Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | FIN |
NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
Website | sport |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 102 in 11 sports |
Flag bearers | Janne Lahtela (opening)[1] Markku Uusipaavalniemi (closing)[2] |
Medals Ranked 19th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.[3]
Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier and a defending Olympic champion, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
Kalle Palander | Men's giant slalom | 1:18.22 | 1:18.60 | n/a | 2:36.82 | 9 |
Men's slalom | 53.38 | Disqualified | ||||
Tanja Poutiainen | Women's giant slalom | 1:01.21 | 1:08.65 | n/a | 2:09.86 | ![]() |
Women's slalom | 43.05 | 47.74 | n/a | 1:30.79 | 6 | |
Henna Raita | Women's slalom | 44.29 | 48.04 | n/a | 1:32.33 | 20 |
Jukka Rajala | Men's giant slalom | 1:20.17 | 1:21.23 | n/a | 2:41.40 | 22 |
Men's slalom | Did 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.[4]
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Misses | Rank | ||
Paavo Puurunen | Men's sprint | 28:57.3 | 2 | 46 |
Men's pursuit | 38:01.28 | 3 | 22 | |
Men's mass start | 47:43.7 | 0 | 4 | |
Men's individual | 56:38.9 | 1 | 12 |
Cross-country skiing
Six men and six women participated in the cross-country skiing events,[5] making the cross-country skiing squad the largest squad for any individual sport.
- Distance
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Sami Jauhojärvi | 15 km classical | 39:15.3 | 9 |
30 km pursuit | 1:17:58.1 | 20 | |
Teemu Kattilakoski | 50 km freestyle | 2:09:26.2 | 43 |
Ville Nousiainen | 50 km freestyle | Did not finish | |
Olli Ohtonen | 15 km classical | 41:47.4 | 48 |
30 kilometre pursuit | Did not start | ||
50 km freestyle | 2:11:54.7 | 52 | |
Lauri Pyykönen | 15 km classical | 42:10.4 | 55 |
Tero Similä | 15 km classical | 40:44.5 | 32 |
30 km pursuit | 1:20:04.5 | 34 | |
Sami Jauhojärvi Tero Similä Olli Ohtonen Teemu Kattilakoski |
4 x 10 km relay | 40:44.5 | 10 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Elina Hietamäki | 15 km pursuit | 46:20.5 | 33 |
Virpi Kuitunen | 10 km classical | 28:51.4 | 9 |
30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
Riitta-Liisa Lassila | 10 km classical | 30:28.4 | 35 |
15 km pursuit | 44:06.1 | 13 | |
30 km freestyle | 1:26:55.4 | 23 | |
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 10 km classical | 28:29.6 | 7 |
30 km freestyle | 1:25:41.8 | 17 | |
Kirsi Välimaa | 15 km pursuit | 46:25.6 | 34 |
Kati Venäläinen | 10 km classical | 31:04.9 | 43 |
30 km freestyle | Did not finish | ||
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Lassila Kati Venäläinen |
4 x 5 km relay | 55:55.8 | 7 |
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Elina Hietamäki | Women's sprint | 2:20.49 | 42 | Did not advance | 42 | ||||
Sami Jauhojärvi | Men's sprint | 2:28.42 | 61 | Did not advance | 61 | ||||
Virpi Kuitunen | Women's sprint | 2:14.83 | 7 Q | 2:16.2 | 2 Q | 2:16.3 | 3 | Final B 2:18.1 |
5 |
Keijo Kurttila | Men's sprint | 2:19.94 | 22 Q | 2:25.1 | 5 | Did not advance | 23 | ||
Lauri Pyykönen | Men's sprint | 2:20.21 | 26 Q | 2:28.6 | 6 | Did not advance | 27 | ||
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Women's sprint | 2:15.75 | 11 Q | 2:20.7 | 6 | Did not advance | 26 | ||
Kati Venäläinen | Women's sprint | 2:17.29 | 24 Q | 2:18.1 | 6 | Did not advance | 29 | ||
Keijo Kurttila Lauri Pyykönen |
Men's team sprint | n/a | 17:21.5 | 4 Q | 17:39.2 | 5 | |||
Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen |
Women'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,[6] the same team which finished fifth at the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
- Round-robin
- Draw 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
;Draw 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
;Draw 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
;Draw 5
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
;Draw 7
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
;Draw 8
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
;Draw 9
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
;Draw 10
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
;Draw 11
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
- Standings
Rank | Team | Skip | Won | Lost |
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1 | ![]() |
Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 7 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
Brad Gushue | 6 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
Pete Fenson | 6 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
David Murdoch | 6 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
Pål Trulsen | 5 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
Ralph Stockli | 5 | 4 |
7 | ![]() |
Joel Retornaz | 4 | 5 |
8 | ![]() |
Peter Lindholm | 3 | 6 |
9 | ![]() |
Andy Kapp | 3 | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
Sean Becker | 0 | 9 |
- Playoffs
- Semifinal
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
;Final
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | x | - | 5 |
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0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | x | x | - | 11 |
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.[7]
Athlete | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Kiira Korpi | Ladies' | n/a | 44.84 | 20 Q | 92.36 | 14 | 137.20 | 16 | |
Susanna Pöykiö | Ladies' | n/a | 53.74 | 12 Q | 89.48 | 15 | 143.22 | 13 |
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[8] Since only four entrants were allowed, Tapio Luusua ended up as an alternate.
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Janne Lahtela | Men's moguls | 23.77 | 10 Q | 22.65 | 16 |
Juuso Lahtela | Men's moguls | 22.31 | 19 Q | 24.42 | 8 |
Sami Mustonen | Men's moguls | 21.57 | 22 | Did not advance | |
Mikko Ronkainen | Men's moguls | 23.38 | 13 Q | 26.62 | ![]() |
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
Template:2006 Winter Olympics Finland men's ice hockey team roster
- Results
- Round-robin
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- Standings
- Medal round
- Quarterfinal
- Semifinal
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- 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
No | Player | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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25 | Mari Pehkonen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
22 | Saara Tuominen | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
29 | Karoliina Rantamäki | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
4 | Heidi Pelttari | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Mari Saarinen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
24 | Kati Kovalainen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | Marja-Helena Pälvilä | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
15 | Satu Hoikkala | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Nora Tallus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Emma Laaksonen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
11 | Oona Parviainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Eveliina Similä | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Terhi Mertanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Satu Tuominen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Sari Fisk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Hanna Kuoppala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Saija Sirviö | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
No | Goaltender | Mins | GA | GAA | Sv% |
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1 | Noora Räty | 60 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
30 | Maija Hassinen | 120 | 7 | 3.50 | .873 |
Key: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PIM = Penalty Minutes, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average Sv% = Save Percentage
- Results
- Round-robin
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- Standings
- Medal round
- Semifinal
Template:2006 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey game E2
- Bronze medal game
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Nordic combined
Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country | ||||||
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Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank | |||||
Anssi Koivuranta | Sprint | 121.5 | 3 | 0:17 | 19:17.7 +48.7 |
11 | |||
Individual Gundersen | 220.5 | 18 | 2:48 | 43:37.3 +3:52.7 |
25 | ||||
Antti Kuisma | Individual Gundersen | 217.5 | 22 | 3:00 | 42:33.8 +2:49.2 |
17 | |||
Hannu Manninen | Sprint | 108.3 | 16 | 1:10 | 19:21.0 +52.0 |
12 | |||
Individual Gundersen | 238.0 | 8 | 1:38 | 41:20.2 +1:35.6 |
9 | ||||
Janne Ryynänen | Sprint | 102.5 | 29 | 1:33 | 20:47.6 +2:18.6 |
37 | |||
Jaakko Tallus | Sprint | 120.9 | 4 | 0:19 | 18:58.1 +29.1 |
5 | |||
Individual Gundersen | 257.0 | 3 | 0:22 | 40:01.9 +17.3 |
5 | ||||
Anssi Koivuranta Antti Kuisma Hannu Manninen Jaakko Tallus |
Team | 878.6 | 4 | 0:35 | 50:19.4 +26.8 |
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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
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | First round | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | 133.5 | 3 PQ | 134.5 | 2 Q | 127.0 | 261.5 | 6 |
Large hill | 136.3 | 2 PQ | 112.3 | 9 Q | 121.8 | 234.1 | 9 | |
Janne Happonen | Normal hill | 114.0 | 23 Q | 116.0 | 26 Q | 109.0 | 225.0 | 28 |
Matti Hautamäki | Normal hill | 130.0 | 5 PQ | 131.0 | 6 Q | 134.5 | 265.5 | ![]() |
Large hill | 129.6 | 5 PQ | 117.3 | 7 Q | 125.1 | 242.4 | 5 | |
Risto Jussilainen | Large hill | 97.2 | 10 Q | 91.7 | 35 | Did not advance | 35 | |
Tami Kiuru | Normal hill | 125.0 | 8 Q | 113.0 | 31 | Did not advance | 31 | |
Large hill | 95.3 | 12 Q | 108.6 | 13 Q | 105.4 | 214.0 | 18 | |
Tami Kiuru Janne Happonen Janne Ahonen Matti Hautamäki |
Team | n/a | 467.2 | 2 Q | 509.4 | 976.6 | ![]() |
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Snowboarding
- Halfpipe
Athlete | Event | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 2 | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | ||
Antti Autti | Men's halfpipe | 43.5 | 2 Q | n/a | (28.2) | 39.1 | 5 | |
Janne Korpi | Men's halfpipe | 9.2 | 42 | 33.5 | 14 | Did not advance | 20 | |
Markku Koski | Men's halfpipe | 20.2 | 28 | 40.6 | 3 Q | 41.5 | (31.4) | ![]() |
Risto Mattila | Men's halfpipe | 40.8 | 5 Q | n/a | (31.6) | 35.8 | 10 |
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
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Niina Sarias | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:24.96 | 24 | Did not advance | 24 |
Speed skating
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Janne Hänninen | Men's 500 m | 35.58 | 35.67 | 1:11.25 | 15 |
Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:10.83 | 25 | ||
Pekka Koskela | Men's 500 m | 35.58 | 35.51 | 1:11.09 | 10 |
Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.45 | 31 | ||
Mika Poutala | Men's 500 m | 35.91 | 35.83 | 1:11.74 | 22 |
Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:11.03 | 26 | ||
Risto Rosendahl | Men's 1000 m | n/a | 1:12.60 | 37 | |
Men's 1500 m | n/a | 1:49.51 | 24 |
Notes and references
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- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisavisut - Joukkue lajeittain Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from Suomen Olympiakomitea (Finnish Olympic Committee), retrieved 26 January 2006.
- ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Ampumahiihto Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
- ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Maastohiihto Archived 2006-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
- ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Curling Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
- ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Taitoluistelu Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
- ^ .(in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Freestylehiihto Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
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