Finland at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Finland at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Refer to caption
Flag of Finland
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors100 (61 men and 39 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Janne Ahonen[1]
Flag bearer (closing)Mika Poutala
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Medalists[edit]

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 0 2
Biathlon 3 5 8
Cross-country skiing 8 7 15
Curling 1 1 2
Figure skating 0 1 1
Freestyle skiing 3 0 3
Ice hockey 25 23 48
Nordic combined 5 – 5
Ski jumping 5 1 6
Snowboarding 7 1 8
Speed skating 2 1 3
Total 61 39 100[2]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Finland has qualified two athletes.[3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Andreas Romar Men's downhill — 1:43.78 31
Men's super-G — 1:27.70 31
Men's combined 1:21.94 35 49.58 22 2:11.52 24
Samu Torsti Men's giant slalom 1:10.93 22 1:10.44 11 2:21.37 17

Biathlon[edit]

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Finland has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.[4][5] Finland decided to send a team of 3 men and 5 women.

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Tuomas Grönman Sprint 25:24.3 1 (0+1) 45
Pursuit 38:58.9 6 (0+1+2+3) 55
Individual 52:44.1 3 (0+2+0+1) 48
Olli Hiidensalo Sprint 24:26.3 0 (0+0) 19
Pursuit 37:03.9 7 (1+2+1+3) 35
Individual 54:57.6 5 (0+1+3+1) 73
Tero Seppälä Sprint 24:27.3 1 (1+0) 20
Pursuit 36:09.9 5 (1+1+3+0) 25
Individual 55:10.8 6 (0+2+2+2) 76
Mass start 37:25.0 3 (1+2+0+0) 21
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Mari Laukkanen Sprint 24:00.6 5 (3+2) 64
Individual 46:03.7 4 (2+1+0+1) 42
Venla Lehtonen Sprint 25:13.7 3 (3+0) 79
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Sprint 22:36.4 3 (2+1) 25
Pursuit 33:22.2 6 (0+3+3+0) 22
Individual 43:57.9 3 (1+1+1+0) 13
Mass start 36:23.9 2 (0+1+0+1) 10
Suvi Minkkinen Individual 48:27.7 4 (2+1+0+1) 69
Laura Toivanen Sprint 24:55.4 1 (0+1) 77
Individual 46:42.6 3 (1+1+0+1) 49
Mari Laukkanen
Venla Lehtonen
Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Laura Toivanen 		Team relay 1:14:37.2 15 (2+13) 15
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Laura Toivanen
Kaisa Mäkäräinen
Tero Seppälä
Olli Hiidensalo 		Team relay 1:09:38.2 3 (0+3) 6

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Ristomatti Hakola 50 km classical — 2:22:50.1 +14:28.0 43
Matti Heikkinen 15 km freestyle — 34:45.4 +1:01.5 10
30 km skiathlon 41:55.6 34 35:32.0 7 1:17:55.9 +1:35.9 21
50 km classical — 2:17:34.8 +9:12.7 25
Perttu Hyvärinen 15 km freestyle — 36:17.2 +2:33.3 35
30 km skiathlon 41:57.0 36 37:58.0 39 1:20:28.5 +4:08.5 41
50 km classical — 2:18:38.5 +10:16.4 29
Lari Lehtonen 15 km freestyle — 36:01.8 +2:17.9 31
30 km skiathlon 42:28.9 41 36:28.1 23 1:19:26.6 +3:06.6 33
Iivo Niskanen 30 km skiathlon 40:30.0 1 36:34.3 26 1:17:34.2 +1:14.2 19
50 km classical — 2:08:22.1 +0.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Anssi Pentsinen 15 km freestyle — 36:54.9 +3:11.0 51
Matti Heikkinen
Perttu Hyvärinen
Lari Lehtonen
Iivo Niskanen 		4×10 km relay 50:12.7 6 44:32.7 6 1:34:45.4 +1:40.5 4
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Johanna Matintalo 15 km skiathlon 21:32.9 14 21:00.1 26 43:02.4 +2:10.4 24
30 km classical — 1:28:58.2 +6:40.6 18
Laura Mononen 10 km freestyle — 27:15.6 +2:15.1 23
15 km skiathlon 21:48.3 21 20:31.6 23 42:53.0 +2:08.1 19
Kerttu Niskanen 15 km skiathlon 21:26.6 7 20:16.6 20 42:15.2 +1:30.3 16
30 km classical — 1:25:19.2 +3:01.6 6
Krista Pärmäkoski 10 km freestyle — 25:32.4 +31.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
15 km skiathlon 21:27.9 10 18:59.2 3 40:52.7 +10.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
30 km classical — 1:24:07.1 +1:49.05 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Riitta-Liisa Roponen 10 km freestyle — 27:04.8 +2:04.3 20
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 30 km classical — 1:30:32.2 +8:14.6 20
Kerttu Niskanen
Krista Pärmäkoski
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 		4×5 km relay 27:25.1 3 25:01.8 5 52:26.9 +1:02.6 4
Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ristomatti Hakola Sprint 3:08.54 1 Q 3:09.41 2 Q 3:09.93 1 Q 3:26.47 6
Martti Jylhä 3:16.79 24 Q 3:17.46 1 Q 3:14.93 5 DNA 10
Iivo Niskanen 3:16.27 21 Q 3:12.20 3 did not advance 14
Lauri Vuorinen 3:16.69 23 Q 3:33.13 6 did not advance 29
Ristomatti Hakola
Martti Jylhä 		Team sprint — 16:01.41 4 q 16:32.30 9
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Johanna Matintalo Sprint 3:19.04 19 Q 3:16.92 4 did not advance 19
Kerttu Niskanen 3:20.48 24 Q 3:19.48 5 did not advance 23
Krista Pärmäkoski 3:12.30 3 Q 3:11.97 2 Q 3:12.04 5 DNA 9
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 3:24.02 30 Q 3:19.18 5 did not advance 25
Mari Laukkanen
Krista Pärmäkoski 		Team sprint — 16:31.54 4 q 16:19.18 5

Curling[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Oona Kauste
Tomi Rantamäki 		Mixed doubles South Korea KOR
L 4–9 		Switzerland SUI
L 6–7 		International Olympic Committee OAR
L 5–7 		Canada CAN
L 2–8 		Norway NOR
L 6–7 		China CHN
L 5–10 		United States USA
W 7–5 		7 did not advance

Mixed doubles tournament[edit]

Main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament

Based on results from 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Finland has qualified their mixed doubles as the highest ranked nations.

Final round robin standings
Team
 Athletes Pld W L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% Qualification
 Canada Kaitlyn Lawes / John Morris 7 6 1 52 26 28 20 0 9 80% Playoffs
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 7 5 2 45 40 29 26 0 10 71%
 Olympic Athletes from Russia Anastasia Bryzgalova / Alexander Krushelnitskiy 7 4 3 36 44 26 27 1 7 67%
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten 7 4 3 39 43 26 25 1 8 74% Tiebreaker
 China Wang Rui / Ba Dexin 7 4 3 47 42 27 27 1 6 72%
 South Korea Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong 7 2 5 40 40 23 29 1 7 67%
 United States Rebecca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton 7 2 5 37 43 26 25 0 9 74%
 Finland Oona Kauste / Tomi Rantamäki 7 1 6 35 53 23 29 0 6 67%
Source: [citation needed]
Draw 1

Thursday, February 8, 9:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Jang / Lee) 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 X 9
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 X 4
Draw 2

Thursday, February 8, 20:04

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 7
Draw 3

Friday, February 9, 8:35

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (Bryzgalova / Krushelnitskiy) 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 X 7
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 5
Draw 4

Friday, February 9, 13:35

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Lawes / Morris) 1 0 1 1 0 5 X X 8
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Draw 5

Saturday, February 10, 9:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 7
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6
Draw 6

Saturday, February 10, 20:04

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) (has hammer) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 5
 China (Wang / Ba) 3 0 1 0 4 0 2 X 10
Draw 7

Sunday, February 11, 9:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 7
 United States (R. Hamilton / M. Hamilton) (has hammer) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 5

Figure skating[edit]

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Finland qualified one female figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[6]

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Emmi Peltonen Ladies' singles 55.28 18 Q 101.86 21 157.14 20

Freestyle skiing[edit]

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Moguls
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Jussi Penttala Men's moguls 27.32 18.18 30.15 28 27.68 56.46 67.96 19 Did not advance 29
Jimi Salonen 28.48 32.74 43.18 27 24.92 60.11 75.25 8 Q 25.16 57.94 72.76 16 did not advance 16
Slopestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Joona Kangas Men's slopestyle 47.80 48.80 48.80 26 did not advance

Ice hockey[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group Stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Finland men's Men's tournament  Germany
W 5–2 		 Norway
W 5–1 		 Sweden
L 1–3 		2  South Korea
W 5–2 		 Canada
L 0–1 		did not advance 6
Finland women's Women's tournament  United States
L 1–3 		 Canada
L 1–4 		International Olympic Committee Olympic Athletes from Russia
W 5–1 		3 —  Sweden
W 7–2 		 United States
L 0–5 		International Olympic Committee Olympic Athletes from Russia
W 3–2 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Finland men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing 4th in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.[7][8]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 25 players

The following is the Finnish roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[9][10]

Head coach: Finland Lauri Marjamäki     Assistant coaches: Finland Ari Hilli, Finland Mikko Manner, Finland Jussi Tapola

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
2 D Mikko Lehtonen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 16 January 1994 Turku Finland Tappara (Liiga)
4 D Tommi Kivistö 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 7 June 1991 Vantaa Finland Jokerit (KHL)
5 D Lasse Kukkonen – C 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 September 1981 Oulu Finland Kärpät (Liiga)
12 F Marko Anttila 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 May 1985 Lempäälä Finland Jokerit (KHL)
13 F Julius Junttila 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 15 August 1991 Oulu Finland Kärpät (Liiga)
18 D Sami Lepistö – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 17 October 1984 Espoo Finland Jokerit (KHL)
19 G Mikko Koskinen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 18 July 1988 Vantaa Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
20 F Eeli Tolvanen 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 April 1999 Vihti Finland Jokerit (KHL)
23 F Joonas Kemppainen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 7 April 1988 Kajaani Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
24 F Jani Lajunen 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 16 June 1990 Espoo Switzerland HC Lugano (NL)
25 F Jonas Enlund 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 3 November 1987 Helsinki Russia Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
27 F Petri Kontiola – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 4 October 1984 Seinäjoki Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
31 G Karri Rämö 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 1 July 1986 Asikkala Finland Jokerit (KHL)
37 F Mika Pyörälä 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 13 July 1981 Oulu Switzerland SC Bern (NL)
38 D Juuso Hietanen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 14 June 1985 Hämeenlinna Russia Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
40 F Jarno Koskiranta 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 9 December 1986 Paimio Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
42 D Miro Heiskanen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 18 July 1999 Espoo Finland HIFK (Liiga)
50 D Miika Koivisto 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 20 July 1990 Vaasa Finland Kärpät (Liiga)
55 D Atte Ohtamaa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 6 November 1987 Nivala Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
62 F Oskar Osala 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 26 December 1987 Vaasa Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
65 F Sakari Manninen 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 10 February 1992 Oulu Sweden Örebro HK (SHL)
70 F Teemu Hartikainen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 3 May 1990 Kuopio Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
77 G Juha Metsola 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 24 February 1989 Tampere Russia Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)
81 F Jukka Peltola 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 August 1987 Tampere Finland Tappara (Liiga)
86 F Veli-Matti Savinainen 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 5 January 1986 Espoo Russia Yugra (KHL)
Preliminary round

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Quarterfinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 0 1 11 6 +5 6 Qualification playoffs
3  Germany 3 0 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2
4  Norway 3 0 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: IIHF
15 February 2018

12:10		Finland 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 GermanyGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,695
Game reference
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesDanny aus den BirkenReferees:
Canada Oliver Gouin
Slovakia Jozef Kubuš
Linesmen:
Switzerland Nicolas Fluri
Czech Republic Miroslav Lhotský
Lepistö (Kontiola, Tolvanen) (PP) – 03:131–0
1–108:44 – Macek (Ehrhoff, Wolf) (PP)
Pyörälä (Lajunen, Manninen) – 15:302–1
Tolvanen (Hartikainen, Kemppainen) (PP) – 37:223–1
Kukkonen (Kontiola, Tolvanen) – 38:434–1
4–241:51 – Hördler
Kemppainen (Tolvanen, Lepistö) (PP) – 52:485–2
10 minPenalties10 min
20Shots24
16 February 2018

21:10		Finland 5–1
(1–1, 1–0, 3–0)		 NorwayGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 4,180
Game reference
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesLars HaugenReferees:
Czech Republic Jan Hribik
Canada Brett Iverson
Linesmen:
Sweden Jimmy Dahmen
United States Fraser McIntyre
0–106:29 – P. Thoresen (Kristiansen, K.A. Olimb) (PP)
Tolvanen (Lepistö) (PP) – 16:361–1
Tolvanen (Peltola) – 25:322–1
Savinainen (Koskiranta) – 42:593–1
Lepistö (Kontiola) (PP) – 47:544–1
Manninen (Kontiola) – 56:485–1
8 minPenalties12 min
30Shots22
18 February 2018

21:10		Sweden 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 FinlandKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,861
Game reference
Viktor FasthGoaliesMikko KoskinenReferees:
Canada Oliver Gouin
Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek
Linesmen:
Switzerland Roman Kaderli
Germany Lukas Kohlmüller
Lander (Omark, Fasth) – 14:531–0
1–121:32 – Kemppainen (Koivisto, Junttila)
Zackrisson (Fransson) – 48:532–1
Möller (Omark) (PP, ENG) – 59:553–1
10 minPenalties14 min
23Shots19
Qualification playoff
20 February 2018
21:10		Finland 5–2
(1–0, 2–2, 2–0)		 South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 5,409
Game reference
Mikko KoskinenGoaliesMatt DaltonReferees:
Russia Roman Gofman
United States Timothy Mayer
Linesmen:
Switzerland Nicolas Fluri
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Kontiola (Tolvanen, Kemppainen) (PP) – 04:421–0
Kontiola (Lepistö, Tolvanen) (PP) – 23:442–0
Heiskanen (Tolvanen) – 26:233–0
3–130:06 – Radunske (Regan, Kim S.W.)
3–232:09 – Ahn J.H. (Shin S.H.)
Hietanen (Osala, Savinainen) (PP) – 47:204–2
Manninen (Hietanen, Koskiranta) (ENG) – 59:535–2
2 minPenalties8 min
36Shots19
Quarterfinal
21 February 2018
21:10		Canada 1–0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 FinlandGangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang
Attendance: 2,265
Game reference
Ben Scrivens
Kevin Poulin		GoaliesMikko KoskinenReferees:
Czech Republic Antonín Jeřábek
Russia Konstantin Olenin
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Sweden Henrik Pihlblad
Noreau (O'Dell) – 40:551–0
6 minPenalties4 min
30Shots21

Women's tournament[edit]

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Finland women's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing 3rd in the 2016 IIHF World Ranking.[11]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 23 players

The Finnish roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics was published on 22 January 2018.[12][13]

Head coach: Finland Pasi Mustonen Assistant coaches: Finland Juuso Toivola

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2017–18 team
1 G Eveliina Suonpää 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 12 April 1995 Kiukainen Finland Lukko (Liiga)
2 D Isa Rahunen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 16 April 1993 Kuopio Finland Kärpät (Liiga)
4 D Rosa Lindstedt 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 24 January 1988 Ylöjärvi Sweden HV71 (SDHL)
6 D Jenni Hiirikoski – C 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 30 March 1987 Lempäälä Sweden Luleå HF (SDHL)
7 D Mira Jalosuo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 3 February 1989 Lieksa Finland Kärpät (Liiga)
8 D Ella Viitasuo 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 27 May 1996 Lahti Finland Espoo Blues (Liiga)
9 F Venla Hovi 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 28 October 1987 Tampere Canada Univ. of Manitoba (U SPORTS)
10 F Linda Välimäki 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 31 May 1990 Ylöjärvi Finland Ilves (Liiga)
11 F Annina Rajahuhta 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 8 March 1989 Helsinki China Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
13 F Riikka Välilä – A 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 12 June 1973 Jyväskylä Sweden HV71 (SDHL)
15 D Minnamari Tuominen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 26 June 1990 Helsinki Finland Espoo Blues (Liiga)
18 G Meeri Räisänen 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 2 December 1989 Tampere Finland HPK (Liiga)
19 F Petra Nieminen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) 4 May 1999 Tampere Finland Team Kuortane (Liiga)
22 F Emma Nuutinen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 7 December 1996 Vantaa United States Mercyhurst University (NCAA)
23 F Sanni Hakala 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) 56 kg (123 lb) 31 October 1997 Jyväskylä Sweden HV71 (SDHL)
24 F Noora Tulus 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 15 August 1995 Vantaa Sweden Luleå HF (SDHL)
26 F Sara Säkkinen 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 7 April 1998 Tampere Finland Team Kuortane (Liiga)
27 F Saila Saari 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 1 November 1989 Alavus Finland Kärpät (Liiga)
33 F Michelle Karvinen – A 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 27 March 1990 Rødovre, Denmark Sweden Luleå HF (SDHL)
41 G Noora Räty 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) 29 May 1989 Espoo China Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
61 F Tanja Niskanen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 9 November 1992 Juankoski Finland KalPa (Liiga)
77 F Susanna Tapani 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 2 March 1993 Laitila Finland Lukko (Liiga)
88 D Ronja Savolainen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 29 November 1997 Helsinki Sweden Luleå HF (SDHL)
Preliminary round

Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 0 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Finland 3 1 0 0 2 7 8 −1 3 Quarterfinals
4 Olympic Athletes from Russia 3 0 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: IIHF
11 February 2018
16:40		Finland 1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 United StatesKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 4,032
Game reference
Noora RätyGoaliesMaddie RooneyReferees:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
Norway Aina Hove
Linesmen:
France Charlotte Girard-Fabre
Sweden Veronica Johansson
Hovi (Nieminen, Välimäki) – 19:541–0
1–128:58 – Lamoureux-Morando
1–231:29 – Coyne (Knight, Decker)
1–359:47 – Cameranesi (Keller) (ENG)
8 minPenalties4 min
24Shots42
13 February 2018
16:40		Canada 4–1
(2–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 FinlandKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,879
Game reference
Shannon SzabadosGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
United States Dina Allena
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
Sweden Veronica Johansson
United States Jessica Leclerc
Agosta (Daoust) – 00:351–0
Poulin – 17:112–0
Daoust (Fortino, Agosta) – 28:193–0
Saulnier (Johnston) – 38:264–0
4–147:17 – Välilä (Tapani, Karvinen)
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots23
15 February 2018
16:40		Olympic Athletes from Russia 1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)		 FinlandKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,353
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Nadezhda MorozovaGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Germany Nicole Hertrich
United States Melissa Szkola
Linesmen:
Germany Lisa Linnek
Canada Justine Todd
0–117:47 – Karvinen (Hiirikoski) (PP)
0–220:20 – Karvinen (Nuutinen, Välilä)
0–339:08 – Välilä
Shokhina (Belyakova) – 44:501–3
1–452:49 – Tuominen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen) (PP)
1–555:33 – Nieminen
8 minPenalties4 min
25Shots37
Quarterfinal
17 February 2018
16:40		Finland 7–2
(3–0, 2–2, 2–0)		 SwedenKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,803
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Noora RätyGoaliesSara Grahn
Sarah Berglind		Referees:
Switzerland Drahomira Fialova
United States Katie Guay
Linesmen:
Slovenia Natasa Pagon
Czech Republic Zuzana Svobodová
Nieminen (Hovi) – 06:121–0
Välilä (Rahunen) – 15:322–0
Tapani (Tulus, Välimäki) (PP) – 17:443–0
Karvinen (Tuominen, Savolainen) – 27:144–0
4–128:53 – Nordin (Grahm, Svedin)
Välilä (Karvinen, Tapani) – 29:295–1
5–239:12 – Stenberg (Nyhlén-Persson) (SH)
Nuutinen (Tulus, Rahunen) - 44:356–2
Hakala (Rajahuhta) - 57:477–2
4 minPenalties12 min
31Shots21
Semifinal
19 February 2018
13:10		United States 5−0
(2−0, 2−0, 1−0)		 FinlandGangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 5,173
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Maddie RooneyGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Slovakia Nikoleta Celárová
Germany Nicole Hertrich
Linesmen:
Slovenia Nataša Pagon
Canada Justine Todd
Marvin (Duggan, Pelkey) − 02:251−0
Cameranesi − 18:382−0
Lamoureux-Davidson (Pannek, Cameranesi) (PP2) – 33:213−0
Knight (Morin, Coyne) (PP) − 33:554−0
Cameranesi (Brandt, Kessel) (PP) – 40:455–0
6 minPenalties12 min
38Shots14
Bronze medal game
21 February 2018
16:40		3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland 3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)		 Olympic Athletes from RussiaKwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung
Attendance: 3,217
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Noora RätyGoaliesNadezhda MorozovaReferees:
United States Dina Allen
Canada Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie
Linesmen:
United States Jessica Leclerc
Canada Justine Todd
Nieminen (Tuominen, Tapani) (PP) – 02:231–0
Tapani (Karvinen) – 20:102–0
2–122:40 – Sosina (Belyakova)
Välimäki (Hovi) – 32:183–1
3–246:03 – Belyakova (Batalova, Shtaryova) (PP)
8 minPenalties35 min
22Shots22

Nordic combined[edit]

Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilkka Herola Normal hill/10 km 97.0 99.7 17 23:52.9 2 25:56.9 8
Large hill/10 km 119.5 103.6 28 23:25.2 5 25:46.2 18
Eero Hirvonen Normal hill/10 km 102.0 118.0 6 24:53.0 19 25:43.0 6
Large hill/10 km 132.5 127.9 7 23:30.6 9 24:14.6 6
Arttu Mäkiaho Normal hill/10 km 91.0 85.2 =34 25:25.3 31 28:27.3 36
Large hill/10 km 108.0 81.7 42 24:12.3 24 28:01.3 38
Hannu Manninen Normal hill/10 km 90.0 85.2 =34 24:27.8 8 27:29.8 23
Leevi Mutru Large hill/10 km 111.0 81.9 41 23:30.3 8 27:18.3 31
Ilkka Herola
Leevi Mutru
Hannu Manninen
Eero Hirvonen 		Team large hill/4×5 km 484.5 381.3 7 46:42.5 3 48:40.5 6

Ski jumping[edit]

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Men
Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Antti Aalto Normal hill 87.5 93.6 42 Q 80.0 60.8 50 did not advance
Large hill 133.0 109.3 20 Q 121.5 105.7 =37 did not advance
Janne Ahonen Normal hill 89.0 95.8 37 Q 90.5 85.1 40 did not advance
Large hill 119.0 90.8 36 Q 124.5 110.6 30 Q 115.5 100.0 28 210.6 28
Andreas Alamommo Normal hill 90.0 98.3 35 Q 94.0 91.3 38 did not advance
Large hill 129.5 97.7 29 Q 120.0 107.6 34 did not advance
Jarkko Määttä Large hill 116.5 79.0 43 Q 122.0 105.7 =37 did not advance
Eetu Nousiainen Normal hill 87.0 85.5 50 Q 83.0 68.0 49 did not advance
Janne Ahonen
Andreas Alamommo
Jarkko Määttä
Antti Aalto 		Team large hill — 466.5 397.5 8 Q 468 392.9 8 790.4 8
Women
Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Julia Kykkänen Normal hill 85.0 77.2 22 Q 84.0 75.4 26 152.6 23

Snowboarding[edit]

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Finland has nominated 8 athletes: Enni Rukajärvi, Roope Tonteri, Kalle Järvilehto, Rene Rinnekangas, Peetu Piiroinen, Markus Malin, Janne Korpi and Anton Lindfors.[14]

Freestyle
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kalle Järvilehto Big air 83.25 44.75 83.25 12 did not advance 21
Slopestyle 15.56 31.10 31.10 32 did not advance
Janne Korpi Halfpipe 4.50 22.50 22.50 28 did not advance
Markus Malin 30.25 63.50 63.50 19 did not advance
Peetu Piiroinen Big air 43.50 87.25 87.25 8 did not advance 14
Halfpipe 14.25 77.50 77.50 11 Q 4.50 12.75 13.50 13.50 12
Slopestyle 69.26 43.43 69.26 18 did not advance
Rene Rinnekangas Big air 43.75 83.00 83.00 10 did not advance 22
Slopestyle 24.86 37.91 37.91 28 did not advance
Roope Tonteri Big air 86.50 47.50 86.50 9 did not advance 15
Slopestyle 72.60 38.08 72.60 15 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Enni Rukajärvi Big air 68.75 49.75 68.75 16 did not advance
Slopestyle Canceled[15] 45.85 75.38 CAN 75.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed
Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Anton Lindfors Men's snowboard cross 1:15.01 23 Bye 1:15.01 23 3 Q 3 Q 5 FB 3 9

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final

Speed skating[edit]

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Pekka Koskela Men's 500 m 35.192 19
Men's 1000 m 1:11.76 36
Mika Poutala Men's 500 m 34.68 4
Men's 1000 m 1:09.58 16
Elina Risku Women's 500 m 39.36 28

See also[edit]

Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ Mari Laukkanen competed in both biathlon and cross-country skiing. The numbers for both sports include her but in the total she is only counted once.
  3. ^ "Snabb vändning för Torsti – får plats i OS-truppen".
  4. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "ISU communication 2119". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ^ "2018 Winter Olympics". IIHF. iihf.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Finland announces their Men's Olympic roster with some familiar names". 22 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Suomen miesten olympiaturnaukseen tällä joukkueella!". www.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Leijonat. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Team Roster Finland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ^ "2018 Winter Olympics". IIHF. iihf.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Suomi naisten olympiaturnaukseen tällä joukkueella!". Leijonat.fi (in Finnish). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Team Roster Finland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Romar och Lindfors med, Janne Ahonen historisk – här är Finlands OS-trupp".
  15. ^ Due to high winds, the qualification round originally scheduled for 11 February 2018 was cancelled. It was announced that all athletes would compete in a two-run final round instead of the typical two-run qualification round and three-run final round.
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