In today's world, Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics has become a topic of great relevance and interest to a large number of people in different areas of society. Whether due to its impact on culture, the environment, politics or the economy, Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics has managed to capture the attention of academics, professionals and the general public. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics, its importance and its influence on various aspects of daily life. From its origins to its possible future consequences, we will take an in-depth look at the relevance of Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics in today's world.
Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | FIN |
NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
Website | sport |
in Salt Lake City | |
Competitors | 98 (62 men, 36 women) in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Toni Nieminen (ski jumping) |
Medals Ranked 8th |
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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.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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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 |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
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Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
Sami Uotila | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Kalle Palander | 1:14.57 | DNF | DNF | – | |
Kalle Palander | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
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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 | – |
Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
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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 |
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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 |
Athletes | Race | ||
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Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
Ville Räikkönen Timo Antila Paavo Puurunen Vesa Hietalahti |
1 | 1'28:52.7 | 12 |
Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
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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 |
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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 |
Athletes | Race | ||
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Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
Katja Holanti Sanna-Leena Perunka Anita Nyman Outi Kettunen |
0 | 1'34:18.7 | 12 |
Sprint
Athlete | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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 |
4 × 10 km relay
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Kuisma Taipale Karri Hietamäki Teemu Kattilakoski Sami Repo |
1'37:41.8 | 11 |
Sprint
Athlete | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Finals | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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 |
4 × 5 km relay
Athletes | Race | |
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Time | Rank | |
Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen Satu Salonen Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen Kaisa Varis |
50:45.5 | 7 |
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
Country | Skip | W | L |
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Canada | Kevin Martin | 8 | 1 |
Norway | Pål Trulsen | 7 | 2 |
Switzerland | Andreas Schwaller | 6 | 3 |
Sweden | Peja Lindholm | 6 | 3 |
Finland 5th | Markku Uusipaavalniemi | 5 | 4 |
Germany | Sebastian Stock | 4 | 5 |
Denmark | Ulrik Schmidt | 3 | 6 |
Great Britain | Hammy McMillan | 3 | 6 |
United States | Tim Somerville | 3 | 6 |
France | Dominique Dupont-Roc | 0 | 9 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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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 |
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Oulunkylä CC, Helsinki Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi |
Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
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Elina Kettunen | 18.0 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
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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 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
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Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | ||
Minna Karhu | Moguls | 38.27 | 22.66 | 10 Q | 37.20 | 23.07 | 12 |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
15 February 2002 20:45 | Finland | 0 – 6 (0–0, 0–3, 0–3) | United States | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,597 |
Jani Hurme | Goalies | Mike Dunham | Referee: Bill McCreary Linesmen: Derek Nansen Tim Nowak | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
16 February 2002 16:45 | Finland | 8 – 1 (3–0, 3–0, 2–1) | Belarus | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
Pasi Nurminen | Goalies | Sergei Shabanov Andrei Mezin | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Mike Cvik Rudolf Lauff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 February 2002 13:30 | Russia | 1 – 3 (1–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Finland | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,360 |
Nikolai Khabibulin | Goalies | Jani Hurme | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Petr Blumel Jean Morin | |||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 29 |
20 February 2002 20:15 | Finland | 1 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Canada | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,599 |
Jani Hurme | Goalies | Martin Brodeur | Referee: Dennis LaRue Linesman: Mike Cvik | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
19 | Shots | 34 |
Pos. | No. | Name | 2001-02 team |
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G | 30 | Pasi Nurminen | Atlanta Thrashers |
G | 31 | Jussi Markkanen | Edmonton Oilers |
G | 35 | Jani Hurme | Ottawa Senators |
D | 4 | Kimmo Timonen | Nashville Predators |
D | 5 | Sami Salo | Ottawa Senators |
D | 6 | Ossi Väänänen | Phoenix Coyotes |
D | 7 | Aki Berg | Toronto Maple Leafs |
D | 21 | Jyrki Lumme | Toronto Maple Leafs |
D | 27 | Teppo Numminen | Phoenix Coyotes |
D | 44 | Janne Niinimaa | Edmonton Oilers |
F | 8 | Teemu Selänne | San Jose Sharks |
F | 10 | Ville Nieminen | Colorado Avalanche |
F | 12 | Olli Jokinen | Florida Panthers |
F | 14 | Raimo Helminen | Tampereen Ilves |
F | 16 | Niklas Hagman | Florida Panthers |
F | 17 | Tomi Kallio | Atlanta Thrashers |
F | 22 | Mikko Eloranta | Los Angeles Kings |
F | 24 | Sami Kapanen | Carolina Hurricanes |
F | 26 | Jere Lehtinen | Dallas Stars |
F | 36 | Juha Ylönen | Tampa Bay Lightning |
F | 37 | Jarkko Ruutu | Vancouver Canucks |
F | 41 | Antti Aalto | Jokerit |
F | 42 | Juha Lind | Södertälje SK |
Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
All times are local (UTC-7).
12 February 2002 14:00 | Finland | 4 – 0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | China | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 4,977 |
14 February 2002 11:00 | Finland | 3 – 1 (1–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Germany | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 4,769 |
16 February 2002 11:00 | United States | 5 – 0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Finland | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 8,507 |
Semi-final
19 February 2002 11:05 | Canada | 7 – 3 (2–1, 0–2, 5–0) | Finland | E Center, West Valley City Attendance: 7,289 |
Bronze medal game
21 February 2002 12:10 | Finland 4th | 1 – 2 (0–2, 1–0, 0–0) | Sweden | Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Attendance: 6,298 |
Pos. | No. | Name | 2001-02 team |
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G | 19 | Tuula Puputti | University of Minnesota Duluth |
G | 30 | Minna-Monica Halonen | Tampereen Tappara |
D | 3 | Emma Laaksonen | Ohio State University |
D | 5 | Pirjo Ahonen | Jyväskylän Hockey Cats |
D | 6 | Saija Sirviö | Oulun Kärpät |
D | 9 | Terhi Mertanen | Espoo Blues |
D | 20 | Kirsi Hänninen | Oulun Kärpät |
D | 22 | Päivi Salo | Oulun Kärpät |
F | 8 | Marjo Voutilainen | Itä-Helsingin Kiekko |
F | 10 | Sari Fisk | Tampereen Ilves |
F | 11 | Oona Parviainen | Espoo Blues |
F | 13 | Riikka Nieminen | Jyväskylän Hockey Cats |
F | 15 | Satu Hoikkala | Oulun Kärpät |
F | 16 | Tiia Reima | Itä-Helsingin Kiekko |
F | 21 | Petra Vaarakallio | Espoo Blues |
F | 23 | Hanne Sikiö | University of Minnesota Duluth |
F | 25 | Marja-Helena Pälvilä | Espoo Blues |
F | 26 | Henna Savikuja | Oulun Kärpät |
F | 28 | Katja Riipi | Itä-Helsingin Kiekko |
F | 29 | Karoliina Rantamäki | Espoo Blues |
Men's sprint
Events:
Athlete | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time |
Total rank | |
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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 |
Men's individual
Events:
Athlete | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time |
Total rank | |
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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 | |
Jaakko Tallus | 267.5 | 1 | 39:36.4 |
Men's Team
Four participants per team.
Events:
Athletes | Ski jumping | Cross-country time |
Total rank | |
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Points | Rank | |||
Jari Mantila Jaakko Tallus Hannu Manninen Samppa Lajunen |
967.5 | 1 | 48:42.2 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying jump | Final jump 1 | Final jump 2 | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Athletes | Result | |
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Points 1 | Rank | |
Matti Hautamäki Veli-Matti Lindström Risto Jussilainen Janne Ahonen |
974.0 |
Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | |||
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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 |
Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | |||
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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 |
Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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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 |