# Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Finland participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Peetu Piiroinen | Snowboarding | Men's halfpipe | 17 February |
| Bronze | Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 x 5 km relay | 25 February |
| Bronze | Finland women's national ice hockey team Anne HelinJenni HiirikoskiVenla HoviMichelle KarvinenMira KuismaEmma LaaksonenRosa LindstedtTerhi MertanenHeidi PelttariMariia PosaAnnina RajahuhtaKaroliina RantamäkiNoora RätyMari SaarinenSaija SirviöNina TikkinenMinnamari TuominenSaara TuominenLinda VälimäkiAnna VanhataloMarjo Voutilainen | Ice hockey | Women's tournament | 25 February |
| Bronze | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Cross-country skiing | 30 km classical | 27 February |
| Bronze | Finland men's national ice hockey team Niklas BäckströmValtteri FilppulaNiklas HagmanJarkko ImmonenOlli JokinenNiko KapanenMiikka KiprusoffMikko KoivuSaku KoivuLasse KukkonenJere LehtinenSami LepistöToni LydmanAntti MiettinenAntero NiittymäkiJanne NiskalaVille PeltonenJoni PitkänenJarkko RuutuTuomo RuutuSami SaloTeemu SelänneKimmo Timonen | 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

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
| Andreas Romar | Men's downhill | n/a | n/a | 1:58.71 | 42 |
| Andreas Romar | Men's super-G | n/a | n/a | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Andreas Romar | Men's giant slalom | 1:19.79 | 1:22.52 | 2:42.31 | 30 |
| Andreas Romar | Men's slalom | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Andreas Romar | Men's combined | 2:00.89 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Marcus Sandell | Men's giant slalom | 1:18.58 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Sanni Leinonen | Women's giant slalom | 1:18.38 | 1:14.06 | 2:32.44 | 30 |
| Sanni Leinonen | Women's slalom | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Tanja Poutiainen | Women's giant slalom | 1:16.16 | 1:12.01 | 2:28.17 | 13 |
| Tanja Poutiainen | Women's slalom | 51.67 | 53.26 | 1:44.93 | 6 |

## Biathlon

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Timo Antila | Men's sprint | 26:37.4 | 1 | 40 |
| Timo Antila | Men's pursuit | 38:22.1 | 6 | 52 |
| Timo Antila | Men's individual | 54:22.7 | 5 | 56 |
| Mari Laukkanen | Women's sprint | 22:45.0 | 4 | 68 |
| Mari Laukkanen | Women's individual | 45:36.4 | 3 | 43 |
| Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Women's sprint | 22:27.3 | 3 | 59 |
| Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Women's pursuit | 34:50.0 | 2 | 45 |
| Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Women's individual | 45:46.4 | 4 | 46 |
| Paavo Puurunen | Men's sprint | 28:04.8 | 4 | 73 |
| Paavo Puurunen | Men's individual | 54:15.7 | 3 | 53 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Matti Heikkinen | 15 km freestyle | 35:37.1 | 39 |
| Matti Heikkinen | 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Sami Jauhojärvi | 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Sami Jauhojärvi | 50 km classical | 2:06:43.2 | 20 |
| Teemu Kattilakoski | 15 km freestyle | 35:06.8 | 27 |
| Juha Lallukka | 15 km freestyle | 35:28.8 | 34 |
| Lari Lehtonen | 30 km pursuit | 1:20:34.5 | 33 |
| Lari Lehtonen | 50 km classical | 2:16:26.2 | 43 |
| Ville Nousiainen | 15 km freestyle | 34:45.5 | 13 |
| Ville Nousiainen | 30 km pursuit | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Ville Nousiainen | 50 km classical | 2:11:38.0 | 37 |
| Sami Jauhojärvi Matti Heikkinen Teemu Kattilakoski Ville Nousiainen | 4 x 10 km relay | 1:45:30.3 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Virpi Kuitunen | 30 km classical | 1:33:36.7 | 13 |
| Krista Lähteenmäki | 10 km freestyle | 27:49.4 | 52 |
| Krista Lähteenmäki | 30 km classical | 1:35:08.4 | 25 |
| Pirjo Muranen | 15 km pursuit | 42:50.5 | 30 |
| Riitta-Liisa Roponen | 10 km freestyle | 25:24.3 | 6 |
| Riitta-Liisa Roponen | 15 km pursuit | 42:14.3 | 19 |
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 10 km freestyle | 25:59.5 | 15 |
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 15 km pursuit | 40:40.6 | 5 |
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 30 km classical | 1:31:38.7 | |
| Riikka Sarasoja | 10 km freestyle | 26:50.2 | 31 |
| Riikka Sarasoja | 15 km pursuit | 42:24.4 | 21 |
| Riikka Sarasoja | 30 km classical | 1:33:33.2 | 12 |
| Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | 4 x 5 km relay | 55:49.9 | |

### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Sami Jauhojärvi | Men's sprint | 3:39.57 | 21 Q | 3:36.9 | 2 Q | 3:39.6 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Virpi Kuitunen | Women's sprint | 3:43.72 | 6 Q | 3:39.9 | 2 Q | 3:46.4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kalle Lassila | Men's sprint | 3:39.12 | 19 Q | 3:42.2 | 2 Q | 3:43.7 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pirjo Muranen | Women's sprint | 3:46.04 | 15 Q | 3:41.7 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kirsi Perälä | Women's sprint | 3:48.08 | 20 Q | 3:39.7 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aino-Kaisa Saarinen | Women's sprint | 3:38.82 | 2 Q | 3:40.7 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matias Strandvall | Men's sprint | 3:42.74 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jesse Väänänen | Men's sprint | 3:39.21 | 20 Q | 3:38.7 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ville Nousiainen Lasse Paakkonen | Men's team sprint | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3:12.8 | 5 Q | 3:17.6 | 10 |
| Riitta-Liisa Roponen Riikka Sarasoja | Women's team sprint | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3:02.6 | 5 Q | 3:00.9 | 8 |

## 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 | CD | CD | SP/OD | SP/OD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ari-Pekka Nurmenkari | Men | | | 44.62 | 30 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 44.62 | 30 |
| Kiira Korpi | Ladies' | | | 52.96 | 17 | 108.61 | 11 | 161.57 | 11 |
| Laura Lepistö | Ladies' | | | 61.36 | 10 | 126.61 | 4 | 187.97 | 6 |

## Freestyle skiing

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Arttu Kiramo | Men's moguls | 23.78 | 12 Q | 22.76 | 16 |
| Tapio Luusua | Men's moguls | 22.83 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mikko Ronkainen | Men's moguls | 23.00 | 20 Q | 23.50 | 14 |

### Ski cross

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank |
| Juha Haukkala | Men's ski cross | 1:14.66 | 22 Q | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Ice hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Finnish roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2009–10 team |
| 33 | G | Niklas Bäckström | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 13 February 1978 | Helsinki | Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
| 34 | G | Miikka Kiprusoff | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 26 October 1976 | Turku | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 30 | G | Antero Niittymäki | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 18 June 1980 | Turku | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) |
| 5 | D | Lasse Kukkonen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 18 September 1981 | Oulu | Avangard Omsk (KHL) |
| 18 | D | Sami Lepistö | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 17 October 1984 | Espoo | Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) |
| 32 | D | Toni Lydman | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 25 September 1977 | Lahti | Buffalo Sabres (NHL) |
| 21 | D | Janne Niskala | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 22 September 1981 | Västerås, Sweden | Frölunda Indians (SEL) |
| 25 | D | Joni Pitkänen | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 19 September 1983 | Oulu | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) |
| 6 | D | Sami Salo | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 2 September 1974 | Turku | Vancouver Canucks (NHL) |
| 44 | D | Kimmo Timonen – A | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 18 March 1975 | Kuopio | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) |
| 51 | F | Valtteri Filppula | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 20 March 1984 | Vantaa | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
| 10 | F | Niklas Hagman | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 5 December 1979 | Helsinki | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 62 | F | Jarkko Immonen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 19 April 1982 | Rantasalmi | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| 12 | F | Olli Jokinen | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 5 December 1978 | Kuopio | New York Rangers (NHL) |
| 39 | F | Niko Kapanen | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 29 April 1978 | Hattula | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) |
| 9 | F | Mikko Koivu | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 12 March 1983 | Turku | Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
| 11 | F | Saku Koivu – C | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 23 November 1974 | Turku | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) |
| 26 | F | Jere Lehtinen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 24 June 1973 | Espoo | Dallas Stars (NHL) |
| 20 | F | Antti Miettinen | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 3 July 1980 | Hämeenlinna | Minnesota Wild (NHL) |
| 16 | F | Ville Peltonen | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 24 May 1973 | Vantaa | Dynamo Minsk (KHL) |
| 37 | F | Jarkko Ruutu | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 23 August 1975 | Vantaa | Ottawa Senators (NHL) |
| 15 | F | Tuomo Ruutu | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 16 February 1983 | Vantaa | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) |
| 8 | F | Teemu Selänne – A | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 3 July 1970 | Helsinki | Anaheim Ducks (NHL) |

#### Group play

Finland played in Group C.

##### Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

##### Standings

| Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |

#### Final rounds
##### Bronze medal game
### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Finnish roster in the women's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
| Position | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Birthplace | 2009–10 team |
| G | Mira Kuisma | 168 | 65 | 6 May 1987 | Kuopio | Oulun Kärpät |
| G | Noora Räty | 164 | 68 | 29 May 1989 | Espoo | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| G | Anna Vanhatalo | 178 | 65 | 29 February 1984 | Helsinki | Espoo Blues |
| D | Jenni Hiirikoski – A | 161 | 60 | 30 March 1987 | Lempäälä | Ilves Tampere |
| D | Emma Laaksonen – C | 159 | 59 | 17 December 1981 | Washington, D.C., United States | Espoo Blues |
| D | Rosa Lindstedt | 186 | 78 | 24 January 1988 | Ylöjärvi | Ilves Tampere |
| D | Terhi Mertanen | 166 | 68 | 4 April 1981 | Joensuu | Espoo Blues |
| D | Heidi Pelttari | 166 | 69 | 2 August 1985 | Tampere | Ilves Tampere |
| D | Mariia Posa | 164 | 58 | 21 February 1988 | Hyvinkää | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| D | Saija Sirviö | 172 | 62 | 29 December 1982 | Oulu | Oulun Kärpät |
| F | Anne Helin | 170 | 68 | 28 January 1987 | Helsinki | Oulun Kärpät |
| F | Venla Hovi | 169 | 62 | 28 October 1987 | Tampere | Ilves Tampere |
| F | Michelle Karvinen | 166 | 70 | 27 March 1990 | Rødovre, Denmark | HC Rødovre |
| F | Annina Rajahuhta | 164 | 62 | 8 March 1989 | Helsinki | Ilves Tampere |
| F | Karoliina Rantamäki | 163 | 65 | 23 February 1978 | Espoo | SKIF Nizhny Novgorod |
| F | Mari Saarinen | 172 | 67 | 30 July 1981 | Kangasala | Ilves Tampere |
| F | Nina Tikkinen | 170 | 67 | 6 February 1987 | Salo | Minnesota State Mavericks |
| F | Minnamari Tuominen | 165 | 67 | 26 June 1990 | Helsinki | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| F | Saara Tuominen – A | 169 | 65 | 1 January 1986 | Ylöjärvi | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| F | Marjo Voutilainen | 168 | 70 | 22 March 1981 | Kuopio | Espoo Blues |
| F | Linda Välimäki | 165 | 62 | 31 May 1990 | Ylöjärvi | Ilves Tampere |

#### Group play

Finland played in Group B.
| Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | +30 | 9 | Semifinals |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | Semifinals |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 5–8th classification |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 5–8th classification |

##### Round-robin

All times are local (UTC-8).

#### Final rounds
##### Bronze medal game
## Nordic combined

| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-Country | Cross-Country | Cross-Country |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Deficit | Time | Rank |
| Anssi Koivuranta | Individual normal hill/10 km | 122.0 | 8 | 0:54 | 25:22.9 | 8 |
| Anssi Koivuranta | Individual large hill/10 km | 66.3 | 44 | 4:03 | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Hannu Manninen | Individual normal hill/10 km | 116.0 | 22 | 1:18 | 25:12.4 | 13 |
| Hannu Manninen | Individual large hill/10 km | 107.7 | 16 | 1:17 | 24:49.0 | 4 |
| Janne Ryynänen | Individual normal hill/10 km | 135.5 | 1 | - | 27:21.6 | 26 |
| Janne Ryynänen | Individual large hill/10 km | 117.0 | 3 | 0:40 | 26:00.9 | 12 |
| Jaakko Tallus | Individual normal hill/10 km | 119.5 | 19 | 1:04 | 27:21.1 | 38 |
| Jaakko Tallus | Individual large hill/10 km | 95.8 | 25 | 2:05 | 26:51.1 | 32 |
| Finland Anssi Koivuranta Hannu Manninen Janne Ryynänen Jaakko Tallus | Team | 507.0 132.0 120.5 134.2 120.3 | 1 | - | 51:53.1 13:12.9 13:20.8 12:32.6 12:46.8 | 7 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank |
| Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | Prequalified | Prequalified | 129.5 | 5 Q | 133.5 | 263.0 | 4 |
| Janne Ahonen | Large hill | Prequalified | Prequalified | 111.0 | 16 Q | 111.0 | DNS | 31 |
| Janne Happonen | Normal hill | 133.0 | 8 Q | 117.5 | 25 Q | 124.0 | 241.5 | 19 |
| Janne Happonen | Large hill | 128.4 | 13 Q | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| Matti Hautamäki | Large hill | Prequalified | Prequalified | 121.5 | 7 Q | 134.0 | 202.4 | 26 |
| Kalle Keituri | Normal hill | 130.0 | 11 Q | 116.0 | 27 Q | 122.0 | 238.0 | 22 |
| Harri Olli | Normal hill | 133.5 | 6 Q | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| Harri Olli | Large hill | 135.6 | 9 Q | 95.6 | 30 Q | 122.2 | 217.8 | 18 |
| Finland Matti Hautamäki Janne Happonen Kalle Keituri Harri Olli | Team | n/a | n/a | 490.2 129.8 109.5 108.4 131.7 | 4 Q | 524.4 123.5 112.2 126.6 132.1 | 1014.6 | 4 |
Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

## Snowboarding
### Halfpipe

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Qualifying | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank |
| Janne Korpi | Men's halfpipe | 26.5 | 15.6 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24 |
| Markku Koski | Men's halfpipe | 36.9 | 41.3 | 4 QF | Advanced to final | Advanced to final | Advanced to final | 36.4 | 25.0 | 6 |
| Markus Malin | Men's halfpipe | 32.8 | 36.7 | 8 QS | 42.9 | 21.9 | 1 Q | 16.7 | 18.6 | 11 |
| Peetu Piiroinen | Men's halfpipe | 44.0 | 45.1 | 1 Q | Advanced to final | Advanced to final | Advanced to final | 40.8 | 45.0 | |

### Parallel GS

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Ilona Ruotsalainen | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:26.66 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 23 |

## Speed skating

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Pekka Koskela | Men's 500 m | 35.943 | 28 | 36.535 | 36 | 72.478 | 33 |
| Tuomas Nieminen | Men's 500 m | 35.940 | 27 | 36.047 | 27 | 71.987 | 27 |
| Tuomas Nieminen | Men's 1000 m | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:12.26 | 34 |
| Mika Poutala | Men's 500 m | 34.863 | 1 | 35.181 | 11 | 70.044 | 5 |
| Mika Poutala | Men's 1000 m | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1:09.85 | 8 |
| Markus Puolakka | Men's 500 m | 36.152 | 32 | 36.204 | 31 | 72.356 | 30 |