Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.[3]

Finland at the
2006 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Turin
Competitors102 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Janne Lahtela (opening)[1]
Markku Uusipaavalniemi (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
6
Bronze
3
Total
9
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier and a defending Olympic champion, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverTanja PoutiainenAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 SilverMarkku Uusipaavalniemi
Wille Mäkelä
Kalle Kiiskinen
Teemu Salo
Jani Sullanmaa		CurlingMen's
 SilverMikko RonkainenFreestyle skiingMen's moguls
 SilverFinland men's national ice hockey team
 Ice hockeyMen's competition
 SilverMatti HautamäkiSki jumpingNormal hill
 SilverJanne Ahonen
Janne Happonen
Matti Hautamäki
Tami Kiuru		Ski jumpingMen's team
 BronzeAino-Kaisa Saarinen
Virpi Kuitunen		Cross-country skiingWomen's team sprint
 BronzeAntti Kuisma
Anssi Koivuranta
Jaakko Tallus
Hannu Manninen		Nordic combinedTeam
 BronzeMarkku KoskiSnowboardingMen's halfpipe

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Final
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
Main article: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Paavo Puurunen was the only Finnish biathlete who competed in Torino.[4]

Athlete Event Final
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
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
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
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
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
Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Men's
Main article: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics § 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
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
 Switzerland (Stöckli) 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
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
 United States (Fenson) 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
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6
 New Zealand (Becker) 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
 Germany (Kapp) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 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
 Sweden (Lindholm) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X 4
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 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
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 8
 Canada (Gushue) 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
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 7
 Norway (Trulsen) 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
 Italy (Retornaz) 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 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
 Great Britain (Murdoch) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 5
Standings
Rank Team Skip Won Lost
1  Finland Markku Uusipaavalniemi 72
2  Canada Brad Gushue 63
3  United States Pete Fenson 63
4  Great Britain David Murdoch 63
5  Norway Pål Trulsen 54
6  Switzerland Ralph Stockli 54
7  Italy Joel Retornaz 45
8  Sweden Peter Lindholm 36
9  Germany Andy Kapp 36
10  New Zealand Sean Becker 09
Playoffs
Semifinal
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
 Finland (Uusipaavalniemi) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4
 Great Britain (Murdoch) 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
 Finland (Uusipavaalniemi) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 x x - 5
 Canada (Gushue) 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 0 x x - 11

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
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
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
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
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
Position Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2005–06 team
GNiklas Bäckström1878913 February 1978HelsinkiKärpät
GAntero Niittymäki1838518 June 1980TurkuPhiladelphia Flyers
GFredrik Norrena1838529 November 1973JakobstadLinköpings HC
DAki Berg1939728 July 1977TurkuToronto Maple Leafs
DLasse Kukkonen1838518 September 1981OuluKärpät
DToni Lydman1859025 September 1977LahtiBuffalo Sabres
DAntti-Jussi Niemi1848722 September 1977VantaaFrölunda HC
DPetteri Nummelin1788325 November 1972TurkuHC Lugano
DTeppo Numminen186903 July 1968TampereBuffalo Sabres
DSami Salo192982 September 1974TurkuVancouver Canucks
DKimmo Timonen1788818 March 1975KuopioNashville Predators
FNiklas Hagman183915 December 1979EspooDallas Stars
FJukka Hentunen178883 May 1974JoroinenHC Lugano
FJussi Jokinen181861 April 1983KalajokiDallas Stars
FOlli Jokinen188905 December 1978KuopioFlorida Panthers
FNiko Kapanen1778029 April 1978HattulaDallas Stars
FMikko Koivu1888512 March 1983TurkuMinnesota Wild
FSaku Koivu1798223 November 1974TurkuMontreal Canadiens
FAntti Laaksonen183853 October 1973TammelaColorado Avalanche
FJere Lehtinen1828924 June 1973EspooDallas Stars
FVille Nieminen181936 April 1977TampereNew York Rangers
FVille Peltonen1808424 May 1973VantaaHC Lugano
FJarkko Ruutu1889323 August 1975VantaaVancouver Canucks
FTeemu Selänne – C183933 July 1970HelsinkiMighty Ducks of Anaheim
Results
Round-robin
15 February 2006
15:35		Switzerland  0–5
(0–1, 0–4, 0–0)		 FinlandTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,960
16 February 2006
12:05		Finland 6–0
(0–0, 4–0, 2–0)		 ItalyPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,776
18 February 2006
21:05		Czech Republic 2–4
(1–1, 1–1, 0–2)		 FinlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,705
19 February 2006
21:05		Finland 2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)		 CanadaTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 4,420
21 February 2006
15:35		Finland 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)		 GermanyTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 2,430
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 5 5 0 0 19 2 +17 10 Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 5 2 2 1 10 12 −2 6
3  Canada 5 3 0 2 15 9 +6 6
4  Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 14 12 +2 4
5  Germany 5 0 2 3 7 16 −9 2
6  Italy (H) 5 0 2 3 9 23 −14 2
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
Medal round
Quarterfinal
22 February 2006
17:35		Finland 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)		 United StatesPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 6,691
Semifinal
24 February 2006
21:05		Finland 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 RussiaPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,702
Final
26 February 2006
14:05		 Finland 2–3
(1–0, 1–2, 0–1)		 Sweden Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 8,274

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.

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics § Women's competition
Players
No Player G A Pts PIM
25Mari Pehkonen3032
22Saara Tuominen1230
29Karoliina Rantamäki1232
4Heidi Pelttari1236
12Mari Saarinen1120
24Kati Kovalainen1010
27Marja-Helena Pälvilä1010
15Satu Hoikkala0112
18Nora Tallus0112
3Emma Laaksonen0118
11Oona Parviainen0000
21Eveliina Similä0000
9Terhi Mertanen0002
22Satu Tuominen0002
10Sari Fisk0004
2Hanna Kuoppala0004
20Saija Sirviö0006
No Goaltender Mins GA GAA Sv%
1Noora Räty6000.001.000
30Maija Hassinen12073.50.873

Key: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PIM = Penalty Minutes, GA = Goals Against, GAA = Goals Against Average Sv% = Save Percentage

Results
Round-robin
11 February 2006
13:05		Finland 3–0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 GermanyTorino Esposizioni, Turin
Attendance: 3,200
13 February 2006
17:35		Finland 4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		  SwitzerlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 4,259
14 February 2006
20:35		United States 7–3
(1–2, 1–1, 5–0)		 FinlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,697
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 6 Semifinals
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 4
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:
Medal round
Semifinal
17 February 2006
21:05		Canada 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 FinlandPalasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 7,306
Bronze medal game
20 February 2006
16:35		Finland 0–4
(0–3, 0–1, 0–0)		 United States Palasport Olimpico, Turin
Attendance: 5,150

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country
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

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
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Qualifying First round Final
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
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Halfpipe
Athlete Event Qualifying run 1 Qualifying run 2 Final
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
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
Main article: Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Race 1 Final
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
  1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  3. (in Finnish) Torino-Kisavisut - Joukkue lajeittain Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from Suomen Olympiakomitea (Finnish Olympic Committee), retrieved 26 January 2006.
  4. (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Ampumahiihto Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  5. (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Maastohiihto Archived 2006-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  6. (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Curling Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  7. (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Taitoluistelu Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  8. .(in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut - Freestylehiihto Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.

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