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 edit

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

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Cross-country skiing0011
Snowboarding1012
Total1023
MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldMatti Suur-HamariSnowboardingMen's snowboard cross SB-LL212 March
 BronzeIlkka TuomistoCross-country skiingMen's 1.5 km sprint classical, standing14 March
 BronzeMatti Suur-HamariSnowboardingMen's banked slalom SB-LL216 March

Alpine skiing edit

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Santeri KiiveriSuper combined, standing1:28.92648.8652:17.786
Downhill, standing1:30.6413
Giant slalom, standing1:08.6481:07.6272:16.266
Slalom, standing49.61650.1441:39.754
Super-G, standing1:30.0311

Biathlon edit

Men
AthleteEventReal TimeCalculation TimeMissesResultRank
Juha Härkönen7.5 km, standing22:53.322:12.11 (0+1)22:12.113
12.5 km, standing45:04.143:43.00 (0+0+0+0)43:43.010
15 km, standing53:01.051:25.64 (1+1+0+2)55:25.614
Women
AthleteEventReal TimeCalculation TimeMissesResultRank
Sini Pyy6 km, sittingDid not finish
12.5 km, sitting1:03:24.159:35.97 (2+1+2+2)1:06:35.914

Cross-country skiing edit

Distance
Men
AthleteEventReal TimeTimeRank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
10 km classical, visually impaired26:38.226:38.28
20 km free, visually impaired54:10.554:10.510
Rudolf Klemetti
Guide: Jaakko Kallunki
10 km classical, visually impaired29:05.429:05.414
20 km free, visually impaired58:05.658:05.612
Ilkka Tuomisto10 km classical, standing27:10.024:43.35
Women
AthleteEventReal TimeTimeRank
Sini Pyy5 km, sitting20:54.719:39.414
Mixed
AthleteEventTimeDeficitRank
Sini Pyy
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
Sini Pyy
Ilkka Tuomisto
4 x 2.5 km mixed relay28:11.0+3:39.110
Sprint
Men
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
Real TimeCalculated TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Vili Sormunen
Sprint, visually impaired3:52.103:52.107 Q4:17.64DNA
Rudolf Klemetti
Guide: Jaakko Kallunki
4:28.364:28.3617Did not advance
Ilkka TuomistoSprint, standing4:03.913:41.967 Q4:53.83 Q4:20.8
Women
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
Real TimeCalculated TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sini PyySprint, sitting4:10.543:55.5113Did not advance

Snowboarding edit

Banked slalom
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRank
Matti Suur-HamariMen's banked slalom SB-LL251.0551.6449.5149.51
Matti SairanenMen's banked slalom SB-ULDNFDNF1:02.451:02.4520
Snowboard cross
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Run 1Run 2BestRank
Matti Suur-HamariMen's snowboard cross SB-LL258.351:01.2858.352 Q  Osharov (UKR)
W
 Murphy (NZL)
W
 Strong (USA)
W
 Gabel (USA)
W
Matti SairanenMen's snowboard cross SB-UL1:07.891:11.811:07.8917Did not advance17

Wheelchair curling edit

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageTiebreakerSemifinalFinal / BM
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RankOpposition
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Score
Rank
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
11Did not advance
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot %Qualification
1  South Korea11926551140.818383691166%Advance to playoffs
2  Canada11927445290.818472862762%
3  China11928542430.818433221667%
4  Norway11745557−20.636413551558%
5  Neutral Paralympic Athletes11566163−20.455443722362%
6  Switzerland11565663−70.455364521161%
7  Great Britain1156575340.455414162062%
8  Germany11565768−110.455373951654%
9  Slovakia11476272−100.364394611157%
10  Sweden11474766−190.36429458857%
11  Finland11295387−340.182354611151%
12  United States11295863−50.182374531260%
Round-robin

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

Draw 2

Saturday, 10 March, 19:35

Sheet C12345678Final
 Slovakia (Ďuriš) 100203107
 Finland (S. Karjalainen)011010036
Draw 4

Sunday, 11 March, 14:35

Sheet A12345678Final
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Kurokhtin)3000135X12
 Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0122000X5
Draw 5

Sunday, 11 March, 19:35

Sheet B12345678Final
 Great Britain (Neilson)2001222X9
 Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0110000X2
Draw 6

Monday, 12 March, 9:35

Sheet D12345678Final
 Finland (S. Karjalainen) 0010201X4
 China (Wang)1202010X6
Draw 7

Monday, 12 March, 14:35

Sheet C12345678Final
 Finland (S. Karjalainen) 004010128
 United States (Black)110201005
Draw 9

Tuesday, 13 March, 9:35

Sheet A12345678Final
 Finland (S. Karjalainen)0011010X3
 South Korea (Seo) 4000403X11
Draw 10

Tuesday, 13 March, 14:35

Sheet D12345678Final
 Finland (S. Karjalainen)003012107
 Switzerland (Wagner) 3203000210
Draw 12

Wednesday, 14 March, 9:35

Sheet A12345678Final
 Finland (S. Karjalainen) 201200106
 Sweden (Petersson Dahl)010021015
Draw 14

Wednesday, 14 March, 19:35

Sheet D12345678Final
 Norway (Lorentsen) 2201010X6
 Finland (S. Karjalainen)0010102X4
Draw 16

Thursday, 15 March, 14:35

Sheet C12345678Final
 Canada (Ideson) 001110328
 Finland (Karjalainen)210001004
Draw 17

Thursday, 15 March, 19:35

Sheet B12345678Final
 Finland (S. Karjalainen) 2000200X4
 Germany (Putzich)0111032X8

See also edit

References edit

  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.