Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics

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Finland at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Nagano
Competitors85 (51 men, 34 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Janne Ahonen (ski jumping)
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
6
Total
12
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

Medalists[]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Mika Myllylä Cross-country skiing Men's 30 km (classical)
 Gold Jani Soininen Ski jumping Men's normal hill (K90 70 m)
 Silver Janne Lahtela Freestyle skiing Men's moguls
 Silver Samppa Lajunen Nordic combined Men's individual
 Silver Samppa Lajunen
Hannu Manninen
Jari Mantila
Tapio Nurmela
Nordic combined Men's team
 Silver Jani Soininen Ski jumping Men's large hill (K120 90 m)
 Bronze Ville Räikkönen Biathlon Men's 10 km sprint
 Bronze Mika Myllylä Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km (classical)
 Bronze Jari Isometsä
Harri Kirvesniemi
Mika Myllylä
Sami Repo
Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 km relay
 Bronze Sami Mustonen Freestyle skiing Men's moguls
 Bronze Finland men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Men's competition
 Bronze Finland women's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Women's competition

Alpine skiing[]

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Mika Marila Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Kalle Palander 1:24.02 DNF DNF
Sami Uotila 1:23.43 1:20.02 2:43.45 19
Sami Uotila Slalom DNF DNF
Mika Marila DNF DNF
Kalle Palander 56.37 55.44 1:51.81 9

Men's combined

Athlete Slalom Downhill Total
Time 1 Time 2 Time Total time Rank
Kalle Palander DNF DNF
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Henna Raita Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Tanja Poutiainen 1:24.90 1:36.76 3:01.66 26
Tanja Poutiainen Slalom 48.06 49.45 1:37.51 18
Henna Raita 47.18 DNF DNF

Biathlon[]

Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Harri Eloranta 2 29:21.8 20
Paavo Puurunen 0 28:44.0 9
Ville Räikkönen 1 28:21.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Vesa Hietalahti DNF DNF
Ville Räikkönen 57:25.3 3 1'00:25.3 27
Paavo Puurunen 57:11.7 3 1'00:11.7 23
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Ville Räikkönen
Paavo Puurunen
Harri Eloranta
Olli-Pekka Peltola
2 1'25:01.4 8
Women
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
7.5 km Sprint Katja Holanti 2 25:46.2 46
Mari Lampinen 0 23:55.2 8
Event Athlete Time Misses Adjusted time 2 Rank
15 km Katja Holanti 58:50.9 3 1'01:50.9 45
Mari Lampinen 55:55.2 5 1'00:55.2 32
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per missed target.

Cross-country skiing[]

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C
Sami Repo 28:51.3 18
Jari Isometsä 28:36.7 15
Harri Kirvesniemi 28:22.5 13
Mika Myllylä 27:40.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
15 km
pursuit1
F
Sami Repo 42:38.9 20
Jari Isometsä 40:55.4 8
Mika Myllylä 40:26.6 6
30 km
C
Sami Repo 1'42:16.8 34
Harri Kirvesniemi 1'37:45.9 6
Jari Isometsä 1'36:51.4 4
Mika Myllylä 1;33:55.8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
50 km
F
Juha Alm 2'25:00.2 54
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Harri Kirvesniemi
Mika Myllylä
Sami Repo
Jari Isometsä
1'42:15.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km
C
Kati Pulkkinen 19:48.0 57
Anita Nyman 19:45.0 56
Satu Salonen 18:43.4 18
Tuulikki Pyykkönen 18:42.8 17
10 km
pursuit2
F
Kati Pulkkinen 33:43.5 51
Anita Nyman 32:53.7 44
Satu Salonen 30:32.0 16
15 km
C
Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen 52:14.1 41
Milla Jauho 51:38.6 31
Satu Salonen 49:27.6 18
Tuulikki Pyykkönen 49:13.5 12
30 km
F
Milla Jauho 1'35:39.2 50
2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Tuulikki Pyykkönen
Milla Jauho
Satu Salonen
Anita Nyman
57:34.3 7

Figure skating[]

Women
Athlete SP FS TFP Rank
Alisa Drei 20 19 29.0 21

Freestyle skiing[]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Lauri Lassila Moguls 29.03 24.53 9 Q 26.17 25.43 5
Sami Mustonen 27.47 25.16 3 Q 26.77 25.76 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Janne Lahtela 27.58 25.43 2 Q 25.30 26.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Minna Karhu Moguls 35.40 22.39 10 Q 33.65 23.83 6

Ice hockey[]

Men's Tournament[]

First Round - Group D[]

Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 0 15 6 +9 6
 Czech Republic 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 4
 Finland 3 1 2 0 11 9 +2 2
 Kazakhstan 3 0 3 0 6 25 -19 0

All times are local (UTC-7).

13 February 1998Czech Republic 3 – 0
(0-0, 0-1, 0-2)
 FinlandThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 5,050
15 February 1998Russia 4 – 3
(2-1, 1-2, 0-1)
 FinlandThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,894
16 February 1998Finland 8 – 2
(1-3, 0-1, 1-4)
 KazakhstanThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 5,544

Quarter-final[]

All times are local (UTC-7).

18 February 1998Finland 2 – 1
(0-0, 0-0, 2-1)
 SwedenThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 5,044

Semi-final[]

All times are local (UTC-7).

20 February 1998Finland 4 – 7
(0-2, 3-2, 1-3)
 RussiaThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: N/A

Bronze Medal Game[]

All times are local (UTC-7).

21 February 19983rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland 3 – 2
(2-1, 0-1, 1-0)
 CanadaThe Big Hat/ Aqua Wing Arena, Nagano, Japan
Attendance: 9,875

Leading scorers[]

Rank Player GP G A Pts PIM
1st Teemu Selänne 5 4 6 10 8
2nd Saku Koivu 6 2 8 10 4
8th Jere Lehtinen 6 4 2 6 2
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Finland Hannu Aravirta
Pos. No. Name 1997-98 team
G 30 Jukka Tammi Germany Frankfurt Lions
G 31 Ari Sulander Finland Jokerit
G 35 Jarmo Myllys Sweden Luleå HF
D 4 Kimmo Timonen Finland HIFK
D 5 Aki-Petteri Berg United States Los Angeles Kings
D 6 Tuomas Grönman United States Pittsburgh Penguins
D 12 Janne Laukkanen Canada Ottawa Senators
D 21 Jyrki Lumme Canada Vancouver Canucks
D 27 Teppo Numminen United States Phoenix Coyotes
D 44 Janne Niinimaa United States Philadelphia Flyers
F 8 Teemu Selänne United States Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
F 10 Esa Tikkanen United States Florida Panthers
F 11 Saku Koivu Canada Montreal Canadiens
F 14 Raimo Helminen Finland Ilves
F 15 Antti Törmänen Finland Jokerit
F 16 Ville Peltonen Sweden Västra Frölunda HC
F 17 Jari Kurri United States Colorado Avalanche
F 19 Juha Lind United States Dallas Stars
F 20 Jere Lehtinen United States Dallas Stars
F 24 Sami Kapanen United States Carolina Hurricanes
F 25 Kimmo Rintanen Finland TPS
F 37 Juha Ylönen United States Phoenix Coyotes
F 40 Mika Nieminen Finland Jokerit

Women's Tournament[]

Group Stage[]

The First 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
 United States 5 5 0 0 33 7 10
 Canada 5 4 1 0 28 12 8
 Finland 5 3 2 0 27 10 6
 China 5 2 3 0 10 15 4
 Sweden 5 1 4 0 10 21 2
 Japan 5 0 5 0 2 45 0
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Sweden 0–6  Finland
 Finland 11–1  Japan
 United States 4–2  Finland
 Finland 2–4  Canada
 Finland 6–1  China

Bronze Medal Game[]

17 February
Finland  3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 – 1  China Big Hat (7,412)
First period Ref: Canada
Yang X. 9:27
Second period
S. Fisk (R. Nieminen, K. Lehto) 3:07
J. Ikonen (P. Vaarakallio, K. Rantamäki) 7:08
S. Lankosaari (K. Riipi, S. Krooks) 10:15
Third period
R. Nieminen (M. Lehtimäki) (en) 19:52
Game stats
Bronze:
 Finland

Sari Fisk
Kirsi Hänninen
Satu Huotari
Marianne Ihalainen
Johanna Ikonen
Sari Krooks
Emma Laaksonen
Sanna Lankosaari
Katja Lehto
Marika Lehtimäki
Riikka Nieminen
Marja-Helena Pälvilä
Tuula Puputti
Karoliina Rantamäki
Tiia Reima
Katja Riipi
Päivi Salo
Maria Selin
Liisa-Maria Sneck
Petra Vaarakallio

Nordic combined[]

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country
time
Total
rank
Points Rank
Hannu Manninen Individual 207.0 20 43:51.0 11
Jari Mantila 212.0 17 46:10.6 27
Tapio Nurmela 213.5 14 44:31.6 15
Samppa Lajunen 230.5 6 41:48.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athletes Ski jumping Cross-country
time
Total
rank
Points Rank
Samppa Lajunen
Jari Mantila
Tapio Nurmela
Hannu Manninen
906.0 1 55:30.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Ski jumping[]

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Points Rank
Mika Laitinen Normal hill 82.5 100.5 17 Q 81.5 98.5 199.0 20
Ari-Pekka Nikkola 83.0 101.5 15 Q 83.5 104.0 205.5 15
Janne Ahonen 86.5 110.0 8 Q 91.5 121.5 231.5 4
Jani Soininen 90.0 118.5 2 Q 89.0 116.0 234.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Janne Ahonen Large hill 106.0 91.3 37 Did not advance
Ari-Pekka Nikkola 108.5 94.3 31 Did not advance
Mika Laitinen 119.5 114.6 9 Q 115.5 107.9 222.5 18
Jani Soininen 129.5 130.6 3 Q 126.5 130.2 260.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Mika Laitinen
Janne Ahonen
Jani Soininen
833.9 5
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding[]

Men's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sebu Kuhlberg 33.4 23 39.7 4 QF 76.6 7
Aleksi Litovaara 39.0 5 QF 71.9 14
Jussi Oksanen 39.7 3 QF 73.6 11
Markus Hurme 41.1 1 QF 73.0 13
Women's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Satu Järvelä 31.8 11 32.0 9 Did not advance
Minna Hesso 34.2 5 35.1 3 QF 70.8 6

Speed skating[]

Men
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Janne Hänninen 36.58 17 36.46 19 73.04 18
1000 m Janne Hänninen 1:12.55 21

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