Finland at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 100 competitors in 11 sports. They won six medals in total, one gold, one silver and four bronze, ranking 18th in the medal table.

Finland at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Finland
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	100 (61 men and 39 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Janne Ahonen[1]
Flag bearer (closing)	Mika Poutala
Medals Ranked 18th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Iivo Niskanen Cross-country skiing Men's 50 kilometre classical 24 February  Silver Krista Pärmäkoski Cross-country skiing Women's 30 kilometre classical 25 February  Bronze Krista Pärmäkoski Cross-country skiing Women's 15 kilometre skiathlon 10 February  Bronze Enni Rukajärvi Snowboarding Women's slopestyle 12 February  Bronze Krista Pärmäkoski Cross-country skiing Women's 10 kilometre freestyle 15 February  Bronze Finland women's national ice hockey team Sanni Hakala Jenni Hiirikoski Venla Hovi Mira Jalosuo Michelle Karvinen Rosa Lindstedt Petra Nieminen Tanja Niskanen Emma Nuutinen Isa Rahunen Annina Rajahuhta Meeri Räisänen Noora Räty Saila Saari Ronja Savolainen Eveliina Suonpää Sara Säkkinen Susanna Tapani Noora Tulus Minnamari Tuominen Ella Viitasuo Riikka Välilä Linda Välimäki Ice hockey Women's tournament 21 February

Medals by sport Sport Total Cross-country skiing 1 1 2 4 Ice hockey 0 0 1 1 Snowboarding 0 0 1 1 Total 1 1 4 6

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	0	2
Biathlon	3	5	8
Cross-country skiing	8	7	15
Curling	1	1	2
Figure skating	0	1	1
Freestyle skiing	3	0	3
Ice hockey	25	23	48
Nordic combined	5	–	5
Ski jumping	5	1	6
Snowboarding	7	1	8
Speed skating	2	1	3
Total	61	39	100[2]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Finland has qualified two athletes.[3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andreas Romar	Men's downhill	N/A				1:43.78	31
	Men's super-G	N/A				1:27.70	31
	Men's combined	1:21.94	35	49.58	22	2:11.52	24
Samu Torsti	Men's giant slalom	1:10.93	22	1:10.44	11	2:21.37	17

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Finland has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.[4][5] Finland decided to send a team of 3 men and 5 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Tuomas Grönman	Sprint	25:24.3	1 (0+1)	45
	Pursuit	38:58.9	6 (0+1+2+3)	55
	Individual	52:44.1	3 (0+2+0+1)	48
Olli Hiidensalo	Sprint	24:26.3	0 (0+0)	19
	Pursuit	37:03.9	7 (1+2+1+3)	35
	Individual	54:57.6	5 (0+1+3+1)	73
Tero Seppälä	Sprint	24:27.3	1 (1+0)	20
	Pursuit	36:09.9	5 (1+1+3+0)	25
	Individual	55:10.8	6 (0+2+2+2)	76
	Mass start	37:25.0	3 (1+2+0+0)	21

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Mari Laukkanen	Sprint	24:00.6	5 (3+2)	64
	Individual	46:03.7	4 (2+1+0+1)	42
Venla Lehtonen	Sprint	25:13.7	3 (3+0)	79
Kaisa Mäkäräinen	Sprint	22:36.4	3 (2+1)	25
	Pursuit	33:22.2	6 (0+3+3+0)	22
	Individual	43:57.9	3 (1+1+1+0)	13
	Mass start	36:23.9	2 (0+1+0+1)	10
Suvi Minkkinen	Individual	48:27.7	4 (2+1+0+1)	69
Laura Toivanen	Sprint	24:55.4	1 (0+1)	77
	Individual	46:42.6	3 (1+1+0+1)	49
Mari Laukkanen Venla Lehtonen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Laura Toivanen	Team relay	1:14:37.2	15 (2+13)	15

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Laura Toivanen Kaisa Mäkäräinen Tero Seppälä Olli Hiidensalo	Team relay	1:09:38.2	3 (0+3)	6

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Ristomatti Hakola	50 km classical	N/A				2:22:50.1	+14:28.0	43
Matti Heikkinen	15 km freestyle	N/A				34:45.4	+1:01.5	10
	30 km skiathlon	41:55.6	34	35:32.0	7	1:17:55.9	+1:35.9	21
	50 km classical	N/A				2:17:34.8	+9:12.7	25
Perttu Hyvärinen	15 km freestyle	N/A				36:17.2	+2:33.3	35
	30 km skiathlon	41:57.0	36	37:58.0	39	1:20:28.5	+4:08.5	41
	50 km classical	N/A				2:18:38.5	+10:16.4	29
Lari Lehtonen	15 km freestyle	N/A				36:01.8	+2:17.9	31
	30 km skiathlon	42:28.9	41	36:28.1	23	1:19:26.6	+3:06.6	33
Iivo Niskanen	30 km skiathlon	40:30.0	1	36:34.3	26	1:17:34.2	+1:14.2	19
	50 km classical	N/A				2:08:22.1	+0.0
Anssi Pentsinen	15 km freestyle	N/A				36:54.9	+3:11.0	51
Matti Heikkinen Perttu Hyvärinen Lari Lehtonen Iivo Niskanen	4×10 km relay	50:12.7	6	44:32.7	6	1:34:45.4	+1:40.5	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Johanna Matintalo	15 km skiathlon	21:32.9	14	21:00.1	26	43:02.4	+2:10.4	14
	30 km classical	N/A				1:28:58.2	+6:40.6	18
Laura Mononen	10 km freestyle	N/A				27:15.6	+2:15.1	23
	15 km skiathlon	21:48.3	21	20:31.6	23	42:53.0	+2:08.1	19
Kerttu Niskanen	15 km skiathlon	21:26.6	7	20:16.6	20	42:15.2	+1:30.3	16
	30 km classical	N/A				1:25:19.2	+3:01.6	6
Krista Pärmäkoski	10 km freestyle	N/A				25:32.4	+31.9
	15 km skiathlon	21:27.9	10	18:59.2	3	40:52.7	+10.1
	30 km classical	N/A				1:24:07.1	+1:49.05
Riitta-Liisa Roponen	10 km freestyle	N/A				27:04.8	+2:04.3	20
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	30 km classical	N/A				1:30:32.2	+8:14.6	20
Kerttu Niskanen Krista Pärmäkoski Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen	4×5 km relay	27:25.1	3	25:01.8	5	52:26.9	+1:02.6	4

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ristomatti Hakola	Sprint	3:08.54	1 Q	3:09.41	2 Q	3:09.93	1 Q	3:26.47	6
Martti Jylhä		3:16.79	24 Q	3:17.46	1 Q	3:14.93	5	DNA	10
Iivo Niskanen		3:16.27	21 Q	3:12.20	3	Did not advance			14
Lauri Vuorinen		3:16.69	23 Q	3:33.13	6	Did not advance			29
Ristomatti Hakola Martti Jylhä	Team sprint	N/A				16:01.41	4 q	16:32.30	9

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Johanna Matintalo	Sprint	3:19.04	19 Q	3:16.92	4	Did not advance			19
Kerttu Niskanen		3:20.48	24 Q	3:19.48	5	Did not advance			23
Krista Pärmäkoski		3:12.30	3 Q	3:11.97	2 Q	3:12.04	5	DNA	9
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen		3:24.02	30 Q	3:19.18	5	Did not advance			25
Mari Laukkanen Krista Pärmäkoski	Team sprint	N/A				16:31.54	4 q	16:19.18	5

Curling

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage								Tiebreaker	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Oona Kauste Tomi Rantamäki	Mixed doubles	KOR L 4–9	SUI L 6–7	OAR L 5–7	CAN L 2–8	NOR L 6–7	CHN L 5–10	USA W 7–5	7	Did not advance

Mixed doubles tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament

Based on results from 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Finland has qualified their mixed doubles as the highest ranked nations.

Final round robin standings

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to tiebreaker

Country	Athletes	W	L	PF	PA	Ends won	Ends lost	Blank ends	Stolen ends	Shot %
Canada	Kaitlyn Lawes / John Morris	6	1	52	26	28	20	0	9	80%
Switzerland	Jenny Perret / Martin Rios	5	2	45	40	29	26	0	10	71%
Olympic Athletes from Russia	Anastasia Bryzgalova / Alexander Krushelnitskiy	4	3	36	44	26	27	1	7	67%
Norway	Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten	4	3	39	43	26	25	1	8	74%
China	Wang Rui / Ba Dexin	4	3	47	42	27	27	1	6	72%
South Korea	Jang Hye-ji / Lee Ki-jeong	2	5	40	40	23	29	1	7	67%
United States	Rebecca Hamilton / Matt Hamilton	2	5	37	43	26	25	0	9	74%
Finland	Oona Kauste / Tomi Rantamäki	1	6	35	53	23	29	0	6	67%

Draw 1 Thursday, February 8, 9:05 Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final  South Korea (Jang / Lee) 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 X 9  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 X 4 Draw 2 Thursday, February 8, 20:04 Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 6  Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 7 Draw 3 Friday, February 9, 8:35 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final  Olympic Athletes from Russia (Bryzgalova / Krushelnitskiy) 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 X 7  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 5 Draw 4 Friday, February 9, 13:35 Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final  Canada (Lawes / Morris) 1 0 1 1 0 5 X X 8  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2

Draw 5 Saturday, February 10, 9:05 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final  Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 7  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6 Draw 6 Saturday, February 10, 20:04 Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 X 5  China (Wang / Ba) 3 0 1 0 4 0 2 X 10 Draw 7 Sunday, February 11, 9:05 Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final  Finland (Kauste / Rantamäki) 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 7  United States (R. Hamilton / M. Hamilton) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 5

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Finland qualified one female figure skater through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[6]

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Emmi Peltonen	Ladies' singles	55.28	18 Q	101.86	21	157.14	20

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Moguls

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Run 1				Run 2				Run 1				Run 2				Run 3
		Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank
Jussi Penttala	Men's moguls	27.32	18.18	30.15	28	27.68	56.46	67.96	19	Did not advance											29
Jimi Salonen		28.48	32.74	43.18	27	24.92	60.11	75.25	8 Q	25.16	57.94	72.76	16	Did not advance							16

Slopestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank
Joona Kangas	Men's slopestyle	47.80	48.80	48.80	26	Did not advance

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Summary

Key:

• OT – Overtime
• GWS – Match decided by penalty-shootout

Team	Event	Group Stage				Qualification playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Finland men's	Men's tournament	Germany W 5–2	Norway W 5–1	Sweden L 1–3	2	South Korea W 5–2	Canada L 0–1	Did not advance		6
Finland women's	Women's tournament	United States L 1–3	Canada L 1–4	Olympic Athletes from Russia W 5–1	3	N/A	Sweden W 7–2	United States L 0–5	Olympic Athletes from Russia W 3–2

Men's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification

Finland men's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing 4th in the 2015 IIHF World Ranking.[7]

Team roster

• Men's team event – 1 team of 25 players

https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2018/1/22/16918898/finland-announces-their-2018-mens-olympic-hockey-roster-with-some-familiar-names

The following is the Finnish roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8][9]

Head coach: Lauri Marjamäki     Assistant coaches: Ari Hilli, Mikko Manner, Jussi Tapola

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2017–18 team
2	D	Mikko Lehtonen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	16 January 1994	Turku	Tappara (Liiga)
4	D	Tommi Kivistö	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	7 June 1991	Vantaa	Jokerit (KHL)
5	D	Lasse Kukkonen – C	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	18 September 1981	Oulu	Kärpät (Liiga)
12	F	Marko Anttila	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	27 May 1985	Lempäälä	Jokerit (KHL)
13	F	Julius Junttila	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	15 August 1991	Oulu	Kärpät (Liiga)
18	D	Sami Lepistö – A	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	17 October 1984	Espoo	Jokerit (KHL)
19	G	Mikko Koskinen	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	18 July 1988	Vantaa	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
20	F	Eeli Tolvanen	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	22 April 1999	Vihti	Jokerit (KHL)
23	F	Joonas Kemppainen	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	7 April 1988	Kajaani	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
24	F	Jani Lajunen	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	16 June 1990	Espoo	HC Lugano (NL)
25	F	Jonas Enlund	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	3 November 1987	Helsinki	Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
27	F	Petri Kontiola – A	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	4 October 1984	Seinäjoki	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
31	G	Karri Rämö	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	1 July 1986	Asikkala	Jokerit (KHL)
37	F	Mika Pyörälä	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	13 July 1981	Oulu	SC Bern (NL)
38	D	Juuso Hietanen	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	14 June 1985	Hämeenlinna	Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
40	F	Jarno Koskiranta	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	9 December 1986	Paimio	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
42	D	Miro Heiskanen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	18 July 1999	Espoo	HIFK (Liiga)
50	D	Miika Koivisto	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	20 July 1990	Vaasa	Kärpät (Liiga)
55	D	Atte Ohtamaa	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	6 November 1987	Nivala	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
62	F	Oskar Osala	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	26 December 1987	Vaasa	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
65	F	Sakari Manninen	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	10 February 1992	Oulu	Örebro HK (SHL)
70	F	Teemu Hartikainen	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	3 May 1990	Kuopio	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
77	G	Juha Metsola	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	24 February 1989	Tampere	Amur Khabarovsk (KHL)
81	F	Jukka Peltola	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	26 August 1987	Tampere	Tappara (Liiga)
86	F	Veli-Matti Savinainen	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	5 January 1986	Espoo	Yugra (KHL)

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Quarterfinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	0	1	11	6	+5	6	Qualification playoffs
3	Germany	3	0	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
4	Norway	3	0	0	1	2	2	11	−9	1

Source: IIHF

15 February 2018 12:10

Finland

5–2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Germany

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,695

Game reference
	Mikko Koskinen	Goalies	Danny aus den Birken	Referees: Oliver Gouin Jozef Kubuš Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Miroslav Lhotský
	Lepistö (Kontiola, Tolvanen) (PP) – 03:13 1–0 1–1 08:44 – Macek (Ehrhoff, Wolf) (PP) Pyörälä (Lajunen, Manninen) – 15:30 2–1 Tolvanen (Hartikainen, Kemppainen) (PP) – 37:22 3–1 Kukkonen (Kontiola, Tolvanen) – 38:43 4–1 4–2 41:51 – Hördler Kemppainen (Tolvanen, Lepistö) (PP) – 52:48 5–2
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	24

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16 February 2018 21:10

Finland

5–1 (1–1, 1–0, 3–0)

Norway

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,180

Game reference
	Mikko Koskinen	Goalies	Lars Haugen	Referees: Jan Hribik Brett Iverson Linesmen: Jimmy Dahmen Fraser McIntyre
	0–1 06:29 – P. Thoresen (Kristiansen, K.A. Olimb) (PP) Tolvanen (Lepistö) (PP) – 16:36 1–1 Tolvanen (Peltola) – 25:32 2–1 Savinainen (Koskiranta) – 42:59 3–1 Lepistö (Kontiola) (PP) – 47:54 4–1 Manninen (Kontiola) – 56:48 5–1
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	22

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18 February 2018 21:10

Sweden

3–1 (1–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Finland

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,861

Game reference
	Viktor Fasth	Goalies	Mikko Koskinen	Referees: Oliver Gouin Antonín Jeřábek Linesmen: Roman Kaderli Lukas Kohlmüller
	Lander (Omark, Fasth) – 14:53 1–0 1–1 21:32 – Kemppainen (Koivisto, Junttila) Zackrisson (Fransson) – 48:53 2–1 Möller (Omark) (PP, ENG) – 59:55 3–1
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	23	Shots	19

Qualification playoff

20 February 2018 21:10

Finland

5–2 (1–0, 2–2, 2–0)

South Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang Attendance: 5,409

Game reference
	Mikko Koskinen	Goalies	Matt Dalton	Referees: Roman Gofman Timothy Mayer Linesmen: Nicolas Fluri Gleb Lazarev
	Kontiola (Tolvanen, Kemppainen) (PP) – 04:42 1–0 Kontiola (Lepistö, Tolvanen) (PP) – 23:44 2–0 Heiskanen (Tolvanen) – 26:23 3–0 3–1 30:06 – Radunske (Regan, Kim S.) 3–2 32:09 – Ahn (Shin S-h) Hietanen (Osala, Savinainen) (PP) – 47:20 4–2 Manninen (Hietanen, Koskiranta) (ENG) – 59:53 5–2
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	19

Quarterfinal

21 February 2018 21:10

Canada

1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Finland

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Pyeongchang Attendance: 2,265

Game reference
	Ben Scrivens Kevin Poulin	Goalies	Mikko Koskinen	Referees: Antonín Jeřábek Konstantin Olenin Linesmen: Gleb Lazarev Henrik Pihlblad
	Noreau (O'Dell) – 40:55 1–0
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	30	Shots	21

Women's tournament

Main articles: Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament and Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification

Finland women's national ice hockey team qualified by finishing 3rd in the 2016 IIHF World Ranking.[7]

Team roster

• Women's team event – 1 team of 23 players

The Finnish roster for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics was published on 22 January 2018.[10][11]

Head coach: Pasi Mustonen Assistant coaches: Juuso Toivola

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Birthplace	2017–18 team
1	G	Eveliina Suonpää	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	12 April 1995	Kiukainen	Lukko (Liiga)
2	D	Isa Rahunen	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	16 April 1993	Kuopio	Kärpät (Liiga)
4	D	Rosa Lindstedt	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	24 January 1988	Ylöjärvi	HV71 (SDHL)
6	D	Jenni Hiirikoski – C	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	30 March 1987	Lempäälä	Luleå HF (SDHL)
7	D	Mira Jalosuo	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	3 February 1989	Lieksa	Kärpät (Liiga)
8	D	Ella Viitasuo	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	27 May 1996	Lahti	Espoo Blues (Liiga)
9	F	Venla Hovi	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	28 October 1987	Tampere	Univ. of Manitoba (U SPORTS)
10	F	Linda Välimäki	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	31 May 1990	Ylöjärvi	Ilves (Liiga)
11	F	Annina Rajahuhta	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	8 March 1989	Helsinki	Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
13	F	Riikka Välilä – A	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	12 June 1973	Jyväskylä	HV71 (SDHL)
15	D	Minnamari Tuominen	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	26 June 1990	Helsinki	Espoo Blues (Liiga)
18	G	Meeri Räisänen	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	2 December 1989	Tampere	HPK (Liiga)
19	F	Petra Nieminen	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	4 May 1999	Tampere	Team Kuortane (Liiga)
22	F	Emma Nuutinen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	7 December 1996	Vantaa	Mercyhurst University (NCAA)
23	F	Sanni Hakala	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	31 October 1997	Jyväskylä	HV71 (SDHL)
24	F	Noora Tulus	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	15 August 1995	Vantaa	Luleå HF (SDHL)
26	F	Sara Säkkinen	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	7 April 1998	Tampere	Team Kuortane (Liiga)
27	F	Saila Saari	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	1 November 1989	Alavus	Kärpät (Liiga)
33	F	Michelle Karvinen – A	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	27 March 1990	Rødovre, Denmark	Luleå HF (SDHL)
41	G	Noora Räty	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	29 May 1989	Espoo	Kunlun Red Star (CWHL)
61	F	Tanja Niskanen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	9 November 1992	Juankoski	KalPa (Liiga)
77	F	Susanna Tapani	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	2 March 1993	Laitila	Lukko (Liiga)
88	D	Ronja Savolainen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	29 November 1997	Helsinki	Luleå HF (SDHL)

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	0	11	2	+9	9	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	0	0	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Finland	3	1	0	0	2	7	8	−1	3	Quarterfinals
4	Olympic Athletes from Russia	3	0	0	0	3	1	15	−14	0

Source: IIHF

11 February 2018 16:40

Finland

1–3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1)

United States

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 4,032

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Maddie Rooney	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Aina Hove Linesmen: Charlotte Girard-Fabre Veronica Johansson
	Hovi (Nieminen, Välimäki) – 19:54 1–0 1–1 28:58 – Lamoureux-Morando 1–2 31:29 – Coyne (Knight, Decker) 1–3 59:47 – Cameranesi (Keller) (ENG)
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	24	Shots	42

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13 February 2018 16:40

Canada

4–1 (2–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Finland

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,879

Game reference
	Shannon Szabados	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referees: Dina Allena Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Veronica Johansson Jessica Leclerc
	Agosta (Daoust) – 00:35 1–0 Poulin – 17:11 2–0 Daoust (Fortino, Agosta) – 28:19 3–0 Saulnier (Johnston) – 38:26 4–0 4–1 47:17 – Välilä (Tapani, Karvinen)
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	32	Shots	23

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15 February 2018 16:40

Olympic Athletes from Russia

1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2)

Finland

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,353

Game reference
	Nadezhda Morozova	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referees: Nicole Hertrich Melissa Szkola Linesmen: Lisa Linnek Justine Todd
	0–1 17:47 – Karvinen (Hiirikoski) (PP) 0–2 20:20 – Karvinen (Nuutinen, Välilä) 0–3 39:08 – Välilä Shokhina (Belyakova) – 44:50 1–3 1–4 52:49 – Tuominen (Hiirikoski, Nieminen) (PP) 1–5 55:33 – Nieminen
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	37

Quarterfinal

17 February 2018 16:40

Finland

7–2 (3–0, 2–2, 2–0)

Sweden

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,803

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Sara Grahn Sarah Berglind	Referees: Drahomira Fialova Katie Guay Linesmen: Natasa Pagon Zuzana Svobodová
	Nieminen (Hovi) – 06:12 1–0 Välilä (Rahunen) – 15:32 2–0 Tapani (Tulus, Välimäki) (PP) – 17:44 3–0 Karvinen (Tuominen, Savolainen) – 27:14 4–0 4–1 28:53 – Nordin (Grahm, Svedin) Välilä (Karvinen, Tapani) – 29:29 5–1 5–2 39:12 – Stenberg (Nyhlén-Persson) (SH) Nuutinen (Tulus, Rahunen) - 44:35 6–2 Hakala (Rajahuhta) - 57:47 7–2
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	21

Semifinal

19 February 2018 13:10

United States

5−0 (2−0, 2−0, 1−0)

Finland

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 5,173

Game reference
	Maddie Rooney	Goalies	Noora Räty	Referees: Nikoleta Celárová Nicole Hertrich Linesmen: Nataša Pagon Justine Todd
	Marvin (Duggan, Pelkey) − 02:25 1−0 Cameranesi − 18:38 2−0 Lamoureux-Davidson (Pannek, Cameranesi) (PP2) – 33:21 3−0 Knight (Morin, Coyne) (PP) − 33:55 4−0 Cameranesi (Brandt, Kessel) (PP) – 40:45 5–0
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	38	Shots	14

Bronze medal game

21 February 2018 16:40

Finland

3–2 (1–0, 2–1, 0–1)

Olympic Athletes from Russia

Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 3,217

Game reference
	Noora Räty	Goalies	Nadezhda Morozova	Referees: Dina Allen Gabrielle Ariano-Lortie Linesmen: Jessica Leclerc Justine Todd
	Nieminen (Tuominen, Tapani) (PP) – 02:23 1–0 Tapani (Karvinen) – 20:10 2–0 2–1 22:40 – Sosina (Belyakova) Välimäki (Hovi) – 32:18 3–1 3–2 46:03 – Belyakova (Batalova, Shtaryova) (PP)
	8 min	Penalties	35 min
	22	Shots	22

Nordic combined

Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ilkka Herola	Normal hill/10 km	97.0	99.7	17	23:52.9	2	25:56.9	8
	Large hill/10 km	119.5	103.6	28	23:25.2	5	25:46.2	18
Eero Hirvonen	Normal hill/10 km	102.0	118.0	6	24:53.0	19	25:43.0	6
	Large hill/10 km	132.5	127.9	7	23:30.6	9	24:14.6	6
Arttu Mäkiaho	Normal hill/10 km	91.0	85.2	=34	25:25.3	31	28:27.3	36
	Large hill/10 km	108.0	81.7	42	24:12.3	24	28:01.3	38
Hannu Manninen	Normal hill/10 km	90.0	85.2	=34	24:27.8	8	27:29.8	23
Leevi Mutru	Large hill/10 km	111.0	81.9	41	23:30.3	8	27:18.3	31
Ilkka Herola Leevi Mutru Hannu Manninen Eero Hirvonen	Team large hill/4×5 km	484.5	381.3	7	46:42.5	3	48:40.5	6

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Antti Aalto	Normal hill	87.5	93.6	42 Q	80.0	60.8	50	Did not advance
	Large hill	133.0	109.3	20 Q	121.5	105.7	=37	Did not advance
Janne Ahonen	Normal hill	89.0	95.8	37 Q	90.5	85.1	40	Did not advance
	Large hill	119.0	90.8	36 Q	124.5	110.6	30 Q	115.5	100.0	28	210.6	28
Andreas Alamommo	Normal hill	90.0	98.3	35 Q	94.0	91.3	38	Did not advance
	Large hill	129.5	97.7	29 Q	120.0	107.6	34	Did not advance
Jarkko Määttä	Large hill	116.5	79.0	43 Q	122.0	105.7	=37	Did not advance
Eetu Nousiainen	Normal hill	87.0	85.5	50 Q	83.0	68.0	49	Did not advance
Janne Ahonen Andreas Alamommo Jarkko Määttä Antti Aalto	Team large hill	N/A			466.5	397.5	8 Q	468	392.9	8	790.4	8

Women

Athlete	Event	First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Julia Kykkänen	Normal hill	85.0	77.2	22 Q	84.0	75.4	26	152.6	23

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Finland has nominated 8 athletes: Enni Rukajärvi, Roope Tonteri, Kalle Järvilehto, Rene Rinnekangas, Peetu Piiroinen, Markus Malin, Janne Korpi and Anton Lindfors.[12]

Freestyle

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Kalle Järvilehto	Big air	83.25	44.75	83.25	12	Did not advance				21
	Slopestyle	15.56	31.10	31.10	32	Did not advance
Janne Korpi	Halfpipe	4.50	22.50	22.50	28	Did not advance
Markus Malin		30.25	63.50	63.50	19	Did not advance
Peetu Piiroinen	Big air	43.50	87.25	87.25	8	Did not advance				14
	Halfpipe	14.25	77.50	77.50	11 Q	4.50	12.75	13.50	13.50	12
	Slopestyle	69.26	43.43	69.26	18	Did not advance
Rene Rinnekangas	Big air	43.75	83.00	83.00	10	Did not advance				22
	Slopestyle	24.86	37.91	37.91	28	Did not advance
Roope Tonteri	Big air	86.50	47.50	86.50	9	Did not advance				15
	Slopestyle	72.60	38.08	72.60	15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Enni Rukajärvi	Big air	68.75	49.75	68.75	16	Did not advance
	Slopestyle	Canceled[13]				45.85	75.38	CAN	75.38

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding						1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Run 1		Run 2		Best	Seed
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank			Position	Position	Position	Position	Rank
Anton Lindfors	Men's snowboard cross	1:15.01	23	Bye		1:15.01	23	3 Q	3 Q	5 FB	3	9

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Pekka Koskela	Men's 500 m	35.192	19
	Men's 1000 m	1:11.76	36
Mika Poutala	Men's 500 m	34.68	4
	Men's 1000 m	1:09.58	16
Elina Risku	Women's 500 m	39.36	28

See also

Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

References

1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. Mari Laukkanen competed in both biathlon and cross-country skiing. The numbers for both sports include her but in the total she is only counted once.
3. https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2018/01/25/snabb-vandning-for-torsti-far-plats-i-os-truppen
4. "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
5. "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
6. "ISU communication 2119". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
7. "2018 Winter Olympics". IIHF. iihf.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
8. "Suomen miesten olympiaturnaukseen tällä joukkueella!". www.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Leijonat. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
9. Team Roster Finland
10. "Suomi naisten olympiaturnaukseen tällä joukkueella!". Leijonat.fi (in Finnish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
11. Team Roster Finland
12. https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2018/01/24/romar-och-lindfors-med-janne-ahonen-historisk-har-ar-finlands-os-trupp
13. Due to high winds, the qualification round originally scheduled for 11 February 2018 was cancelled. It was announced that all athletes would compete in a two-run final round instead of the typical two-run qualification round and three-run final round.