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Finland at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Finland at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Finland
IOC codeFIN
NOCFinnish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors94 (50 men and 44 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Valtteri Filppula
Flag bearer (closing)Krista Pärmäkoski
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Finland competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Ice hockey player Valtteri Filppula was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[3][4] Cross-country skier Krista Pärmäkoski was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]

Finland's final medal haul of two gold and eight total medals, including its first ever ice hockey gold, marked its best showing since winning four golds in 2002 and nine medals in 2006.

Medalists

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Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners

The following Finnish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 3 4
Biathlon 4 4 8
Cross-country skiing 6 7 13
Figure skating 1 2 3
Freestyle skiing 5 1 6
Ice hockey 25 23 48
Nordic combined 5 — 5
Ski jumping 1 2 3
Snowboarding 2 2 4
Total 50 44 94

Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Finland qualified one male and one female alpine skier, and then added two more female quotas during reallocation.[6] The four athletes chosen were named on January 24.[7]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Samu Torsti Men's giant slalom DNF Did not advance
Riikka Honkanen Women's giant slalom DNF Did not advance
Erika Pykäläinen DNF Did not advance
Riikka Honkanen Women's slalom 56.33 37 56.64 37 1:52.97 37
Rosa Pohjolainen DNF Did not advance
Erika Pykäläinen DNF Did not advance

Biathlon

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Main articles: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Finland has qualified four male and four female biathletes.[8][9] The Finnish Olympic Committee named Mari Eder, Olli Hiidensalo and Tero Seppälä on December 20, 2021.[10] The rest of the biathletes were named on January 24.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Tuomas Harjula Individual 58:14.9 4 (1+2+1+0) 81
Sprint 28:21.2 2 (0+2) 92
Olli Hiidensalo Individual 56:45.6 5 (0+2+0+3) 74
Pursuit 47:04.9 8 (5+0+1+2) 52
Sprint 26:15.5 3 (1+2) 38
Heikki Laitinen Individual 55:52.8 5 (0+2+1+2) 66
Pursuit 46:47.2 6 (1+1+1+3) 49
Sprint 26:41.1 2 (1+1) 54
Tero Seppälä Individual 52:14.3 2 (0+2+0+0) 23
Mass start 40:47.1 5 (1+0+2+2) 9
Pursuit 43:30.2 7 (1+1+2+3) 21
Sprint 25:47.5 3 (1+2) 25
Heikki Laitinen
Tero Seppälä
Olli Hiidensalo
Tuomas Harjula 		Relay 1:26:57.7 18 (4+14) 17
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Mari Eder Individual 48:42.9 3 (1+0+1+1) 32
Pursuit 39:15.6 4 (0+1+1+2) 30
Sprint 22:39.8 2 (0+2) 28
Erika Jänkä Sprint 24:20.9 0 (0+0) 73
Nastassia Kinnunen Individual 50:13.5 4 (0+1+2+1) 51
Sprint 24:30.0 3 (1+2) 75
Suvi Minkkinen Individual DNS
Pursuit 40:38.0 0 (0+0+0+0) 43
Sprint 23:21.7 1 (0+1) 51
Suvi Minkkinen
Mari Eder
Erika Jänkä
Nastassia Kinnunen 		Relay LAP 8 (2+6) 16
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Suvi Minkkinen
Mari Eder
Tero Seppälä
Olli Hiidensalo 		Relay 1:10:06.7 13 (1+12) 11

Cross-country skiing

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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Finland has qualified six male and seven female cross-country skiers.[11] The 13 skiers chosen where fully announced on 12 January 2022.[10]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Ristomatti Hakola 15 km classical — 40:49.6 +2:54.8 28
Perttu Hyvärinen 15 km classical — 39:00.2 +1:05.4 6
30 km skiathlon 40:13.1 7 38:37.6 9 1:19:22.4 +3:12.6 7
50 km freestyle a — 1:14:49.5 +3:16.8 19
Remi Lindholm 15 km classical — 41:40.0 +3:45.2 45
30 km skiathlon 41:39.5 30 39:35.9 24 1:21:49.4 +5:39.6 25
50 km freestyle a — 1:15:55.6 +4:22.9 28
Iivo Niskanen 15 km classical — 37:54.8 - 1st place, gold medalist(s)
30 km skiathlon 39:06.1 2 38:33.4 7 1:18:10.0 +2:00.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ristomatti Hakola
Iivo Niskanen
Perttu Hyvärinen
Joni Mäki 		4 x 10 km relay — 1:59:28.6 +4:37.9 6

^a Men's 50 km freestyle was shortened to 28.4 km due to weather conditions.

Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Anne Kyllönen 10 km classical — 29:42.6 +1:36.3 16
15 km skiathlon 24:14.9 18 23:15.3 22 48:10.0 +3:56.3 22
30 km freestyle — 1:31:41.0 +6:47.0 20
Johanna Matintalo 10 km classical — 29:31.2 +1:24.9 14
15 km skiathlon 23:12.9 9 22:49.6 16 46:36.5 +2:22.8 12
30 km freestyle — 1:31:01.7 +7:07.7 23
Kerttu Niskanen 10 km classical — 28:06.7 +0.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
15 km skiathlon 22:31.0 2 21:44.1 7 44:49.8 +36.1 4
30 km freestyle — 1:27:27.3 +2:33.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Krista Pärmäkoski 10 km classical — 28:37.8 +31.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
15 km skiathlon 22:33.6 4 22:05.2 9 45:12.1 +58.4 7
30 km freestyle — 1:28:35.0 +3:41.0 10
Anne Kyllönen
Johanna Matintalo
Kerttu Niskanen
Krista Pärmäkoski 		4 x 5 km relay — 54:02.2 +21.2 4
Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joni Mäki Sprint 2:52.38 23 Q 2:57.59 1 Q 2:51.10 2 Q 3:00.18 4
Lauri Vuorinen 2:50.91 11 Q 2:54.64 3 did not advance 14
Iivo Niskanen
Joni Mäki 		Team sprint — 20:17.81 3 Q 19:25.45 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jasmi Joensuu Sprint 3:21.05 18 Q 3:49.93 6 did not advance 27
Jasmin Kähärä 3:20.43 13 Q 3:30.52 6 did not advance 26
Katri Lylynperä 3:22.62 24 Q 3:24.29 5 did not advance 23
Kerttu Niskanen
Krista Pärmäkoski 		Team sprint — 23:00.82 2 Q 22:13.71 4

Figure skating

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Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Finland secured one quota in the ladies singles competition.[12] Finnish Olympic committee named Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis for the ice dance competition on December 20, 2021.[10] Jenni Saarinen was named as the remaining competitor on January 24.[7]

Athlete Event SP / SD FS / FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jenni Saarinen Women's singles 56.97 25 Q 96.07 25 153.04 25
Juulia Turkkila
Matthias Versluis 		Ice dance 68.23 16 Q 105.65 15 173.88 15

Freestyle skiing

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Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Freeski
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Simo Peltola Big air 49.75 41.75 72.00 72.00 29 did not advance
Slopestyle 35.01 29.25 — 35.01 27 did not advance
Jon Sallinen Halfpipe 18.00 18.50 18.50 23 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Anni Kärävä Big air 82.50 52.50 62.00 144.50 12 Q 81.00 54.00 82.50 136.50 9
Slopestyle 55.80 61.73 — 61.73 15 did not advance
Moguls
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Olli Penttala Men's moguls 24.53 60.30 75.95 9 Q Bye 24.39 58.84 74.68 19 Did not advance 19
Jimi Salonen 24.30 60.43 76.39 4 Q Bye DNF Did not advance 20
Severi Vierelä 26.92 57.16 69.66 25 25.58 54.89 69.16 18 Did not advance 28

Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Finland men's Men's tournament  Slovakia
W 6–2 		 Latvia
W 3–1 		 Sweden
W 4–3 OT 		— 1 QQ Bye   Switzerland
W 5–1 		 Slovakia
W 2–0 		 ROC
W 2–1 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Finland women's Women's tournament  United States
L 2–5 		 Canada
L 1–11 		  Switzerland
L 2–3 		 ROC
W 5–0 		3 Q —  Japan
W 7–1 		 United States
L 1–4 		  Switzerland
W 4–0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Finland has qualified 25 male competitors and 23 female competitors to the ice hockey tournaments.[13]

Men's tournament

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Finland men's national ice hockey team qualified by being ranked 3rd in the 2019 IIHF World Rankings.[14]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 20 January 2022.[15]

Head coach: Jukka Jalonen

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Ville Pokka 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1994-06-03)3 June 1994 (aged 27) Russia Avangard Omsk
3 D Niklas Friman 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1993-08-30)30 August 1993 (aged 28) Finland Jokerit
4 D Mikko Lehtonen 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 28) Russia SKA Saint Petersburg
12 F Marko Anttila 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) (1985-05-27)27 May 1985 (aged 36) Finland Jokerit
13 D Valtteri Kemiläinen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 (aged 30) Russia HC Vityaz
15 F Miro Aaltonen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 28) Russia HC Vityaz
20 F Niko Ojamäki 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 26) Russia HC Vityaz
24 F Hannes Björninen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (aged 26) Finland Jokerit
25 F Toni Rajala 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 30) Switzerland EHC Biel
28 F Joonas Nättinen 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (aged 31) Russia Severstal Cherepovets
29 G Harri Säteri 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 32) Russia HC Sibir Novosibirsk
35 G Frans Tuohimaa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 30) Russia HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
38 D Juuso Hietanen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1985-06-14)14 June 1985 (aged 36) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
40 D Petteri Lindbohm 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1993-09-23)23 September 1993 (aged 28) Finland Jokerit
42 D Sami Vatanen 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 30) Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
45 G Juho Olkinuora 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 31) Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk
51 F Valtteri Filppula (C) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 37) Switzerland Genève-Servette HC
55 D Atte Ohtamaa (A) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1987-11-06)6 November 1987 (aged 34) Finland Oulun Kärpät
60 F Markus Granlund 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1993-04-16)16 April 1993 (aged 28) Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
65 F Sakari Manninen 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 71 kg (157 lb) (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 29) Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
70 F Teemu Hartikainen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 (aged 31) Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
71 F Leo Komarov (A) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 35) Russia SKA Saint Petersburg
80 F Saku Mäenalanen 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 27) Finland Oulun Kärpät
81 F Iiro Pakarinen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 (aged 30) Finland Jokerit
82 F Harri Pesonen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1988-08-06)6 August 1988 (aged 33) Switzerland SCL Tigers


Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 2 1 0 0 13 6 +7 8 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 0 10 7 +3 7
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 8 12 −4 3 Playoffs
4  Latvia 3 0 0 0 3 5 11 −6 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Preliminary round tiebreakers
10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
16:40
v		Finland 6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)		 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 929
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesBranislav KonrádReferees:
United States Stephen Reneau
Russia Evgenii Romasko
Linesmen:
Switzerland David Obwegeser
United States Brian Oliver
0–105:33 – Slafkovský (Roman)
Manninen (Hartikainen, Pokka) – 10:171–1
Pesonen (Aaltonen, Filppula) (PP) – 14:222–1
Aaltonen (Nättinen) – 18:203–1
Manninen (Granlund, Lehtonen) – 29:284–1
4–231:49 – Slafkovský (Čerešňák, Regenda)
Manninen (Hartikainen) – 40:165–2
Aaltonen (Ojamäki, Vatanen) (PP) – 54:576–2
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots33
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
21:10
v		Latvia 1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)		 FinlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 904
Game reference
Jānis KalniņšGoaliesHarri SäteriReferees:
Canada Oliver Gouin
Sweden Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
Sweden Ludvig Lundgren
Russia Dmitry Shishlo
0–137:59 – Kemiläinen (Lehtonen, Nättinen)
Ābols (Krastenbergs, Smirnovs) (PP) – 43:011–1
1–254:42 – Komarov (Hietanen, Ohtamaa)
1–358:43 – Anttila (Mäenalanen, Lindbohm)
6 minPenalties4 min
20Shots38
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13)
16:40
v		Finland 4–3 OT
(0–0, 0–3, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 SwedenBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 963
Game reference
Juho OlkinuoraGoaliesMagnus HellbergReferees:
Canada Michael Campbell
Russia Roman Gofman
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock
Russia Nikita Shalagin
0–124:24 – Wallmark (Tömmernes, Pudas) (PP)
0–228:39 – Bengtsson (Tömmernes, Bromé) (PP)
0–331:36 – Lander (Pudas, Klingberg) (PP)
Hartikainen (Manninen, Vatanen) (PP) – 45:341–3
Pakarinen (Hartikainen, Manninen) (PP) – 55:302–3
Pakarinen (Lehtonen, Hartikainen) – 57:113–3
Pesonen – 62:014–3
37 minPenalties8 min
27Shots30
Quarterfinals
16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
16:40
v		Finland 5–1
(2–0, 1–1, 2–0)		  SwitzerlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 948
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesReto Berra
Leonardo Genoni		Referees:
Latvia Andris Ansons
Canada Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Daniel Hynek
United States Brian Oliver
Aaltonen (Friman, Nättinen) – 08:371–0
Lehtonen (Hietanen, Manninen) – 10:452–0
Anttila (Björninen) – 23:083–0
3–137:49 – Ambühl (Corvi, Haas) (PP)
Pakarinen (Filppula, Pesonen) (ENG) – 55:284–1
Hartikainen (ENG) – 56:475–1
4 minPenalties4 min
23Shots34
Semifinals
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
12:10
v		Finland 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		 SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,071
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesPatrik RybárReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
Russia Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
Russia Gleb Lazarev
Canada Dustin McCrank
Manninen (Lindbohm, Vatanen) – 15:581–0
Pesonen (Hartikainen, Pokka) (ENG) – 59:212–0
0 minPenalties6 min
27Shots28
Gold medal game
20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)
12:10
v		Finland 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,288
Game reference
Harri SäteriGoaliesIvan FedotovReferees:
Sweden Tobias Björk
United States Andrew Bruggeman
Linesmen:
United States William Hancock
Canada Dustin McCrank
0–107:17 – Grigorenko (Nesterov, Gusev) (PP)
Pokka (Björninen, Ohtamaa) – 23:281–1
Björninen (Anttila, Ohtamaa) – 40:312–1
2 minPenalties6 min
31Shots17

Women's tournament

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Finland women's national ice hockey team qualified by being ranked 3rd in the 2020 IIHF World Rankings.[14]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 20 January 2022.[16]

Head coach: Pasi Mustonen

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Eveliina Mäkinen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1995-04-12)12 April 1995 (aged 26) Sweden Brynäs IF
2 D Sini Karjalainen 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 (aged 23) United States Vermont Catamounts
6 D Jenni Hiirikoski 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (aged 34) Sweden Luleå HF
7 D Sanni Rantala 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 19) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
8 D Ella Viitasuo 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1996-05-27)27 May 1996 (aged 25) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
9 D Nelli Laitinen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 19) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
10 F Elisa Holopainen 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 58 kg (128 lb) (2001-12-27)27 December 2001 (aged 20) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
12 F Sanni Vanhanen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 57 kg (126 lb) (2005-07-01)1 July 2005 (aged 16) Finland Tappara U16
15 D Minttu Tuominen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 31) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
16 F Petra Nieminen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1999-05-04)4 May 1999 (aged 22) Sweden Luleå HF
18 G Meeri Räisänen 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 32) Finland JYP U20 Akatemia
23 F Sanni Hakala 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) 54 kg (119 lb) (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 24) Sweden HV71
24 F Viivi Vainikka 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2001-12-23)23 December 2001 (aged 20) Sweden Luleå HF
27 F Julia Liikala 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2001-03-20)20 March 2001 (aged 20) Finland HIFK
28 F Jenniina Nylund 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1999-06-18)18 June 1999 (aged 22) United States St. Cloud State Huskies
32 F Emilia Vesa 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 66 kg (146 lb) (2001-01-03)3 January 2001 (aged 21) Finland Kiekko-Espoo
33 F Michelle Karvinen 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 31) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
34 F Sofianna Sundelin 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2003-01-13)13 January 2003 (aged 19) Finland Team Kuortane
36 G Anni Keisala 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 24) Finland Ilves
40 F Noora Tulus 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 56 kg (123 lb) (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 26) Sweden Luleå HF
61 F Tanja Niskanen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 29) Finland KalPa
77 F Susanna Tapani 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 (aged 28) China KRS Vanke Rays
88 D Ronja Savolainen 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 24) Sweden Luleå HF
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 0 33 5 +28 12 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 0 0 1 20 6 +14 9
3  Finland 4 1 0 0 3 10 19 −9 3[a]
4  ROC 4 1 0 0 3 6 18 −12 3[a]
5   Switzerland 4 1 0 0 3 6 27 −21 3[a]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Finland 3 Pts, +4 GD; ROC 3 Pts, −2 GD; Switzerland 3 Pts, −2 GD. ROC defeated Switzerland 5–2.
3 February 2022 (2022-02-03)
21:10
v		Finland 2–5
(0–2, 0–2, 2–1)		 United StatesWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 335
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesMaddie RooneyReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Canada Alex Clarke
United States Sara Strong
0–110:37 – Kessel (Harmon)
0–213:00 – Carpenter (Pannek, Dunne) (PP)
0–325:32 – Coyne Schofield (Barnes, Compher)
0–426:36 – Coyne Schofield (Harmon, Knight)
Tapani (Laitinen, Nieminen) (PP) – 43:151–4
1–548:01 – Carpenter (Roque, Kessel)
Tapani (Karvinen) (PP) – 57:402–5
8 minPenalties6 min
12Shots52
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)
12:10
v		Canada 11–1
(2–1, 5–0, 4–0)		 FinlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 670
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesMeeri Räisänen
Anni Keisala		Referees:
United States Chelsea Rapin
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Germany Lisa Linnek
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Fillier (Spooner, Thompson) – 01:011–0
Nurse – 12:452–0
2–118:27 – Tuominen
Fillier (Fast, Spooner) – 23:223–1
Nurse (Spooner, Rattray) – 30:014–1
Jenner (Larocque, Poulin) – 31:205–1
Jenner (Zandee-Hart, Poulin) – 34:276–1
Stacey (Maltais, Shelton) – 36:357–1
Rattray (Jenner, Bell) – 47:068–1
Nurse (Ambrose, Spooner) – 53:079–1
Stacey (Shelton, Bell) – 54:1010–1
Jenner (Clark, Poulin) – 54:4511–1
14 minPenalties8 min
48Shots29
7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
21:10
v		Switzerland 3–2
(1–0, 1–1, 1–1)		 FinlandBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 742
Game reference
Andrea BrändliGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Linesmen:
United States Kendall Hanley
Russia Diana Mokhova
Christen (Müller, Stalder) (PP2) – 11:521–0
1–127:49 – Laitinen (Savolainen, Tuominen) (PP)
Rüegg (Müller, Leemann) (PP, EA) – 30:002–1
Stalder (Müller, Sigrist) – 41:213–1
3–250:11 – Holopainen (Vainikkaa, Tulus)
6 minPenalties14 min
24Shots40
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)
21:10
v		Finland 5–0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0)		 ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 797
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesMaria Sorokina
Valeria Merkusheva		Referees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Canada Alex Clarke
United States Sara Strong
Rantala (Niskanen) – 09:061–0
Karvinen (Nieminen, Tulus) (PP) – 18:182–0
Nylund (Vanhanen, Rantala) – 27:093–0
Tuominen (Laitinen) (PP) – 30:374–0
Tapani (Hiirikoski, Tulus) (PP) – 31:065–0
6 minPenalties14 min
30Shots19

Quarterfinals

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
16:40
v		Finland 7–1
(2–1, 2–0, 3–0)		 JapanWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 675
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesNana Fujimoto
Akane Konishi		Referees:
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Switzerland Anna Wiegand
Linesmen:
Germany Lisa Linnek
Sweden Veronica Lovensnö
Nieminen (Tulus, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 02:081–0
Vainikka (Laitinen, Holopainen) – 04:322–0
2–115:01 – Shiga (H. Toko)
Karvinen (Nieminen, Tapani) – 25:013–1
Nieminen (Karvinen, Laitinen) – 28:294–1
Nieminen (Tapani, Hiirikoski) – 40:185–1
Tapani (Karvinen, Nieminen) – 48:286–1
Hakala (Niskanen, Laitinen) – 52:297–1
8 minPenalties4 min
49Shots25

Semifinals

14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
21:10
v		United States 4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 FinlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 642
Game reference
Alex CavalliniGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferees:
United States Kelly Cooke
Canada Cianna Lieffers
Linesmen:
Sweden Anna Hammar
Austria Julia Kainberger
Barnes (Brandt, Knight) (PP) – 23:391–0
Knight (Harmon, Coyne Schofield) – 38:532–0
Scamurra (Barnes) – 55:203–0
3–159:34 – Tapani (Karvinen, Hiirikoski) (EA)
Roque (Carpenter, Kessel) (ENG) – 59:554–1
6 minPenalties6 min
42Shots26

Bronze medal game

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
19:30
v		Finland 4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		  SwitzerlandWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 724
Game reference
Anni KeisalaGoaliesAndrea BrändliReferees:
Canada Elizabeth Mantha
Canada Lacey Senuk
Linesmen:
Canada Alex Clarke
United States Sara Strong
Vainikkaa (Tulus, Holopainen) – 11:381–0
Tapani (SH) – 43:242–0
Laitinen (Holopainen, Savolainen) (PP) – 54:243–0
Karvinen (Nieminen, Hiirikoski) (PP) – 59:034–0
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots15

Nordic Combined

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Main articles: Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Nordic combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Ski jumping Cross-country Total
Distance Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilkka Herola Large hill/10 km 117.5 95.9 25 26:02.1 7 28:58.1 16
Normal hill/10 km 100.0 115.7 8 24:24.1 =4 25:33.1 6
Eero Hirvonen Large hill/10 km 123.0 94.6 26 26:16.3 9 29:17.3 20
Normal hill/10 km 93.0 104.1 19 25:06.3 15 27:02.3 17
Arttu Mäkiaho Large hill/10 km 121.0 87.9 28 26:21.0 12 29:49.0 24
Normal hill/10 km 95.5 95.1 27 25:14.3 19 27:46.3 23
Otto Niittykoski Large hill/10 km 118.0 79.2 37 28:00.3 38 32:02.3 37
Perttu Reponen Normal hill/10 km 90.0 94.2 28 25:09.7 18 27:44.7 22
Ilkka Herola
Arttu Mäkiaho
Perttu Reponen
Eero Hirvonen 		Team large hill/4 x 5km 481.0 385.1 8 51:24.1 3 53:24.1 8

Ski jumping

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Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Qualification First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Antti Aalto Men's normal hill 98.5 105.0 8 Q 101.5 130.5 10 Q 99.5 125.6 9 256.1 12
Men's large hill 126.5 123.0 7 Q 131.0 124.3 24 Q 134.0 132.9 13 257.2 17
Julia Kykkänen Women's normal hill — 82.5 72.6 25 Q 75.0 67.5 26 140.1 27
Jenny Rautionaho — 66.5 48.5 32 did not advance 48.5 32

Snowboarding

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Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Freestyle
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Kalle Järvilehto Big air 22.75 85.75 22.00 107.75 18 Did not advance
Rene Rinnekangas 78.75 12.25 60.75 139.50 13 Did not advance
Kalle Järvilehto Slopestyle 15.06 28.73 — 28.73 28 did not advance
Rene Rinnekangas 67.10 60.10 — 67.10 13 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Carola Niemelä Big air 12.75 58.50 42.25 100.75 20 Did not advance
Enni Rukajärvi 25.75 17.25 63.50 89.25 22 Did not advance
Carola Niemelä Slopestyle 22.36 38.43 — 38.43 21 did not advance
Enni Rukajärvi 66.75 78.83 — 78.83 3 Q 30.51 71.45 23.43 71.45 7

See also

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References

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