Finland at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Finland at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 61 (47 men, 14 women) in 8 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 16 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 6 |
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Finland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Myllylä, MikaMika Myllylä | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km (classical) |
 Bronze | Myllylä, MikaMika Myllylä | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km (freestyle) |
| Bronze | Isometsä, JariJari Isometsä Kirvesniemi, HarriHarri Kirvesniemi Myllylä, MikaMika Myllylä Räsänen, JariJari Räsänen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 x 10 km relay |
| Bronze | Kirvesniemi, Marja-LiisaMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km |
| Bronze | Kirvesniemi, Marja-LiisaMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | Cross-country skiing | Women's 30 km |
| Bronze | Finland men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
| Janne Leskinen | Downhill | 1:47.87 | 30 | |||
| Super-G | 1:34.09 | 13 | ||||
| Giant Slalom | 1:34.65 | DNS | DNF | |||
| Combined | 1:38.88 | 54.47 | 52.18 | 3:25.53 | 22 | |
| Mika Marila | Super-G | 1:38.14 | 40 | |||
| Giant Slalom | DNF | DNF | ||||
| Slalom | 1:02.54 | 1:02.45 | 2:04.99 | 12 | ||
| Combined | 1:45.01 | 50.42 | 50.09 | 3:25.52 | 21 | |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Harri Eloranta | 10 km Sprint | 30:02.1 | 4 | 15 |
| 20 km Individual | 1:01:40.9 | 6 | 30 | |
| Vesa Hietalahti | 10 km Sprint | 32:06.0 | 5 | 52 |
| 20 km Individual | 1:08:49.1 | 10 | 68 | |
| Erkki Latvala | 10 km Sprint | 32:08.4 | 3 | 54 |
| Timo Seppälä | 20 km Individual | 1:02:07.0 | 3 | 41 |
| Erkki Latvala Harri Eloranta Timo Seppälä Vesa Hietalahti |
4 x 7.5 km Relay | 1:33:11.9 | 1 | 5 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Pirjo Aalto | 7.5 km Sprint | 29:59.2 | 3 | 61 |
| Katja Holanti | 15 km Individual | 1:00:13.6 | 7 | 56 |
| Mari Lampinen | 7.5 km Sprint | 27:14.5 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 km Individual | 59:16.9 | 6 | 48 | |
| Tuija Sikiö | 7.5 km Sprint | 27:39.1 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 km Individual | 58:13.1 | 5 | 38 | |
| Tuija Vuoksiala | 7.5 km Sprint | 28:23.2 | 3 | 36 |
| 15 km Individual | 1:00:09.3 | 6 | 55 | |
| Katja Holanti Tuija Sikiö Mari Lampinen Tuija Vuoksiala |
4 x 7.5 km Relay | 1:58:55.7 | 4 | 10 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Jukka Hartonen | 30 km Free | 1:16:18.7 | 13 | ||||
| Karri Hietamäki | 50 km Classical | 2:20:50.9 | 40 | ||||
| Jari Isometsä | 10 km Classical | 26:06.5 | 23 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | DNS | ||||||
| 30 km Free | 1:15:12.5 | 6 | |||||
| Harri Kirvesniemi | 10 km Classical | 25:13.2 | 9 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | DNS | ||||||
| 50 km Classical | 2:11:19.3 | 12 | |||||
| Mika Myllylä | 10 km Classical | 25:05.3 | 6 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +0:45 | 6 | 36:50.9 | 7 | +1:47.1 | 4 | |
| 30 km Free | 1:14.14.5 | | |||||
| 50 km Classical | 2:08:41.9 | | |||||
| Jari Räsänen | 10 km Classical | 25:31.5 | 12 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +01:11 | 12 | 36:32.7 | 3 | +1:54.9 | 6 | |
| 30 km Free | 1:16:10.7 | 11 | |||||
| Sami Repo | 50 km Classical | 2:20:32.8 | 37 | ||||
| Mika Myllylä Harri Kirvesniemi Jari Räsänen Jari Isometsä |
4 x 10 km relay | 1:42:15.6 | | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Mari Hietala | 15 km Free | 44:56.8 | 24 | ||||
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | 5 km Classical | 14:30.6 | | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +00:28 | 3 | 29:21.6 | 21 | +2:19.5 | 13 | |
| 30 km Classical | 1:26:13.6 | | |||||
| Merja Lahtinen | 15 km Free | 43:50.7 | 16 | ||||
| 30 km Classical | 1:29:55.1 | 15 | |||||
| Pirkko Määttä | 5 km Classical | 14:51.5 | 9 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +00:43 | 9 | 29:10.1 | 18 | +2:23.0 | 15 | |
| 30 km Classical | 1:29:27.0 | 14 | |||||
| Tuulikki Pyykkönen | 5 km Classical | 15:13.6 | 18 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | DNS | ||||||
| Marjut Rolig | 5 km Classical | 15:05.1 | 14 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +00:57 | 14 | 29:43.2 | 23 | +3:10.1 | 21 | |
| 30 km Classical | 1:27:51.4 | 8 | |||||
| Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Merja Lahtinen Marjut Rolig |
4 x 5 km relay | 59:15.9 | 4 | ||||
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Women
| Athlete | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Rank | Free Skating | Total | Rank | |||||
| Mila Kajas | 8.0 | 16 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 12 | ||||
- Ice Dancing
| Athlete | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Dance 1 | Rank | Compulsory Dance 2 | Rank | Original Dance | Rank | Free Dance | Total | Rank | |
| Susanna Rahkamo Petri Kokko |
0.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 4 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4 |
Freestyle skiing
Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Juha Holopainen | Moguls | 23.39 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Janne Lahtela | Moguls | 24.60 | 12 | 24.78 | 9 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Minna Karhu | Moguls | 23.08 | 11 | 23.00 | 13 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men's Team Competition
- Head Coach:
Curt Lindström
| Pos. | No. | Name | 1993-94 team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | Pasi Kuivalainen |  KalPa |
| G | 30 | Jukka Tammi | Tampereen Ilves |
| G | 35 | Jarmo Myllys | Rauman Lukko |
| D | 2 | Marko Kiprusoff | TPS |
| D | 4 | Erik Hämäläinen | Jokerit |
| D | 5 | Timo Jutila | Tampereen Tappara |
| D | 6 | Pasi Sormunen | HIFK |
| D | 12 | Janne Laukkanen | HPK |
| D | 23 | Hannu Virta | TPS |
| D | 26 | Mika Strömberg | Jokerit |
| F | 8 | Janne Ojanen | Tampereen Tappara |
| F | 9 | Esa Keskinen | TPS |
| F | 11 | Saku Koivu | TPS |
| F | 13 | Marko Palo | HPK |
| F | 14 | Raimo Helminen | Malmö IF |
| F | 15 | Mika Alatalo | Rauman Lukko |
| F | 16 | Ville Peltonen | HIFK |
| F | 20 | Jere Lehtinen | TPS |
| F | 24 | Sami Kapanen | KalPa |
| F | 27 | Tero Lehterä | Kiekko-Espoo |
| F | 28 | Petri Varis | Jokerit |
| F | 40 | Mika Nieminen | Luleå HF |
| F | 42 | Mika Nieminen | Malmö IF |
- Results
| Stage | Opponent | Result | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage |  Czech Republic |
3-1 | ||
| Group Stage |  Russia |
5-0 | ||
| Group Stage |  Norway |
4-0 | ||
| Group Stage |  Austria |
6-2 | ||
| Group Stage |  Germany |
7-1 | ||
| Group Stage | 25-4 | 10 | 1 | |
| Quarterfinal |  United States |
6-1 | ||
| Semifinal |  Canada |
3-5 | ||
| Bronze Medal Match | Russia |
4-0 | |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Second Round | Cross-country | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | Start | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Hannu Manninen | Individual event | 95.5 | 32 | 101.5 | 197.0 | 23 | +05:33 | 43:08.9 | 46 | 48:41.9 | 38 |
| Jari Mantila | Individual event | 104.5 | 13 | 109.0 | 213.5 | 10 | +03:43 | 41:13.6 | 31 | 44:56.6 | 14 |
| Tapio Nurmela | Individual event | 95.5 | 32 | 91.5 | 187.0 | 34 | +06:40 | 40:19.8 | 21 | 46:59.8 | 25 |
| Topi Sarparanta | Individual event | 95.0 | 35 | 97.0 | 192.0 | 28 | +06:06 | 39:49.7 | 16 | 45:55.7 | 20 |
| Jari Mantila Tapio Nurmela Topi Sarparanta |
Team event | 311.0 | 6 | 281.0 | 592.0 | 9 | +11:47 | 1:24:32.4 | 7 | 1:36:19.4 | 8 |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Janne Ahonen | Normal hill | 112.5 | 24 | 73.5 | 186.0 | 37 |
| Large hill | 90.3 | 23 | 73.1 | 163.4 | 25 | |
| Ari-Pekka Nikkola | Normal hill | 116.0 | 19 | 115.0 | 231.0 | 16 |
| Large hill | 92.1 | 22 | 78.6 | 170.7 | 22 | |
| Jani Soininen | Normal hill | 126.0 | 8 | 132.5 | 258.5 | 6 |
| Large hill | 109.6 | 11 | 121.5 | 231.1 | 5 | |
| Janne Väätäinen | Normal hill | 113.0 | 23 | 93.0 | 206.0 | 30 |
| Raimo Ylipulli | Large hill | 103.3 | 14 | 79.3 | 182.6 | 18 |
| Raimo Ylipulli Janne Väätäinen Janne Ahonen Jani Soininen |
Team | 443.8 | 5 | 445.7 | 889.5 | 5 |
References
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