Finland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Finland at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Finland
IOC code FIN
NOC Finnish Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors51 in 10 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Eeli Keranen & Hanni Koski
Flag bearer (closing) TBD
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
7
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Finland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

Contents

The Finnish team consisted of 51 athletes (36 men and 15 women) competing in ten sports. [1] Ski jumper Eeli Keranen and biathlete/cross-country skier Hanni Koski were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 235
Biathlon 448
Cross-country skiing*336
Figure skating 011
Freestyle skiing 314
Ice hockey 18018
Nordic combined 224
Ski jumping 224
Snowboarding 101
Speed skating 101
Total361551

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Minja Korhonen Nordic combined Women's individual normal hill/4 km 29 January
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nelli-Lotta Karppelin Cross-country skiing Women's 7.5 km classical 30 January
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eemeli Kurttila
Heta Hirvonen
Minja Korhonen
Peter Räisänen 		Nordic combined Mixed team normal hill/4 × 3.3 km 31 January
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jaakko Koskinen Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle 25 January
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Amelie Björksten
Altti Pyrrö 		Alpine skiing Parallel mixed team 26 January
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nelli-Lotta Karppelin Cross-country skiing Women's sprint 29 January
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Finland men's national under-16 ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's tournament 31 January

Alpine skiing

Finland qualified five alpine skiers (two men and three women). [3]

Men
Women

Biathlon

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Akseli Kirjavainen Sprint
Individual 47:59.56 (0+3+0+3)36
Eemil Koskinen Sprint
Individual 50:14.09 (3+3+2+1)62
Arttu Remes Sprint
Individual 50:39.810 (3+2+2+3)66
Kaapo Saarinen Sprint
Individual 48:59.46 (2+3+0+1)52
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Eveliina Hakala Sprint
Individual 42:30.86 (0+3+0+3)24
Hanni Koski Sprint
Individual 44:25.47 (2+4+1+0)49
Erika Kujala Sprint
Individual 42:49.86 (0+3+1+2)28
Ilona Rantakömi Sprint
Individual 43:46.15 (1+2+0+2)39
Mixed
AthletesEventTimeMissesRank
Eveliina Hakala
Akseli Kirjavainen 		Single mixed relay
Mixed relay

Cross-country skiing

Finland qualified six cross-country skiers (three per gender). [4]

Ice hockey

Finland qualified a men's hockey team of 18 athletes. [5]

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Finland Men's tournament Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2ndFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg

Men's tournament

Group B
PosTeam
PldWSOWSOLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22000121+116 Semifinals
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2100145−13
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)20002111−100
Source: Gangwon 2024
(H) Host
28 January 2024
20:00		 Finland Flag of Finland.svg3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)		Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,713
Game reference
William Gammals Goalies Lim Jae-hun Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Ankersen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Thuma
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Westman
0–101:01 – Gong (Lee S.)
Arkko (Alalauri, Kähkönen) – 11:051–1
Myllyniemi – 24:312–1
Torkki (Järvenpää, Kähkönen) – 28:533–1
1.5 minPenalties1.5 min
46Shots8
29 January 2024
20:00		 Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–1
(1–0, 0–0, 3–1)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Gangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,083
Game reference
Carter Esler Goalies Pyry Lammi Referees:
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Ankersen
Flag of Norway.svg Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jun-seo
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Thuma
Di Iorio (Edwards) – 11:401–0
Di Iorio (Chartrand) – 35:032–0
Lin (SH2) – 37:523–0
3–138:32 – Alalauri (Piiparinen, Suvanto) (PP2)
Di Iorio (O'Donnell) (ENG) – 43:204–1
9 minPenalties4.5 min
39Shots19

Ski jumping

Finland qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender). [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Suomen joukkue nuorten talviolympialaisiin valittu" [The Finnish team selected for the Youth Winter Olympics]. www.olympiakomitea.fi/ (in Finnish). Finnish Olympic Committee. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee . 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ski Jumping quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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