Finland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Finland
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors51 in 10 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Eeli Keranen & Hanni Koski
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
7
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Finland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.

The Finnish team consisted of 51 athletes (36 men and 15 women) competing in ten sports.[1] Ski jumper Eeli Keranen and biathlete/cross-country skier Hanni Koski were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 3 5
Biathlon 4 4 8
Cross-country skiing* 3 3 6
Figure skating 0 1 1
Freestyle skiing 3 1 4
Ice hockey 18 0 18
Nordic combined 2 2 4
Ski jumping 2 2 4
Snowboarding 1 0 1
Speed skating 1 0 1
Total 36 15 51
  • Hanni Koski will compete in both biathlon and cross-country skiing. Her total is counted once in the overall number.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Minja Korhonen Nordic combined Women's individual normal hill/4 km 29 January
 Gold Nelli-Lotta Karppelin Cross-country skiing Women's 7.5 km classical 30 January
 Gold Eemeli Kurttila
Heta Hirvonen
Minja Korhonen
Peter Räisänen		 Nordic combined Mixed team normal hill/4 × 3.3 km 31 January
 Bronze Jaakko Koskinen Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle 25 January
 Bronze Amelie Björksten
Altti Pyrrö		 Alpine skiing Parallel mixed team 26 January
 Bronze Nelli-Lotta Karppelin Cross-country skiing Women's sprint 29 January
 Bronze Finland men's national under-16 ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's tournament 31 January

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland qualified five alpine skiers (two men and three women).[3]

Men
  • TBD
  • TBD
Women
  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Akseli Kirjavainen Sprint
Individual 47:59.5 6 (0+3+0+3) 36
Eemil Koskinen Sprint
Individual 50:14.0 9 (3+3+2+1) 62
Arttu Remes Sprint
Individual 50:39.8 10 (3+2+2+3) 66
Kaapo Saarinen Sprint
Individual 48:59.4 6 (2+3+0+1) 52
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Eveliina Hakala Sprint
Individual 42:30.8 6 (0+3+0+3) 24
Hanni Koski Sprint
Individual 44:25.4 7 (2+4+1+0) 49
Erika Kujala Sprint
Individual 42:49.8 6 (0+3+1+2) 28
Ilona Rantakömi Sprint
Individual 43:46.1 5 (1+2+0+2) 39
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Eveliina Hakala
Akseli Kirjavainen 		Single mixed relay
Mixed relay

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland qualified six cross-country skiers (three per gender).[4]

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland qualified a men's hockey team of 18 athletes.[5]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Finland Men's tournament  South Korea
  Canada
 2nd  Czech Republic
  Canada
 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's tournament

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 2 2 0 0 0 12 1 +11 6 Semifinals
2  Finland 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  South Korea (H) 2 0 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: Gangwon 2024
(H) Host
28 January 2024
20:00		Finland 3–1
(1–1, 2–0, 0–0)		 South KoreaGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 3,713
Game reference
William GammalsGoaliesLim Jae-hunReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
Linesmen:
Czech Republic David Thuma
Sweden Niclas Westman
0–101:01 – Gong (Lee S.)
Arkko (Alalauri, Kähkönen) – 11:051–1
Myllyniemi – 24:312–1
Torkki (Järvenpää, Kähkönen) – 28:533–1
1.5 minPenalties1.5 min
46Shots8
29 January 2024
20:00		Canada 4–1
(1–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 FinlandGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 2,083
Game reference
Carter EslerGoaliesPyry LammiReferees:
Denmark Rasmus Ankersen
Norway Oskar Øvstedal
Linesmen:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Czech Republic David Thuma
Di Iorio (Edwards) – 11:401–0
Di Iorio (Chartrand) – 35:032–0
Lin (SH2) – 37:523–0
3–138:32 – Alalauri (Piiparinen, Suvanto) (PP2)
Di Iorio (O'Donnell) (ENG) – 43:204–1
9 minPenalties4.5 min
39Shots19

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Suomen joukkue nuorten talviolympialaisiin valittu" [The Finnish team selected for the Youth Winter Olympics]. www.olympiakomitea.fi/ (in Finnish). Finnish Olympic Committee. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Ski Jumping quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.