Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Finland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Finland at the
2010 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Vancouver
Competitors95 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Ville Peltonen (opening)
Tanja Poutiainen (closing)
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverPeetu PiiroinenSnowboardingMen's halfpipe17 February
 BronzePirjo Muranen
Virpi Kuitunen
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen		Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 x 5 km relay25 February
 BronzeFinland women's national ice hockey team
 Ice hockeyWomen's tournament25 February
 BronzeAino-Kaisa SaarinenCross-country skiing30 km classical27 February
 BronzeFinland men's national ice hockey team
 Ice hockeyMen's tournament27 February

Review

The Finnish Olympic Committee had set a goal of 12 medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and considered the result of 5 medals far weaker than expected. By discipline, it summarized in its annual report: "The most positive results were achieved in ice hockey, snowboarding and figure skating, whereas the performances in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and biathlon were clearly below the expected."[1]

The central conclusions drawn by the Olympic committee on coaching issues on which to take action towards 2014 were:[2]

  • The role and leadership of head coaches were weak.
  • The competence of the coaching of national sports federations was inadequate.
  • The ratio of decentralized and centralized exercise was distorted.
  • Know-how in mental training was weak.
  • The emphasis of ski maintenance has elevated in winter sports.

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete[3] Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Total Rank
Andreas Romar Men's downhill n/a 1:58.71 42
Men's super-G n/a Did not finish
Men's giant slalom 1:19.79 1:22.52 2:42.31 30
Men's slalom Did not finish
Men's combined 2:00.89 Did not finish
Marcus Sandell Men's giant slalom 1:18.58 Did not finish
Sanni Leinonen Women's giant slalom 1:18.38 1:14.06 2:32.44 30
Women's slalom Did not finish
Tanja Poutiainen Women's giant slalom 1:16.16 1:12.01 2:28.17 13
Women's slalom 52.46 Did not finish

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete[3] Event Final
Time Misses Rank
Timo Antila Men's sprint 26:37.4 1 19
Men's pursuit 38:22.1 6 52
Men's individual 54:22.7 5 56
Mari Laukkanen Women's sprint 22:45.0 4 68
Women's individual 45:36.4 3 43
Kaisa Mäkäräinen Women's sprint 22:27.3 3 59
Women's pursuit 34:50.0 2 45
Women's individual 45:46.4 4 46
Paavo Puurunen Men's sprint 28:04.8 4 73
Men's individual 54:15.7 3 15

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Distance
Men
Athlete[3] Event Final
Time Rank
Matti Heikkinen 15 km freestyle 28:32.3 5
30 km pursuit Did not finish
Sami Jauhojärvi 30 km pursuit Did not finish
50 km classical 2:06:43.2 20
Teemu Kattilakoski 15 km freestyle 35:06.8 27
Juha Lallukka 15 km freestyle 35:28.8 34
Lari Lehtonen 30 km pursuit 1:20:34.5 33
50 km classical 2:16:26.2 43
Ville Nousiainen 15 km freestyle 34:45.5 13
30 km pursuit Did not finish
50 km classical 2:11:38.0 37
Sami Jauhojärvi
Matti Heikkinen
Teemu Kattilakoski
Ville Nousiainen		 4 x 10 km relay 1:45:30.3 5
Women
Athlete[3] Event Final
Time Rank
Virpi Kuitunen 30 km classical 1:33:36.7 13
Krista Lähteenmäki 10 km freestyle 27:49.4 52
30 km classical 1:35:08.4 25
Pirjo Muranen 15 km pursuit 42:50.5 30
Riitta-Liisa Roponen 10 km freestyle 25:24.3 6
15 km pursuit 42:14.3 19
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 10 km freestyle 25:59.5 15
15 km pursuit 40:40.6 5
30 km classical 1:31:38.7
Riikka Sarasoja 10 km freestyle 26:50.2 31
15 km pursuit 42:24.4 21
30 km classical 1:33:33.2 12
Pirjo Muranen
Virpi Kuitunen
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen		 4 x 5 km relay 55:49.9
Sprint
Athlete[3] Event Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank Total Rank
Sami Jauhojärvi Men's sprint 3:39.57 21 Q 3:36.9 2 Q 3:39.6 6 Did not advance
Virpi Kuitunen Women's sprint 3:43.72 6 Q 3:39.9 2 Q 3:46.4 5 Did not advance
Kalle Lassila Men's sprint 3:39.12 19 Q 3:42.2 2 Q 3:43.7 5 Did not advance
Pirjo Muranen Women's sprint 3:46.04 15 Q 3:41.7 5 Did not advance
Kirsi Perälä Women's sprint 3:48.08 20 Q 3:39.7 4 Did not advance
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Women's sprint 3:38.82 2 Q 3:40.7 3 Did not advance
Matias Strandvall Men's sprint 3:42.74 37 Did not advance
Jesse Väänänen Men's sprint 3:39.21 20 Q 3:38.7 5 Did not advance
Ville Nousiainen
Lasse Paakkonen		 Men's team sprint n/a 3:12.8 5 Q 3:17.6 10
Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Riikka Sarasoja		 Women's team sprint n/a 3:02.6 5 Q 3:00.9 8

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Finland has qualified one entrant in men's singles and two in ladies singles, for a total of three athletes.[4]

Athlete(s) Event CD SP/OD FS/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari Men 44.62 30 Did not qualify 44.62 30
Kiira Korpi Ladies' 52.96 17 108.61 11 161.57 11
Laura Lepistö Ladies' 61.36 10 126.61 4 187.97 6

Freestyle skiing
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete[3] Event Qualifying Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Arttu Kiramo Men's moguls 23.78 12 Q 22.76 16
Tapio Luusua Men's moguls 22.83 21 Did not advance
Mikko Ronkainen Men's moguls 23.00 20 Q 23.50 14
Ski cross
Athlete[3] Event Qualifying 1/8 finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Juha Haukkala Men's ski cross 1:14.66 22 Q 3 Did not advance

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Men's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the Finnish roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
33GNiklas Bäckström185 cm (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb)13 February 1978Helsinki Minnesota Wild (NHL)
34GMiikka Kiprusoff188 cm (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)26 October 1976Turku Calgary Flames (NHL)
30GAntero Niittymäki185 cm (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)18 June 1980Turku Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
5DLasse Kukkonen183 cm (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)18 September 1981Oulu Avangard Omsk (KHL)
18DSami Lepistö183 cm (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)17 October 1984Espoo Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
32DToni Lydman185 cm (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb)25 September 1977Lahti Buffalo Sabres (NHL)
21DJanne Niskala184 cm (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)22 September 1981Västerås, Sweden Frölunda Indians (SEL)
25DJoni Pitkänen191 cm (6 ft 3 in)97 kg (214 lb)19 September 1983Oulu Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
6DSami Salo191 cm (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)2 September 1974Turku Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
44DKimmo Timonen – A178 cm (5 ft 10 in)88 kg (194 lb)18 March 1975Kuopio Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
51FValtteri Filppula183 cm (6 ft 0 in)88 kg (194 lb)20 March 1984Vantaa Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
10FNiklas Hagman183 cm (6 ft 0 in)93 kg (205 lb)5 December 1979Helsinki Calgary Flames (NHL)
62FJarkko Immonen183 cm (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb)19 April 1982Rantasalmi Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
12FOlli Jokinen191 cm (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)5 December 1978Kuopio New York Rangers (NHL)
39FNiko Kapanen175 cm (5 ft 9 in)82 kg (181 lb)29 April 1978Hattula Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
9FMikko Koivu188 cm (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)12 March 1983Turku Minnesota Wild (NHL)
11FSaku Koivu – C178 cm (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)23 November 1974Turku Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
26FJere Lehtinen183 cm (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)24 June 1973Espoo Dallas Stars (NHL)
20FAntti Miettinen183 cm (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)3 July 1980Hämeenlinna Minnesota Wild (NHL)
16FVille Peltonen178 cm (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)24 May 1973Vantaa Dynamo Minsk (KHL)
37FJarkko Ruutu185 cm (6 ft 1 in)93 kg (205 lb)23 August 1975Vantaa Ottawa Senators (NHL)
15FTuomo Ruutu185 cm (6 ft 1 in)96 kg (212 lb)16 February 1983Vantaa Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
8FTeemu Selänne – A183 cm (6 ft 0 in)93 kg (205 lb)3 July 1970Helsinki Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Group play

Finland played in Group C.

Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

17 February 2010
12:00		Finland 5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 BelarusCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,639
19 February 2010
21:00		Finland 5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 GermanyCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,662
21 February 2010
21:00		Sweden 3–0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,410
Standings
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3300092+79
 Finland 32001104+66
 Belarus 31002812−43
 Germany 30003312−90

Final rounds
Quarterfinal
24 February 2010
19:00		Finland 2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)		 Czech RepublicUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,461
Semifinal
26 February 2010
12:00		United States 6–1
(6–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 FinlandCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,602
Bronze medal game
27 February 2010
19:00		 Finland 5–3
(1–0, 0–3, 4–0)		 SlovakiaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 17,322

Women's tournament
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

The following is the Finnish roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6]

Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
GMira Kuisma168656 May 1987KuopioOulun Kärpät
GNoora Räty1646829 May 1989EspooMinnesota Golden Gophers
GAnna Vanhatalo1786529 February 1984HelsinkiEspoo Blues
DJenni Hiirikoski – A1616030 March 1987LempääläIlves Tampere
DEmma Laaksonen – C1595917 December 1981Washington, D.C., United StatesEspoo Blues
DRosa Lindstedt1867824 January 1988YlöjärviIlves Tampere
DTerhi Mertanen166684 April 1981JoensuuEspoo Blues
DHeidi Pelttari166692 August 1985TampereIlves Tampere
DMariia Posa1645821 February 1988HyvinkääMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
DSaija Sirviö1726229 December 1982OuluOulun Kärpät
FAnne Helin1706828 January 1987HelsinkiOulun Kärpät
FVenla Hovi1696228 October 1987TampereIlves Tampere
FMichelle Karvinen1667027 March 1990Rødovre, DenmarkHC Rødovre
FAnnina Rajahuhta164628 March 1989HelsinkiIlves Tampere
FKaroliina Rantamäki1636523 February 1978EspooSKIF Nizhny Novgorod
FMari Saarinen1726730 July 1981KangasalaIlves Tampere
FNina Tikkinen170676 February 1987SaloMinnesota State Mavericks
FMinnamari Tuominen1656726 June 1990HelsinkiOhio State Buckeyes
FSaara Tuominen – A169651 January 1986YlöjärviMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
FMarjo Voutilainen1687022 March 1981KuopioEspoo Blues
FLinda Välimäki1656231 May 1990YlöjärviIlves Tampere

Group play

Finland played in Group B.

Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 33000311309
 Finland 3200178−16
 Russia 31002319−163
 China 30003316−130
Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

14 February 2010
16:30		Finland 5–1
(1–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 RussiaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,275
16 February 2010
19:00		Finland 2–1
(0–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 ChinaUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,317
18 February 2010
14:30		United States 6–0
(4–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 FinlandUBC Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,398

Final rounds
Semifinal
22 February 2010
17:00		Finland 0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)		 CanadaCanada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,324
Bronze medal game
25 February 2010
11:00		Sweden 2–3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 Finland Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver
Attendance: 16,398

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Jaakko Tallus in individual large hill/10 km.
Athlete[3] Event Ski Jumping Cross-Country
Points Rank Deficit Time Rank
Anssi Koivuranta Individual normal hill/10 km 122.0 8 0:54 25:22.9 8
Individual large hill/10 km 66.3 44 4:03 Did not finish
Hannu Manninen Individual normal hill/10 km 116.0 22 1:18 25:12.4 13
Individual large hill/10 km 107.7 16 1:17 24:49.0 4
Janne Ryynänen Individual normal hill/10 km 135.5 1 - 27:21.6 26
Individual large hill/10 km 117.0 3 0:40 26:00.9 12
Jaakko Tallus Individual normal hill/10 km 119.5 19 1:04 27:21.1 38
Individual large hill/10 km 95.8 25 2:05 26:51.1 32
 Finland
Anssi Koivuranta
Hannu Manninen
Janne Ryynänen
Jaakko Tallus		 Team 507.0
132.0
120.5
134.2
120.3		 1 - 51:53.1
13:12.9
13:20.8
12:32.6
12:46.8		 7

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete[3] Event Qualifying First Round Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Total Rank
Janne Ahonen Normal hill Prequalified 129.5 5 Q 133.5 263.0 4
Large hill Prequalified 111.0 16 Q 111.0 DNS 31
Janne Happonen Normal hill 133.0 8 Q 117.5 25 Q 124.0 241.5 19
Large hill 128.4 13 Q Disqualified
Matti Hautamäki Large hill Prequalified 121.5 7 Q 131.0 252.5 6
Kalle Keituri Normal hill 130.0 11 Q 116.0 27 Q 122.0 238.0 22
Harri Olli Normal hill 133.5 6 Q Disqualified
Large hill 135.6 9 Q 95.6 30 Q 122.2 217.8 18
 Finland
Matti Hautamäki
Janne Happonen
Kalle Keituri
Harri Olli		 Team n/a 490.2
129.8
109.5
108.4
131.7		 4 Q 524.4
123.5
112.2
126.6
132.1		 1014.6 4

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

Snowboarding
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Halfpipe
Athlete[3] Event Qualifying Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Rank Run 1 Run 2 Rank Run 1 Run 2 Rank
Janne Korpi Men's halfpipe 26.5 15.6 11 Did not advance 24
Markku Koski Men's halfpipe 36.9 41.3 4 QF Advanced to final 39.0 25.4 8
Markus Malin Men's halfpipe 32.8 36.7 8 QS 42.9 21.9 1 Q 16.7 18.6 11
Peetu Piiroinen Men's halfpipe 44.0 45.1 1 Q Advanced to final 40.8 45.0
Parallel GS
Athlete[3] Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Opposition
Time		 Rank
Ilona Ruotsalainen Women's parallel giant slalom 1:26.66 23 Did not advance 23

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Athlete[3] Event Race 1 Race 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pekka Koskela Men's 500 m 35.943 28 36.535 36 72.478 33
Tuomas Nieminen Men's 500 m 35.940 27 36.047 27 71.987 27
Men's 1000 m n/a 1:12.26 34
Mika Poutala Men's 500 m 34.863 1 35.181 11 70.044 5
Men's 1000 m n/a 1:09.85 8
Markus Puolakka Men's 500 m 36.152 32 36.204 31 72.356 30

See also

References
  1. Finnish Olympic Committee (1 June 2011). "Vuosikertomus 2010" [Annual Report 2010] (PDF). Helsinki: Finnish Olympic Committee. p. 6. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. Finnish Olympic Committee (1 June 2011). "Vuosikertomus 2010" [Annual Report 2010] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Olympic Committee. p. 25. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. "Vancouver 2010 Official Report - Volume 2" (PDF). Vancouver Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. "International Skating Union Communication No. 1589: Olympic Winter Games 2010 - Entries/Participation Single & Pair Skatng [sic] And Ice Dance". International Skating Union. 28 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  5. "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Finland Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee.
  6. Women National Team - Olympic Games 6.2.2010-28.2.2010, Finnish Ice Hockey Association, 13 January 2010.
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