Olympic Winter Games 2018 / Participant (Finland)

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Finland participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics with 105 athletes in eleven disciplines, of which 64 were men and 41 women. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Janne Ahonen .

The Finnish athletes won one gold medal, one silver medal and four bronze medals, putting Finland in 18th place in the medal table. The cross-country skier Iivo Niskanen achieved the Olympic victory over 50 kilometers in classic style.

Participants by sport

biathlon

Athletes	Competitions	time	error	rank
Men
Tuomas Grönman	10 km sprint	25: 24.3 min	1 (0 + 1)	45
	12.5 km pursuit	38: 58.9 min	6 (0 + 1 + 2 + 3)	55
	20 km individual	52: 44.1 min	3 (0 + 2 + 0 + 1)	48
Olli Hiidensalo	10 km sprint	24: 26.3 min	0 (0 + 0)	19th
	12.5 km pursuit	37: 03.9 min	7 (1 + 2 + 1 + 3)	35
	20 km individual	54: 57.6 min	5 (0 + 1 + 3 + 1)	73
Tero Seppälä	10 km sprint	24: 27.3 min	1 (1 + 0)	20th
	12.5 km pursuit	36: 09.9 min	5 (1 + 1 + 3 + 0)	25th
	20 km individual	55: 10.8 min	6 (0 + 2 + 2 + 2)	76
	15 km mass start	37: 25.0 min	3 (1 + 2 + 0 + 0)	21st
Women
Mari Laukkanen	7.5 km sprint	24: 00.6 min	5 (3 + 2)	64
	15 km individual	46: 03.7 min	4 (2 + 1 + 0 + 1)	42
Venla Lehtonen	7.5 km sprint	25: 13.7 min	3 (3 + 0)	79
Kaisa Mäkäräinen	7.5 km sprint	22: 36.4 min	3 (2 + 1)	25th
	10 km pursuit	33: 22.2 min	6 (0 + 3 + 3 + 0)	22nd
	15 km individual	43: 57.9 min	3 (1 + 1 + 1 + 0)	13
	12.5 km mass start	36: 23.9 min	2 (0 + 1 + 0 + 1)	10
Laura Toivanen	7.5 km sprint	24: 55.4 min	1 (0 + 1)	77
	15 km individual	46: 42.6 min	3 (1 + 1 + 0 + 1)	49
Suvi Minkkinen	15 km individual	48: 27.7 min	4 (2 + 1 + 0 + 1)	69
Laura Toivanen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Mari Laukkanen Venla Lehtonen	4 × 6 km relay	1: 14: 37.2 h	2 + 13 (0 + 6 2 + 7)	15th
Mixed
Laura Toivanen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Tero Seppälä Olli Hiidensalo	2 × 6 km + 2 × 7.5 km relay	1: 09: 38.2 h	0 + 3 (0 + 1 0 + 2)	6th

Curling

competition	Mixed doubles
Athletes	Oona chewed Tomi Rantamäki
Preliminary round	South Korea 4: 9 Switzerland 6: 7 Olympic athletes from Russia 5: 7 Canada 2: 8 Norway 6: 7 China 5:10 United States 7: 5
Semifinals	eliminated
final
placement	7th place

ice Hockey

See also : Finland Women's National Team Squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics

See also : Finland men's national team squad at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games

competition	Women	Men
Athletes	Sanni Hakala Jenni Hiirikoski Venla Hovi Mira Jalosuo Michelle Karvinen Rosa Lindstedt Petra Nieminen Tanja Niskanen Emma Nuutinen Isa Rahunen Meeri Räisänen Annina Rajahuhta Noora Raty Saila Saari Sara Säkkinen Ronja Savolainen Eveliina Suonpää Susanna Tapani Noora Tulus Minnamari Tuominen Riikka Nieminen Linda Välimäki Ella Viitasuo	Marko Anttila Jonas Enlund Teemu Hartikainen Miro Heiskanen Juuso Hietanen Julius Junttila Joonas Kemppainen Tommi Kivistö Miika Koivisto petri kontiola Mikko Koskinen Jarno Koskiranta Lasse Kukkonen Jani Lajunen Mikko Lehtonen Sami Lepistö Sakari Manninen Juha Metsola Atte Ohtamaa Oskar Osala Jukka Peltola Mika Pyörälä Karri Rämö Veli-Matti Savinainen Eeli Tolvanen
Preliminary round	USA 1: 3 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) Canada 1: 4 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 0) Olympic athletes from Russia 5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1)	Germany 5: 2 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 1) Norway 5: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) Sweden 1: 3 (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2 )
Quarter-final qualification	-	South Korea 5: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 2: 0)
Quarter finals	Sweden 7: 2 (3: 0, 2: 2, 2: 0)	Canada 0: 1 (0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Semifinals	USA 0: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 0: 1)	-
3rd place match	Olympic athletes from Russia 3: 2 (2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)	-
placement	bronze	6th place

figure skating

Athletes	Competitions	Short program / dance		Freestyle / freestyle dance		total
		Points	rank	Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Emmi Peltonen	singles	55.28	18th	101.86	21st	157.14	20th

Speed ​​skating

Athletes	Competitions	time	rank
Men
Pekka Koskela	500 m	35.19 s	19th
	1000 m	1: 11.76 min	36
Mika Poutala	500 m	34.68 s	4th
	1000 m	1: 09.58 min	16
Women
Elina Risku	500 m	39.36 s	28

Freestyle skiing

Athletes	Competitions	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Jussi Penttala	Mogul slope	67.96	19th	eliminated		29
Jimi Salons	Mogul slope	75.25	8th	72.76	16	16
Joona Kangas	Slopestyle	48.80	26th	eliminated		26th

Nordic combination

Athletes	competition	Ski jumping		Cross-country skiing		rank
		Points	rank	time	rank
Men
Ilkka Herola	Gundersen competition normal hill	99.7	17th	25: 56.9 min	2	8th
	Gundersen competition large hill	103.6	28	23: 25.2 min	5	18th
Eero Hirvonen	Gundersen competition normal hill	118.0	6th	25: 43.0 min	19th	6th
	Gundersen competition large hill	127.9	7th	23: 30.6 min	9	6th
Arttu Mäkiaho	Gundersen competition normal hill	85.2	34	28: 27.3 min	31	36
	Gundersen competition large hill	81.7	42	24: 12.3 min	24	38
Hannu Manninen	Gundersen competition normal hill	85.2	34	27: 29.8 min	8th	23
Leevi Mutru	Gundersen competition large hill	81.9	41	23: 30.3 min	8th	31
Leevi Mutru Ilkka Herola Eero Hirvonen Hannu Manninen	Team competition	381.3	7th	46: 42.5 min	3	6th

Alpine skiing

Athletes	Competitions	1st run	2nd run	total
		time	time	time	rank
Men
Andreas Romar	Departure	-		1: 43.78 min	31
	Super G	-		1: 27.70 min	31
	combination	1: 21.94 min	49.58 s	2: 11.52 min	24
Samu Torsti	Giant slalom	1: 10.93 min	1: 10.44 min	2: 21.37 min	17th

Cross-country skiing

Athletes	Competitions	time	rank
Men
Ristomatti Hakola	50 km classic	2: 22: 50.1 h	43
Matti Heikkinen	15 km freestyle	34: 45.4 min	10
	30 km skiathlon	1: 17: 55.9 h	21st
	50 km classic	2: 17: 34.8 h	25th
Perttu Hyvärinen	15 km freestyle	36: 17.2 min	35
	30 km skiathlon	1:20:28.5 h	41
	50 km classic	2: 18: 38.5 h	29
Lari Lehtonen	15 km freestyle	36: 01.8 min	31
	30 km skiathlon	1: 19: 26.6 h	33
Iivo Niskanen	30 km skiathlon	1: 17: 34.2 h	19th
	50 km classic	2:08:22, 1 h	gold
Anssi pentsines	15 km freestyle	36: 54.9 min	51
Perttu Hyvärinen Iivo Niskanen Matti Heikkinen Lari Lehtonen	4 × 10 km relay	1: 34.45.4 h	4th
Women
Johanna Matintalo	15 km skiathlon	43: 02.4 min	14th
	30 km classic	1: 28: 58.2 h	18th
Laura Mononen	10 km freestyle	27: 15.6 min	23
	15 km skiathlon	42: 53.0 min	19th
Kerttu Niskanen	15 km skiathlon	42: 15.2 min	16
	30 km classic	1: 25: 19.2 h	6th
Krista Pärmäkoski	10 km freestyle	25: 32.4 min	bronze
	15 km skiathlon	40: 52.7 min	bronze
	30 km classic	1: 24: 07.1 h	silver
Riitta-Liisa Roponen	10 km freestyle	27: 04.8 min	20th
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	30 km classic	1: 30: 32.2 h	20th
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski	4 × 5 km relay	52: 26.9 min	4th

Athletes	Competitions	qualification		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Johanna Matintalo	Classic sprint	3: 19.04 min	19th	3: 16.92 min	4th	eliminated				19th
Kerttu Niskanen	Classic sprint	3: 20.48 min	24	3: 19.84 min	5	eliminated				23
Krista Pärmäkoski	Classic sprint	3: 12.30 min	3	3: 11.97 min	2	3: 12.04 min	5	eliminated		9
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	Classic sprint	3: 24.02 min	30th	3: 19.18 min	5	eliminated				25th
Mari Laukkanen Krista Pärmäkoski	Team sprint	-				16: 31.54 min	4th	16: 19.18 min	5	5
Men
Ristomatti Hakola	Sprint classic	3: 08.54 min	1	3: 09.41 min	2	3: 09.93 min	1	3: 26.47 min	6th	6th
Martti Jylhä	Classic sprint	3: 16.79 min	24	3: 17.46 min	1	3: 14.93 min	5	eliminated		10
Iivo Niskanen	Classic sprint	3: 16.37 min	21st	3: 12.20 min	3	eliminated				14th
Lauri Vuorinen	Classic sprint	3: 16.96 min	23	3: 33.13 min	6th	eliminated				29
Martti Jylhä Ristomatti Hakola	Team sprint	-				16: 01.41 min	4th	16: 32.30 min	9	9

Toni Ketelä , Antti Ojansivu , Ville Nousiainen and Anne Kyllönen were also part of the squad, but were not used.

Ski jumping

Athletes	Competitions	qualification			1st round			2nd round			total
		Expanse	Points	rank	Expanse	Points	rank	Expanse	Points	rank	Points	rank
Women
Julia Kykkänen	Normal hill	-			85.0 m	77.2	22nd	84.0 m	75.4	26th	152.6	23
Men
Antti Aalto	Normal hill	87.5 m	93.6	42	80.0 m	60.8	50	eliminated			60.8	50
	Large hill	133.0 m	109.3	20th	121.5 m	105.7	37	eliminated			105.7	37
Janne Ahonen	Normal hill	89.0 m	95.8	37	90.5 m	85.1	40	eliminated			85.1	40
	Large hill	119.0 m	90.8	36	124.5 m	110.6	30th	115.5 m	100.0	28	210.6	28
Andreas Alamommo	Normal hill	90.0 m	98.3	35	94.0 m	91.3	38	eliminated			91.3	38
	Large hill	129.5 m	97,	29	120.0 m	107.6	34	eliminated			107.6	34
Jarkko Määttä	Large hill	116.5 m	79.0	43	122.0 m	105.7	37	eliminated			105.7	37
Eetu Nousiainen	Normal hill	87.0 m	85.5	50	83.0 m	68.0	49	eliminated			68.0	49
Janne Ahonen Andreas Alamommo Jarkko Määttä Antti Aalto	Large hill team	-			122.5 m 117.0 m 118.0 m 115.0 m	109.7 97.3 97.6 92.9	8th	120.5 m 115.5 m 113.5 m 118.5 m	104.6 94.8 89.5 104.0	8th	790.4	8th

Snowboard

Athletes	Competitions	qualification		final		rank
		Points	rank	Points	rank
Men
Kalle Järvilehto	Big Air	83.25	12	eliminated		21st
	Slopestyle	31.10	32	eliminated		32
Peetu Piiroinen	Big Air	87.25	8th	eliminated		14th
	Slopestyle	69.26	18th	eliminated		18th
	halfpipe	77.50	11	13.50	12	12
Rene Rinnekangas	Big Air	83.00	10	eliminated		22nd
	Slopestyle	37.91	28	eliminated		28
Roope Tonteri	Big Air	86.50	9	eliminated		15th
	Slopestyle	72.60	15th	eliminated		15th
Janne Korpi	halfpipe	22.50	28	eliminated		28
Markus Malin	halfpipe	63.50	19th	eliminated		19th
Women
Enni Rukajärvi	Big Air	68.75	16	eliminated		16
	Slopestyle	failed		75.38	3	bronze

Athletes	Competitions	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	Final A / B	rank
		rank	rank	rank	rank
Men
Anton Lindfors	Snowboard cross	3	3	5	3	9

Web links

• Finland on the official website of the games