2010 Winter Olympics / Participant (Finland)

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Finland took part in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada with 95 athletes in ten sports.

Flag bearer

Entry of the Finnish delegation

The ice hockey player Ville Peltonen led the team with the flag of Finland during the opening ceremony in the BC Place Stadium , the ski racer Tanja Poutiainen carried the flag at the closing ceremony.

Medalist

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Peetu Piiroinen	Snowboard	halfpipe

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
National ice hockey team women	ice Hockey	ice Hockey
Men's national ice hockey team	ice Hockey	ice Hockey
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	Cross-country skiing	30 km mass start (classic)
Virpi Kuitunen , Pirjo Muranen , Riitta-Liisa Roponen , Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	Cross-country skiing	4 × 5 km relay

Participants by sport

biathlon

Men Timo Antila Paavo Puurunen

Women Mari Laukkanen Kaisa Mäkäräinen

ice Hockey

→ Main article : Finnish ice hockey team squad for the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men bronze Goalkeeper: Niklas Bäckström ( Minnesota Wild ) Miikka Kiprusoff ( Calgary Flames ) Antero Niittymäki ( Tampa Bay Lightning ) Defender: Lasse Kukkonen ( HK Awangard Omsk ) Sami Lepistö ( Phoenix Coyotes ) Toni Lydman ( Buffalo Sabers ) Janne Niskala ( Frölunda HC ) Joni Pitkänen ( Carolina Hurricanes ) Sami Salo ( Vancouver Canucks ) Kimmo Timonen ( Philadelphia Flyers ) Striker: Valtteri Filppula ( Detroit Red Wings ) Niklas Hagman (Calgary Flames) Jarkko Immonen ( Ak Bars Kazan ) Olli Jokinen ( New York Rangers ) Niko Kapanen (Ak Bars Kazan) Mikko Koivu (Minnesota Wild) Saku Koivu ( Anaheim Ducks ) Jere Lehtinen ( Dallas Stars ) Antti Miettinen (Minnesota Wild) Ville Peltonen ( HK Dinamo Minsk ) Jarkko Ruutu ( Ottawa Senators ) Tuomo Ruutu ( Carolina Hurricanes ) Teemu Selänne (Anaheim Ducks)

Women bronze Goalkeepers: Mira Kuisma ( Oulun Kärpät ) Noora Räty ( Minnesota Gophers ) Anna Vanhatalo ( Espoo Blues ) Defenders: Jenni Hiirikoski ( Ilves Tampere ) Emma Laaksonen (Espoo Blues) Rosa Lindstedt (Ilves Tampere) Terhi Mertanen (Espoo Blues) Heidi Pelttari (Ilves Tampere) Mariia Posa ( University of Minnesota Duluth ) Saija Sirviö (Oulun Kärpät) Strikers: Anne Helin (Oulun Kärpät) Venla Hovi (Ilves Tampere) Michelle Karvinen (Rødovre) Annina Rajahuhta (Ilves Tampere) Karoliina Rantamäki (SKIF) Mari Saarinen (Ilves Tampere) Nina Tikkinen ( Minnesota State University ) Minnamari Tuominen ( Ohio State University ) Saara Tuominen (University of Minnesota Duluth) Linda Välimäki (Ilves Tampere) Marjo Voutilainen (Espoo Blues)

figure skating

Men Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari

Women Laura Lepistö Kiira Korpi

Speed ​​skating

Men

• Pekka Koskela
• Tuomas Nieminen

  1000 m: 34th place

• Mika Poutala

  1000 m: 8th place

• Markus Puolakka

Freestyle skiing

Men

• Juha Haukkala (ski cross)
• Arttu Kiramo (Mughals)
• Tapio Luusua (Moguls)
• Mikko Ronkainen (Moguls)

Nordic combination

Men

• Lauri Asikainen not used
• Anssi Koivuranta
• Hannu Manninen
• Janne Ryynänen
• Jaakko Tallus

Alpine skiing

Men Andreas Romar Departure: 42nd place Marcus Sandell

Women Sanni Leinonen Tanja Poutiainen

Cross-country skiing

Men Matti Heikkinen 15 km freestyle: 39th place 30 km double pursuit: DNF 4 × 10 km relay: 5th place Sami Jauhojärvi Classic sprint: eliminated in the semi-finals 30 km double pursuit: DNF 4 × 10 km relay: 5th place 50 km mass start (classic): 27th place Teemu Kattilakoski 15 km freestyle: 27th place 4 × 10 km relay: 5th place Juha Lallukka 15 km freestyle: 34th place Kalle Lassila Classic sprint: eliminated in the semi-finals Lari Lehtonen 30 km double pursuit: 33rd place 50 km mass start (classic): 43rd place Ville Nousiainen 15 km freestyle: 13th place 30 km double pursuit: DNF Team sprint (freestyle): 10th place 4 × 10 km relay: 5th place 50 km mass start (classic): 37th place Let Paakkonen Team sprint (freestyle): 10th place Matias Strandvall Classic sprint: eliminated in qualification Jesse Väänänen Classic sprint: eliminated in the quarterfinals

Women Virpi Kuitunen Classic sprint: eliminated in the semi-finals 4 × 5 km relay: bronze Krista Lähteenmäki 10 km freestyle: 53rd place Pirjo Murans Classic sprint: eliminated in the quarterfinals 15 km double pursuit: 30th place 4 × 5 km relay: bronze Kirsi Perälä Classic sprint: eliminated in the quarterfinals Riitta-Liisa Roponen 10 km freestyle: 6th place 15 km double pursuit: 15th place Team sprint (freestyle): 8th place 4 × 5 km relay: bronze Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 10 km freestyle: 15th place Classic sprint: eliminated in the quarterfinals 15 km double pursuit: 5th place 4 × 5 km relay: bronze 30 km mass start (classic): bronze Riikka Sarasoja 10 km freestyle: 31st place 15 km double pursuit: 21st place Team sprint (freestyle): 8th place

Ski jumping

Men

• Janne Ahonen

  Individual jumping normal hill: 4th place

• Janne Happonen

  Individual jumping normal hill: 19th place

• Matti Hautamäki
• Kalle Keituri

  Individual jumping normal hill: 22nd place

• Harri Olli

  Individual jumping normal hill: disqualified

Snowboard

Men Janne Korpi (halfpipe) Ilkka-Eemeli Laari (half pipe) Markus Malin (halfpipe) Peetu Piiroinen (Halfpipe): Silver

Women Ilona Ruotsalainen (parallel)

Web links

• Suomen Olympic Committee