Estonia participated in The VIII. Winter Paralympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Estonian flag bearer at the opening ceremony was Kaido Kalm.
Estonia entered 13 athletes in the following sports:
Ice sledge hockey: 13 malesThe chef de mission for delegation of the 2002 Estonian Paralympics Team was Allan Kiil (Estonian NPC secretary general) and other officials were president of Estonian Union of Sports for the Disabled Siiri Oviir, Estonian NPC president Toomas Vilosius and executive committee member Are Eller.
Ice sledge hockey: Team roster 13 men
Name, no, club, position, goals
Kaido Kalm – 16, Tallinn HC Panter, center, captain, 1 goalJüri Tammleht – 12, Tallinn HC Panter, center, 2 goalsAleksandr Jarlõkov – 10, Tallinn HC Panter, forwardArvi Piirioja – 6, Tallinn HC Panter, forward, 1 goalLeonid Zubov – 9, Narva SK Ordo, forward, 1 goalMaksim Vedernikov – 13, Tallinn HC Panter, forward, 4 goalsImre Tiitsu – 11, Tallinn HC Panter, ForwardVladimir Savolainen – 2, Narva SK Ordo, defencemanSergei Vesselov – 3, Narva SK Ordo, defencemanViktor Artemjev – 14, Narva SK Ordo, defencemanAndrei Sokolov – 15, Tallinn HC Panter, defencemanVladimir Karandashev – 20, Narva SK Ordo, net minderValeri Falkenberg – 1, Tallinn HC Panter, net minderHead coach: Anatoli Zahharov, Narva SK OrdoAssistant coach: Olle SildreTrainer: Dr. Gennadi KuzminPreliminary round 1: lost to Sweden 1:4 (0:1, 0:2, 1:1)09.48 0:1 Jens Kask (Marcus Holm, Rasmus Isaksson)17.55 0:2 Marcus Holm (Jens Kask)18.20 0:3 Jens Kask (Daniel Cederstam, Marcus Holm)30.37 1:3 Juri Tammleht (Leonid Zubov, Aleksander Jarlokov)35.36 1:4 Jens Kask (Niklas Ingvarsson)(Shots on goal: 17–20; penalties: 26-6)
Preliminary round 2: defeated Japan 2:1 (0:0, 0:1, 2:0)22.59 0:1 Takayuki Endo – power play30.23 1:1 Maksim Vedernikov (Leonid Zubov, Arvi Piirioja)40.41 2:1 Maksim Vedernikov (Aleksandr Jarlokov)(Shots on goal: 16-13; penalties: 6–16)
Preliminary round 3: tied Canada 3:3 (2:1, 1:1, 0:1)11:34 0:1 Billy Bridges (Lou Mulvihill, Todd Nicholson) – power play11:52 1:1 Arvi Piirioja (Kaido Kalm)14:25 2:1 Maksim Vedernikov – power play20:31 2:2 Jean Labonte (Billy Bridges, Todd Nicholson) – power play21:07 3:2 Leonid Zubov (Maksim Vedernikov)36:48 3:3 Robert Lagace (Billy Bridges)42:40 -:- At the 12:40 mark of the third period with the teams tied at 3–3, Estonia broke in 2-on-1 on the Canadian goal. Maksim Vedernikov rushed down the left side and centered a pass for teammate Kaido Kalm, but Kalm collided with a Canadian defender and the puck appeared to deflect into the net before the net was dislodged. After attending to injured Canadian goalie Paul Rosen, referee Morten Marthinsen never signaled a goal, and after a brief delay ordered a faceoff in the Canadian zone. Replays clearly showed the goal should have counted. The following statement was prepared by Alf Inge Andersen, International Paralympic Committee referee-in-chief for the ice sledge hockey tournament: "The referee (Morten Marthisen), situated near the right faceoff circle (to the goalie's left) did not see the puck cross the goal line. His view was obstructed by players. Neither linesman (Gary Cutler and Bob McMann) could see the puck cross the goal line. The referee declared a no-goal situation. Unlike International Ice Hockey Federation rules used in the Olympic hockey tournament, video replay is not approved for use in the Paralympic ice sledge hockey tournament."(Shots on goal: 18:17; penalties: 36:10)
Preliminary round 4: lost to Norway 1:6 (0:2, 1:2, 0:2)01:50 0:1 Helge Bjornstad (Tommy Rovelstad)14:58 0:2 Helge Bjornstad (Stig Tore Svee)23:18 0:3 Tommy Rovelstad (Stig Tore Svee)24:51 1:3 Maksim Vedernikov (Kaido Kalm, Sergei Vesselov)29:45 1:4 Rolf Einar Pedersen (Helge Bjornstad, Tommy Rovelstad)36:46 1:5 Atle Haglund (Erik Sandbraaten, Tommy Rovelstad)42:46 1:6 Stig Tore Svee (Geir Arne Skogstad, Helge Bjornstad)Preliminary round 5: lost to United States 1:6 (0:1, 1:1, 0:4)04.15 0:1 Sylvester Flis (Joe Howard, Kip St. Germaine)24.42 1:1 Juri Tammleht (Sergei Vesselov)28.49 1:2 Matt Coppens (Joe Howard, Sylvester Flis)35.05 1:3 Sylvester Flis (Matt Coppens)36.35 1:4 Joe Howard42.30 1:5 Sylvester Flis (Jack Sanders, Joe Howard)43.08 1:6 Matt Coppens (Sylvester Flis)(Shots on goal: 13–19; penalties: 10–12)
Final round – classification 5–6 place: lost to Japan 2:6 (0:2, 0:2, 2:2) (→ 6. place)04:20 0:1 Atsuya Yaguchi (Mamoru Yoshikawa, Naohiko Ishida)13:41 0:2 Mamoru Yoshikawa (Atsuya Yaguchi)15:51 0:3 Naohiko Ishida (Mamoru Yoshikawa, Takayuki Endo)23:27 0:4 Mamoru Yoshikawa (Naohiko Ishida)32:12 1:4 Kaido Kalm (Juri Tammleht, Maksim Vedernikov)35:09 1:5 Takayuki Endo (Naohiko Ishida, Mamoru Yoshikawa)38:26 2:5 Juri Tammleht (Maksim Vedernikov, Kaido Kalm)43:37 2:6 Taimei Shiba (Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kanichi Naito)(Shots on goal: 12–27; penalties: 10-10)
