Finland at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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IOC code | FIN |
NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
Competitors | 51 in 10 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Eeli Keranen & Hanni Koski |
Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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Winter Youth Olympics appearances | |
Finland is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Finland's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Finnish team consisted of 51 athletes (36 men and 15 women) competing in ten sports.[1] Ski jumper Eeli Keranen and biathlete/cross-country skier Hanni Koski were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Cross-country skiing* | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Freestyle skiing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Ice hockey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Nordic commbined | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Ski jumping | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 36 | 15 | 51 |
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Minja Korhonen | Nordic combined | Women's individual normal hill/4 km | 29 January |
Gold | Nelli-Lotta Karppelin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 7.5 km classical | 30 January |
Gold | Eemeli Kurttila Heta Hirvonen Minja Korhonen Peter Räisänen |
Nordic combined | Mixed team normal hill/4 × 3.3 km | 31 January |
Bronze | Jaakko Koskinen | Freestyle skiing | Men's slopestyle | 25 January |
Bronze | Amelie Björksten Altti Pyrrö |
Alpine skiing | Parallel mixed team | 26 January |
Bronze | Nelli-Lotta Karppelin | Cross-country skiing | Women's sprint | 29 January |
Bronze | Finland men's national under-16 ice hockey team | Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 31 January |
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics |
Finland qualified five alpine skiers (two men and three women).[3]
Main article: Biathlon at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Akseli Kirjavainen | Sprint | |||
Individual | 47:59.5 | 6 (0+3+0+3) | 36 | |
Eemil Koskinen | Sprint | |||
Individual | 50:14.0 | 9 (3+3+2+1) | 62 | |
Arttu Remes | Sprint | |||
Individual | 50:39.8 | 10 (3+2+2+3) | 66 | |
Kaapo Saarinen | Sprint | |||
Individual | 48:59.4 | 6 (2+3+0+1) | 52 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Eveliina Hakala | Sprint | |||
Individual | 42:30.8 | 6 (0+3+0+3) | 24 | |
Hanni Koski | Sprint | |||
Individual | 44:25.4 | 7 (2+4+1+0) | 49 | |
Erika Kujala | Sprint | |||
Individual | 42:49.8 | 6 (0+3+1+2) | 28 | |
Ilona Rantakömi | Sprint | |||
Individual | 43:46.1 | 5 (1+2+0+2) | 39 |
Athletes | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Eveliina Hakala Akseli Kirjavainen |
Single mixed relay | |||
Mixed relay |
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics |
Finland qualified six cross-country skiers (three per gender).[4]
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics |
Finland qualified a men's hockey team of 18 athletes.[5]
Key:
Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Finland | Men's tournament | South Korea |
Canada |
2nd | Czech Republic |
Canada |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | South Korea (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
28 January 2024 20:00 | Finland | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) | South Korea | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 3,713 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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William Gammals | Goalies | Lim Jae-hun | Referees: Rasmus Ankersen Joseph Sewell Linesmen: David Thuma Niclas Westman | |||||||||||
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1.5 min | Penalties | 1.5 min | ||||||||||||
46 | Shots | 8 |
29 January 2024 20:00 | Canada | 4–1 (1–0, 0–0, 3–1) | Finland | Gangneung Hockey Centre Attendance: 2,083 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Carter Esler | Goalies | Pyry Lammi | Referees: Rasmus Ankersen Oskar Øvstedal Linesmen: Lim Jun-seo David Thuma | ||||||||||||||
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9 min | Penalties | 4.5 min | |||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 19 |
Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics |
Finland qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[6]