Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Introduction The athletes entering the stadium during the opening ceremoniesFinland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Medalists  Medal Name Sport Event Date     Snowboarding  Men's halfpipe  17 February   Pirjo Muranen Virpi KuitunenRiitta-Liisa RoponenAino-Kaisa Saarinen  Cross-country skiing  Women's 4 x 5 km relay  25 February   Finland women's national ice hockey team Ice hockey  Women's tournament  25 February   Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  Cross-country skiing  30 km classical  27 February   Finland men's national ice hockey team Ice hockey  Men's tournament  27 February
Review The Finnish Olympic Committee had set a goal of 12 medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics, and considered the result of 5 medals far weaker than expected. By discipline, it summarized in its annual report: "The most positive results were achieved in ice hockey, snowboarding and figure skating, whereas the performances in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and biathlon were clearly below the expected. "The central conclusions drawn by the Olympic committee on coaching issues on which to take action towards 2014 were:* The role and leadership of head coaches were weak. * The competence of the coaching of national sports federations was inadequate. * The ratio of decentralized and centralized exercise was distorted. * Know-how in mental training was weak. * The emphasis of ski maintenance has elevated in winter sports.
Alpine skiing AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2TotalRankAndreas RomarMen's downhill    n/a1:58.7142Men's super-G n/aDid not finishMen's giant slalom1:19.791:22.522:42.3130Men's slalomDid not finishMen's combined2:00.89Did not finishMarcus SandellMen's giant slalom1:18.58Did not finishSanni LeinonenWomen's giant slalom1:18.381:14.062:32.4430Women's slalomDid not finishTanja PoutiainenWomen's giant slalom1:16.161:12.012:28.1713Women's slalom51.6753.261:44.936
Biathlon AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankTimo AntilaMen's sprint26:37.4140Men's pursuit38:22.1652Men's individual54:22.7556Mari LaukkanenWomen's sprint22:45.0468Women's individual45:36.4343Kaisa MäkäräinenWomen's sprint22:27.3359Women's pursuit34:50.0245Women's individual45:46.4446Paavo PuurunenMen's sprint28:04.8473Men's individual54:15.7353
Cross-country skiing ;Distance;MenAthleteEventFinalTimeRankMatti Heikkinen15 km freestyle35:37.13930 km pursuitDid not finishSami Jauhojärvi30 km pursuitDid not finish50 km classical2:06:43.220Teemu Kattilakoski15 km freestyle35:06.827Juha Lallukka15 km freestyle35:28.834Lari Lehtonen30 km pursuit1:20:34.53350 km classical2:16:26.243Ville Nousiainen15 km freestyle34:45.51330 km pursuitDid not finish50 km classical2:11:38.037Sami JauhojärviMatti HeikkinenTeemu KattilakoskiVille Nousiainen4 x 10 km relay1:45:30.35;WomenAthleteEventFinalTimeRankVirpi Kuitunen30 km classical1:33:36.713Krista Lähteenmäki10 km freestyle27:49.45230 km classical1:35:08.425Pirjo Muranen15 km pursuit42:50.530Riitta-Liisa Roponen10 km freestyle25:24.3615 km pursuit42:14.319'''Aino-Kaisa Saarinen'''10 km freestyle25:59.51515 km pursuit40:40.6530 km classical1:31:38.7Riikka Sarasoja10 km freestyle26:50.23115 km pursuit42:24.42130 km classical1:33:33.212'''Pirjo MuranenVirpi KuitunenRiitta-Liisa RoponenAino-Kaisa Saarinen'''4 x 5 km relay55:49.9;SprintAthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRankSami JauhojärviMen's sprint3:39.5721 '''Q'''3:36.92 '''Q'''3:39.66Did not advanceVirpi KuitunenWomen's sprint3:43.726 '''Q'''3:39.92 '''Q'''3:46.45Did not advanceKalle LassilaMen's sprint3:39.1219 '''Q'''3:42.22 '''Q'''3:43.75Did not advancePirjo MuranenWomen's sprint3:46.0415 '''Q'''3:41.75Did not advanceKirsi PeräläWomen's sprint3:48.0820 '''Q'''3:39.74Did not advanceAino-Kaisa SaarinenWomen's sprint3:38.822 '''Q'''3:40.73Did not advanceMatias StrandvallMen's sprint3:42.7437Did not advanceJesse VäänänenMen's sprint3:39.2120 '''Q'''3:38.75Did not advanceVille NousiainenLasse PaakkonenMen's team sprintn/a3:12.85 '''Q'''3:17.610Riitta-Liisa RoponenRiikka SarasojaWomen's team sprintn/a3:02.65 '''Q'''3:00.98
Figure skating Finland has qualified one entrant in men's singles and two in ladies singles, for a total of three athletes. Athlete(s) Event  / / Total Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari  Men44.6230Did not qualify44.6230 Kiira Korpi  Ladies'52.9617108.6111161.5711 Laura Lepistö  Ladies'61.3610126.614187.976
Freestyle skiing AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankArttu KiramoMen's moguls23.7812 '''Q'''22.7616Tapio LuusuaMen's moguls22.8321Did not advanceMikko RonkainenMen's moguls23.0020 '''Q'''23.5014;Ski crossAthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRankJuha HaukkalaMen's ski cross1:14.6622 '''Q'''3Did not advance
Ice hockey === Men's tournament ===;Roster==== Group play ====Finland played in Group C.;Round-robinAll times are local (UTC-8).--------;Standings==== Final rounds ====;Quarterfinal;Semifinal;Bronze medal game=== Women's tournament ===;Roster==== Group play ====Finland played in Group B.;Round-robinAll times are local (UTC-8).--------==== Final rounds ====;Semifinal;Bronze medal game
Nordic combined Jaakko Tallus in individual large hill/10 km.AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-CountryPointsRankDeficitTimeRankAnssi KoivurantaIndividual normal hill/10 km122.080:5425:22.98Individual large hill/10 km66.3444:03Did not finishHannu ManninenIndividual normal hill/10 km116.0221:1825:12.413Individual large hill/10 km107.7161:1724:49.04Janne RyynänenIndividual normal hill/10 km135.51 -27:21.626Individual large hill/10 km117.030:4026:00.912Jaakko TallusIndividual normal hill/10 km119.5191:0427:21.138Individual large hill/10 km95.8252:0526:51.132Anssi KoivurantaHannu ManninenJanne RyynänenJaakko TallusTeam507.0132.0120.5134.2120.31 -51:53.113:12.913:20.812:32.612:46.87
Ski jumping AthleteEventQualifyingFirst roundFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsTotalRankJanne AhonenNormal hill''Prequalified''129.55 '''Q'''133.5263.04Large hill''Prequalified''111.016 '''Q'''111.0DNS31Janne HapponenNormal hill133.08 '''Q'''117.525 '''Q'''124.0241.519Large hill128.413 '''Q'''DisqualifiedMatti HautamäkiLarge hill''Prequalified''121.57 '''Q'''134.0202.426Kalle KeituriNormal hill130.011 '''Q'''116.027 '''Q'''122.0238.022Harri OlliNormal hill133.56 '''Q'''DisqualifiedLarge hill135.69 '''Q'''95.630 '''Q'''122.2217.818Matti HautamäkiJanne HapponenKalle KeituriHarri OlliTeamn/a490.2129.8109.5108.4131.74 '''Q'''524.4123.5112.2126.6132.11014.64Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
Snowboarding ;HalfpipeAthleteEventQualifyingSemifinalFinalRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankJanne KorpiMen's halfpipe26.515.611Did not advance24Markku KoskiMen's halfpipe36.941.34 '''QF'''Advanced to final36.425.06Markus MalinMen's halfpipe32.836.78 '''QS'''42.921.91 '''Q'''16.718.611'''Peetu Piiroinen'''Men's halfpipe44.045.11 '''Q'''Advanced to final40.845.0;Parallel GSAthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankIlona RuotsalainenWomen's parallel giant slalom1:26.6623Did not advance23
Speed skating AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPekka KoskelaMen's 500 m35.9432836.5353672.47833Tuomas NieminenMen's 500 m35.9402736.0472771.98727Men's 1000 mn/a1:12.2634Mika PoutalaMen's 500 m34.863135.1811170.0445Men's 1000 mn/a1:09.858Markus PuolakkaMen's 500 m36.1523236.2043172.35630
See also * Finland at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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