Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Finland at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Flag of Finland.svg
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Vancouver
Competitors95 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Ville Peltonen (opening)
Tanja Poutiainen (closing)
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies

Finland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Medalists[]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Peetu Piiroinen Snowboarding Men's halfpipe 17 February
 Bronze Pirjo Muranen
Virpi Kuitunen
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
Cross-country skiing Women's 4 x 5 km relay 25 February
 Bronze Finland women's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Women's tournament 25 February
 Bronze Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Cross-country skiing 30 km classical 27 February
 Bronze Finland men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Men's tournament 27 February

Review[]

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]

  • The role and leadership of head coaches were weak.
  • The competence of the coaching of national sports federations was inadequate.
  • The ratio of decentralized and centralized exercise was distorted.
  • Know-how in mental training was weak.
  • The emphasis of ski maintenance has elevated in winter sports.

Alpine skiing[]

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

Biathlon[]

Athlete[3] Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Timo Antila Men's sprint 26:37.4 1 19
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 15

Cross-country skiing[]

Distance
Men
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
Women
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sprint
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

Figure skating[]

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

Freestyle skiing[]

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
Ski cross
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

Ice hockey[]

Men's tournament[]

Roster

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 United States Minnesota Wild (NHL)
34 G Miikka Kiprusoff 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 October 1976 Turku Canada Calgary Flames (NHL)
30 G Antero Niittymäki 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 18 June 1980 Turku United States Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
5 D Lasse Kukkonen 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 September 1981 Oulu Russia Avangard Omsk (KHL)
18 D Sami Lepistö 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 17 October 1984 Espoo United States Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
32 D Toni Lydman 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 September 1977 Lahti United States Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
21 D Janne Niskala 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 September 1981 Västerås, Sweden Sweden Frölunda Indians (SEL)
25 D Joni Pitkänen 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 19 September 1983 Oulu United States Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
6 D Sami Salo 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 2 September 1974 Turku Canada Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
44 D Kimmo TimonenA 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 18 March 1975 Kuopio United States Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
51 F Valtteri Filppula 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 20 March 1984 Vantaa United States Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
10 F Niklas Hagman 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 5 December 1979 Helsinki Canada Calgary Flames (NHL)
62 F Jarkko Immonen 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 April 1982 Rantasalmi Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
12 F Olli Jokinen 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 5 December 1978 Kuopio United States New York Rangers (NHL)
39 F Niko Kapanen 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 29 April 1978 Hattula Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
9 F Mikko Koivu 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 12 March 1983 Turku United States Minnesota Wild (NHL)
11 F Saku KoivuC 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 November 1974 Turku United States Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
26 F Jere Lehtinen 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 24 June 1973 Espoo United States Dallas Stars (NHL)
20 F Antti Miettinen 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 3 July 1980 Hämeenlinna United States Minnesota Wild (NHL)
16 F Ville Peltonen 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 24 May 1973 Vantaa Belarus Dynamo Minsk (KHL)
37 F Jarkko Ruutu 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 August 1975 Vantaa Canada Ottawa Senators (NHL)
15 F Tuomo Ruutu 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 16 February 1983 Vantaa United States Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
8 F Teemu SelänneA 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 3 July 1970 Helsinki United States Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Group play[]

Finland played in Group C.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

17 February 2010
12:00
Finland 5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)
 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,639
19 February 2010
21:00
Finland 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,662
21 February 2010
21:00
Sweden 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,410
Standings
GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 0 9 2 +7 9
 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

Final rounds[]

Quarterfinal
24 February 2010
19:00
Finland 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Czech RepublicUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,461
Semifinal
26 February 2010
12:00
United States 6–1
(6–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,602
Bronze medal game
27 February 2010
19:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Finland 5–3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)
 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322

Women's tournament[]

Roster

The following is the Finnish roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
G Mira Kuisma 168 65 6 May 1987 Kuopio Oulun Kärpät
G Noora Räty 164 68 29 May 1989 Espoo Minnesota Golden Gophers
G Anna Vanhatalo 178 65 29 February 1984 Helsinki Espoo Blues
D Jenni HiirikoskiA 161 60 30 March 1987 Lempäälä Ilves Tampere
D Emma LaaksonenC 159 59 17 December 1981 Washington, D.C., United States Espoo Blues
D Rosa Lindstedt 186 78 24 January 1988 Ylöjärvi Ilves Tampere
D Terhi Mertanen 166 68 4 April 1981 Joensuu Espoo Blues
D Heidi Pelttari 166 69 2 August 1985 Tampere Ilves Tampere
D Mariia Posa 164 58 21 February 1988 Hyvinkää Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
D Saija Sirviö 172 62 29 December 1982 Oulu Oulun Kärpät
F Anne Helin 170 68 28 January 1987 Helsinki Oulun Kärpät
F Venla Hovi 169 62 28 October 1987 Tampere Ilves Tampere
F Michelle Karvinen 166 70 27 March 1990 Rødovre, Denmark HC Rødovre
F Annina Rajahuhta 164 62 8 March 1989 Helsinki Ilves Tampere
F Karoliina Rantamäki 163 65 23 February 1978 Espoo SKIF Nizhny Novgorod
F Mari Saarinen 172 67 30 July 1981 Kangasala Ilves Tampere
F Nina Tikkinen 170 67 6 February 1987 Salo Minnesota State Mavericks
F Minnamari Tuominen 165 67 26 June 1990 Helsinki Ohio State Buckeyes
F Saara TuominenA 169 65 1 January 1986 Ylöjärvi Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
F Marjo Voutilainen 168 70 22 March 1981 Kuopio Espoo Blues
F Linda Välimäki 165 62 31 May 1990 Ylöjärvi Ilves Tampere

Group play[]

Finland played in Group B.

GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 0 31 1 30 9
 Finland 3 2 0 0 1 7 8 −1 6
 Russia 3 1 0 0 2 3 19 −16 3
 China 3 0 0 0 3 3 16 −13 0
Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

14 February 2010
16:30
Finland 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)
 RussiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,275
16 February 2010
19:00
Finland 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)
 ChinaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,317
18 February 2010
14:30
United States 6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 FinlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,398

Final rounds[]

Semifinal
22 February 2010
17:00
Finland 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,324
Bronze medal game
25 February 2010
11:00
Sweden 2–3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0, 0–1)
 Finland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,398

Nordic combined[]

Jaakko Tallus in individual large hill/10 km.
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

Ski jumping[]

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.

Snowboarding[]

Halfpipe
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Parallel GS
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

Speed skating[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Finnish Olympic Committee (1 June 2011). "Vuosikertomus 2010" [Annual Report 2010] (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Olympic Committee. p. 6. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ Finnish Olympic Committee (1 June 2011). "Vuosikertomus 2010" [Annual Report 2010] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Olympic Committee. p. 25. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Vancouver 2010 Official Report - Volume 2" (PDF). Vancouver Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ^ "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 - Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Finland Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee.
  6. ^ Women National Team - Olympic Games 6.2.2010-28.2.2010, Finnish Ice Hockey Association, 13 January 2010.
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