Riitta-Liisa Roponen

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Riitta-Liisa Roponen
20190228 FIS NWSC Seefeld Ladies 4x5km Relay Riitta-Liisa Roponen 850 5071 (cropped).jpg
Roponen in 2019
Country Finland
Born (1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 (age 43)
Haukipudas, Finland
Ski clubVisa Ski Team Kemi
World Cup career
Seasons1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2005–2019, 2021–
Individual wins2
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums8
Team podiums22
Indiv. starts235
Team starts40
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 Holmenkollen 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 6 December 2021.

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

Career[]

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[]

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

Olympic Games[]

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 N/A
2006 27 35 N/A 13 23 — 7 —
2010 31 6 N/A 15 — — Bronze 8
2014 35 — N/A — 26 — — —
2018 39 20 N/A — — — 4 —

World Championships[]

  • 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 — — N/A
2005 26 12 N/A 8 — — 5 Silver
2007 28 7 N/A 5 — — Gold Gold
2009 30 — N/A 23 6 14 Gold —
2011 32 18 N/A 14 15 — Bronze —
2013 34 8 N/A 16 — — 5 —
2015 36 19 N/A 8 18 — Bronze —
2019 40 — N/A — 22 — 6 —
2021 42 10 N/A — — — Bronze —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Season 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 N/A NC N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2000 21 NC N/A — NC NC N/A N/A N/A N/A
2002 23 35 N/A N/A N/A NC N/A N/A N/A N/A
2003 24 55 N/A N/A N/A — N/A N/A N/A N/A
2005 26 16 14 N/A N/A 45 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2006 27 37 28 N/A N/A 45 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2007 28 6 6 N/A N/A 20 N/A 13 N/A N/A
2008 29 13 11 N/A N/A 20 N/A 10 10 N/A
2009 30 11 11 N/A N/A 18 N/A 11 10 N/A
2010 31 7 5 N/A N/A 40 N/A 6 5 N/A
2011 32' 14 9 N/A N/A 50 13 11 — N/A
2012 33 15 12 N/A N/A 55 17 11 11 N/A
2013 34 18 16 N/A N/A 68 21 8 — N/A
2014 35 33 20 N/A N/A NC 41 16 — N/A
2015 36 41 21 N/A N/A NC 39 — N/A N/A
2016 37 31 25 N/A N/A NC 20 — N/A —
2017 38 57 34 N/A N/A — — — — N/A
2018 39 61 41 N/A N/A NC 36 — — N/A
2019 40 66 46 N/A N/A — — — — N/A
2021 42 77 50 N/A N/A NC 39 — N/A N/A

Individual podiums[]

  • 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 France La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
2 20 January 2007 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
3 10 March 2007 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 2007–08 15 December 2007 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
5 14 March 2008 Italy Bormio, Italy 2.5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
6 2008–09 21 March 2009 Sweden Falun, Sweden 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 1st
7 2009–10 10 January 2010 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
8 2014–15 10 January 2015 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums[]

  • 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 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Sirviö
2 2002–03 1 December 2002 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Välimaa / Taipale / Jauhojärvi
3 2004–05 21 November 2004 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen
4 20 March 2005 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen
5 2005–06 20 November 2005 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen
6 15 January 2006 Italy , Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Kuitunen / Varis
7 18 March 2006 Japan Sapporo, Japan 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Manninen
7 2006–07 19 November 2006 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen
8 4 February 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Manninen / Saarinen / Venäläinen
9 25 March 2007 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Muranen / Saarinen
10 2007–08 25 November 2007 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Sarasoja / Saarinen / Muranen
11 24 February 2008 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Saarinen / Sarasoja
12 2008–09 23 November 2008 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
13 7 December 2008 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
14 2009–10 22 November 2009 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
15 2011–12 20 November 2011 Norway Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Lähteenmäki / Saarinen / Sarasoja-Lilja
16 12 February 2012 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Sarasoja-Lilja / Saarinen / Lähteenmäki
17 2012–13 20 January 2013 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Saarinen / Niskanen
19 2015–16 24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Niskanen
20 2016–17 18 December 2016 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Saarinen / Kyllönen / Mononen
21 2018–19 9 December 2018 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Matintalo / Pärmäkoski /
22 27 January 2019 Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F  World Cup  3rd Mononen / Pärmäkoski /

References[]

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

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