Riitta-Liisa Roponen


Riitta-Liisa Roponen 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 and a silver in 2005. 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.

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km
individual
15 km
classical
Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay
Team
sprint
2003244135
2005261285Silver
20072875GoldGold
20093023614Gold
201132181415Bronze
2013348165
20153619818Bronze
201940226

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
12006–0716 December 2006 La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
22006–0720 January 2007 Rybinsk, Russia15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
32006–0710 March 2007 Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
42007–0815 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
52007–0814 March 2008 Bormio, Italy2.5 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
62008–0921 March 2009 Falun, Sweden5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup1st
72009–1010 January 2010 Val di Fiemme, Italy9 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
82014–1510 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
12001–0213 January 2002 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdSirviö
22002–031 December 2002 Rukatunturi, Finland2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndVälimaa / Taipale / Jauhojärvi
32004–0521 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndVälimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen
42004–0520 March 2005 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSaarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen
52005–0620 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSaarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen
62005–0615 January 2006 Lago Di Tesero, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSaarinen / Kuitunen / Varis
72005–0618 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndManninen
72006–0719 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdVälimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen
82006–074 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdManninen / Saarinen / Venäläinen
92006–0725 March 2007 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKuitunen / Muranen / Saarinen
102007–0825 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdSarasoja / Saarinen / Muranen
112007–0824 February 2008 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKuitunen / Saarinen / Sarasoja
122008–0923 November 2008 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMuranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
132008–097 December 2008 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stMuranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
142009–1022 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdMuranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen
152011–1220 November 2011 Sjusjøen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLähteenmäki / Saarinen / Sarasoja-Lilja
162011–1212 February 2012 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSarasoja-Lilja / Saarinen / Lähteenmäki
172012–1320 January 2013 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKyllönen / Saarinen / Niskanen
192015–1624 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdKyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Niskanen
202016–1718 December 2016 La Clusaz, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndSaarinen / Kyllönen / Mononen
212018–199 December 2018 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdMatintalo / Pärmäkoski / Piippo
222018–1927 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rdMononen / Pärmäkoski / Piippo