 | F | Niklas Hagman | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 5 December 1979 | Helsinki | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 62 | F | Jarkko Immonen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 19 April 1982 | Rantasalmi | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| 12 | F | Olli Jokinen | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 5 December 1978 | Kuopio | New York Rangers (NHL) |
| 39 | F | Niko Kapanen | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 29 April 1978 | Hattula | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| 9 | F | Mikko Koivu | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 12 March 1983 | Turku | Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
| 11 | F | Saku Koivu – C | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 23 November 1974 | Turku | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) |
| 26 | F | Jere Lehtinen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 24 June 1973 | Espoo | Dallas Stars (NHL) |
| 20 | F | Antti Miettinen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 3 July 1980 | Hämeenlinna | Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
| 16 | F | Ville Peltonen | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 24 May 1973 | Vantaa |  Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 37 | F | Jarkko Ruutu | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 23 August 1975 | Vantaa | Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
| 15 | F | Tuomo Ruutu | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 16 February 1983 | Vantaa | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) |
| 8 | F | Teemu Selänne – A | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 3 July 1970 | Helsinki | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) |
Finland played in Group C.
All times are local (UTC-8).
| 17 February 2010 12:00 | Finland  | 5–1 (2–0, 1–1, 2–0) |  Belarus | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,639 |
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| Miikka Kiprusoff | Goalies | Vitali Koval | Referees: Paul Devorski  Peter Ország Linesmen: Brian Murphy Milan Novak | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 February 2010 21:00 | Finland | 5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0) |  Germany | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,662 |
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| Niklas Bäckström | Goalies | Dimitri Pätzold | Referees: Vyacheslav Bulanov Brad Watson Linesmen: Shane Heyer Sylvain Losier | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 February 2010 21:00 | Sweden | 3–0 (1–0, 2–0, 0–0) | Finland | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,410 |
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| Henrik Lundqvist | Goalies | Miikka Kiprusoff | Referees: Marc Joannette  Danny Kurmann Linesmen: Tim Nowak Yuri Oskirko | ||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| 24 February 2010 19:00 | Finland | 2–0 (0–0, 0–0, 2–0) |  Czech Republic | UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver Attendance: 5,461 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
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| Miikka Kiprusoff | Goalies | Tomáš Vokoun | Referees: Dan O'Halloran Brad Watson Linesmen: Yuri Oskirko Jay Sharrers | |||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
| 31 | Shots | 31 | ||||||
| 26 February 2010 12:00 | United States | 6–1 (6–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Finland | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,602 |
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| Ryan Miller (out 48:29) / Tim Thomas (in 48:29) | Goalies | Miikka Kiprusoff (out 10:08) / Niklas Bäckström (in 10:08) | Referees: Dan O'Halloran Marcus Vinnerborg Linesmen: Petr Blümel Shane Heyer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 February 2010 19:00 | Finland | 5–3 (1–0, 0–3, 4–0) | Slovakia | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 17,322 |
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| Miikka Kiprusoff | Goalies | Jaroslav Halák | Referees: Paul Devorski Brad Watson Linesmen: Petr Blümel Yuri Oskirko | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following is the Finnish roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics. [6]
Finland played in Group B.
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 | 9 | Semifinals |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 5–8th classification |
 China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC-8).
| 14 February 2010 16:30 | Finland | 5–1 (1–1, 2–0, 2–0) | Russia | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,275 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Irina Gashennikova | Referee: Mary Anne Gage (Canada) Linesmen: Heather Richardson (Canada) Kerry Rumble (Canada) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 2010 19:00 | Finland | 2–1 (0–1, 2–0, 0–0) | China | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,317 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Shi Yao | Referee: Joy Tottman (Great Britain) | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 5 | |||||||||
| 18 February 2010 14:30 | United States | 6–0 (4–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Finland | UBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver Attendance: 5,398 |
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| Jessie Vetter | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Aina Høve (Norway) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 February 2010 17:00 | Finland | 0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2) | Canada | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,324 |
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| Noora Räty | Goalies | Shannon Szabados | Referee: Nicole Hertrich (Canada) | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 February 2010 11:00 | Sweden | 2–3 (OT) (0–0, 1–2, 1–0, 0–1) | Finland | Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Attendance: 16,398 |
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| Sara Grahn | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referee: Nicole Hertrich (Germany) | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Athlete [3] | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-Country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
| Anssi Koivuranta | Individual normal hill/10 km | 122.0 | 8 | 0:54 | 25:22.9 | 8 | |||
| Individual large hill/10 km | 66.3 | 44 | 4:03 | Did not finish | |||||
| Hannu Manninen | Individual normal hill/10 km | 116.0 | 22 | 1:18 | 25:12.4 | 13 | |||
| Individual large hill/10 km | 107.7 | 16 | 1:17 | 24:49.0 | 4 | ||||
| Janne Ryynänen | Individual normal hill/10 km | 135.5 | 1 | - | 27:21.6 | 26 | |||
| Individual large hill/10 km | 117.0 | 3 | 0:40 | 26:00.9 | 12 | ||||
| Jaakko Tallus | Individual normal hill/10 km | 119.5 | 19 | 1:04 | 27:21.1 | 38 | |||
| Individual large hill/10 km | 95.8 | 25 | 2:05 | 26:51.1 | 32 | ||||
 Finland Anssi Koivuranta Hannu Manninen Janne Ryynänen Jaakko Tallus | Team | 507.0 132.0 120.5 134.2 120.3 | 1 | - | 51:53.1 13:12.9 13:20.8 12:32.6 12:46.8 | 7 | |||
| Athlete [3] | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | Prequalified | 129.5 | 5 Q | 133.5 | 263.0 | 4 | |
| Large hill | Prequalified | 111.0 | 16 Q | 111.0 | DNS | 31 | ||
| Janne Happonen | Normal hill | 133.0 | 8 Q | 117.5 | 25 Q | 124.0 | 241.5 | 19 |
| Large hill | 128.4 | 13 Q | Disqualified | |||||
| Matti Hautamäki | Large hill | Prequalified | 121.5 | 7 Q | 134.0 | 202.4 | 26 | |
| Kalle Keituri | Normal hill | 130.0 | 11 Q | 116.0 | 27 Q | 122.0 | 238.0 | 22 |
| Harri Olli | Normal hill | 133.5 | 6 Q | Disqualified | ||||
| Large hill | 135.6 | 9 Q | 95.6 | 30 Q | 122.2 | 217.8 | 18 | |
| Finland Matti Hautamäki Janne Happonen Kalle Keituri Harri Olli | Team | n/a | 490.2 129.8 109.5 108.4 131.7 | 4 Q | 524.4 123.5 112.2 126.6 132.1 | 1014.6 | 4 | |
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
| Athlete [3] | Event | Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
| Janne Korpi | Men's halfpipe | 26.5 | 15.6 | 11 | Did not advance | 24 | ||||
| Markku Koski | Men's halfpipe | 36.9 | 41.3 | 4 QF | Advanced to final | 36.4 | 25.0 | 6 | ||
| Markus Malin | Men's halfpipe | 32.8 | 36.7 | 8 QS | 42.9 | 21.9 | 1 Q | 16.7 | 18.6 | 11 |
| Peetu Piiroinen | Men's halfpipe | 44.0 | 45.1 | 1 Q | Advanced to final | 40.8 | 45.0 |  | ||
| Athlete [3] | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Ilona Ruotsalainen | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:26.66 | 23 | Did not advance | 23 | |||
| Athlete [3] | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pekka Koskela | Men's 500 m | 35.943 | 28 | 36.535 | 36 | 72.478 | 33 |
| Tuomas Nieminen | Men's 500 m | 35.940 | 27 | 36.047 | 27 | 71.987 | 27 |
| Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:12.26 | 34 | ||||
| Mika Poutala | Men's 500 m | 34.863 | 1 | 35.181 | 11 | 70.044 | 5 |
| Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:09.85 | 8 | ||||
| Markus Puolakka | Men's 500 m | 36.152 | 32 | 36.204 | 31 | 72.356 | 30 |
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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.
The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from February 9 to 25, 2018.
Germany competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 153 competitors in 14 sports. They won 31 medals in total, 14 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze, ranking second in the medal table after Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Germany excelled in ice track events, biathlon, Nordic combined and Ski jumping. The men's ice hockey team took a silver medal, having lost a closely contested final to Olympic Athletes from Russia.
Switzerland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Finland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
Kazakhstan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024, This will be Kazakhstan's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
