Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

Finland competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with 102 athletes competing in 11 of the 15 sports.[3]

Janne Lahtela, a moguls freestyle skier and a defending Olympic champion, was the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.

Medalists[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Note: In the men’s combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women’s combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.

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Biathlon[edit]

Paavo Puurunen was the only Finnish biathlete who competed in Torino.[4]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Six men and six women participated in the cross-country skiing events,[5] making the cross-country skiing squad the largest squad for any individual sport.

Distance
Men
Women
Sprint

Curling[edit]

Men’s[edit]

Silver medal icon.svg: Markku Uusipaavalniemi (skip), Wille Mäkelä, Kalle Kiiskinen, Teemu Salo, Jani Sullanmaa (alternate)

Finland sent a men’s curling team to the Olympics,[6] the same team which finished fifth at the 2005 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.

Round-robin
Draw 1

;Draw 2

;Draw 4

;Draw 5

;Draw 7

;Draw 8

;Draw 9

;Draw 10

;Draw 11

Standings
Playoffs
Semifinal

;Final

Figure skating[edit]

Susanna Pöykiö and Kiira Korpi were selected for the women’s competition. Pöykiö has won a silver at the 2005 European Figure Skating Championships (held in Torino), while Korpi’s best European placing prior to the Olympics was sixth.[7]

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Freestyle skiing[edit]

Five Finnish men were entered in the freestyle competition, all in the moguls[8] Since only four entrants were allowed, Tapio Luusua ended up as an alternate.

Ice hockey[edit]

Men’s[edit]

The Finnish men’s team finished atop its Round-robin group, which including beating both previous Olympic gold medalists, the Czech Republic and Canada, and beat the United States and Russia to make the final, where it lost to Sweden to finish in the silver medal position.

Roster

The following is the Finnish roster for the men’s ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Erkka Westerlund

Assistant coaches: Risto Dufva, Hannu Virta

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
3 D Petteri Nummelin 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 194 lb (88 kg) (1972-11-25)November 25, 1972 (aged 33) Switzerland HC Lugano
4 D Kimmo Timonen (A) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 194 lb (88 kg) (1975-03-18)March 18, 1975 (aged 30) United States Nashville Predators
5 D Lasse Kukkonen 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) (1981-10-18)October 18, 1981 (aged 24) Finland Kärpät
6 D Sami Salo 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 216 lb (98 kg) (1974-03-22)March 22, 1974 (aged 31) Canada Vancouver Canucks
7 D Aki Berg 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 214 lb (97 kg) (1977-07-28)July 28, 1977 (aged 28) Canada Toronto Maple Leafs
8 F Teemu Selänne 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 201 lb (91 kg) (1970-07-03)July 3, 1970 (aged 35) United States Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
10 F Ville Nieminen 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 207 lb (94 kg) (1977-04-06)April 6, 1977 (aged 28) United States New York Rangers
11 F Saku Koivu (C) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1974-11-23)November 23, 1974 (aged 31) Canada Montreal Canadiens
12 F Olli Jokinen 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 209 lb (95 kg) (1978-12-05)December 5, 1978 (aged 27) United States Florida Panthers
14 F Niklas Hagman 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) (1979-12-05)December 5, 1979 (aged 26) United States Dallas Stars
16 F Ville Peltonen 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) (1973-03-24)March 24, 1973 (aged 32) Switzerland HC Lugano
21 F Mikko Koivu 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 214 lb (97 kg) (1983-03-12)March 12, 1983 (aged 22) United States Minnesota Wild
24 F Antti Laaksonen 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 181 lb (82 kg) (1973-10-03)October 3, 1973 (aged 32) United States Colorado Avalanche
25 F Jukka Hentunen 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 198 lb (90 kg) (1974-05-03)May 3, 1974 (aged 31) Switzerland HC Lugano
26 F Jere Lehtinen 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 194 lb (88 kg) (1973-06-24)June 24, 1973 (aged 32) United States Dallas Stars
27 D Teppo Numminen (A) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 198 lb (90 kg) (1968-07-03)July 3, 1968 (aged 37) United States Buffalo Sabres
30 G Fredrik Norrena 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) (1973-11-29)November 29, 1973 (aged 32) Sweden Linköping HC
31 G Antero Niittymäki 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) (1980-06-18)June 18, 1980 (aged 25) United States Philadelphia Flyers
32 D Toni Lydman 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 201 lb (91 kg) (1975-09-25)September 25, 1975 (aged 30) United States Buffalo Sabres
33 G Niklas Bäckström 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) (1978-02-13)February 13, 1978 (aged 28) Finland Kärpät
36 F Jussi Jokinen 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 192 lb (87 kg) (1983-04-01)April 1, 1983 (aged 22) United States Dallas Stars
37 F Jarkko Ruutu 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 203 lb (92 kg) (1975-08-23)August 23, 1975 (aged 30) Canada Vancouver Canucks
39 F Niko Kapanen 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 176 lb (80 kg) (1978-04-29)April 29, 1978 (aged 27) United States Dallas Stars
77 D Antti-Jussi Niemi 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 187 lb (85 kg) (1977-09-29)September 29, 1977 (aged 28) Sweden Frölunda HC
Round-robin
Medal round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final

Women’s[edit]

The Finnish women’s team finished second to the United States in the round-robin section of the competition, but lost to both North American teams in the medal round to end up in fourth place.

Players
Round-robin
Medal round
Semifinal
Bronze medal game

Nordic combined[edit]

Note: ‘Deficit’ refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner’s finishing time.

Ski jumping[edit]

Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.

Snowboarding[edit]

Halfpipe

Note: In the final, the single best score from two runs is used to determine the ranking. A bracketed score indicates a run that wasn’t counted.

Parallel GS
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Niina Sarias Women’s parallel giant slalom 1:24.96 24 did not advance 24

Speed skating[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ “Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony”. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  2. ^ “Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony”. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  3. ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisavisut – Joukkue lajeittain Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from Suomen Olympiakomitea (Finnish Olympic Committee), retrieved 26 January 2006.
  4. ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut – Ampumahiihto Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  5. ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut – Maastohiihto Archived 2006-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  6. ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut – Curling Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  7. ^ (in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut – Taitoluistelu Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  8. ^ .(in Finnish) Torino-Kisasivut – Freestylehiihto Archived 2006-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, from SOK, retrieved 26 January 2006.
  9. ^ “Finland at eliteprospects.com”. www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.

Yahoo! Sports – 2006 Winter Olympics – Finland at the Wayback Machine (archive index)


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