| Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9-18 March 2018 | |
| Competitors | 13 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Matti Suur-Hamari |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018.
Finnish Paralympic Committee has announced a medal target of 3 medals, [1] which Finland managed to win.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Matti Suur-Hamari | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 | 12 March |
| Bronze | Ilkka Tuomisto | Cross-country skiing | Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing | 14 March |
| Bronze | Matti Suur-Hamari | Snowboarding | Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 16 March |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Santeri Kiiveri | Super combined, standing | 1:28.92 | 6 | 48.86 | 5 | 2:17.78 | 6 |
| Downhill, standing | — | 1:30.64 | 13 | ||||
| Giant slalom, standing | 1:08.64 | 8 | 1:07.62 | 7 | 2:16.26 | 6 | |
| Slalom, standing | 49.61 | 6 | 50.14 | 4 | 1:39.75 | 4 | |
| Super-G, standing | — | 1:30.03 | 11 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Real Time | Calculation Time | Misses | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juha Härkönen | 7.5 km, standing | 22:53.3 | 22:12.1 | 1 (0+1) | 22:12.1 | 13 |
| 12.5 km, standing | 45:04.1 | 43:43.0 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | 43:43.0 | 10 | |
| 15 km, standing | 53:01.0 | 51:25.6 | 4 (1+1+0+2) | 55:25.6 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Real Time | Calculation Time | Misses | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sini Pyy | 6 km, sitting | Did not finish | ||||
| 12.5 km, sitting | 1:03:24.1 | 59:35.9 | 7 (2+1+2+2) | 1:06:35.9 | 14 | |
| Athlete | Event | Real Time | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkki Inola Guide: Vili Sormunen | 10 km classical, visually impaired | 26:38.2 | 26:38.2 | 8 |
| 20 km free, visually impaired | 54:10.5 | 54:10.5 | 10 | |
| Rudolf Klemetti Guide: Jaakko Kallunki | 10 km classical, visually impaired | 29:05.4 | 29:05.4 | 14 |
| 20 km free, visually impaired | 58:05.6 | 58:05.6 | 12 | |
| Ilkka Tuomisto | 10 km classical, standing | 27:10.0 | 24:43.3 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Real Time | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sini Pyy | 5 km, sitting | 20:54.7 | 19:39.4 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Deficit | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sini Pyy Inkki Inola Guide: Vili Sormunen Sini Pyy Ilkka Tuomisto | 4 x 2.5 km mixed relay | 28:11.0 | +3:39.1 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Time | Calculated Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Inkki Inola Guide: Vili Sormunen | Sprint, visually impaired | 3:52.10 | 3:52.10 | 7 Q | 4:17.6 | 4 | DNA | |
| Rudolf Klemetti Guide: Jaakko Kallunki | 4:28.36 | 4:28.36 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ilkka Tuomisto | Sprint, standing | 4:03.91 | 3:41.96 | 7 Q | 4:53.8 | 3 Q | 4:20.8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Time | Calculated Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sini Pyy | Sprint, sitting | 4:10.54 | 3:55.51 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matti Suur-Hamari | Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 | 51.05 | 51.64 | 49.51 | 49.51 | |
| Matti Sairanen | Men's banked slalom SB-UL | DNF | DNF | 1:02.45 | 1:02.45 | 20 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | |||||||
| Matti Suur-Hamari | Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 | 58.35 | 1:01.28 | 58.35 | 2 Q |  Osharov (UKR)W |  Murphy (NZL)W |  Strong (USA)W | Gabel (USA) W | |
| Matti Sairanen | Men's snowboard cross SB-UL | 1:07.89 | 1:11.81 | 1:07.89 | 17 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Team | Event | Group stage | Tiebreaker | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Markku Karjalainen Yrjö Jääskeläinen Sari Karjalainen Riitta Särösalo Vesa Leppänen | Mixed |  SVK L 6–7 |  NPA L 5–12 |  GBR L 2–9 |  CHN L 4–6 |  USA W 8–5 |  KOR L 3–11 |  SUI L 7–10 |  SWE W 6–5 |  NOR L 4–6 |  CAN L 4–8 |  GER L 4–8 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Ends Won | Ends Lost | Blank Ends | Stolen Ends | Shot % | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 11 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 0.818 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 66% | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Canada | 11 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 0.818 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 62% | |
| 3 |  China | 11 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 42 | 43 | 0.818 | 43 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 67% | |
| 4 |  Norway | 11 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 0.636 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 58% | |
| 5 |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 11 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 0.455 | 44 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 62% | |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 0.455 | 36 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 61% | |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 11 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 0.455 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 62% | |
| 8 |  Germany | 11 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 0.455 | 37 | 39 | 5 | 16 | 54% | |
| 9 |  Slovakia | 11 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 0.364 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 57% | |
| 10 |  Sweden | 11 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 0.364 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 57% | |
| 11 |  Finland | 11 | 2 | 9 | 53 | 87 | −34 | 0.182 | 35 | 46 | 1 | 11 | 51% | |
| 12 | United States | 11 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 0.182 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 12 | 60% |
Finland has a bye in draws 1, 3, 8, 11, 13 and 15.
Saturday, 10 March, 19:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
Slovakia (Ďuriš)  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Sunday, 11 March, 14:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Kurokhtin) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | X | 12 |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
Sunday, 11 March, 19:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Great Britain (Neilson) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
Monday, 12 March, 9:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Monday, 12 March, 14:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| United States (Black) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tuesday, 13 March, 9:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| South Korea (Seo) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 |
Tuesday, 13 March, 14:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Switzerland (Wagner) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
Wednesday, 14 March, 9:35
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden (Petersson Dahl) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Norway (Lorentsen) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 |
Thursday, 15 March, 14:35
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Ideson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Finland (Karjalainen) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Thursday, 15 March, 19:35
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Finland (S. Karjalainen) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Germany (Putzich) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 8 |
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