Finland competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2]
| Finland at the 2022 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | FIN |
| NPC | Finnish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 | |
| Competitors | 6 (5 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports |
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| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
The following Finnish competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Alpine skiing edit
Santeri Kiiveri and Maiju Laurila competed in alpine skiing.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| 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 | 
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| Men's super combined | 1:12.95 | 3 | 41.53 | 6 | 1:54.48 | 
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| 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 edit
Inkki Inola competed in cross-country skiing.[4]
- Men's distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 edit
Three snowboarders represented Finland.[5]
- Banked slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
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| 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 |
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| Matti Sairanen | Men's SB-UL | 1:23.98 | 1:23.31 | 1:23.31 | 17 |
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| 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 |
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Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hiihtäjä Inkki Inola Pekingin paralympiajoukkueeseen". Suomen Paralympiakomitea (in Finnish). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Hunt, Michael (January 2022). "Good chance of gold as Finnish Olympic and Paralympic athletes head for Beijing". finland.fi. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.