How many nations participated in the Winter Olympics where Jesse Väänänen placed 22nd in the individual sprint event?
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Jesse Väänänen Jesse Väänänen (born January 6, 1984 in Lahti) is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2003. He finished 22nd in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (French: Les "XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver") and commonly known as Vancouver 2010, informally the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010, in Vancouver, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), headed by John Furlong. The 2010 Winter Olympics were the third Olympics hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Vancouver is the largest city to host the Winter Olympics, a title soon to be turned over to Beijing in 2022.
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Fiji at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fiji competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Fourteen competitors, eleven men and three women, took part in twenty-two events in five sports.
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Liechtenstein at the 2014 Winter Olympics Liechtenstein competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Liechtenstein's Olympic Committee nominated 4 athletes for the Olympics.
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Jamaica at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Jamaica competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016. The team will consist of one male athlete in Bobsleigh. The country will be making its Winter Youth Olympics debut.
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Azerbaijan at the 2014 Winter Olympics Azerbaijan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Even though all the athletes that competed for Azerbaijan werere foreign-born, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation at the Sochi Olympics Kenul Nurullayeva said: "if Azerbaijan is mentioned, at least for three times during the opening ceremony of the Olympics, it will be a big deal for us. What else do we need besides the publicity? We work for this".
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Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics Turkey competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Turkey's team consists of six athletes in three sports.
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Finland at the 1924 Winter Olympics Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finnish athletes won a total of 11 medals. The majority of these were awarded in speed skating, to Clas Thunberg and Julius Skutnabb.
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Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics Dominica competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014, in its Winter Olympics debut. The team consisted of two athletes in one sport, cross-country skiing.
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Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, included five medal events. There were individual competitions in dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Team scores were also gathered and medals awarded for teams in the eventing and jumping competitions. Equestrian had been absent from the Olympic program since the 1900 Summer Olympics, making the 1912 Games the second time the sport was featured. Ten nations competed: Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the USA. Only Sweden and Germany were able to supply a full team for all three disciplines, with several countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Norway and the USA) having several riders and horses used in two or even all three disciplines. A total of 88 entries ran in the three events, with 62 riders and 70 horses.
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Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen (born 17 April 1978 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 15, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 × 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km team event at the age of 23. He has five other Nordic skiing World Championships medals, earning three golds (4 × 5 km team: 1999, 2007 and 7.5 km sprint: 2007) and two bronzes (4 × 5 km team: 2001, 2003). He has two other Olympic team medals as well (silver: 1998, bronze: 2006).
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Peru at the 2014 Winter Olympics Peru competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Peru's team consisted of three athletes in two sports. The same three athletes represented the country at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics Madagascar competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1964. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Mathieu Razanakolona, who did not win any medals.
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Finland at the 1968 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 66 competitors, 60 men and 6 women, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.
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Finland at the 1992 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 88 competitors, 60 men and 28 women, took part in 85 events in 16 sports.
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Kalle Lassila Kalle Lassila (born January 23, 1985 in Veteli) is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He finished tenth in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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2006 Winter Olympics medal table The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to February 26, 2006. A total of 2,508 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+3 from 2002 Olympics) participated in 84 events (+6 from 2002) from 15 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 2002).
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Australia at the 1988 Winter Paralympics A total of 377 athletes from 22 countries took part in. The USSR competing for the very first time in history. Australia only managed to take 5 athletes to the 1988 Winter Paralympics for the Alpine skiing competition. There were four different sports apart of the 1988 Winter Paralympic Games; Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country skiing and Ice Sledge Hockey. Biathlon and sit-skiing in the Alpine and Nordic competition were added to the Olympic program for the first time in history.
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Finland at the 1932 Winter Olympics Finland competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Finland has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
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Zimbabwe at the 2014 Winter Olympics Zimbabwe competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Zimbabwe made its debut at the Winter Olympics. The team consisted of a single athlete competing in alpine skiing.
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Russia at the 1994 Winter Olympics Russia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. It was the first time the nation had competed at the Winter Olympic Games since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Russian athletes had competed as part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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France at the 2014 Winter Olympics France competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014.