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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

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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

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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

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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  
Men's super combined 1:12.95 3 41.53 6 1:54.48  
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

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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

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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  
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  

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

See also

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References

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  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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