Finland_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics

Finland at the
2002 Winter Olympics
Finland at the; 2002 Winter Olympics
IOC code	FIN
NOC	Finnish Olympic Committee
Website	sport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Salt Lake City
Competitors	98 (62 men, 36 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Toni Nieminen (ski jumping)
Medals; Ranked 8th	Gold 4 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Finland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The nation won all Nordic combined events, most notably Samppa Lajunen, in the individual events.

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http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0102/OGM/gs/pg000055.htm IIHF: Team Finland 2002

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"Hockey | WOG Salt Lake City 2002 - Team Roster of Finland".

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http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0102/OGW/gs/pg000043.htm IIHF: Team Finland 2002

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Janne Lahtela	Freestyle skiing	Men's moguls	12 February
Gold	Samppa Lajunen	Nordic combined	Men's sprint	22 February
Gold	Samppa Lajunen	Nordic combined	Men's individual	10 February
Gold	Jari Mantila Hannu Manninen Jaakko Tallus Samppa Lajunen	Nordic combined	Men's team	17 February
Silver	Jaakko Tallus	Nordic combined	Men's individual	10 February
Silver	Janne Ahonen Matti Hautamäki Risto Jussilainen Veli-Matti Lindström	Ski jumping	Men's team large hill (K120)	18 February
Bronze	Matti Hautamäki	Ski jumping	Men's large hill (K120)	13 February

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Sami Uotila	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Kalle Palander	Giant Slalom	1:14.57	DNF	DNF	–
Kalle Palander	Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–

Athlete	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Time	Time	Rank
Henna Raita	Giant Slalom	DNF	–	DNF	–
Tanja Poutiainen	Giant Slalom	1:17.31	1:15.66	2:32.97	11
Henna Raita	Slalom	54.75	53.65	1:48.40	8
Tanja Poutiainen	Slalom	52.46	DNF	DNF	–

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
10 km sprint	Olli-Pekka Peltola	1	28:58.5	73
	Vesa Hietalahti	0	26:43.2	25
	Timo Antila	1	26:33.4	19
	Paavo Puurunen	1	26:24.7	16
12.5 km pursuit ²	Timo Antila	5	36:16.7	32
	Paavo Puurunen	3	36:03.5	28
	Vesa Hietalahti	1	35:10.0	22

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ³	Rank
20 km	Ville Räikkönen	55:34.2	4	59:34.2	67
	Timo Antila	53:33.5	3	56:33.5	41
	Vesa Hietalahti	52:47.0	2	54:47.0	19
	Paavo Puurunen	51:15.7	3	54:15.7	15

Finland_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics

Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Men's tournament

Group stage

Figure skating

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

First round - Group D

Quarter final

Team roster

Women's tournament

First round - Group B

Medal round

Team roster

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

References

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Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Ville Räikkönen Timo Antila Paavo Puurunen Vesa Hietalahti	1	1'28:52.7	12

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
7.5 km sprint	Anita Nyman	4	24:17.0	54
	Katja Holanti	4	24:07.2	52
	Outi Kettunen	1	23:11.3	37
	Sanna-Leena Perunka	1	22:39.9	24
10 km pursuit ⁴	Anita Nyman	DNF	DNF	–
	Katja Holanti	6	37:41.7	46
	Outi Kettunen	4	35:48.6	37
	Sanna-Leena Perunka	1	33:44.5	20

Event	Athlete	Time	Misses	Adjusted time ³	Rank
15 km	Outi Kettunen	49:18.1	4	53:48.1	48
	Sanna-Leena Perunka	49:48.8	3	52:48.8	40
	Katja Holanti	47:52.3	2	49:52.3	13

Country	Skip	W	L
Canada	Kevin Martin	8	1
Norway	Pål Trulsen	7	2
Switzerland	Andreas Schwaller	6	3
Sweden	Peja Lindholm	6	3
Finland 5th	Markku Uusipaavalniemi	5	4
Germany	Sebastian Stock	4	5
Denmark	Ulrik Schmidt	3	6
Great Britain	Hammy McMillan	3	6
United States	Tim Somerville	3	6
France	Dominique Dupont-Roc	0	9

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Denmark	3–9	Finland
Finland	6–7	Germany
Finland	4–9	Canada
Switzerland	5–6	Finland
Finland	6–5	France
United Kingdom	4–6	Finland
Finland	5–6	Norway
Finland	4–11	Sweden
United States	4–6	Finland

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	0	1	16	3	+13	5
Finland	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3	4
Russia	3	1	1	1	9	9	0	3
Belarus	3	0	3	0	6	22	−16	0

Pos.	No.	Name	2001-02 team
G	30	Pasi Nurminen	Atlanta Thrashers
G	31	Jussi Markkanen	Edmonton Oilers
G	35	Jani Hurme	Ottawa Senators
D	4	Kimmo Timonen	Nashville Predators
D	5	Sami Salo	Ottawa Senators
D	6	Ossi Väänänen	Phoenix Coyotes
D	7	Aki Berg	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	21	Jyrki Lumme	Toronto Maple Leafs
D	27	Teppo Numminen	Phoenix Coyotes
D	44	Janne Niinimaa	Edmonton Oilers
F	8	Teemu Selänne	San Jose Sharks
F	10	Ville Nieminen	Colorado Avalanche
F	12	Olli Jokinen	Florida Panthers
F	14	Raimo Helminen	Tampereen Ilves
F	16	Niklas Hagman	Florida Panthers
F	17	Tomi Kallio	Atlanta Thrashers
F	22	Mikko Eloranta	Los Angeles Kings
F	24	Sami Kapanen	Carolina Hurricanes
F	26	Jere Lehtinen	Dallas Stars
F	36	Juha Ylönen	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	37	Jarkko Ruutu	Vancouver Canucks
F	41	Antti Aalto	Jokerit
F	42	Juha Lind	Södertälje SK

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	0	27	1	+26	6	Semifinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	4	Semifinals
3	Germany	3	0	1	2	6	18	−12	1	5–8th place semifinals
4	China	3	0	1	2	6	21	−15	1	5–8th place semifinals

Pos.	No.	Name	2001-02 team
G	19	Tuula Puputti	University of Minnesota Duluth
G	30	Minna-Monica Halonen	Tampereen Tappara
D	3	Emma Laaksonen	Ohio State University
D	5	Pirjo Ahonen	Jyväskylän Hockey Cats
D	6	Saija Sirviö	Oulun Kärpät
D	9	Terhi Mertanen	Espoo Blues
D	20	Kirsi Hänninen	Oulun Kärpät
D	22	Päivi Salo	Oulun Kärpät
F	8	Marjo Voutilainen	Itä-Helsingin Kiekko
F	10	Sari Fisk	Tampereen Ilves
F	11	Oona Parviainen	Espoo Blues
F	13	Riikka Nieminen	Jyväskylän Hockey Cats
F	15	Satu Hoikkala	Oulun Kärpät
F	16	Tiia Reima	Itä-Helsingin Kiekko
F	21	Petra Vaarakallio	Espoo Blues
F	23	Hanne Sikiö	University of Minnesota Duluth
F	25	Marja-Helena Pälvilä	Espoo Blues
F	26	Henna Savikuja	Oulun Kärpät
F	28	Katja Riipi	Itä-Helsingin Kiekko
F	29	Karoliina Rantamäki	Espoo Blues

Athlete	Ski Jumping		Cross-country time	Total rank
Athlete	Points	Rank	Cross-country time	Total rank
Mikko Keskinarkaus	101.7	23	18:31.4	23
Hannu Manninen	104.7	17	17:42.7	7
Jaakko Tallus	119.0	3	17:25.9	4
Samppa Lajunen	123.8	1	16:40.1

Athlete	Qualifying round		Quarter finals		Semi finals		Finals
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Keijo Kurttila	2:56.91	26	did not advance
Sami Repo	2:55.47	22	did not advance
Ari Palolahti	2:55.28	21	did not advance
Hannu Manninen	2:53.87	16 Q	3:02.4	2 Q	3:14.1	4 QB	2:59.5	8

Athlete	10 km C		10 km F pursuit¹
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Final rank
Sami Pietilä	28:20.1	47 Q	26:38.8	46
Sami Repo	28:09.2	44 Q	25:29.7	31

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km C	Ari Palolahti	42:10.7	53
	Karri Hietamäki	41:13.6	43
	Kuisma Taipale	39:50.3	30
30 km F	Sami Pietilä	DNF	–
	Sami Repo	1'16:48.2	40
	Teemu Kattilakoski	1'16:20.9	35
50 km C	Kuisma Taipale	2'24:40.5	47
	Karri Hietamäki	2'19:32.0	31
	Sami Pietilä	2'19:10.7	30

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Kuisma Taipale Karri Hietamäki Teemu Kattilakoski Sami Repo	1'37:41.8	11

Athlete	Event	Qualifying jump			Final jump 1			Final jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Veli-Matti Lindström	Normal hill	90.0	114.0	13 Q	95.0	121.5	7 Q	95.5	126.5	253.0	5
Toni Nieminen		91.5	119.0	4 Q	91.5	117.0	18 Q	91.5	118.5	235.5	16
Janne Ahonen		94.0	125.0	1 Q	95.5	128.0	4 Q	98.0	133.5	261.5	4
Matti Hautamäki		Pre-qualified			93.0	121.5	7 Q	97.0	131.0	252.5	6
Janne Ahonen	Large hill	117.5	111.0	7 Q	124.0	119.2	16 Q	123.5	122.3	241.5	9
Veli-Matti Lindström		121.0	114.3	3 Q	114.5	102.1	37	did not advance
Risto Jussilainen		Pre-qualified			121.5	116.7	18 Q	117.5	109.5	226.2	18
Matti Hautamäki		Pre-qualified			127.0	129.1	4 Q	125.5	126.9	256.0

Athletes	Result
Athletes	Points ¹	Rank
Matti Hautamäki Veli-Matti Lindström Risto Jussilainen Janne Ahonen	974.0