Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Finland competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018.

Finland at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeFIN
NPCFinnish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympia.fi/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9-18 March 2018
Competitors13 in 5 sports
Flag bearerMatti Suur-Hamari
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Winter Paralympics appearances

Medalists

Finnish Paralympic Committee has announced a medal target of 3 medals,[1] which Finland managed to win.

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Santeri Kiiveri Super combined, standing 1:28.92 6 48.86 5 2:17.78 6
Downhill, standing N/A 1:30.64 13
Giant slalom, standing 1:08.64 8 1:07.62 7 2:16.26 6
Slalom, standing 49.61 6 50.14 4 1:39.75 4
Super-G, standing N/A 1:30.03 11

Biathlon

Men
Athlete Event Real Time Calculation Time Misses Result Rank
Juha Härkönen 7.5 km, standing 22:53.3 22:12.1 1 (0+1) 22:12.1 13
12.5 km, standing 45:04.1 43:43.0 0 (0+0+0+0) 43:43.0 10
15 km, standing 53:01.0 51:25.6 4 (1+1+0+2) 55:25.6 14
Women
Athlete Event Real Time Calculation Time Misses Result Rank
Sini Pyy 6 km, sitting Did not finish
12.5 km, sitting 1:03:24.1 59:35.9 7 (2+1+2+2) 1:06:35.9 14

Cross-country skiing

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Real Time Time Rank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
10 km classical, visually impaired 26:38.2 26:38.2 8
20 km free, visually impaired 54:10.5 54:10.5 10
Rudolf Klemetti
Guide: Jaakko Kallunki
10 km classical, visually impaired 29:05.4 29:05.4 14
20 km free, visually impaired 58:05.6 58:05.6 12
Ilkka Tuomisto 10 km classical, standing 27:10.0 24:43.3 5
Women
Athlete Event Real Time Time Rank
Sini Pyy 5 km, sitting 20:54.7 19:39.4 14
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Deficit Rank
Sini Pyy
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
Sini Pyy
Ilkka Tuomisto
4 x 2.5 km mixed relay 28:11.0 +3:39.1 10


Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Calculated Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
Sprint, visually impaired 3:52.10 3:52.10 7 Q 4:17.6 4 DNA
Rudolf Klemetti
Guide: Jaakko Kallunki
4:28.36 4:28.36 17 Did not advance
Ilkka Tuomisto Sprint, standing 4:03.91 3:41.96 7 Q 4:53.8 3 Q 4:20.8
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Calculated Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sini Pyy Sprint, sitting 4:10.54 3:55.51 13 Did not advance

Snowboarding

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Matti Suur-Hamari Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 51.05 51.64 49.51 49.51
Matti Sairanen Men's banked slalom SB-UL DNF DNF 1:02.45 1:02.45 20
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Matti Suur-Hamari Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 58.35 1:01.28 58.35 2 Q  Osharov (UKR)
W
 Murphy (NZL)
W
 Strong (USA)
W
 Gabel (USA)
W
Matti Sairanen Men's snowboard cross SB-UL 1:07.89 1:11.81 1:07.89 17 Did not advance 17

Wheelchair curling

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Tiebreaker Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
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Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Markku Karjalainen
Yrjö Jääskeläinen
Sari Karjalainen
Riitta Särösalo
Vesa Leppänen
Mixed SVK
L 6–7
NPA
L 5–12
GBR
L 2–9
CHN
L 4–6
USA
W 8–5
KOR
L 3–11
SUI
L 7–10
SWE
W 6–5
NOR
L 4–6
CAN
L 4–8
GER
L 4–8
11 Did not advance

Final round robin standings[2]

Key
Teams to playoffs
Pos
Country
Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends Shot %
1 South KoreaSeo Soon-seok926551383691166%
2 CanadaMark Ideson927445472862762%
3 ChinaWang Haitao928542433221667%
4 NorwayRune Lorentsen745557413551558%
5 Neutral Paralympic AthletesKonstantin Kurokhtin566163443722362%
6 SwitzerlandFelix Wagner565663364521161%
7 Great BritainAileen Neilson565753413362062%
8 GermanyChristiane Putzich565768373951654%
9 SlovakiaRadoslav Ďuriš476272394611157%
10 SwedenViljo Petersson Dahl47476629458857%
11 FinlandSari Karjalainen295387354611151%
12 United StatesKirk Black295863374531260%
Round-robin

Finland has a bye in draws 1, 3, 8, 11, 13 and 15.

See also

References

  1. "Kisajoukkue PyeongChang 2018 talviparalympialaisiin nimetty" (in Finnish). Finnish Paralympic Committee. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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