Finland at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:FIN
Nocname:Finnish Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:103
Sports:9
Flagbearer:Enni Rukajärvi (opening)[1] [2]
Iivo Niskanen (closing)[3]
Rank:18
Gold:1
Silver:3
Bronze:1
Officials:123
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Finland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Finnish team consisted of 103 competitors who participated in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating.

Medalists

Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Cross-country skiing1203
Ice hockey0011
Snowboarding0101
Total1315
MedalNameSportEventDate



Preparations by the Finnish Olympic Committee

Financial coaching support

The Finnish Olympic Committee launched its Sochi 2014 coaching program in June 2010, distributing financial support in winter sports to member federations and top level athletes directly.[4]

Coaching support in euros per discipline by season!! 2010–2011[5] ! 2011–2012[6] ! 2012–2013[7] ! 2013–2014[8] ! Total! 2010 total[9]
Alpine skiing150,000245,000685,000490,000
Biathlon272,000 190,000
Cross-country skiingx865,000 667,000
Curling85,000 55,000
Figure skating360,000 161,000
Freestyle skiing472,000 460,000
760,000 640,000
Nordic combined259,000 440,000
Ski jumping370,000 440,000
Snowboarding590,000 145,000
Speed skating390,000 365,000
Total963,000 1,140,000 1,185,000 1,820,000 5,108,000 4,053,000

x including ski maintenance, which contributes to biathlon and Nordic combined as well

Ban on rainbow nails

In August 2013, Helsingin Sanomat quoted the President of the Board of the Finnish Olympic Committee Risto Nieminen, that it is forbidding its athletes the rainbow-patterned fingernails in the upcoming games, ruling it political abuse of the Olympic Charter. The issue was raised after high-jumper Emma Green Tregaro displayed her rainbow nails and the Finnish Minister of Culture and Sport Paavo Arhinmäki waved the rainbow flag in the Moscow 2013 World Championships in Athletics in support of LGBT rights in Russia.[10] Arhinmäki responded, that the Olympic movement should defend, not limit, the freedom of speech, and the Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade of Finland Alexander Stubb commented that the issue is about human rights, not politics, both bringing up the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute as one of the finest moments in Olympic history.[11] [12] The Committee followed up, that they were simply quoting the Charter, which bans political abuse, and themselves couldn't allow or disallow the nails.[13] [14]

Athlete prize bonuses

The Finnish Olympic Committee offers prize bonuses for medalists: €30,000 for gold, €15,000 for silver and €10,000 for bronze, where in team events the price has to be divided between athletes, with a cap of €60,000 per athlete. The exception is for an ice hockey medal where the bonus is €60,000 for gold, €40,000 for silver and €30,000 for bronze.

Budget

The cost of the games for the Finnish Olympic Committee is 1.2 million euros. About half of it, food and accommodation expenses, will be subsidised by the International Olympic Committee.[15]

Finnish Olympic team

The Finnish Olympic team in Sochi consists of 226 people, of which 16 are the team's general leadership, 103 athletes, and 107 other staff members, such as coaches, masseurs, physiotherapists and physicians.

Competitors from Finland per sport excluding reserves
Sport Men Women Total 2010 total[16]
Alpine skiing3144
Biathlon2 2 4 4
Cross-country skiing8 7 15 17
Figure skating0 0 0 3
Freestyle skiing10 0 10 4
Ice hockey25 21 46 41
Nordic combined4 4 4
Ski jumping5 1 6 5
Snowboarding8 3 11 5
Speed skating3 0 3 4
Total68 35 103 91

Athlete selection method

Athletes to the Olympic team are picked by the Elite Sports Unit of the Finnish Olympic Committee based on presentations by the national sports federations. The Unit is led by Mika Kojonkoski. It revised the selection from earlier games by creating a continuous method, where athletes are added as they display to fulfill requirements. The athletes are required tobased on their results in the current and previous season. The Committee considered the bar raised from the preceding games.

Schedule for selection publication:[17]

  1. 30 October 2013: first 10 athletes nominated in alpine skiing, biathlon, freestyle skiing, snowboarding and speed skating[18] [19]
  2. 16 December 2013: 14 athletes nominated in cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping and snowboarding[20]
  3. 18 December 2013: women's ice hockey team of 21 players nominated[21]
  4. 7 January 2014: men's ice hockey team of 25 players nominated[22]
  5. 13 January 2014: 8 athletes nominated in cross-country skiing and ski jumping[23] [24]
  6. 21 January 2014: 22 athletes nominated in biathlon, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping and Nordic combined[25]
  7. 27 January 2014: final 7 athletes nominated in alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding and speed skating[26]

Appearance records

For Janne Ahonen and Teemu Selänne, 2014 will be their sixth Olympic games, tying them for the most Olympic appearances for Finns with Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Harri Kirvesniemi and Raimo Helminen.[27] Selänne will be alongside Helminen the only ice hockey player with six appearances, Selänne already being the all-time Olympic point-leader.[28]

Sports without participation by Finland

Finland will not compete in bobsleigh, curling, figure skating, luge, short track speed skating and skeleton.For figure skating Finland has the 2nd stand-by entry for ladies' singles, 4th for ice dancing and 7th for men's singles. The entries may not be transferred after 27 January 2014.[29] Finland failed to qualify the curling team at the Olympic qualification event.[30]

Medal count predictions and expectations

The Finnish Olympic Committee set no official medal target.

An article published by International Associations of Sports Economists / North American Association of Sports Economists in 2011, using such parameters as population, political regime, snow coverage and winter sports facilities, predicted Finland to win 5 medals.[31]

In a poll ordered by MTV3, a majority from a sample of 1,700 Finns in December 2013 expected Finland to win 2–4 medals, having best chances in snowboarding.[32]

Infostrada Sports predicts that Finland will win one gold and five bronzes, broken down:[33]

Associated Press projected Finland to win two silvers and three bronzes, broken down:[34]

Ilta-Sanomat expected certain Finnish medals as a top two finish in women's team sprint, a silver in women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay, a medal in women's ice hockey and possibly multiple medals for Kaisa Mäkäräinen.[35]

PricewaterhouseCoopers, using regression analysis with such variables as gross domestic product and climate to estimate medal shares, predicted Finland to win 6 medals.[36]

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has qualified a total quota of four athletes by the International Ski Federation (FIS), based on qualification points awarded in races within the FIS Calendar during the period of July 2012–19 January 2014. National quotas per each Olympic event were allocated according to points awarded in these competitions.[37] [38] Andreas Romar was initially selected to the Finnish Olympic team, but declared absent on January 10, 2014, following his heel fracture.[39]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Santeri PaloniemiMen's slalom49.5731
Marcus Sandellalign=left rowspan=2Men's giant slalom
Samu Torsti1:23.59251:24.38=172:47.9721
align=left rowspan=2Tanja PoutiainenWomen's giant slalom1:20.12121:19.76212:39.88=14
Women's slalom54.941353.07161:48.0112

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has qualified a total quota of four athletes by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), based on Nation Cup points won in 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships during the qualification period of 16 November 2012 – 19 January 2014. There were no event-specific requirements.[40] [41]

AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2Jarkko KauppinenMen's sprint27:57.83 (2+1)78
Men's individual5 (3+2)
align=left rowspan=2Ahti ToivanenMen's sprint26:58.62 (1+1)62
Men's individual55:55.43 (1+1+1)56
align=left rowspan=3Mari LaukkanenWomen's sprint22:37.32 (0+2)36
Women's pursuit
Women's individual
align=left rowspan=4Kaisa MäkäräinenWomen's sprint22:18.42 (0+2)30
Women's pursuit31:02.33 (0+0+2+1)16
Women's individual46:02.53 (0+1+0+2)9
Women's mass start36:27.12 (0+0+1+1)6

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has awarded a total quota of seventeen athletes by International Ski Federation (FIS), based on qualification points awarded in races within the FIS Calendar during the period of July 2012–19 January 2014. National quotas per each Olympic event were allocated according to points awarded in these competitions.

Distance
  • Men
  • AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
    align=left rowspan=3Matti Heikkinen15 km classical40:17.8+1:48.120
    30 km skiathlon36:40.32334:39.2481:11:52.6+3:37.240
    50 km freestyle1:47:35.0+39.815
    align=left rowspan=2Sami Jauhojärvi15 km classical40:14.4+1:44.717
    30 km skiathlon36:54.33133:46.8361:11:12.0+2:56.633
    align=left Martti Jylhä50 km freestyle
    align=left rowspan=2Lari Lehtonen30 km skiathlon37:30.84233:31.3331:11:34.1+3:18.738
    50 km freestyle1:47:48.7+53.523
    align=left rowspan=3Iivo Niskanen15 km classical39:08.7+39.04
    30 km skiathlon36:42.32633:07.8291:10:22.0+2:06.626
    50 km freestyle1:47:27.5+32.310
    Ville Nousiainen15 km classical40:52.6+2:22.928
    Matti Heikkinen
    Sami Jauhojärvi
    Lari Lehtonen
    Iivo Niskanen
    4×10 km relay1:30:28.4+1:46.46
    Women
    AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
    align=left rowspan=2Anne Kyllönen10 km classical29:52.8+1:35.014
    15 km skiathlon19:30.31121:12.94741:18.9+2:45.333
    align=left rowspan=3Krista Lähteenmäki10 km classical29:36.0+1:18.210
    15 km skiathlon19:27.61020:07.72440:09.9+1:36.313
    30 km freestyle1:13:37.6+2:32.418
    align=left rowspan=3Kerttu Niskanen10 km classical29:16.7+58.98
    15 km skiathlon19:17.4719:45.91439:35.3+1:01.77
    30 km freestyle1:12:26.9+1:21.74
    Riitta-Liisa Roponen30 km freestyle1:14:51.6+3:46.426
    align=left rowspan=3Aino-Kaisa Saarinen10 km classical28:48.1+30.34
    15 km skiathlon19:12.4519:02.3538:48.9+15.35
    30 km freestyle1:13:52.5+2:47.321
    Anne Kyllönen
    Krista Lähteenmäki
    Kerttu Niskanen
    Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
    4×5 km relay53:03.2+0.5
    Sprint
  • Men
  • AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Martti Jylhäalign=left rowspan=4Sprint3:34.4912 Q3:37.985did not advance
    Juho Mikkonen3:40.7243did not advance
    Ville Nousiainen3:37.5225 Q3:40.845did not advance
    Anssi Pentsinen3:38.6634did not advance
    Sami Jauhojärvi
    Iivo Niskanen
    Team sprint23:26.131 Q23:14.89
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Anne Kyllönenalign=left rowspan=4Sprint2:35.5711 Q2:37.074did not advance
    Mona-Liisa Malvalehto2:40.0828 Q2:41.206did not advance
    Mari Laukkanen2:39.0624 Q2:37.483did not advance
    Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja2:41.5537did not advance
    Kerttu Niskanen
    Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
    Team sprint16:42.151 Q16:13.14

    Freestyle skiing

    See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has awarded a total quota of 9 athletes (all in men's events) by the International Ski Federation (FIS), based on competitions in the International FIS Calendar during the qualification period of July 2012–19 January 2014. National quotas per each Olympic event were allocated according to points awarded in these competitions.[42] [43] [44] On January 31, 2014, a fourth slopestyle spot was allocated to the team after a scheduling and calculation adjustment.[45]

    Halfpipe
    Moguls
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    Run 1Run 2Run 1Run 2Run 3
    TimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRankTimePointsTotalRank
    Arttu Kiramoalign=left rowspan=4Men's moguls27.183.919.092626.1713.0718.7312Did not advance
    Ville MiettunenDid not advance
    Jussi Penttala24.8611.7117.9923Did not advance
    Jimi Salonen24.5313.2119.642025.2615.7621.853 Q24.7714.4320.7518did not advance
    Ski cross
    Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
    Slopestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
    Lauri Kivarialign=left rowspan=4Men's slopestyle45.82.845.829did not advance
    Antti Ollila81.431.681.413did not advance
    Aleksi Patja10.812.012.031did not Advance
    Otso Räisänen59.656.259.625did not advance

    Ice hockey

    See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland is defending the men's and women's bronze medals won in the previous games.[46] [47] [48]

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament. Governing body of the Olympic ice hockey is the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Top 9 teams in the men's IIHF World Ranking of 2012 qualified directly to the games, Finland ranking 2nd.[49] [50]

    RosterThe following players are in the reserve, in case of injuries before the games begin:[51]

    Saku Koivu refused a spot in the team due to a concussion suffered in November 2013.[52]

    Group standingsFinland will play in Group B. All times are local (UTC+4).--------
  • Quarterfinal
  • Semifinal
  • Bronze medal game
  • Teemu Selänne, at age 43 years and 234 days, became the oldest ice hockey player to win an Olympic medal. He also holds the Olympic record for total ice hockey points, upping it to 43.[53] He also shares the record for most appearances in ice hockey at the Olympics, appearing in 6.[54]

    Women's tournament

    See main article: Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament. Top 6 teams in the women's IIHF World Ranking of 2012 qualified directly to the games, Finland ranking 3rd.[55] [56]

    Roster
    Group standingsFinland will play in Group A. All times are local (UTC+4).--------
  • Quarterfinal
  • 5th-8th place semifinal
  • 5th place game
  • Nordic combined

    See main article: Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has awarded a total quota of 4 athletes and a spot in the team relay, based on points achieved in the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup and secondarily in the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup during the qualification period of July 2012–19 January 2014.[57]

    AthleteEventSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
    DistancePointsRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Ilkka HerolaNormal hill/10 km94.0111.92923:41.9924:59.916
    Large hill/10 km126.5106.81622:42.2924:11.214
    align=left rowspan=2Mikke LeinonenNormal hill/10 km92.0106.73725:30.33727:09.340
    Large hill/10 km118.589.94224:43.44127:19.442
    align=left rowspan=2Janne RyynänenNormal hill/10 km93.5108.23125:01.03326:24.036
    Large hill/10 km117.091.74024:16.93726:45.940
    align=left rowspan=2Eetu VähäsöyrinkiNormal hill/10 km94.5112.42625:32.73826:48.738
    Large hill/10 km124.599.3=2724:25.23926:24.238
    Ilkka Herola
    Mikke Leinonen
    Janne Ryynänen
    Eetu Vähäsöyrinki
    Team large hill/4×5 kmdid not start

    Ski jumping

    See main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has qualified a total quota of six athletes (five men and one woman) by the International Ski Federation (FIS), based on their performances at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and secondarily on the Continental Cup results during the qualification period of July 2012–19 January 2014.[58]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
    DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Janne AhonenNormal hill89.0107.827 Q97.0118.92992.5110.328229.229
    Large hill126.562.711 Q126.0119.820 Q123.0121.519241.322
    align=left rowspan=2Anssi KoivurantaNormal hill89.5104.537 Q99.5126.113101.5126.76252.812
    Large hill128.566.35 Q131.5130.95 Q121.5119.721250.611
    align=left rowspan=2Jarkko MäättäNormal hill91.5104.636 Q96.5116.932did not advance
    Large hill118.047.433 Q124.0101.343did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Olli MuotkaNormal hill91.0107.030 Q92.5113.038did not advance
    Large hill128.566.312 Q124.5108.933did not advance
    Janne Ahonen
    Anssi Koivuranta
    Jarkko Määttä
    Olli Muotka
    Team large hill505.5461.58 Q512481.38942.88
    Women

    Snowboarding

    See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has awarded a total quota of 13 spots (10 in men's events and 3 in women's) by the International Ski Federation (FIS) based on competitions in the International FIS Calendar during the period of July 2012–9 January 2014.[59] On 31 January 2014, slopestyle snowboarder Petja Piiroinen was originally selected to the Finnish Olympic team, but was relegated into a reserve after a scheduling adjustment.

    Halfpipe
    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
    Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
    Janne Korpialign=left rowspan=4Men's halfpipe28.0041.0041.0017did not advance
    Ilkka-Eemeli Laari49.0052.0052.0018did not advance
    Markus Malin33.5062.5062.5013did not advance
    Peetu Piiroinendid not advance
    Ella SuitialaWomen's halfpipe31.7551.5051.5010did not advance
    Slopestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
    Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRank
    Janne Korpialign=left rowspan=4Men's slopestyle49.7535.5049.7512 QS41.0068.5068.5010did not advance
    Ville Paumola54.7521.2554.2511 QS25.2522.7525.2519did not advance
    Peetu Piiroinen90.7580.0090.752 QF78.5081.2581.257
    Roope Tonteri33.7595.7595.752 QF31.5039.0039.0011
    Merika Ennealign=left rowspan=2Women's slopestyle17.0017.0010 QSdid not advance
    Enni Rukajärvi79.0023.7579.004 QF73.7592.5092.50
    Qualification Legend: QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal
    Snowboard cross
    AthleteEventSeedingRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankPositionPositionPositionPositionRank
    Anton Lindforsalign=left rowspan=2Men's snowboard cross2 Q4did not advance=13
    Jussi Taka5did not advance=33

    Speed skating

    See main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Finland has awarded four spots (all in the men's events, while the nation has the first priority for a reserve spot in the women's) based on their performance at the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[60] [61] [62]

    Men
    AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Final
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Pekka Koskela500 m35.191535.412070.6117
    1000 m
    Mika Poutala500 m35.583035.562771.1429
    Tommi Pulli1000 m1:12.1637

    Miscellaneous

    Sport psychologist

    In order to improve mental training in the team, the Finnish Olympic Committee recruited a sport psychologist, Hannaleena Ronkainen.[63] This was a part of a long-term coaching program launched in 2013 with a target to reach its fullest by 2016.[64] Mental trainer and sprinter Hanna-Maari Latvala expressed scepticism at the haste in which the project was launched, and the capability of a single psychologist to service a team of one hundred representing various sports.[65] The women's ice hockey team have a dedicated psychologist, Sari Honkanen.[66]

    Limited accreditations

    The staff accreditations in an Olympic team were limited by a quota based on the number of athletes, and the Finnish Olympic Committee could not send as many coaches as they wished. Some personal coaches left out, who without an accreditation would have had to attend as spectators with little personal contact with their athletes, preferred to remain in Finland and rely on telephone communications. A vocal critic was Ari Saukko, the personal coach of Janne Ahonen, who was denied accreditation by the committee, and after public complaints was offered an unsatisfactory alternative trip arrangement, which he would have had to pay for in his own expense.[67]

    Political boycotts by Finns

    Minister of Culture and Sport of Finland Paavo Arhinmäki decided not to participate the opening ceremony, citing human rights violations and environmental issues, but planned to visit some of the events, and objected to an athletes' boycott. President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen will attend the opening ceremony.[68] The Left Youth had earlier called for a boycott on the games on behalf of Niinistö, Katainen and Arhinmäki.[69] Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja opposed boycotts and wished the games to be held separate from politics.[70] However, Jari Porttila reported, that only Niinistö had been invited to the opening ceremony, and Arhinmäki had received a reservation merely for the final days of the games.[71]

    See also

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