2006 Winter Olympics / Participant (Finland)

FIN

-	6th	3

Finland took part in the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian Turin with a delegation of 92 athletes participate.

Participants by sport

biathlon

• Paavo Puurunen

  10 km sprint, men: 45th place - 28: 57.3 min. (2 shooting errors)

  12.5 km pursuit, men: 22nd place - +2: 41.0 min. (1 shooting error)

  15 km mass start, men: 4th place - 47: 43.7 min. (0 shooting errors)

  20 km singles, men: 12th place - 56: 38.9 min. (1 shooting error)

Curling

• Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Skip)
• Will Mäkelä (Third)
• Kalle Kiiskinen (Second)
• Teemu Salo (Lead)
• Jani Sullanmaa (replacement)

  Men: silver medal

ice Hockey

Men

Goalkeeper: Fredrik Norrena ( Linköping HC ) Antero Niittymäki ( Philadelphia Flyers )       Kari Lehtonen ( Atlanta Thrashers ) Defender: Aki-Petteri Berg ( Toronto Maple Leafs ) Toni Lydman ( Buffalo Sabers ) Teppo Numminen (Buffalo Sabers) Joni Pitkänen ( Philadelphia Flyers ) Sami Salo ( Vancouver Canucks ) Kimmo Timonen ( Nashville Predators ) Ossi Väänänen ( Colorado Avalanche )

Striker: Jukka Hentunen ( HC Lugano ) Jussi Jokinen ( Dallas Stars ) Olli Jokinen ( Florida Panthers ) Niko Kapanen (Dallas Stars) Sami Kapanen (Philadelphia Flyers) Mikko Koivu ( Minnesota Wild ) Saku Koivu ( Montreal Canadiens ) Antti Laaksonen (Colorado Avalanche) Jere Lehtinen (Dallas Stars) Antti Miettinen (Dallas Stars) Ville Peltonen (HC Lugano) Jarkko Ruutu (Vancouver Canucks) Teemu Selänne ( Mighty Ducks of Anaheim )

• Silver medal

Women

Goalkeepers: Maija Hassinen ( Ilves Tampere ) Noora Räty ( Blues Espoo ) Defenders: Satu Kiipeli ( IHK ) Kati Kovalainen ( IHK ) Hanna Kuoppala ( Blues Espoo ) Emma Laaksonen ( Blues Espoo ) Terhi Mertanen ( Kärpät ) Heidi Pelttari ( Ilves Tampere ) Saija Sirviö ( Kärpät )

Strikers: Satu Tuominen ( Blues Espoo ) Sari Fisk ( Blues Espoo ) Oona Parviainen ( Blues Espoo ) Mari Saarinen ( Ilves Tampere ) Satu Hoikkala ( Kärpät ) Nora Tallus ( IHK ) Eveliina Similä ( Ilves Tampere ) Saara Tuominen ( Ilves Tampere ) Mari Pehkonen ( University of Minnesota-Duluth ) Marja-Helena Pälvilä ( Kärpät ) Karoliina Rantamäki ( Blues Espoo )

• 4th Place

figure skating

• Kiira Korpi

  Individual, women: 16th place - 137.20 pts.

• Susanna Pöykiö

  Individual, women: 13th place - 143.22 pts.

Speed ​​skating

• Janne Hänninen

  500 m, men: 15th place - 1: 11.25 min

  1000 m, men: 25th place - 1: 10.83 min

• Pekka Koskela

  500 m, men: 10th place - 1: 11.09 min

  1000 m, men: 31st place - 1: 11.45 min

• Mika Poutala

  500 m, men: 22nd place - 1: 11.74 min

  1000 m, men: 26th place - 1: 11.03 min

• Risto Rosendahl

  1000 m, men: 37th place - 1: 12.60 min

  1500 m, men: 24th place - 1: 49.51 min

Freestyle

• Sami Mustons

  Mogul slope, men: 22nd place - 21.57 points (qualification)

• Tapio Luusua
• Janne Lahtela

  Mogul slope, men: 16th place - 22.65 pts.

• Mikko Ronkainen

  Mogul slope, men: silver medal - 26.62 pts.

• Jusso Lahtela (replacement)

Alpine skiing

• Kalle Palander

  Giant slalom, men: 9th place - 2: 36.82 min

  Slalom, men: disqualified in the 2nd round

• Tanja Poutiainen

  Giant slalom, women: silver medal - 2: 09.86 min

  Slalom, women: 6th place - 1: 30.79 min

• Henna Raita

  Slalom, women: 20th place - 1: 32.33 min

• Jukka Rajala

  Giant slalom, men: 22nd place - 2: 41.40 min

  Slalom, men: eliminated in the 1st round

Nordic skiing

Cross-country men Sami Jauhojärvi Sprint freestyle: 61st place - 2: 28.42 min (qualification) 15 km classic: 9th place - 39: 15.3 min Double pursuit: 20th place - 1: 17: 28.0 h 4 × 10 km relay: 10th place - 1: 46: 36.1 h Teemu Kattilakoski 50 km freestyle: 43rd place - 2: 09: 26.2 hours 4 × 10 km relay: 10th place - 1: 46: 36.1 h Lauri Pyykönen Sprint freestyle: 6th place in the quarterfinals, thus 27th place 15 km classic: 54th place - 42: 10.4 min Classic team sprint: 5th place - 17: 21.5 min Ville Nousiainen 50 km freestyle: eliminated Keijo Kurttila Sprint freestyle: 5th place in the quarterfinals, thus 23rd place Classic team sprint: 5th place - 17: 21.5 min Tero Similä 15 km classic: 32nd place - 40: 44.5 min Double pursuit: 33rd place - 1:19: 31.5 h 4 × 10 km relay: 10th place - 1: 46: 36.1 h

Cross-country women Virpi Kuitunen Sprint freestyle: 1st place in the B final, thus 5th place 10 km classic: 9th place - 28: 51.4 min 30 km freestyle: eliminated 4 × 5 km relay: 7th place - 55: 55.8 min Classic team sprint: bronze medal - 16: 39.2 min Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Sprint freestyle: 6th place in the quarterfinals, thus 26th place 10 km classic: 7th place - 28: 29.6 min 30 km freestyle: 17th place - 1: 25: 41.8 hours 4 × 5 km relay: 7th place - 55: 55.8 min Classic team sprint: bronze medal - 16: 39.2 min Kati Venäläinen Sprint freestyle: 6th place in the quarterfinals, thus 29th place 10 km classic: 43rd place - 31: 04.9 min 30 km freestyle: eliminated 4 × 5 km relay: 7th place - 55: 55.8 min Riitta-Liisa Lassila 10 km classic: 35th place - 30: 28.4 min 30 km freestyle: 23rd place - 1: 26: 55.4 hours Double pursuit: 13th place - 43: 35.3 min 4 × 5 km relay: 7th place - 55: 55.8 min Kirsi Välimaa Double pursuit: 34th place - 45: 45.4 min Elina Hietamäki

Nordic combination      Hannu Manninen Individual (normal hill K106 / 15 km): 9th place, +1: 35.6 min. Sprint (large hill K125 / 7.5 km): 12th place Jaakko Tallus Individual (normal hill K106 / 15 km): 5th place, +17.3 sec. Sprint (large hill K125 / 7.5 km): 5th place Anssi Koivuranta Individual (normal hill K106 / 15 km): 25th place, +3: 52.7 min. Sprint (large hill K125 / 7.5 km): 11th place Janne Ryynänen Sprint (large hill K125 / 7.5 km): 37th place Antti Kuisma Individual (normal hill K106 / 15 km): 17th place, +2: 49.2 min.

Ski jumping Janne Ahonen Normal hill, individual: 6th place - 261.5 pts. Large hill, singles: 9th place - 234.1 pts. Large hill, team: silver medal - 976.6 pts. Matti Hautamäki Normal hill, individual: silver medal - 265.5 pts. Large hill, singles: 5th place - 242.4 pts. Large hill, team: silver medal - 976.6 pts. Tami Kiuru Normal hill, individual: 31st place - 113.0 pts. Large hill, singles: 18th place - 214.0 pts. Large hill, team: silver medal - 976.6 pts. Risto Jussilainen Large hill, individual: 35th place - 91.7 pts. Janne Happonen Normal hill, individual: 28th place - 225.0 pts. Large hill, team: silver medal - 976.6 pts.

Snowboard

• Antti Autti

  Halfpipe, men: 5th place - 39.1 pts.

• Janne Korpi

  Halfpipe, men: 20th place (qualification)

• Markku Koski

  Halfpipe, men: silver medal - 41.5 pts.

• Risto Mattila

  Halfpipe, men: 10th place - 35.8 pts.

• Niina Sarias

  Parallel giant slalom, women: 24th place - 1: 24.96 min (qualification)

• Toni-Markus Turunen