Finland at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sporting event delegation
  • Inkki Inola
  • Maiju Laurila
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Finland competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2]

Medalists

The following Finnish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Santeri Kiiveri Alpine skiing Men's giant slalom, standing 10 March
 Gold Matti Suur-Hamari Snowboarding Snowboard cross, SB-LL2 7 March
 Silver Matti Suur-Hamari Snowboarding Snowboard banked slalom, SB-LL2 11 March
 Silver Santeri Kiiveri Alpine skiing Men's super combined, standing 7 March
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 0 2
Snowboarding 1 1 0 2
Total 2 2 0 4
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 2 2 0 4
Female 0 0 0 0
Mixed 0 0 0 0
Total 2 2 0 4

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 1 0 1
Snowboarding 3 0 3
Total 5 1 6

Alpine skiing

Santeri Kiiveri and Maiju Laurila competed in alpine skiing.[3]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Santeri Kiiveri Men's downhill standing — 1:18.92 8
Men's giant slalom, standing 57.98 2 57.42 3 1:55.40 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's super combined 1:12.95 3 41.53 6 1:54.48 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's super-G standing — 1:13.40 9
Men's slalom, standing 43.66 4 Did not finish
Maiju Laurila Women's giant slalom, sitting 1:23.25 10 1:27.98 10 2:51.23 10
Women's slalom, sitting Did not finish

Cross-country skiing

Inkki Inola competed in cross-country skiing.[4]

Men's distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Jari Huhta 		12.5 km free visually impaired 39:06.4 12
20 km classical visually impaired 1:01:34.4 4
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Inkki Inola
Guide: Jari Huhta 		1.5 km sprint visually impaired 2:55.47 13 Did not advance

Snowboarding

Three snowboarders represented Finland.[5]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Tomi Taskinen Men's SB-LL1 1:49.32 DNF 1:49.32 16
Matti Suur-Hamari Men's SB-LL2 1:09.98 1:10.84 1:09.98 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Matti Sairanen Men's SB-UL 1:23.98 1:23.31 1:23.31 17
Snowboard cross
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Rank Position Position Position Rank
Matti Suur-Hamari Men's SB-LL2 1:01.93 1:01.73 1 Q 1 Q 1 FA 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hiihtäjä Inkki Inola Pekingin paralympiajoukkueeseen". Suomen Paralympiakomitea (in Finnish). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ Hunt, Michael (January 2022). "Good chance of gold as Finnish Olympic and Paralympic athletes head for Beijing". finland.fi. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.