Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
# Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Mika Myllylä | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km (classical) | 9 February |
| Gold | Jani Soininen | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill (K90 70 m) | 11 February |
| Silver | Janne Lahtela | Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | 11 February |
| Silver | Samppa Lajunen | Nordic combined | Men's individual | 14 February |
| Silver | Samppa Lajunen Hannu Manninen Jari Mantila Tapio Nurmela | Nordic combined | Men's team | 20 February |
| Silver | Jani Soininen | Ski jumping | Men's large hill (K120 90 m) | 15 February |
| Bronze | Ville Räikkönen | Biathlon | Men's 10 km sprint | 18 February |
| Bronze | Mika Myllylä | Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 km (classical) | 12 February |
| Bronze | Jari Isometsä Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Sami Repo | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay | 18 February |
| Bronze | Sami Mustonen | Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | 11 February |
| Bronze | Finland men's national ice hockey team Aki-Petteri BergTuomas GrönmanRaimo HelminenSami KapanenSaku KoivuJari KurriJanne LaukkanenAntti TörmänenJere LehtinenJuha LindJyrki LummeJarmo MyllysMika NieminenJanne NiinimaaTeppo NumminenJuha YlönenVille PeltonenKimmo RintanenTeemu SelänneAri SulanderJukka TammiEsa TikkanenKimmo Timonen | Ice hockey | Men's competition | 21 February |
| Bronze | Finland women's national ice hockey team Sari FiskKirsi HänninenSatu HuotariMarianne IhalainenJohanna IkonenSari KrooksEmma LaaksonenSanna LankosaariKatja LehtoMarika LehtimäkiMarja-Helena PälviläTuula PuputtiKaroliina RantamäkiKatja RiipiPäivi SaloMaria SelinLiisa-Maria SneckPetra VaarakallioRiikka NieminenTiia Reima | Ice hockey | Women's competition | 17 February |

## Alpine skiing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Mika Marila | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Kalle Palander | Giant Slalom | 1:24.02 | DNF | DNF | – |
| Sami Uotila | Giant Slalom | 1:23.43 | 1:20.02 | 2:43.45 | 19 |
| Sami Uotila | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Mika Marila | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Kalle Palander | Slalom | 56.37 | 55.44 | 1:51.81 | 9 |

Men's combined

| Athlete | Slalom | Slalom | Downhill | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank |
| Kalle Palander | 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 | 1:24.90 | 1:36.76 | 3:01.66 | 26 |
| Tanja Poutiainen | Slalom | 48.06 | 49.45 | 1:37.51 | 18 |
| Henna Raita | Slalom | 47.18 | DNF | DNF | – |

## Biathlon

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 km Sprint | Harri Eloranta | 2 | 29:21.8 | 20 |
| 10 km Sprint | Paavo Puurunen | 0 | 28:44.0 | 9 |
| 10 km Sprint | Ville Räikkönen | 1 | 28:21.7 | |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Vesa Hietalahti | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| 20 km | Ville Räikkönen | 57:25.3 | 3 | 1'00:25.3 | 27 |
| 20 km | Paavo Puurunen | 57:11.7 | 3 | 1'00:11.7 | 23 |

### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Ville Räikkönen Paavo Puurunen Harri Eloranta Olli-Pekka Peltola | 2 | 1'25:01.4 | 8 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Katja Holanti | 2 | 25:46.2 | 46 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Mari Lampinen | 0 | 23:55.2 | 8 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 15 km | Katja Holanti | 58:50.9 | 3 | 1'01:50.9 | 45 |
| 15 km | Mari Lampinen | 55:55.2 | 5 | 1'00:55.2 | 32 |

    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ One minute added per missed target.

## Cross-country skiing

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 10 km C | Sami Repo | 28:51.3 | 18 |
| 10 km C | Jari Isometsä | 28:36.7 | 15 |
| 10 km C | Harri Kirvesniemi | 28:22.5 | 13 |
| 10 km C | Mika Myllylä | 27:40.1 | |
| 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Sami Repo | 42:38.9 | 20 |
| 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Jari Isometsä | 40:55.4 | 8 |
| 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Mika Myllylä | 40:26.6 | 6 |
| 30 km C | Sami Repo | 1'42:16.8 | 34 |
| 30 km C | Harri Kirvesniemi | 1'37:45.9 | 6 |
| 30 km C | Jari Isometsä | 1'36:51.4 | 4 |
| 30 km C | Mika Myllylä | 1;33:55.8 | |
| 50 km F | Juha Alm | 2'25:00.2 | 54 |

    $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

### Men's 4 × 10 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| - | - | - |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Harri Kirvesniemi Mika Myllylä Sami Repo Jari Isometsä | 1'42:15.5 | |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 5 km C | Kati Pulkkinen | 19:48.0 | 57 |
| 5 km C | Anita Nyman | 19:45.0 | 56 |
| 5 km C | Satu Salonen | 18:43.4 | 18 |
| 5 km C | Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 18:42.8 | 17 |
| 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Kati Pulkkinen | 33:43.5 | 51 |
| 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Anita Nyman | 32:53.7 | 44 |
| 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Satu Salonen | 30:32.0 | 16 |
| 15 km C | Kati Sundqvist-Venäläinen | 52:14.1 | 41 |
| 15 km C | Milla Jauho | 51:38.6 | 31 |
| 15 km C | Satu Salonen | 49:27.6 | 18 |
| 15 km C | Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 49:13.5 | 12 |
| 30 km F | Milla Jauho | 1'35:39.2 | 50 |

    $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km results.
    C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

### Women's 4 × 5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| - | - | - |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Tuulikki Pyykkönen Milla Jauho Satu Salonen Anita Nyman | 57:34.3 | 7 |

## Figure skating

### Women

| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Alisa Drei | 20 | 19 | 29.0 | 21 |

## Freestyle skiing

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Lauri Lassila | Moguls | 29.03 | 24.53 | 9 Q | 26.17 | 25.43 | 5 |
| Sami Mustonen | Moguls | 27.47 | 25.16 | 3 Q | 26.77 | 25.76 | |
| Janne Lahtela | Moguls | 27.58 | 25.43 | 2 Q | 25.30 | 26.00 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
| Minna Karhu | Moguls | 35.40 | 22.39 | 10 Q | 33.65 | 23.83 | 6 |

## Ice hockey

### Men's tournament

**First Round - Group D**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

All times are local (UTC-7).

**Quarter-final**

All times are local (UTC-7).

**Semi-final**

All times are local (UTC-7).

**Bronze Medal Game**

All times are local (UTC-7).

**Leading scorers**

| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Teemu Selänne | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 2nd | Saku Koivu | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 8th | Jere Lehtinen | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |

**Team roster**

* Head Coach: Hannu Aravirta

| Pos. | No. | Name | 1997-98 team |
| - | - | - | - |
| G | 30 | Jukka Tammi | Frankfurt Lions |
| G | 31 | Ari Sulander | Jokerit |
| G | 35 | Jarmo Myllys | Luleå HF |
| D | 4 | Kimmo Timonen | HIFK |
| D | 5 | Aki-Petteri Berg | Los Angeles Kings |
| D | 6 | Tuomas Grönman | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| D | 12 | Janne Laukkanen | Ottawa Senators |
| D | 21 | Jyrki Lumme | Vancouver Canucks |
| D | 27 | Teppo Numminen | Phoenix Coyotes |
| D | 44 | Janne Niinimaa | Philadelphia Flyers |
| F | 8 | Teemu Selänne | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| F | 10 | Esa Tikkanen | Florida Panthers |
| F | 11 | Saku Koivu | Montreal Canadiens |
| F | 14 | Raimo Helminen | Ilves |
| F | 15 | Antti Törmänen | Jokerit |
| F | 16 | Ville Peltonen | Västra Frölunda HC |
| F | 17 | Jari Kurri | Colorado Avalanche |
| F | 19 | Juha Lind | Dallas Stars |
| F | 20 | Jere Lehtinen | Dallas Stars |
| F | 24 | Sami Kapanen | Carolina Hurricanes |
| F | 25 | Kimmo Rintanen | TPS |
| F | 37 | Juha Ylönen | Phoenix Coyotes |
| F | 40 | Mika Nieminen | Jokerit |

### Women's tournament

**Group stage**

The First 4 teams (shaded green) advanced to medal round games.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 10 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 8 | Gold medal game |
| 3 | Finland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 6 | Bronze medal game |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | Bronze medal game |
| 5 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 45 | −43 | 0 | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sweden | 0–6 | Finland |
| Finland | 11–1 | Japan |
| United States | 4–2 | Finland |
| Finland | 2–4 | Canada |
| Finland | 6–1 | China |

**Bronze Medal Game**

| Finland | 4 – 1 | China | Big Hat (7,412) |
| - | - | - | - |
| | First period | | Ref: Laurie Taylor-Boulton |
| | | Yang X. 9:27 |
| | Second period | | |
| S. Fisk (R. Nieminen, K. Lehto) 3:07 |
| J. Ikonen (P. Vaarakallio, K. Rantamäki) 7:08 |
| S. Lankosaari (K. Riipi, S. Krooks) 10:15 |
| | Third period | | |
| R. Nieminen (M. Lehtimäki) (en) 19:52 |
| | Game stats | | |
| Bronze: | Finland | Sari FiskKirsi HänninenSatu HuotariMarianne IhalainenJohanna IkonenSari KrooksEmma LaaksonenSanna LankosaariKatja LehtoMarika LehtimäkiRiikka NieminenMarja-Helena PälviläTuula PuputtiKaroliina RantamäkiTiia ReimaKatja RiipiPäivi SaloMaria SelinLiisa-Maria SneckPetra Vaarakallio |

## Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
| Hannu Manninen | Individual | 207.0 | 20 | 43:51.0 | 11 |
| Jari Mantila | Individual | 212.0 | 17 | 46:10.6 | 27 |
| Tapio Nurmela | Individual | 213.5 | 14 | 44:31.6 | 15 |
| Samppa Lajunen | Individual | 230.5 | 6 | 41:48.6 | |

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 |
| Samppa Lajunen Jari Mantila Tapio Nurmela Hannu Manninen | 906.0 | 1 | 55:30.4 | |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Mika Laitinen | Normal hill | 82.5 | 100.5 | 17 Q | 81.5 | 98.5 | 199.0 | 20 |
| Ari-Pekka Nikkola | Normal hill | 83.0 | 101.5 | 15 Q | 83.5 | 104.0 | 205.5 | 15 |
| Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | 86.5 | 110.0 | 8 Q | 91.5 | 121.5 | 231.5 | 4 |
| Jani Soininen | Normal hill | 90.0 | 118.5 | 2 Q | 89.0 | 116.0 | 234.5 | |
| Janne Ahonen | Large hill | 106.0 | 91.3 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ari-Pekka Nikkola | Large hill | 108.5 | 94.3 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mika Laitinen | Large hill | 119.5 | 114.6 | 9 Q | 115.5 | 107.9 | 222.5 | 18 |
| Jani Soininen | Large hill | 129.5 | 130.6 | 3 Q | 126.5 | 130.2 | 260.8 | |

### Men's team large hill

| Athletes | Result | Result |
| - | - | - |
| Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
| Ari-Pekka Nikkola Mika Laitinen Janne Ahonen Jani Soininen | 833.9 | 5 |

    $^1$ 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 |
| Sebu Kuhlberg | 33.4 | 23 | 39.7 | 4 QF | 76.6 | 7 |
| Aleksi Litovaara | 39.0 | 5 QF | | | 71.9 | 14 |
| Jussi Oksanen | 39.7 | 3 QF | | | 73.6 | 11 |
| Markus Hurme | 41.1 | 1 QF | | | 73.0 | 13 |

### 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 |
| Satu Järvelä | 31.8 | 11 | 32.0 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Minna Hesso | 34.2 | 5 | 35.1 | 3 QF | 70.8 | 6 |

## 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 | 36.58 | 17 | 36.46 | 19 | 73.04 | 18 |
| 1000 m | Janne Hänninen | | | | | 1:12.55 | 21 |
