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REDEMPTION FOR HEROLA, THIS TIME WINNING BY 0,1 SECONDS

Stage 8 in Kulm (AUT)
 
Men´s Individual Compact Flying Hill:
 
1.  Ilkka Herola    15:32.5
2. Johannes Lamparter    15:32.6
3. Johannes Rydzek    15:48.7
 
Full Final Result HERE

Finnish olympic committee & our sports minister said that the target was 6 medals. FOR ONCE WE ACTUALLY ACHIEVED OUR TARGET
 
Our possible gold medal was just 0,5 seconds away(Nordic Combined)...

Finnish ski association released a statement. Translated using DeepL.

You can find it here in finnish:
https://hiihtoliitto.fi/hiihtoliitto-pyytaa-fisn-eettista-toimielinta-selvittamaan-olympiasprintin-tapahtumat/


The Ski Association lodged a protest against the competition because, after the competition, it emerged that FIS had granted the Norwegian service team permission to bring a waxing table into the service area during the sprint skiing stage, even though this was not permitted under the advance instructions given by FIS to the teams and not even brought into the supervised service area. FIS did not inform other national teams about the possibility of using waxing pads. In addition, after the competition, it became apparent that the US national team had brought prohibited liquids into the service area. According to the rules, bringing any kind of liquid into the supervised service area was strictly prohibited, but no action was taken. Norwegian and US skiers won all the medals in the competition. The FIS later apologized for its actions and admitted that mistakes had been made in both cases.
 
According to Marleena Valtasola, Executive Director of the Finnish Ski Association, the FIS has not yet given the Ski Association a decision on Finland's protest.
 
"Despite several requests, we have not received a decision on our protest or answers to related questions. According to Norwegian media reports, FIS has rejected our complaint, but we have not been given any official decision. We interpret this to mean that the FIS has not even agreed to consider the matter. We find this very strange, considering that the FIS has publicly admitted that a mistake was made in the competition," says Valtasola. There has been public discussion about the protest deadline having been exceeded. However, the deadline for protests is one month after the end of the competition when a rule violation only becomes apparent after the competition. Our protest should therefore have been considered.
 
As a follow-up, we will ask the FIS's independent ethics body to investigate the matter and its handling. This body does not take a position on the results of the competition or the competition rules, so we are not demanding that the performances of the Norwegian or American skiers be invalidated. Rather, our demand is to investigate the events of the competition from the perspective of fairness, says Valtasola. It cannot be the case that some competitors are subject to different rules than others. In our opinion, it is also unacceptable for the protest to be simply swept under the carpet. Actions must be based on fair rules.
 
Through its actions, the Ski Association wants to promote fair competition and ensure that all athletes and teams have equal opportunities to compete for victory in the future.
 
We chose this course of action because it is the best solution from a sporting perspective and we believe that it offers the greatest opportunity to influence the future. Above all, it is a question of reviewing the integrity of the FIS's operations. This will no longer affect the results of the Olympic competition, but this must not happen again in the future; things must be handled better," says Valtasola.
 
The Finnish Olympic Committee supports the actions of the Ski Association.
 
"A clear mistake was made in the Olympic competition, which placed athletes in an unequal position. Such a significant error should be followed by more than just an apology, so we think it is good that the Ski Association is thoroughly investigating the matter with the FIS, says Janne Hänninen, Director of Elite Sports at the Olympic Committee.
 

Whenever the next final takes place on 22nd February, as that was the day when the "Miracle on Ice" happened in 1980. 

Absolutely not. We're launching a new dynasty, slowly working our way forward, eventually beating you after another 22 years. 

Slaf is part of the team of the tournament!

This 3 vs. 3 thing is a pile of horseshit.

Well, it still hasn’t settled in an hour later.
 
This team has given me so many heartbreaks over the years it’s actually insane. I can’t imagine having to endure to this for multiple decades. Even if we have some luck, we’re just not destined to finish the job.
 
I don’t know. This sucks. Everyone in the country would be over the moon if someone told us about finishing fourth before the tournament, but it just sucks. Not getting to see them with the medals, not getting to see them cheerfuly answering questions from the media, I don’t know.
 
I mean, yeah, fourth place is great. No matter how the games looked like, we can claim we’re the fourth best team after the tournament, no one can take that away. But to imagine we were one game from celebrating with the players on the main square in the capital, I don’t even want to imagine. I don’t know.
 

6th Olympic NHL tournament, 5th medal! Yay 

Yeah, let's win the medal!

6th Olympic NHL tournament, 5th medal! Yay 

Yeah, let's win the medal!

Otto Invenius, our olympic rookie, will have a great biathlon career ahead of him

9th place in the last Biathlon event WITH MANY PENALTY LAPS?? Amazing. Just imagine him shooting perfectly...

Yeah, let's win the medal!

Otto Invenius, our olympic rookie, will have a great biathlon career ahead of him

9th place in the last Biathlon event WITH MANY PENALTY LAPS?? Amazing. Just imagine him shooting perfectly...

Otto Invenius, our olympic rookie, will have a great biathlon career ahead of him

9th place in the last Biathlon event WITH MANY PENALTY LAPS?? Amazing. Just imagine him shooting perfectly...

Otto Invenius, our olympic rookie, will have a great biathlon career ahead of him

9th place in the last Biathlon event WITH MANY PENALTY LAPS?? Amazing. Just imagine him shooting perfectly...

HEROLA & HIRVONEN!!!    Absolute machines

HEROLA & HIRVONEN!!!    Absolute machines

HEROLA & HIRVONEN!!!    Absolute machines

HEROLA & HIRVONEN!!!    Absolute machines

Literally no actual, logical reason to get rid of one of the most important Winter Olympics sports...

HEROLA & HIRVONEN!!!    Absolute machines

3 on 3 OT is BS anyways. And i've seen Finland losing & winning Gold medals in 3 on 3 OT....


4 on 4 would be the best possible OT format.