Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Finland competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018.

Finland at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeFIN
NPCFinnish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympia.fi/en
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9-18 March 2018
Competitors13 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Matti Suur-Hamari
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Finnish Paralympic Committee has announced a medal target of 3 medals,[1] which Finland managed to win.

Medals by sport
Sport       Total
Cross-country skiing 0 0 1 1
Snowboarding 1 0 1 2
Total 1 0 2 3
Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Matti Suur-Hamari Snowboarding Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 12 March
  Bronze Ilkka Tuomisto Cross-country skiing Men's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing 14 March
  Bronze Matti Suur-Hamari Snowboarding Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 16 March

Alpine skiing

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Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Santeri Kiiveri Super combined, standing 1:28.92 6 48.86 5 2:17.78 6
Downhill, standing 1:30.64 13
Giant slalom, standing 1:08.64 8 1:07.62 7 2:16.26 6
Slalom, standing 49.61 6 50.14 4 1:39.75 4
Super-G, standing 1:30.03 11

Biathlon

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Men
Athlete Event Real Time Calculation Time Misses Result Rank
Juha Härkönen 7.5 km, standing 22:53.3 22:12.1 1 (0+1) 22:12.1 13
12.5 km, standing 45:04.1 43:43.0 0 (0+0+0+0) 43:43.0 10
15 km, standing 53:01.0 51:25.6 4 (1+1+0+2) 55:25.6 14
Women
Athlete Event Real Time Calculation Time Misses Result Rank
Sini Pyy 6 km, sitting Did not finish
12.5 km, sitting 1:03:24.1 59:35.9 7 (2+1+2+2) 1:06:35.9 14

Cross-country skiing

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Distance
Men
Athlete Event Real Time Time Rank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
10 km classical, visually impaired 26:38.2 26:38.2 8
20 km free, visually impaired 54:10.5 54:10.5 10
Rudolf Klemetti
Guide: Jaakko Kallunki
10 km classical, visually impaired 29:05.4 29:05.4 14
20 km free, visually impaired 58:05.6 58:05.6 12
Ilkka Tuomisto 10 km classical, standing 27:10.0 24:43.3 5
Women
Athlete Event Real Time Time Rank
Sini Pyy 5 km, sitting 20:54.7 19:39.4 14
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Deficit Rank
Sini Pyy
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
Sini Pyy
Ilkka Tuomisto
4 x 2.5 km mixed relay 28:11.0 +3:39.1 10
Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Calculated Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
Sprint, visually impaired 3:52.10 3:52.10 7 Q 4:17.6 4 DNA
Rudolf Klemetti
Guide: Jaakko Kallunki
4:28.36 4:28.36 17 Did not advance
Ilkka Tuomisto Sprint, standing 4:03.91 3:41.96 7 Q 4:53.8 3 Q 4:20.8  
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Real Time Calculated Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sini Pyy Sprint, sitting 4:10.54 3:55.51 13 Did not advance

Snowboarding

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Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Matti Suur-Hamari Men's banked slalom SB-LL2 51.05 51.64 49.51 49.51  
Matti Sairanen Men's banked slalom SB-UL DNF DNF 1:02.45 1:02.45 20
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Matti Suur-Hamari Men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 58.35 1:01.28 58.35 2 Q   Osharov (UKR)
W
  Murphy (NZL)
W
  Strong (USA)
W
  Gabel (USA)
W
 
Matti Sairanen Men's snowboard cross SB-UL 1:07.89 1:11.81 1:07.89 17 Did not advance 17

Wheelchair curling

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Summary
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Markku Karjalainen
Yrjö Jääskeläinen
Sari Karjalainen
Riitta Särösalo
Vesa Leppänen
Mixed   SVK
L 6–7
  NPA
L 5–12
  GBR
L 2–9
  CHN
L 4–6
  USA
W 8–5
  KOR
L 3–11
  SUI
L 7–10
  SWE
W 6–5
  NOR
L 4–6
  CAN
L 4–8
  GER
L 4–8
11 Did not advance
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends Shot % Qualification
1   South Korea 11 9 2 65 51 14 0.818 38 36 9 11 66% Advance to playoffs
2   Canada 11 9 2 74 45 29 0.818 47 28 6 27 62%
3   China 11 9 2 85 42 43 0.818 43 32 2 16 67%
4   Norway 11 7 4 55 57 −2 0.636 41 35 5 15 58%
5   Neutral Paralympic Athletes 11 5 6 61 63 −2 0.455 44 37 2 23 62%
6   Switzerland 11 5 6 56 63 −7 0.455 36 45 2 11 61%
7   Great Britain 11 5 6 57 53 4 0.455 41 41 6 20 62%
8   Germany 11 5 6 57 68 −11 0.455 37 39 5 16 54%
9   Slovakia 11 4 7 62 72 −10 0.364 39 46 1 11 57%
10   Sweden 11 4 7 47 66 −19 0.364 29 45 8 8 57%
11   Finland 11 2 9 53 87 −34 0.182 35 46 1 11 51%
12   United States 11 2 9 58 63 −5 0.182 37 45 3 12 60%
Round-robin

Finland has a bye in draws 1, 3, 8, 11, 13 and 15.

Draw 2

Saturday, 10 March, 19:35

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Slovakia (Ďuriš)   1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 7
  Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 6
Draw 4

Sunday, 11 March, 14:35

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Kurokhtin) 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 X 12
  Finland (S. Karjalainen)   0 1 2 2 0 0 0 X 5
Draw 5

Sunday, 11 March, 19:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Great Britain (Neilson) 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 X 9
  Finland (S. Karjalainen)   0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 2
Draw 6

Monday, 12 March, 9:35

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (S. Karjalainen)   0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 4
  China (Wang) 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Draw 7

Monday, 12 March, 14:35

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (S. Karjalainen)   0 0 4 0 1 0 1 2 8
  United States (Black) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
Draw 9

Tuesday, 13 March, 9:35

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 3
  South Korea (Seo)   4 0 0 0 4 0 3 X 11
Draw 10

Tuesday, 13 March, 14:35

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 7
  Switzerland (Wagner)   3 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 10
Draw 12

Wednesday, 14 March, 9:35

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (S. Karjalainen)   2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 6
  Sweden (Petersson Dahl) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 5
Draw 14

Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   2 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 6
  Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 X 4
Draw 16

Thursday, 15 March, 14:35

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Ideson)   0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 8
  Finland (Karjalainen) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Draw 17

Thursday, 15 March, 19:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (S. Karjalainen)   2 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 4
  Germany (Putzich) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 X 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kisajoukkue PyeongChang 2018 talviparalympialaisiin nimetty" (in Finnish). Finnish Paralympic Committee. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.