Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Finland at the
2002 Winter Olympics
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitesport.fi/olympiakomitea (in Finnish and Swedish)
in Salt Lake City
Competitors98 (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)

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.

Medalists

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

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Sami Uotila Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Kalle Palander 1:14.57 DNF DNF –
Kalle Palander Slalom DNF – DNF –
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Henna Raita Giant Slalom DNF – DNF –
Tanja Poutiainen 1:17.31 1:15.66 2:32.97 11
Henna Raita Slalom 54.75 53.65 1:48.40 8
Tanja Poutiainen 52.46 DNF DNF –

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
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
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Ville Räikkönen
Timo Antila
Paavo Puurunen
Vesa Hietalahti 		1 1'28:52.7 12
Women
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
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 1 Time Rank
Katja Holanti
Sanna-Leena Perunka
Anita Nyman
Outi Kettunen 		0 1'34:18.7 12
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
3 One minute added per missed target.
4 Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men

Sprint

Athlete Qualifying round Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
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

Pursuit

Athlete 10 km C 10 km F pursuit1
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
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
1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

4 × 10 km relay

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

Sprint

Athlete Qualifying round Quarter finals Semi finals Finals
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Final rank
Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen 3:27.16 36 did not advance
Kaisa Varis 3:20.52 23 did not advance
Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen 3:19.23 18 did not advance
Elina Pienimäki-Hietamäki 3:14.79 6 Q 4:01.5 4 did not advance

Pursuit

Athlete 5 km C 5 km F pursuit2
Time Rank Time Final rank
Elina Pienimäki-Hietamäki 14:21.3 43 Q 13:39.5 40
Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen 13:54.4 21 Q 13:11.9 16
Satu Salonen 13:43.4 11 'Q 13:34.3 36
Kaisa Varis 13:37.9 9 Q 12:37.8 12
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
10 km
C 		Annmari Viljanmaa 30:51.8 37
Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen 30:24.0 28
Satu Salonen 29:02.3 7
15 km
F 		Annmari Viljanmaa DNF –
Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen 42:14.3 19
Kaisa Varis 40:04.1 4
30 km
C 		Satu Salonen DNF –
Annmari Viljanmaa 1'40:47.9 24
2 Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

4 × 5 km relay

Athletes Race
Time Rank
Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen
Satu Salonen
Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen
Kaisa Varis 		50:45.5 7

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Men's tournament

Group stage

Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.

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

Contestants

 Finland
Oulunkylä CC, Helsinki

Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Wille Mäkelä
Second: Tommi Häti
Lead: Jari Laukkanen
Alternate: Pekka Saarelainen

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Women
Athlete Points SP FS Rank
Elina Kettunen 18.0 18 9 11

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Tapio Luusua Moguls 29.81 24.56 15 Q 27.16 26.67 5
Sami Mustonen 29.83 25.42 8 Q 28.10 26.08 10
Mikko Ronkainen 29.34 26.25 3 Q 28.31 26.49 8
Janne Lahtela 27.22 26.92 2 Q 26.55 27.97 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Points Rank Time Points Rank
Minna Karhu Moguls 38.27 22.66 10 Q 37.20 23.07 12

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

First round - Group D

Team
 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
Source: [citation needed]
15 February 2002
20:45		Finland 0 – 6
(0–0, 0–3, 0–3)		 United StatesE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,597
Jani HurmeGoaliesMike DunhamReferee:
Canada Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Canada Derek Nansen
United States Tim Nowak
0-129:45 − Scott Young
0-236:16 − John LeClair
0-337:45 − Keith Tkachuk
0-446:46 − John LeClair
0-551:23 − John LeClair
0-654:14 − Bill Guerin
10 minPenalties10 min
16 February 2002
16:45		Finland 8 – 1
(3–0, 3–0, 2–1)		 BelarusE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Pasi NurminenGoaliesSergei Shabanov
Andrei Mezin		Referee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Canada Mike Cvik
Slovakia Rudolf Lauff
Olli Jokinen − 01:301-0
Teemu Selänne − 14:532-0
Olli Jokinen − 16:243-0
Teemu Selänne − 24:554-0
Sami Kapanen − 25:435-0
Tomi Kallio − 29:266-0
6-143:54 − Dmitry Pankov
Aki Berg − 49:217-1
Mikko Eloranta − 54:398-1
10 minPenalties8 min
18 February 2002
13:30		Russia 1 – 3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)		 FinlandPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,360
Nikolai KhabibulinGoaliesJani HurmeReferee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Petr Blumel
Canada Jean Morin
Pavel Bure - 07:491-0
1-130:57 - Teemu Selänne
1-236:15 - Mikko Eloranta
1-340:33 - Jere Lehtinen
10 minPenalties8 min
26Shots29

Quarter final

20 February 2002
20:15		Finland 1 – 2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)		 CanadaE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,599
Jani HurmeGoaliesMartin BrodeurReferee:
United States Dennis LaRue
Linesman:
Canada Mike Cvik
0-103:00 - Joe Sakic
0-235:49 - Steve Yzerman
Niklas Hagman - 36:091-2
2 minPenalties2 min
19Shots34

Team roster

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

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Women's tournament

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

First round - Group B

Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals.

Pos Team
 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
3  Germany 3 0 1 2 6 18 −12 1 5–8th place semifinals
4  China 3 0 1 2 6 21 −15 1
Source: IIHF.com
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC-7).

12 February 2002
14:00		Finland 4 – 0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 ChinaPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 4,977
14 February 2002
11:00		Finland 3 – 1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)		 GermanyPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 4,769
16 February 2002
11:00		United States 5 – 0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 FinlandE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 8,507

Medal round

Semi-final

19 February 2002
11:05		Canada 7 – 3
(2–1, 0–2, 5–0)		 FinlandE Center, West Valley City
Attendance: 7,289

Bronze medal game

21 February 2002
12:10		Finland  4th1 – 2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)		 SwedenPeaks Ice Arena, Provo
Attendance: 6,298

Team roster

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

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Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Men's sprint

Events:

  • large hill ski jumping
  • 7.5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Ski Jumping Cross-country
time 		Total
rank
Points 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 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Ski Jumping Cross-country
time 		Total
rank
Points Rank
Mikko Keskinarkaus 209.0 34 44:38.9 28
Hannu Manninen 221.5 22 42:21.1 14
Samppa Lajunen 257.0 3 39:11.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jaakko Tallus 267.5 1 39:36.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping
  • 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athletes Ski jumping Cross-country
time 		Total
rank
Points Rank
Jari Mantila
Jaakko Tallus
Hannu Manninen
Samppa Lajunen 		967.5 1 48:42.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Qualifying jump Final jump 1 Final jump 2 Total
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's team large hill
Athletes Result
Points 1 Rank
Matti Hautamäki
Veli-Matti Lindström
Risto Jussilainen
Janne Ahonen 		974.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Tuomo Ojala 28.2 21 23.3 24 did not advance
Risto Mattila 35.7 10 34.3 10 did not advance
Markku Koski 36.9 7 41.3 4 QF 39.0 8
Heikki Sorsa 44.2 1 QF 40.4 7
Women's halfpipe
Athlete Qualifying round 1 Qualifying round 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kirsi Rautava 23.6 16 24.7 12 did not advance
Sari Grönholm 24.3 15 22.4 13 did not advance
Minna Hesso 25.4 13 32.1 6 QF 31.9 9

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
500 m Janne Hänninen 35.18 14 35.15 18 70.33 15
1000 m Risto Rosendahl 1:10.70 33
Janne Hänninen 1:08.45 10
1500 m Risto Rosendahl 1:48.57 32
Vesa Rosendahl 1:48.02 27
Janne Hänninen 1:46.04 13

References

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  1. ^ http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0102/OGM/gs/pg000055.htm IIHF: Team Finland 2002
  2. ^ "Hockey | WOG Salt Lake City 2002 - Team Roster of Finland".
  3. ^ http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0102/OGW/gs/pg000043.htm IIHF: Team Finland 2002