Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Finland
participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
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Round-robin
All times are local (UTC-8
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Standings
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Round-robin
All times are local (UTC-8
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Bronze medal game
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...
participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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| Snowboarding Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010.In each round of competition, each competitor performed two rides through the halfpipe. The highest-scoring run determined whether or not the competitor continued to the next round... |
Men's halfpipe Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010.In each round of competition, each competitor performed two rides through the halfpipe. The highest-scoring run determined whether or not the competitor continued to the next round... |
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| Pirjo Muranen 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 Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics The cross-country skiing competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were held at Whistler Olympic Park. The events were held between 15 and 28 February 2010.- Medal table :- Men's events :- Women's events :- Competition schedule :... |
Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay The women's 4 x 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 25 February at Whistler Olympic Park at 11:15 PST.... |
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| Finland women's national ice hockey team 2009–10 Finland women's ice hockey national team The 2009-10 Finland's Women's National Hockey team represented Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Prior to the games, the National team participated in various tournaments during the 2009-10 season. The team won the Bronze Medal medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics... |
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the... |
Women's tournament | |
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics The cross-country skiing competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were held at Whistler Olympic Park. The events were held between 15 and 28 February 2010.- Medal table :- Men's events :- Women's events :- Competition schedule :... |
30 kilometre classical Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical The women's 30 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on 27 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 11:45 PST.... |
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| Finland men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the... |
Men's tournament |
Alpine skiing
- Tanja PoutiainenTanja PoutiainenTanja Poutiainen is a Finnish alpine ski racer, the silver medalist in the women's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino....
- Sanni LeinonenSanni LeinonenSanni Maaria Leinonen is an alpine skier from Finland. She competes for Finland in technical events on the World Cup. She represented Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 30th place in the giant slalom. Her best result on the World Cup is a 7th place finish in the...
- Andreas RomarAndreas RomarAndreas Romar is a Finnish alpine skier. He represents Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
- Marcus SandellMarcus SandellMarcus Sandell is a Finnish alpine skier. He represents Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
Biathlon
- Timo Antila
- Mari Laukkanen
- Kaisa MäkäräinenKaisa MäkäräinenKaisa Leena Mäkäräinen is a Finnish biathlete, who currently competes for Kontiolahden Urheilijat. Outside of sports, Mäkäräinen is currently studying to be a Physics teacher at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu...
- Paavo PuurunenPaavo PuurunenPaavo 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...
Cross-country skiing
- Pirjo Muranen
- Virpi KuitunenVirpi KuitunenVirpi 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 Roponen
- Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
- Krista LähteenmäkiKrista LähteenmäkiKrista Lähteenmäki is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished 26th in the 30 km and 53rd in the 10 km event....
- Kirsi PeräläKirsi PeräläKirsi Perälä is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event....
- Riikka SarasojaRiikka SarasojaRiikka Sarasoja is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished eighth in the team sprint, 13th in the 30 km, 21st in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 31st in the 10 km events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009...
- Matti HeikkinenMatti HeikkinenMatti Heikkinen is a Finnish cross country skier and World Champion who has competed since 2002. Heikkinen won his first World Championship at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Holmenkollen 2011. Winning 15 km, he is the first Finnish men's World Champion for over a decade...
- Sami JauhojärviSami JauhojärviSami 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....
- Teemu KattilakoskiTeemu KattilakoskiTeemu 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...
- Juha LallukkaJuha LallukkaJuha Lallukka is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2001. He finished 34th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....
- Kalle LassilaKalle LassilaKalle Lassila is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished tenth in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....
- Lari LehtonenLari LehtonenLari Lehtonen is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 33rd in the 30 km mixed pursuit and 43rd in the 50 km event....
- Ville NousiainenVille NousiainenVille 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....
- Lasse PaakkonenLasse PaakkonenLasse Paakkonen is a Finnish cross country skier who has been competing since he was seven years old. He finished tenth in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....
- Matias Strandvall
- Jesse VäänänenJesse VäänänenJesse Väänänen is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He finished 22nd in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver....
Figure skating
Finland has qualified one entrant in men's singles and two in ladies singles, for a total of three athletes.| Athlete(s) | Event | / | / | Total | |||||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari is a Finnish figure skater. He is a seven-time Finnish national champion and has represented Finland at the World Figure Skating Championships... |
Men Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles The men's single skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum on February 16 and February 18 , 2010.-Short program results:-Free skate results:-Overall results:Referee:... |
44.62 | 30 | Did not qualify | 44.62 | 30 | |||
| 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 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010, with the free skating held on February 25, 2010.-Short program:... |
52.96 | 17 | 108.61 | 11 | 161.57 | 11 | ||
| Laura Lepistö Laura Lepistö Laura Anneli Lepistö is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2010 World bronze medalist, the 2009 European Champion and 2008 & 2010 Finnish national champion.-Personal life:Lepistö was born in Espoo, Finland.... |
Ladies' Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles The ladies' single skating competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The short program was held on February 23, 2010, with the free skating held on February 25, 2010.-Short program:... |
61.36 | 10 | 126.61 | 4 | 187.97 | 6 | ||
Freestyle skiing
- Juha HaukkalaJuha HaukkalaJuha Haukkala is a Finnish freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline.He made his World Cup debut in February 2003 in Les Contamines, and collected his first World Cup points in January 2004, with a 25th place in Laax and a 22nd place in Spindleruv Mlyn...
- Arttu Kiramo
- Tapio LuusuaTapio LuusuaTapio 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 :...
- Mikko RonkainenMikko RonkainenMikko 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 tournament
RosterGroup play
Finland played in Group C.Round-robin
All times are local (UTC-8
UTC-8
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Standings
Final rounds
QuarterfinalSemifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
RosterGroup play
Finland played in Group B.Round-robin
All times are local (UTC-8
UTC-8
UTC−08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −08. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Canada**Northwest Territories***Tungsten and the associated Cantung Mine*Mexico...
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Final rounds
SemifinalBronze medal game
Nordic combined
- Lauri AsikainenLauri AsikainenLauri Asikainen is a Finnish Nordic combined athlete. He made his senior Nordic combined debut in 2009, at the world championships in Liberec. He was previously a ski jumper, winning team bronze in 2007 at the World Junior Championships in Tarvisio.-External links:*...
- Anssi KoivurantaAnssi KoivurantaAnssi Koivuranta is a ski jumper, formerly nordic combined skier from Finland. Known for winning the 2008–09 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup...
- Hannu ManninenHannu ManninenHannu 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...
- Janne RyynänenJanne RyynänenJanne 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...
- Jaakko TallusJaakko TallusJaakko 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...
Ski jumping
- Janne AhonenJanne AhonenJanne 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...
- Janne HapponenJanne HapponenJanne Mikael Happonen is a Finnish ski jumper who has competed since 2002. He represents Puijon Hiihtoseura as his ski club....
- Matti HautamäkiMatti HautamäkiMatti 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...
- Kalle KeituriKalle KeituriKalle Keituri is a Finnish ski jumper, who competes since 2002. His current club is Lahden Hiihtoseura , his nicknames are K2ri, Kal-el and Kallemon....
- Harri OlliHarri OlliHarri Olli is a Finnish former ski jumper who has been competing on World Cup level since 2002. He is best known for his silver medal in the individual large hill at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo...
Snowboarding
- Peetu PiiroinenPeetu PiiroinenPeetu Piiroinen is a Finnish snowboarder.-Personal life:Living in Hyvinkää, Finland, with his home mountain being Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus, Peetu has been travelling the world competing since 1997....
- Janne KorpiJanne KorpiJanne 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....
- Markku KoskiMarkku KoskiMarkku 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...
- Markus MalinMarkus MalinMarkus Malin is a Finnish snowboarder. He competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the halfpipe, finishing 11th. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008-09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the...
- Ilona Ruotsalainen
Speed skating
- Mika PoutalaMika PoutalaMika 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 :...
- Pekka KoskelaPekka KoskelaPekka 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...
- Tuomas NieminenTuomas NieminenTuomas Nieminen is a Finnish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-External links:**...
- Markus Puolakka