title: Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics
text: # Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics
  
  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.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Sami Uotila | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Kalle Palander | Giant Slalom | 1:14.57 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Kalle Palander | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Henna Raita | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Tanja Poutiainen | Giant Slalom | 1:17.31 | 1:15.66 | 2:32.97 | 11 |
  | Henna Raita | Slalom | 54.75 | 53.65 | 1:48.40 | 8 |
  | Tanja Poutiainen | Slalom | 52.46 | DNF | DNF | – |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km sprint | Olli-Pekka Peltola | 1 | 28:58.5 | 73 |
  | 10 km sprint | Vesa Hietalahti | 0 | 26:43.2 | 25 |
  | 10 km sprint | Timo Antila | 1 | 26:33.4 | 19 |
  | 10 km sprint | Paavo Puurunen | 1 | 26:24.7 | 16 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Timo Antila | 5 | 36:16.7 | 32 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Paavo Puurunen | 3 | 36:03.5 | 28 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Vesa Hietalahti | 1 | 35:10.0 | 22 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Ville Räikkönen | 55:34.2 | 4 | 59:34.2 | 67 |
  | 20 km | Timo Antila | 53:33.5 | 3 | 56:33.5 | 41 |
  | 20 km | Vesa Hietalahti | 52:47.0 | 2 | 54:47.0 | 19 |
  | 20 km | Paavo Puurunen | 51:15.7 | 3 | 54:15.7 | 15 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Ville Räikkönen Timo Antila Paavo Puurunen Vesa Hietalahti | 1 | 1'28:52.7 | 12 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Anita Nyman | 4 | 24:17.0 | 54 |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Katja Holanti | 4 | 24:07.2 | 52 |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Outi Kettunen | 1 | 23:11.3 | 37 |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Sanna-Leena Perunka | 1 | 22:39.9 | 24 |
  | 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Anita Nyman | DNF | DNF | – |
  | 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Katja Holanti | 6 | 37:41.7 | 46 |
  | 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Outi Kettunen | 4 | 35:48.6 | 37 |
  | 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Sanna-Leena Perunka | 1 | 33:44.5 | 20 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
  | 15 km | Outi Kettunen | 49:18.1 | 4 | 53:48.1 | 48 |
  | 15 km | Sanna-Leena Perunka | 49:48.8 | 3 | 52:48.8 | 40 |
  | 15 km | Katja Holanti | 47:52.3 | 2 | 49:52.3 | 13 |
  
  ### Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Katja Holanti Sanna-Leena Perunka Anita Nyman Outi Kettunen | 0 | 1'34:18.7 | 12 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
      $^3$ One minute added per missed target.
      $^4$ Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Keijo Kurttila | 2:56.91 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sami Repo | 2:55.47 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ari Palolahti | 2:55.28 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 C | 10 km F $pursuit^1$ | 10 km F $pursuit^1$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | 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 | Race |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km C | Ari Palolahti | 42:10.7 | 53 |
  | 15 km C | Karri Hietamäki | 41:13.6 | 43 |
  | 15 km C | Kuisma Taipale | 39:50.3 | 30 |
  | 30 km F | Sami Pietilä | DNF | – |
  | 30 km F | Sami Repo | 1'16:48.2 | 40 |
  | 30 km F | Teemu Kattilakoski | 1'16:20.9 | 35 |
  | 50 km C | Kuisma Taipale | 2'24:40.5 | 47 |
  | 50 km C | Karri Hietamäki | 2'19:32.0 | 31 |
  | 50 km C | Sami Pietilä | 2'19:10.7 | 30 |
  
      $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Kuisma Taipale Karri Hietamäki Teemu Kattilakoski Sami Repo | 1'37:41.8 | 11 |
  
  ### Women
  
  Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen | 3:27.16 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kaisa Varis | 3:20.52 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen | 3:19.23 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Elina Pienimäki-Hietamäki | 3:14.79 | 6 Q | 4:01.5 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  Pursuit
  
  | Athlete | 5 km C | 5 km C | 5 km F $pursuit^2$ | 5 km F $pursuit^2$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | 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 | Race |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km C | Annmari Viljanmaa | 30:51.8 | 37 |
  | 10 km C | Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen | 30:24.0 | 28 |
  | 10 km C | Satu Salonen | 29:02.3 | 7 |
  | 15 km F | Annmari Viljanmaa | DNF | – |
  | 15 km F | Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen | 42:14.3 | 19 |
  | 15 km F | Kaisa Varis | 40:04.1 | 4 |
  | 30 km C | Satu Salonen | DNF | – |
  | 30 km C | Annmari Viljanmaa | 1'40:47.9 | 24 |
  
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen Satu Salonen Riitta-Liisa Lassila-Roponen Kaisa Varis | 50:45.5 | 7 |
  
  ## Curling
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Group stage**
  
  Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.
  
  | Country | Skip | W | L |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | 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
  * Oulunkylä CC, Helsinki
  * Skip: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
  * Third: Wille Mäkelä
  * Second: Tommi Häti
  * Lead: Jari Laukkanen
  * Alternate: Pekka Saarelainen
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Elina Kettunen | 18.0 | 18 | 9 | 11 |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Tapio Luusua | Moguls | 29.81 | 24.56 | 15 Q | 27.16 | 26.67 | 5 |
  | Sami Mustonen | Moguls | 29.83 | 25.42 | 8 Q | 28.10 | 26.08 | 10 |
  | Mikko Ronkainen | Moguls | 29.34 | 26.25 | 3 Q | 28.31 | 26.49 | 8 |
  | Janne Lahtela | Moguls | 27.22 | 26.92 | 2 Q | 26.55 | 27.97 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Minna Karhu | Moguls | 38.27 | 22.66 | 10 Q | 37.20 | 23.07 | 12 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **First round - Group D**
  
  | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Head Coach: Hannu Aravirta
  
  | Pos. | No. | Name | 2001-02 team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  
  ### Women's tournament
  
  **First round - Group B**
  
  Top two teams (shaded) advanced to semifinals.
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | 5–8th place semifinals |
  | 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 1 | 5–8th place semifinals |
  
  All times are local (UTC-7).
  
  **Medal round**
  
  Semi-final
  
  Bronze medal game
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Head Coach: Jouko Lukkarila
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's sprint
  
  Events:
  
  * large hill ski jumping
  * 7.5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total 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:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total 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:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athletes | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Jari Mantila Jaakko Tallus Hannu Manninen Samppa Lajunen | 967.5 | 1 | 48:42.2 | |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying jump | Qualifying jump | Qualifying jump | Final jump 1 | Final jump 1 | Final jump 1 | Final jump 2 | Final jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | Normal hill | 91.5 | 119.0 | 4 Q | 91.5 | 117.0 | 18 Q | 91.5 | 118.5 | 235.5 | 16 |
  | Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | 94.0 | 125.0 | 1 Q | 95.5 | 128.0 | 4 Q | 98.0 | 133.5 | 261.5 | 4 |
  | Matti Hautamäki | Normal hill | Pre-qualified | Pre-qualified | 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 | Large hill | 121.0 | 114.3 | 3 Q | 114.5 | 102.1 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Risto Jussilainen | Large hill | Pre-qualified | Pre-qualified | Pre-qualified | 121.5 | 116.7 | 18 Q | 117.5 | 109.5 | 226.2 | 18 |
  | Matti Hautamäki | Large hill | Pre-qualified | Pre-qualified | Pre-qualified | 127.0 | 129.1 | 4 Q | 125.5 | 126.9 | 256.0 | |
  
  ### Men's team large hill
  
  | Athletes | Result | Result |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
  | Matti Hautamäki Veli-Matti Lindström Risto Jussilainen Janne Ahonen | 974.0 | |
  
      $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each.
  
  ## Snowboarding
  
  ### Men's halfpipe
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Tuomo Ojala | 28.2 | 21 | 23.3 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Risto Mattila | 35.7 | 10 | 34.3 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Markku Koski | 36.9 | 7 | 41.3 | 4 QF | 39.0 | 8 |
  | Heikki Sorsa | 44.2 | 1 QF | | | 40.4 | 7 |
  
  ### Women's halfpipe
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 1 | Qualifying round 2 | Qualifying round 2 | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Kirsi Rautava | 23.6 | 16 | 24.7 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sari Grönholm | 24.3 | 15 | 22.4 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Minna Hesso | 25.4 | 13 | 32.1 | 6 QF | 31.9 | 9 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | 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 |
  | 1000 m | Janne Hänninen | | | | | 1:08.45 | 10 |
  | 1500 m | Risto Rosendahl | | | | | 1:48.57 | 32 |
  | 1500 m | Vesa Rosendahl | | | | | 1:48.02 | 27 |
  | 1500 m | Janne Hänninen | | | | | 1:46.04 | 13 |
  