Finland at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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
Flag of Finland
IPC codeFIN
NPCFinnish Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympia.fi/en
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors6 (5 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearers
  • Inkki Inola
  • Maiju Laurila
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Further information: 2022 Winter Paralympics medal table

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

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 101
Snowboarding 303
Total516

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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
Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

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.
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