# Finland at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Finland competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Elli Pikkujamsa | Snowboarding | Girls' slopestyle | 19 February |
| Bronze | Lauri Mannila | Cross-country skiing | Boys' cross-country cross | 13 February |
| Bronze | Rebecca Immonen | Cross-country skiing | Girls' 5 km | 18 February |
| Bronze | Henna Ikola | Snowboarding | Girls' slopestyle | 19 February |
| Bronze | Rene Rinnekangas | Snowboarding | Boys' slopestyle | 19 February |
| Bronze | Riikka Honkanen | Alpine skiing | Parallel mixed team | 20 February |
| Bronze | Sampo Kankkunen | Alpine skiing | Parallel mixed team | 20 February |

## Alpine skiing
### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sampo Kankkunen | Slalom | 51.08 | 10 | 50.95 | 12 | 1:42.03 | 10 |
| Sampo Kankkunen | Giant slalom | 1:19.18 | 6 | 1:19.36 | 9 | 2:38.54 | 6 |
| Sampo Kankkunen | Super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:11.04 | 4 |
| Sampo Kankkunen | Combined | 1:12.27 | 3 | 41.93 | 9 | 1:54.20 | 5 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Riikka Honkanen | Slalom | 55.29 | 6 | 51.49 | 7 | 1:46.78 | 7 |
| Riikka Honkanen | Giant slalom | 1:20.55 | 12 | 1:16.24 | 10 | 2:36.79 | 11 |

### Parallel mixed team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Riikka Honkanen Sampo Kankkunen | Parallel mixed team | France (FRA) W 3 – 1 | Austria (AUT) W 2$^+$ – 2 | Germany (GER) L 2 – 2$^+$ | Canada (CAN) W 3 – 1 | |

## Biathlon
### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Tuomas Harjula | Sprint | 20:07.7 | 2 | 11 |
| Tuomas Harjula | Pursuit | 30:44.5 | 4 | 7 |
| Otto-Eemil Karvinen | Sprint | 20:54.2 | 2 | 20 |
| Otto-Eemil Karvinen | Pursuit | 32:51.7 | 6 | 26 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jenni Keranen | Sprint | 19:30.3 | 1 | 13 |
| Jenni Keranen | Pursuit | 27:03.8 | 2 | 11 |
| Saana Lahdelma | Sprint | 20:56.5 | 4 | 32 |
| Saana Lahdelma | Pursuit | 30:24.2 | 5 | 33 |

### Mixed

| Athletes | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Jenni Keranen Tuomas Harjula | Single mixed relay | 43:12.7 | 1+15 | 10 |
| Jenni Keranen Saana Lahdelma Tuomas Harjula Otto-Eemil Karvinen | Mixed relay | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish |

## Cross-country skiing
### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Remi Lindholm | 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24:48.3 | 7 |
| Remi Lindholm | Classical sprint | 3:07.56 | 15 Q | 3:02.32 | 3 q | 3:03.08 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Remi Lindholm | Cross-country cross | 3:11.06 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:08.23 | 4 q | 3:07.88 | 7 |
| Lauri Mannila | 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25:27.7 | 12 |
| Lauri Mannila | Classical sprint | 2:56.12 | 1 Q | 3:01.70 | 1 Q | 2:55.79 | 3 q | 3:00.96 | 5 |
| Lauri Mannila | Cross-country cross | 3:06.26 | 5 Q | — | — | 3:08.33 | 2 Q | 3:01.84 | |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rebecca Immonen | 5 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13:35.9 | |
| Rebecca Immonen | Classical sprint | 3:32.26 | 4 Q | 3:30.55 | 1 Q | 3:29.49 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rebecca Immonen | Cross-country cross | 3:44.48 | 11 Q | — | — | 3:34.97 | 3 q | 3:37.38 | 7 |
| Roosa Niemi | 5 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13:55.2 | 10 |
| Roosa Niemi | Classical sprint | 3:39.89 | 16 Q | 3:36.54 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roosa Niemi | Cross-country cross | 3:48.64 | 17 Q | — | — | 3:42.13 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Figure skating
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lauri Lankila | Boys' singles | 30.65 | 15 | 61.43 | 15 | 92.08 | 15 |
| Anni Järvenpää | Girls' singles | 48.27 | 9 | 72.64 | 15 | 120.91 | 13 |

### Mixed NOC team trophy

| Athletes | Event | Free skate/Free dance | Free skate/Free dance | Free skate/Free dance | Free skate/Free dance | Free skate/Free dance | Free skate/Free dance |
| Athletes | Event | Ice dance | Pairs | Girls | Boys | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Event | Points Team points | Points Team points | Points Team points | Points Team points | Points | Rank |
| Team Focus Maria Golubtsova / Kirill Belobrov (UKR) Zhao Ying / Xie Zhong (CHN) Yuna Shiraiwa (JPN) Lauri Lankila (FIN) | Team trophy | 64.68 4 | 92.74 5 | 110.01 8 | 61.57 1 | 18 | 5 |

## Freestyle skiing
### Ski cross

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Group heats | Group heats | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Position | Position |
| Minja Lehikoinen | Girls' ski cross | 47.58 | 10 | 13 | 8 Q | 4 FB | 8 |

### Slopestyle

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
| Joona Sipola | Boys' slopestyle | 47.80 | 63.00 | 63.00 | 10 |
| Anni Karava | Girls' slopestyle | 59.60 | 61.20 | 61.20 | 5 |

## Ice hockey

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Aleks Haatanen | Boys' individual skills challenge | 14 | 5 Q | 11 | 5 |
| Kiia Nousiainen | Girls' individual skills challenge | 8 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Boys' tournament
#### Roster

* Tobias Akerman
* Justus Annunen
* Konsta Hirvonen
* Jesperi Kotkaniemi
* Miska Kukkonen
* Rasmus Kupari
* Eetu Maki
* Kalle Matikainen
* Jesse Moilanen
* Arttu Nevasaari
* Niklas Nordgren
* Jasper Rannisto
* Uula Ruikka
* Santeri Salmela
* Samuel Salonen
* Toni Utunen
* Jimi Uusitalo

#### Group Stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 4 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 | |

#### Bronze medal game
## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank |
| Wille Karhumaa | Normal hill/5 km | 92.5 | 112.7 | 9 | 1:16 | 14:27.1 | 8 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Andreas Alamommo | Boys' normal hill | 91.0 | 112.4 | 8 | 90.0 | 109.1 | 6 | 221.5 | 6 |

## Snowboarding
### Halfpipe

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank |
| Ville Mustonen | Boys' halfpipe | 56.00 | 30.75 | 24.75 | 56.00 | 10 |
| Rene Rinnekangas | Boys' halfpipe | 36.25 | 62.00 | 39.00 | 62.00 | 8 |
| Henna Ikola | Girls' halfpipe | 62.25 | 60.75 | 23.75 | 62.25 | 7 |
| Elli Pikkujamsa | Girls' halfpipe | 59.50 | 53.00 | 47.25 | 59.50 | 8 |

### Slopestyle

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
| Ville Mustonen | Boys' slopestyle | 30.00 | 27.75 | 30.00 | 21 |
| Rene Rinnekangas | Boys' slopestyle | 70.00 | 87.75 | 87.75 | |
| Henna Ikola | Girls' slopestyle | 38.00 | 79.00 | 79.00 | |
| Elli Pikkujamsa | Girls' slopestyle | 82.25 | 81.25 | 82.25 | |

### Snowboard and ski cross relay

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Position | Position | Position |
| Caterina Carpano (ITA) Minja Lehikoinen (FIN) Yoshiki Takahara (JPN) Tobias Knollseisen (ITA) | Team snowboard ski cross | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

## Speed skating
### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jaakko Hautamaki | 500 m | 39.55 | 26 | 39.79 | 26 | 79.35 | 26 |
| Jaakko Hautamaki | 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 2:02.62 | 26 |
| Jaakko Hautamaki | Mass start | — | — | — | — | 5:56.65 | 20 |
| Samuli Suomalainen | 500 m | 37.11 | 3 | 37.06 | 5 | 74.17 | 4 |
| Samuli Suomalainen | 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 1:57.36 | 18 |
| Samuli Suomalainen | Mass start | — | — | — | — | 5:55.01 | 17 |

### Mixed team sprint

| Athletes | Event | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank |
| Team 5 Erika Lindgren (SWE) Isabelle Van Elst (NED) Yevgeny Bolgov (BLR) Samuli Suomalainen (FIN) | Mixed team sprint | 2:16.73 | 11 |
| Team 13 Sofya Napolskikh (RUS) Elena Samkova (RUS) Jaakko Hautamaki (FIN) Kim Min-seok (KOR) | Mixed team sprint | 1:58.97 | 5 |