Finland was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Finnish Olympic Committee.
In total, 85 athletes including 51 men and 34 women represented Finland in 10 different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, snowboarding and speed skating.
Finland won a total of 12 medals at the games including two gold, four silver and six bronze. Three of the medals came in cross-country skiing, two each in freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined and Ski jumping and one in biathlon. Cross-country skier Mika Myllylä was the most successful Finnish athlete at the games, winning one gold and two bronze medals.
Competitors In total, 85 athletes represented Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across 10 different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 3 2 5Biathlon 5 2 7Cross-country skiing 5 6 11Figure skating 0 1 1Freestyle skiing 3 1 4Ice hockey 22 20 42Nordic combined 4 – 4Ski jumping 4 – 4Snowboarding 4 2 6Speed skating 1 0 1 Total 51 34 85
Medalists Finland won a total of 12 medals at the games including two gold, four silver and six bronze. MedalNameSportEventDate Cross-country skiing Men's 30 kilometre classical 9 February Ski jumping Normal hill individual 11 February Freestyle skiing Men's moguls 11 February Nordic combined Individual 14 February Ski jumping Large hill individual 15 February Nordic combined Team 20 February Freestyle skiing Men's moguls 11 February Cross-country skiing Men's 10 kilometre classical 12 February Finland women's national ice hockey team Ice hockey Women's tournament 17 February Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay 18 February Biathlon Men's sprint 18 February Finland men's national ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's tournament 21 February
Alpine skiing
In total, five Finnish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Mika Marila, Kalle Palander, Tanja Poutiainen, Henna Raita and Sami Uotila.
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankMika MarilaMen's giant slalomDNF–DNF–Kalle Palander1:24.02DNFDNF–Sami Uotila1:23.431:20.022:43.4519Sami UotilaMen's slalomDNF–DNF–Mika MarilaDNF–DNF–Kalle Palander56.3755.441:51.819Henna RaitaWomen's giant SlalomDNF–DNF–Tanja Poutiainen1:24.901:36.763:01.6626Tanja PoutiainenWomen's slalom48.0649.451:37.5118Henna Raita47.18DNFDNF–
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AthleteSlalomDownhillTotalTime 1Time 2TimeTotal timeRankKalle PalanderDNF––DNF–
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Biathlon
In total, seven Finnish athletes participated in the biathlon events – Harri Eloranta, Vesa Hietalahti, Katja Holanti, Mari Lampinen, Olli-Pekka Peltola, Paavo Puurunen and Ville Räikkönen.
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km SprintHarri Eloranta229:21.820Paavo Puurunen028:44.09Ville Räikkönen128:21.7
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EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank20 kmVesa HietalahtiDNF–DNF–Ville Räikkönen57:25.331'00:25.327Paavo Puurunen57:11.731'00:11.723
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AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankVille RäikkönenPaavo PuurunenHarri ElorantaOlli-Pekka Peltola21'25:01.48
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EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank7.5 km SprintKatja Holanti225:46.246Mari Lampinen023:55.28
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EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank15 kmKatja Holanti58:50.931'01:50.945Mari Lampinen55:55.251'00:55.232
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.
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Cross-country skiing
In total, 11 Finnish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Juha Alm, Jari Isometsä, Milla Jauho, Harri Kirvesniemi, Mika Myllylä, Anita Nyman, Kati Pulkkinen, Tuulikki Pyykkönen, Sami Repo, Satu Salonen and Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen.
EventAthleteRaceTimeRankMen's 10 km CSami Repo28:51.318Jari Isometsä28:36.715Harri Kirvesniemi28:22.513Mika Myllylä27:40.1Men's 15 km pursuit1 FSami Repo42:38.920Jari Isometsä40:55.48Mika Myllylä40:26.66Men's 30 km CSami Repo1'42:16.834Harri Kirvesniemi1'37:45.96Jari Isometsä1'36:51.44Mika Myllylä1;33:55.8Men's 50 km FJuha Alm2'25:00.254Men's 4 × 10 km relayHarri KirvesniemiMika MyllyläSami RepoJari Isometsä1'42:15.5Women's 5 km CKati Pulkkinen19:48.057Anita Nyman19:45.056Satu Salonen18:43.418Tuulikki Pyykkönen18:42.817Women's 10 km pursuit2 FKati Pulkkinen33:43.551Anita Nyman32:53.744Satu Salonen30:32.016Women's 15 km CKati Sundqvist-Venäläinen52:14.141Milla Jauho51:38.631Satu Salonen49:27.618Tuulikki Pyykkönen49:13.512Women's 30 km FMilla Jauho1'35:39.250Women's 4 × 5 km relayTuulikki PyykkönenMilla JauhoSatu SalonenAnita Nyman57:34.37
1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
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Figure skating
In total, one Finnish athlete participated in the figure skating events – Alisa Drei in the women's singles.
AthleteSPFSTFPRank Alisa Drei201929.021
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Freestyle skiing
In total, four Finnish athletes participated in the freestyle skiing events – Janne Lahtela, Lauri Lassila and Sami Mustonen in the men's moguls and Minna Karhu in the women's moguls.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimePointsRankTimePointsRankLauri LassilaMen's moguls29.0324.539 Q26.1725.435Sami Mustonen27.4725.163 Q26.7725.76Janne Lahtela27.5825.432 Q25.3026.00Minna KarhuWomen's moguls35.4022.3910 Q33.6523.836
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Ice hockey
In total, 42 Finnish athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Aki-Petteri Berg, Tuomas Grönman, Raimo Helminen, Sami Kapanen, Saku Koivu, Jari Kurri, Janne Laukkanen, Jere Lehtinen, Juha Lind, Jyrki Lumme, Jarmo Myllys, Mika Nieminen, Janne Niinimaa, Teppo Numminen, Ville Peltonen, Kimmo Rintanen, Teemu Selänne, Ari Sulander, Jukka Tammi, Esa Tikkanen, Kimmo Timonen, Antti Törmänen and Juha Ylönen in the men's competition and Sari Fisk, Kirsi Hänninen, Satu Huotari, Marianne Ihalainen, Johanna Ikonen, Sari Krooks, Emma Laaksonen, Sanna Lankosaari, Katja Lehto, Marika Lehtimäki, Riikka Nieminen, Marja-Helena Pälvilä, Tuula Puputti, Karoliina Rantamäki, Tiia Reima, Katja Riipi, Päivi Salo, Maria Selin, Liisa-Maria Sneck and Petra Vaarakallio in the women's competition.
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Quarter-final
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Semi-final
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Bronze medal match
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Bronze medal match
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Nordic combined
In total, four Finnish athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Samppa Lajunen, Hannu Manninen, Jari Mantila and Tapio Nurmela in the individual competition and the team competition.
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankHannu ManninenIndividual207.02043:51.011Jari Mantila212.01746:10.627Tapio Nurmela213.51444:31.615Samppa Lajunen230.5641:48.6
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AthletesEventSki jumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankSamppa LajunenJari MantilaTapio NurmelaHannu ManninenTeam906.0155:30.4
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Ski jumping
In total, four Finnish athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Janne Ahonen, Mika Laitinen, Ari-Pekka Nikkola and Jani Soininen in the normal hill individual, large hill individual and the large hill team.
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsPointsRankMika LaitinenNormal hill82.5100.517 Q81.598.5199.020Ari-Pekka Nikkola83.0101.515 Q83.5104.0205.515Janne Ahonen86.5110.08 Q91.5121.5231.54Jani Soininen90.0118.52 Q89.0116.0234.5Janne AhonenLarge hill106.091.337did not advanceAri-Pekka Nikkola108.594.331did not advanceMika Laitinen119.5114.69 Q115.5107.9222.518Jani Soininen129.5130.63 Q126.5130.2260.8
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AthletesResultPointsRankAri-Pekka NikkolaMika LaitinenJanne AhonenJani Soininen833.95
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Snowboarding
In total, six Finnish athletes participated in the snowboarding events – Markus Hurme, Sebu Kuhlberg, Aleksi Litovaara and Jussi Oksanen in the men's halfpipe and Minna Hesso and Satu Järvelä in the women's halfpipe.
AthleteEventQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankSebu KuhlbergMen's halfpipe33.42339.74 QF76.67Aleksi Litovaara39.05 QF 71.914Jussi Oksanen39.73 QF 73.611Markus Hurme41.11 QF 73.013Satu JärveläWomen's halfpipe31.81132.09did not advanceMinna Hesso34.2535.13 QF70.86
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Speed skating
In total, one Finnish athletes participated in the speed skating events – Janne Hänninen in the men's 500 m and the men's 1000 m.
EventAthleteRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank500 mJanne Hänninen36.581736.461973.04181,000 m1:12.5521
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External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com
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