Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports. Torino-Kisavisut - Joukkue lajeittain , from Suomen Olympiakomitea (Finnish Olympic Committee), retrieved 26 January 2006.
Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier and a defending Olympic champion, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom 24 February Wille MäkeläKalle KiiskinenTeemu SaloJani Sullanmaa Curling Men's 24 February Freestyle skiing Men's moguls 15 February Ice hockey Men's competition 26 February Ski jumping Normal hill 12 February Janne HapponenMatti HautamäkiTami KiuruSki jumping Men's team 20 February Virpi Kuitunen Cross-country skiing Women's team sprint 14 February Anssi KoivurantaJaakko TallusHannu Manninen Nordic combined Team 16 February Snowboarding Men's halfpipe 12 February
Alpine skiing
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3TotalRankKalle PalanderMen's giant slalom1:18.221:18.60n/a2:36.829Men's slalom53.38disqualifiedTanja PoutiainenWomen's giant slalom1:01.211:08.65n/a2:09.86Women's slalom43.0547.74n/a1:30.796Henna RaitaWomen's slalom44.2948.04n/a1:32.3320Jukka RajalaMen's giant slalom1:20.171:21.23n/a2:41.4022Men's slalomdid 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 was the only Finnish biathlete who competed in Torino. Torino-Kisasivut - Ampumahiihto , from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankPaavo PuurunenMen's sprint28:57.3246Men's pursuit38:01.28322Men's mass start47:43.704Men's individual56:38.9112
Cross-country skiing
Six men and six women participated in the cross-country skiing events, Torino-Kisasivut - Maastohiihto , from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006. making the cross-country skiing squad the largest squad for any individual sport. Distance
Men AthleteEventFinalTotalRankSami Jauhojärvi15 km classical 39:15.3 930 km pursuit 1:17:58.1 20Teemu Kattilakoski50 km freestyle 2:09:26.2 43Ville Nousiainen50 km freestyle Did not finishOlli Ohtonen15 km classical 41:47.4 4830 kilometre pursuit Did not start50 km freestyle 2:11:54.7 52Lauri Pyykönen15 km classical 42:10.4 55Tero Similä15 km classical 40:44.5 3230 km pursuit 1:20:04.5 34Sami JauhojärviTero SimiläOlli OhtonenTeemu Kattilakoski4 x 10 km relay 40:44.5 10
Women AthleteEventFinalTotalRankElina Hietamäki15 km pursuit 46:20.5 33Virpi Kuitunen10 km classical 28:51.4 930 km freestyle Did not finishRiitta-Liisa Lassila10 km classical 30:28.4 3515 km pursuit 44:06.1 1330 km freestyle 1:26:55.4 23Aino-Kaisa Saarinen10 km classical 28:29.6 730 km freestyle 1:25:41.8 17Kirsi Välimaa15 km pursuit 46:25.6 34Kati Venäläinen10 km classical 31:04.9 4330 km freestyle Did not finishAino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi KuitunenRiitta-Liisa LassilaKati Venäläinen4 x 5 km relay 55:55.8 7
Sprint AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankElina HietamäkiWomen's sprint 2:20.49 42 Did not advance 42Sami JauhojärviMen's sprint 2:28.42 61 Did not advance 61Virpi KuitunenWomen's sprint 2:14.83 7 Q 2:16.2 2 Q 2:16.3 3 Final B 2:18.1 5Keijo KurttilaMen's sprint 2:19.94 22 Q 2:25.1 5 Did not advance 23Lauri PyykönenMen's sprint 2:20.21 26 Q 2:28.6 6 Did not advance 27Aino-Kaisa SaarinenWomen's sprint 2:15.75 11 Q 2:20.7 6 Did not advance 26Kati VenäläinenWomen's sprint 2:17.29 24 Q 2:18.1 6 Did not advance 29Keijo KurttilaLauri PyykönenMen's team sprint n/a 17:21.5 4 Q 17:39.2 5Virpi KuitunenAino-Kaisa SaarinenWomen's team sprint n/a 17:16.8 1 Q 16:39.2
Curling
Men's
: Markku Uusipaavalniemi (skip), Wille Mäkelä, Kalle Kiiskinen, Teemu Salo, Jani Sullanmaa (alternate)
Finland sent a men's curling team to the Olympics, Torino-Kisasivut - Curling , from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006. the same team which finished fifth at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
Round-robin Draw 1 ;Draw 2 ;Draw 4 ;Draw 5 ;Draw 7 ;Draw 8 ;Draw 9 ;Draw 10 ;Draw 11
Standings RankTeamSkipWonLost1Markku Uusipaavalniemi722Brad Gushue633Pete Fenson634David Murdoch635Pål Trulsen546Ralph Stockli547Joel Retornaz458Peter Lindholm369Andy Kapp3610Sean Becker09
Playoffs Semifinal ;Final
Figure skating
Susanna Pöykiö and Kiira Korpi were selected for the women's competition. Pöykiö has won a silver at the 2005 European Figure Skating Championships (held in Torino), while Korpi's best European placing prior to the Olympics was sixth. Torino-Kisasivut - Taitoluistelu , from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
AthleteEventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankKiira KorpiLadies'n/a44.8420 Q92.3614137.2016Susanna PöykiöLadies'n/a53.7412 Q89.4815143.2213
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. Torino-Kisasivut - Freestylehiihto , from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006. Since only four entrants were allowed, Tapio Luusua ended up as an alternate.
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankJanne LahtelaMen's moguls23.7710 Q22.6516Juuso LahtelaMen's moguls22.3119 Q24.428Sami MustonenMen's moguls21.5722did not advanceMikko RonkainenMen's moguls23.3813 Q26.62
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
Round-robin
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
Round-robin
Medal round
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankAnssi KoivurantaSprint121.530:1719:17.7 +48.711Individual Gundersen220.5182:4843:37.3 +3:52.725Antti KuismaIndividual Gundersen217.5223:0042:33.8 +2:49.217Hannu ManninenSprint108.3161:1019:21.0 +52.012Individual Gundersen238.081:3841:20.2 +1:35.69Janne RyynänenSprint102.5291:3320:47.6 +2:18.637Jaakko TallusSprint120.940:1918:58.1 +29.15Individual Gundersen257.030:2240:01.9 +17.35Anssi KoivurantaAntti KuismaHannu ManninenJaakko TallusTeam878.640:3550:19.4 +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
AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankJanne AhonenNormal hill133.53 PQ134.52 Q127.0261.56Large hill136.32 PQ112.39 Q121.8234.19Janne HapponenNormal hill114.023 Q116.026 Q109.0225.028Matti HautamäkiNormal hill130.05 PQ131.06 Q134.5265.5Large hill129.65 PQ117.37 Q125.1242.45 Risto JussilainenLarge hill97.210 Q91.735did not advance35Tami KiuruNormal hill125.08 Q113.031did not advance31Large hill95.312 Q108.613 Q105.4214.018Tami KiuruJanne HapponenJanne AhonenMatti HautamäkiTeamn/a467.22 Q509.4976.6
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Snowboarding
Halfpipe AthleteEventQualifying run 1Qualifying run 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankRun 1Run 2RankAntti AuttiMen's halfpipe43.52 Qn/a(28.2)39.15Janne KorpiMen's halfpipe9.24233.514did not advance20Markku KoskiMen's halfpipe20.22840.63 Q41.5(31.4)Risto MattilaMen's halfpipe40.85 Qn/a(31.6)35.810
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 AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankNiina SariasWomen's parallel giant slalom1:24.9624did not advance24
Speed skating
AthleteEventRace 1FinalTimeRankTimeRankJanne HänninenMen's 500 m35.5835.671:11.2515Men's 1000 mn/a1:10.8325Pekka KoskelaMen's 500 m35.5835.511:11.0910Men's 1000 mn/a1:11.4531Mika PoutalaMen's 500 m35.9135.831:11.7422Men's 1000 mn/a1:11.0326Risto RosendahlMen's 1000 mn/a1:12.6037Men's 1500 mn/a1:49.5124
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