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).
Olympic Games
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 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 Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinalSki TourCanada 1999 20 — 2000 21 — 2002 23 35 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 41 16 — 2015 36 41 21 39 — 2016 37 31 25 20 — — 2017 38 57 34 — — — — 2018 39 61 41 36 — — 2019 40 66 46 — ——— 2021 42 77 50 39— 2022 43 96 65 2024 45 135 108
Individual podiums 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) 8 podiums – (6 , 2 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2006–07 16 December 2006 La Clusaz, France 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd2 20 January 2007 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st3 10 March 2007 Lahti, Finland 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd4 2007–08 15 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd5 14 March 2008 Bormio, Italy 2.5 km Individual F World Cup 3rd6 2008–09 21 March 2009 Falun, Sweden 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 1st7 2009–10 10 January 2010 Val di Fiemme, Italy 9 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd8 2014–15 10 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums 3 victories – (3 ) 22 podiums – (20 , 2 ) 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 Sirviö2 2002–03 1 December 2002 Rukatunturi, Finland 2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Välimaa / Taipale / Jauhojärvi3 2004–05 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Välimaa / Kuitunen / Saarinen4 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen5 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Välimaa / Kuitunen6 15 January 2006 Lago Di Tesero, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Saarinen / Kuitunen / Varis7 18 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan 6 × 0.8 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Manninen7 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 / Saarinen13 7 December 2008 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen14 2009–10 22 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Muranen / Kuitunen / Saarinen15 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 / Lähteenmäki17 2012–13 20 January 2013 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kyllönen / Saarinen / Niskanen19 2015–16 24 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Kyllönen / Pärmäkoski / Niskanen20 2016–17 18 December 2016 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Saarinen / Kyllönen / Mononen21 2018–19 9 December 2018 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Matintalo / Pärmäkoski / Piippo22 27 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Mononen / Pärmäkoski / Piippo
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