Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.

Janne Lahtela

Janne Lahtela

Janne Lahtela is a Finnish former athlete, who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of moguls skiing. He is currently the head coach of Japan's freestyle skiing team...

, a moguls freestyle skier, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held from February 12-25, 2006.-Medal table:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Course Information:...	Women's giant slalom
	Wille Mäkelä Wille Mäkelä Wille Mäkelä is a retired Finnish curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.... Kalle Kiiskinen Kalle Kiiskinen Kalle Kiiskinen is a Finnish curler.In Juniors, Kiiskinen played for Perttu Piilo and won a silver medal as his third at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships.... Teemu Salo Teemu Salo Teemu Salo is a Finnish curler from Hyvinkaa. He has played lead position for Markku Uusipaavalniemi since 2002.Salo won a silver medal as a member of Uusipaavaliemi's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics... Jani Sullanmaa Jani Sullanmaa Jani Sullanmaa is a Finnish curler. He currently plays second for Markku Uusipaavalniemi.Sullanmaa played juniors for Tuomas Vuori as his third. He won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior "B" World Championships followed up with a 9th place finish at the 2003 World Junior Curling...	Curling Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure...	Men's
		Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Four freestyle skiing events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the venue in Sauze d'Oulx. There were both men's and women's competition in both aerials and moguls events...	Men's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...
		Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics -Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...	Men's competition
		Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over nine days, from 11 February to 20 February. Three events were contested in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...	Normal hill
	Janne Happonen Janne Happonen Janne Mikael Happonen is a Finnish ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He represents Puijon Hiihtoseura as his ski club.... Matti Hautamäki Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.-Biography:Matti made his first ski-jumping attempts at the age of seven near his home town of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and his friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti followed them... Tami Kiuru Tami Kiuru Tami Petri Antero Kiuru is a retired Finnish ski jumper.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event. At the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2004 event, he won a bronze medal in the individual competition and a silver medal in the team...	Ski jumping Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over nine days, from 11 February to 20 February. Three events were contested in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...	Men's team
	Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...	Cross country skiing	Women's team sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint The Women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics...
	Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta is a ski jumper, formerly nordic combined skier from Finland. Known for winning the 2008–09 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup... Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tapio Tallus is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold and silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics... Hannu Manninen Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...	Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics, consisted of three events held over ten days, from 11 February to 21 February. The events took place in Pragelato.-Medal table:-Events:...	Team Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Team The Men's team Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It was originally scheduled for 15 February, but high winds meant that only part of the ski jumping competition was completed on that day, with the conclusion, and the cross-country race, taking...
		Snowboarding Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympic Games Snowboarding competition consisted of men's and women's Halfpipe, Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Cross events.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:...	Men's halfpipe

Alpine skiing

Athlete	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Kalle Palander Kalle Palander Kalle Markus Palander is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also...	Men's giant slalom	1:18.22	1:18.60	n/a	2:36.82	9
	Men's slalom	53.38	Disqualified
Tanja Poutiainen Tanja Poutiainen Tanja Poutiainen is a Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino....	Women's giant slalom	1:01.21	1:08.65	n/a	2:09.86
	Women's slalom	43.05	47.74	n/a	1:30.79	6
Henna Raita Henna Raita Henna Raita is an alpine skier.Raita has been part of the Finnish Alpine skiing team since the 1990s. She got her first world cup points during the season 1999-2000 in Copper Mountain, USA when she was 13th in slalom....	Women's slalom	44.29	48.04	n/a	1:32.33	20
Jukka Rajala	Men's giant slalom	1:20.17	1:21.23	n/a	2:41.40	22
	Men's slalom	Did not finish

Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

Biathlon

Paavo Puurunen

Paavo Puurunen

Paavo Puurunen is a Finnish biathlete. Puurunen debuted on the World Cup scene in the 1995/96 season. His best overall placing is from 1997/98 season when he finished 13th. He won his lone world cup victory in Pokljuka in 2001, in the World Championship, on the 20 km...

 was the only Finnish biathlete who competed in Torino.

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Misses	Rank
Paavo Puurunen Paavo Puurunen Paavo Puurunen is a Finnish biathlete. Puurunen debuted on the World Cup scene in the 1995/96 season. His best overall placing is from 1997/98 season when he finished 13th. He won his lone world cup victory in Pokljuka in 2001, in the World Championship, on the 20 km...	Men's sprint	28:57.3	2	46
	Men's pursuit Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit The Men's 12.5 kilometre biathlon pursuit competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 2.5 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing...	38:01.28	3	22
	Men's mass start Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The Men's 15 kilometre biathlon mass start competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 25 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 3.0 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing...	47:43.7	0	4
	Men's individual	56:38.9	1	12

Cross-country skiing

Six men and six women participated in the cross country skiing events, making the cross country skiing squad the largest squad for any individual sport.
Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010....	15 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 17 February at Pragelato....	39:15.3	9
	30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato....	1:17:58.1	20
Teemu Kattilakoski Teemu Kattilakoski Teemu Kattilakoski is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 1996. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 4 x 10 km event in 2007 while his best individual finish was eighth in the 50 km event in 2003.Kattilakoski's best individual finish at...	50 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato...	2:09:26.2	43
Ville Nousiainen Ville Nousiainen Ville Nousiainen is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2002. He finished fifth in the 4 x 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	50 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato...	Did not finish
Olli Ohtonen	15 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 17 February at Pragelato....	41:47.4	48
	30 kilometre pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato....	Did not start
	50 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato...	2:11:54.7	52
Lauri Pyykönen Lauri Pyykönen Lauri Pyykönen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003....	15 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 17 February at Pragelato....	42:10.4	55
Tero Similä Tero Similä Tero Similä is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and placed tenth in the relay with the Finnish team.-References:...	15 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 17 February at Pragelato....	40:44.5	32
	30 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre pursuit The Men's 30 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 12 February at Pragelato....	1:20:04.5	34
Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010.... Tero Similä Tero Similä Tero Similä is a Finnish cross-country skier. He competed in cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and placed tenth in the relay with the Finnish team.-References:... Olli Ohtonen Teemu Kattilakoski Teemu Kattilakoski Teemu Kattilakoski is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 1996. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was sixth in the 4 x 10 km event in 2007 while his best individual finish was eighth in the 50 km event in 2003.Kattilakoski's best individual finish at...	4 x 10 km relay Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay The men's 4 x 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 19 February at Pragelato....	40:44.5	32

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Elina Hietamäki	15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	46:20.5	33
Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...	10 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical The Women's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Pragelato....	28:51.4	9
	30 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato....	Did not finish
Riitta-Liisa Lassila Riitta-Liisa Lassila Riitta-Liisa Roponen is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	10 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical The Women's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Pragelato....	30:28.4	35
	15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	44:06.1	13
	30 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato....	1:26:55.4	23
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	10 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical The Women's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Pragelato....	28:29.6	7
	30 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato....	1:25:41.8	17
Kirsi Välimaa Kirsi Välimaa Kirsi Välimaa-Antila is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1999 to 2008. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 4 x 5 km event in Sweden in 2005....	15 km pursuit Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre pursuit The Women's 15 kilometre pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 12 February, at Pragelato....	46:25.6	34
Kati Venäläinen	10 km classical Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre classical The Women's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 16 February, at Pragelato....	31:04.9	43
	30 km freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato....	Did not finish
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games... Riitta-Liisa Lassila Riitta-Liisa Lassila Riitta-Liisa Roponen is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.... Kati Venäläinen	4 x 5 km relay Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay The Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 February, at Pragelato....	55:55.8	7

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Elina Hietamäki	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:20.49	42	Did not advance					42
Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi Sami Jauhojärvi is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fifth in the 4 x 10 km relay at Vancouver in 2010....	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato.Vasili Rotchev was the defending World Champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by...	2:28.42	61	Did not advance					61
Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:14.83	7 Q	2:16.2	2 Q	2:16.3	3	Final B 2:18.1	5
Keijo Kurttila	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato.Vasili Rotchev was the defending World Champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by...	2:19.94	22 Q	2:25.1	5	Did not advance			23
Lauri Pyykönen Lauri Pyykönen Lauri Pyykönen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003....	Men's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint The men's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 22 February at Pragelato.Vasili Rotchev was the defending World Champion at this event, but he won in the classical style. The last free style sprint at the World Championships was won by...	2:20.21	26 Q	2:28.6	6	Did not advance			27
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:15.75	11 Q	2:20.7	6	Did not advance			26
Kati Venäläinen	Women's sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint The Women's sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 22 February, at Pragelato....	2:17.29	24 Q	2:18.1	6	Did not advance			29
Keijo Kurttila Lauri Pyykönen Lauri Pyykönen Lauri Pyykönen is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1998 to 2008. His best World Cup finish was second twice, both in sprint events with one each in 2002 and in 2003....	Men's team sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's team sprint The Men's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics...	n/a				17:21.5	4 Q	17:39.2	5
Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games... Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	Women's team sprint Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's team sprint The Women's team sprint cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 14 February, at Pragelato. This was the first time the team sprint was contested in the Winter Olympics...	n/a				17:16.8	1 Q	16:39.2

Men's

: Markku Uusipaavalniemi

Markku Uusipaavalniemi

Markku Uusipaavalniemi is a Finnish curler and politician.-Personal life:Uusipaavalniemi lives in Hyvinkää with his wife and three children. His older brother Jussi taught him how to curl.-Curling career:...

 (skip) , Wille Mäkelä

Wille Mäkelä

Wille Mäkelä is a retired Finnish curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino....

, Kalle Kiiskinen

Kalle Kiiskinen

Kalle Kiiskinen is a Finnish curler.In Juniors, Kiiskinen played for Perttu Piilo and won a silver medal as his third at the 1997 World Junior Curling Championships....

, Teemu Salo

Teemu Salo

Teemu Salo is a Finnish curler from Hyvinkaa. He has played lead position for Markku Uusipaavalniemi since 2002.Salo won a silver medal as a member of Uusipaavaliemi's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics...

, Jani Sullanmaa

Jani Sullanmaa

Jani Sullanmaa is a Finnish curler. He currently plays second for Markku Uusipaavalniemi.Sullanmaa played juniors for Tuomas Vuori as his third. He won a silver medal at the 2003 Junior "B" World Championships followed up with a 9th place finish at the 2003 World Junior Curling...

 (alternate)

Finland sent a men's curling team to the Olympics, the same team which finished fifth at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:April 2, 18:30-Draw 3:April 3, 09:30-Draw 4:April 3, 14:00-Draw 5:April 3, 18:30-Draw 6:April 4, 09:00-Draw 7:April 4, 15:00-Draw 8:April 4, 19:30-Draw 9:April 5, 09:00...

.

Round-robin
Draw 1
;Draw 2
;Draw 4
;Draw 5
;Draw 7
;Draw 8
;Draw 9
;Draw 10
;Draw 11
Standings

Rank	Team	Skip	Won	Lost
1		Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi Markku Uusipaavalniemi is a Finnish curler and politician.-Personal life:Uusipaavalniemi lives in Hyvinkää with his wife and three children. His older brother Jussi taught him how to curl.-Curling career:...	7	2
2		Brad Gushue Brad Gushue Bradley Raymond "Brad" Gushue, ONL is a Canadian curler from Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gushue, along with teammates Russ Howard, Mark Nichols, Jamie Korab and Mike Adam, represented Canada in curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the gold medal by defeating Finland...	6	3
3		Pete Fenson Pete Fenson Peter Fenson is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling...	6	3
4		David Murdoch David Murdoch David Murdoch is a Scottish curler from Lockerbie. Murdoch and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith were the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions.-Background:...	6	3
5		Pål Trulsen Pål Trulsen Pål Trulsen is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's champion....	5	4
6		Ralph Stockli Ralph Stöckli Ralph Stöckli is a Swiss curler from Lucerne.Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to James Dryburgh of Scotland...	5	4
7		Joel Retornaz Joël Retornaz Joël Thierry Retornaz is an Italian curler. He was in 2006 the leader of the Italian men's curling team.Retornaz gained sudden notoriety in Italy in occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics...	4	5
8		Peter Lindholm	3	6
9		Andy Kapp Andy Kapp Andreas "Andy" Kapp is a German curler from Unterthingau. After a number of unsuccessful tournaments at the Junior, Olympic and World Championship levels, Kapp surprised many by winning the 1992 European championship. The next year however, he finished only 7th, but at the 1994 World Championships...	3	6
10		Sean Becker Sean Becker Sean Peter Becker is a New Zealand curler.-Career:Becker was the skip for New Zealand teams which won three Pacific Curling Championships in 1998, 2003, and 2004. He also skipped for the New Zealand team in the 2004 and 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, finishing in 8th place with a 5-6...	0	9

Playoffs
Semifinal
;Final

Figure skating

Susanna Pöykiö

Susanna Pöykiö

Susanna Pöykiö is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time Finnish national champion....

 and Kiira Korpi

Kiira Korpi

Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion .- Personal life :...

 were selected for the women's competition. Pöykiö has won a silver at the 2005 European Figure Skating Championships

2005 European Figure Skating Championships

The 2005 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships for the 2004/2005 figure skating season. Senior-level skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The 2005...

 (held in Torino), while Korpi's best European placing prior to the Olympics was sixth.

Athlete	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kiira Korpi Kiira Korpi Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion .- Personal life :...	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...	n/a		44.84	20 Q	92.36	14	137.20	16
Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö Susanna Pöykiö is a Finnish figure skater. She is a two-time European medalist, having won silver in 2005 and bronze in 2009. She is a five time Finnish national champion....	Ladies' Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles Ladies single skating was contested during the figure skating events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.This individual event was structured in a similar manner to the pairs event, with a short program and a free skate. 30 skaters entered the short program, but only the top 24 competitors continued to the...	n/a		53.74	12 Q	89.48	15	143.22	13

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing

Five Finnish men were entered in the freestyle competition, all in the moguls Since only four entrants were allowed, Tapio Luusua

Tapio Luusua

Tapio Luusua is a Finnish freestyle skier. At the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 he received a silver medal in moguls and a bronze in dual moguls. He also competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and is set to compete for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...

 ended up as an alternate.

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Janne Lahtela Janne Lahtela Janne Lahtela is a Finnish former athlete, who established himself as one of the most dominant persons in the history of moguls skiing. He is currently the head coach of Japan's freestyle skiing team...	Men's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	23.77	10 Q	22.65	16
Juuso Lahtela	Men's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	22.31	19 Q	24.42	8
Sami Mustonen Sami Mustonen Sami Mustonen is a Finnish freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, in moguls.-References:...	Men's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	21.57	22	Did not advance
Mikko Ronkainen Mikko Ronkainen Mikko Ronkainen is a freestyle skier from Finland. He is a two-time World Champion and won the moguls World Cup during the 2000-2001 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Ronkainen won a silver medal.-References:...	Men's moguls Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's moguls The Men's Moguls event in freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy took place on February 15 at Sauze d'Oulx.-Qualification:The qualification round took place on the afternoon of February 15, with 35 skiers competing...	23.38	13 Q	26.62

Ice hockey

Men's

The Finnish men's team finished atop its Round-robin group, which including beating both previous Olympic gold medalists, the Czech Republic and Canada, and beat the United States and Russia to make the final, where it lost to Sweden to finish in the silver medal position.

Roster
Results

Round-robin
Standings
Medal round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Final

Women's

The Finnish women's team finished second to the United States in the round-robin section of the competition, but lost to both North American teams in the medal round to end up in fourth place.
Players

No	Player	G	A	Pts	PIM
25	Mari Pehkonen Mari Pehkonen Mari Pehkonen was a member of the 2006 and 2007 Finnish national women's ice hockey team.-Finland:...	3	0	3	2
22	Saara Tuominen Saara Tuominen Saara Elisa Tuominen has competed for Finland in ice hockey. At the 2006 Torino Olympics, Tuominen scored one goal and four assists...	1	2	3	0
29	Karoliina Rantamäki Karoliina Rantamäki Karoliina Rantamäki is a Finnish female ice hockey player. She played on the Finland women's national ice hockey team for the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal.-Playing career:...	1	2	3	2
4	Heidi Pelttari Heidi Pelttari Heidi Pelttari is a Finnish hockey player who plays for Ilves and the Finnish national team on Winter Olympics 2006. She is also played for team Finland in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...	1	2	3	6
12	Mari Saarinen Mari Saarinen Mari Saarinen is a Finnish ice hockey forward She plays for IlvesTampere and appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics. She is set to play on the Finnish team of Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's team rosters...	1	1	2	0
24	Kati Kovalainen	1	0	1	0
27	Marja-Helena Pälvilä Marja-Helena Pälvilä Marja-Helena Pälvilä is a Finnish female ice hockey player. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal.- References :...	1	0	1	0
15	Satu Hoikkala	0	1	1	2
18	Nora Tallus	0	1	1	2
3	Emma Laaksonen Emma Laaksonen Emma Laaksonen is a Finnish female ice hockey defenseman. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal. She was the youngest woman on the team . Laaksonen played for the Ohio State women's ice hockey team from the 2000-01 to 2003-04...	0	1	1	8
11	Oona Parviainen	0	0	0	0
21	Eveliina Similä	0	0	0	0
9	Terhi Mertanen Terhi Mertanen Terhi Mertanen is a hockey player who competes for Finland women's national ice hockey team. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....	0	0	0	2
22	Satu Tuominen	0	0	0	2
10	Sari Fisk Sari Fisk Sari Fisk is a Finnish female ice hockey player. She was born in Pori, Finland. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal.-References:**...	0	0	0	4
2	Hanna Kuoppala	0	0	0	4
20	Saija Sirviö Saija Sirviö Saija Sirviö is a hockey player who competes for Finland. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Career stats:-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-25....	0	0	0	6

No	Goaltender	Mins	GA	GAA	Sv%
1	Noora Räty Noora Räty Noora Räty is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers .-Playing career:...	60	0	0.00	1.000
30	Maija Hassinen	120	7	3.50	.873

Key: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PIM = Penalty Minutes, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average

Goals against average

Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....

 Sv% = Save Percentage

Save percentage

Save percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...

Results

Round-robin
Standings
Medal round

Semifinal

Bronze medal game

Nordic combined

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping		Cross-country
		Points	Rank	Deficit	Time	Rank
Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta is a ski jumper, formerly nordic combined skier from Finland. Known for winning the 2008–09 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup...	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	121.5	3	0:17	19:17.7 +48.7	11
	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	220.5	18	2:48	43:37.3 +3:52.7	25
Antti Kuisma Antti Kuisma Antti Kuisma, born February 23, 1978 in Jyväskylä) is a Nordic combined athlete from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 5 km team event...	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	217.5	22	3:00	42:33.8 +2:49.2	17
Hannu Manninen Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships...	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	108.3	16	1:10	19:21.0 +52.0	12
	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	238.0	8	1:38	41:20.2 +1:35.6	9
Janne Ryynänen Janne Ryynänen Janne Ryynänen is a Finnish Nordic combined athlete who has been competing since 2003. His ski club is Ounasvaaran hiihtoseura. One of his greatest achievements include a gold medal from 4 x 5 km team competition at Sapporo 2007, where he had the longest jump of the Finnish team...	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	102.5	29	1:33	20:47.6 +2:18.6	37
Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tapio Tallus is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold and silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...	Sprint Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Sprint The Men's sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 21 February.-Ski Jumping:...	120.9	4	0:19	18:58.1 +29.1	4
	Individual Gundersen Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Individual Gundersen The Men's individual Gundersen Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It took place on 11 February.-Ski Jumping:...	257.0	3	0:22	40:01.9 +17.3	5
Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta Anssi Koivuranta is a ski jumper, formerly nordic combined skier from Finland. Known for winning the 2008–09 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup... Antti Kuisma Antti Kuisma Antti Kuisma, born February 23, 1978 in Jyväskylä) is a Nordic combined athlete from Finland who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the 4 x 5 km team event... Hannu Manninen Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tallus Jaakko Tapio Tallus is a nordic combined athlete from Finland who won gold and silver medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics...	Team Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Team The Men's team Nordic combined competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Pragelato, Italy. It was originally scheduled for 15 February, but high winds meant that only part of the ski jumping competition was completed on that day, with the conclusion, and the cross-country race, taking...	878.6	4	0:35	50:19.4 +26.8

Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		First round		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total	Rank
Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport...	Normal hill	133.5	3 PQ	134.5	2 Q	127.0	261.5	6
	Large hill	136.3	2 PQ	112.3	9 Q	121.8	234.1	9
Janne Happonen Janne Happonen Janne Mikael Happonen is a Finnish ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He represents Puijon Hiihtoseura as his ski club....	Normal hill	114.0	23 Q	116.0	26 Q	109.0	225.0	28
Matti Hautamäki Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.-Biography:Matti made his first ski-jumping attempts at the age of seven near his home town of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and his friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti followed them...	Normal hill	130.0	5 PQ	131.0	6 Q	134.5	265.5
	Large hill	129.6	5 PQ	117.3	7 Q	125.1	242.4	5
Risto Jussilainen Risto Jussilainen Risto Jussilainen is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....	Large hill	97.2	10 Q	91.7	35	Did not advance		35
Tami Kiuru Tami Kiuru Tami Petri Antero Kiuru is a retired Finnish ski jumper.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event. At the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2004 event, he won a bronze medal in the individual competition and a silver medal in the team...	Normal hill	125.0	8 Q	113.0	31	Did not advance		31
	Large hill	95.3	12 Q	108.6	13 Q	105.4	214.0	18
Tami Kiuru Tami Kiuru Tami Petri Antero Kiuru is a retired Finnish ski jumper.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event. At the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2004 event, he won a bronze medal in the individual competition and a silver medal in the team... Janne Happonen Janne Happonen Janne Mikael Happonen is a Finnish ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He represents Puijon Hiihtoseura as his ski club.... Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... Matti Hautamäki Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.-Biography:Matti made his first ski-jumping attempts at the age of seven near his home town of Oulu. When his older brother Jussi and his friend Lauri Hakola moved to Kuopio, Matti followed them...	Team	n/a		467.2	2 Q	509.4	976.6

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Snowboarding

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualifying run 1		Qualifying run 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Antti Autti Antti Autti Antti-Matias Antero Autti is a Finnish snowboarding star who shot to fame when he defeated big-name talents Danny Kass, Andy Finch, and Shaun White in the Men's Superpipe at the 2005 Winter X Games to claim the gold...	Men's halfpipe	43.5	2 Q	n/a		(28.2)	39.1	9
Janne Korpi Janne Korpi Janne Korpi is a Finnish snowboarder and harness racing driver.He competed for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics and Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics....	Men's halfpipe	9.2	42	33.5	14	Did not advance		20
Markku Koski Markku Koski Markku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films...	Men's halfpipe	20.2	28	40.6	3 Q	41.5	(31.4)
Risto Mattila Risto Mattila Risto Mattila is a Finnish snowboarder. He is an all-around rider, who has many achievements in half pipe, big air and in park riding contests. He has also made a name by having shots in the international snowboarding magazines...	Men's halfpipe	40.8	5 Q	n/a		(31.6)	35.8	10

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn't counted.

Parallel GS

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Niina Sarias	Women's parallel giant slalom Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom -Classification 5-8:The four quarterfinal losers entered the consolation bracket, where they raced for positions five through eight....	1:24.96	24	Did not advance				24

Speed skating

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Janne Hänninen Janne Hänninen Janne Hänninen is a former Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m.His personal bests on these distances are 35.00 , 1:08.45 , and 1:46.04...	Men's 500 m	35.58	35.67	1:11.25	15
	Men's 1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:10.83	25
Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89...	Men's 500 m	35.58	35.51	1:11.09	10
	Men's 1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:11.45	31
Mika Poutala Mika Poutala Mika Poutala is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport. He finished 22nd at Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres. He has a business education and is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	Men's 500 m	35.91	35.83	1:11.74	22
	Men's 1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:11.03	26
Risto Rosendahl	Men's 1000 m Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres The Men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.-Records:Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows....	n/a		1:12.60	37
	Men's 1500 m	n/a		1:49.51	24