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Riitta-Liisa Roponen

Riitta-Liisa Roponen (née Lassila, born 6 May 1978) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998.

Riitta-Liisa Roponen
Roponen in 2019
Country Finland
Born (1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 (age 45)
Haukipudas, Finland
Ski clubVisa Ski Team Kemi
World Cup career
Seasons22 – (1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2005–2019, 2021–2022, 2024)
Starts238
Podiums8
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 19 March 2022.

Career edit

She won a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Roponen also won two team sprint medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2007 (with Virpi Kuitunen) and a silver in 2005 (with Pirjo Manninen). Roponen also earned two more gold medals in the 4 × 5 km relay, earning them in 2007 and 2009.

Roponen's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics is sixth in the 10 km freestyle at Vancouver in 2010. She has three individual victories since 2006.

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games edit

 
Riitta-Liisa Roponen at Tour de Ski in 2007.
 
Riitta-Liisa Roponen at Tour de Ski in 2010.
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 mass start  		 Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2002 23 — 19 — — 36 7 —
2006 27 35 — 13 23 — 7 —
2010 31 6 — 15 — — Bronze 8
2014 35 — — — 26 — — —
2018 39 20 — — — — 4 —

World Championships edit

  • 7 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 classical  		 Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2003 24 — — 41 35 — — —
2005 26 12 — 8 — — 5 Silver
2007 28 7 — 5 — — Gold Gold
2009 30 — — 23 6 14 Gold —
2011 32 18 — 14 15 — Bronze —
2013 34 8 — 16 — — 5 —
2015 36 19 — 8 18 — Bronze —
2019 40 — — — 22 — 6 —
2021 42 10 — — — — Bronze —

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
1999 20 NC — NC — — — — — —
2000 21 NC — — NC NC — — — —
2002 23 35 — — — NC — — — —
2003 24 55 — — — — — — — —
2005 26 16 14 — — 45 — — — —
2006 27 37 28 — — 45 — — — —
2007 28 6 6 — — 20 — 13 — —
2008 29 13 11 — — 20 — 10 10 —
2009 30 11 11 — — 18 — 11 10 —
2010 31 7 5 — — 40 — 6 5 —
2011 32 14 9 — — 50 13 11 — —
2012 33 15 12 — — 55 17 11 11 —
2013 34 18 16 — — 68 21 8 — —
2014 35 33 20 — — NC 41 16 — —
2015 36 41 21 — — NC 39 — — —
2016 37 31 25 — — NC 20 — — —
2017 38 57 34 — — — — — — —
2018 39 61 41 — — NC 36 — — —
2019 40 66 46 — — — — — — —
2021 42 77 50 — — NC 39 — — —
2022 43 96 65 — — NC — DNF — —

Individual podiums edit

  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 8 podiums – (6 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2006–07 16 December 2006   La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
2 20 January 2007   Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
3 10 March 2007   Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 2007–08 15 December 2007   Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
5 14 March 2008   Bormio, Italy 2.5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
6 2008–09 21 March 2009   Falun, Sweden 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 1st
7 2009–10 10 January 2010   Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
8 2014–15 10 January 2015   Rybinsk, Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums edit

  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 22 podiums – (20 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2001–02 13 January 2002   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Sirviö
2 2002–03 1 December 2002   Rukatunturi, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Välimaa / Taipale / Jauhojärvi
3 2004–05 21 November 2004   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen
4 20 March 2005   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen
5 2005–06 20 November 2005   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen
6 15 January 2006   Lago Di Tesero, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Kuitunen / Varis
7 18 March 2006   Sapporo, Japan 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Manninen
7 2006–07 19 November 2006   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen
8 4 February 2007   Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Saarinen / Venäläinen
9 25 March 2007   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Muranen / Saarinen
10 2007–08 25 November 2007   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Sarasoja / Saarinen / Muranen
11 24 February 2008   Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Saarinen / Sarasoja
12 2008–09 23 November 2008   Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
13 7 December 2008   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
14 2009–10 22 November 2009   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
15 2011–12 20 November 2011   Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Lähteenmäki / Saarinen / Sarasoja-Lilja
16 12 February 2012   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sarasoja-Lilja / Saarinen / Lähteenmäki
17 2012–13 20 January 2013   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Saarinen / Niskanen
19 2015–16 24 January 2016   Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Niskanen
20 2016–17 18 December 2016   La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Saarinen / Kyllönen / Mononen
21 2018–19 9 December 2018   Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Matintalo / Pärmäkoski / Piippo
22 27 January 2019   Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F  World Cup  3rd Mononen / Pärmäkoski / Piippo

References edit

  1. ^ "ROPONEN Riitta-Liisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

External links edit

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