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
Riitta-Liisa Roponen in February, 2019
Country Finland
Born (1978-05-06) 6 May 1978
Haukipudas, Finland
Ski clubOulun Hiihtoseura
World Cup career
Seasons1999–2000, 2002–2003, 2005–2019
Individual wins2
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums8
Team podiums22
Indiv. starts229
Team starts38
Overall titles0 – (6th in 2007)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 28 March, 2020.

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
  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km 
mass start		  Pursuit  30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200223—19——367N/A
20062735N/A1323—7—
2010316N/A15——Bronze8
201434—N/A—26———
20183920N/A———4—

World Championships
  • 6 medals – (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
individual		  15 km
 classical 		  Pursuit  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200324——4135——N/A
20052612N/A8——5Silver
2007287N/A5——GoldGold
200930—N/A23614Gold—
20113218N/A1415—Bronze—
2013348N/A16——5—
20153619N/A818—Bronze—
201940—N/A—22—6—

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
199920NCN/ANCN/A—N/AN/AN/AN/A
200021NCN/A—NCNCN/AN/AN/AN/A
20022335N/AN/AN/ANCN/AN/AN/AN/A
20032455N/AN/AN/A—N/AN/AN/AN/A
2005261614N/AN/A45N/AN/AN/AN/A
2006273728N/AN/A45N/AN/AN/AN/A
20072866N/AN/A20N/A13N/AN/A
2008291311N/AN/A20N/A1010N/A
2009301111N/AN/A18N/A1110N/A
20103175N/AN/A40N/A65N/A
201132' 149N/AN/A501311—N/A
2012331512N/AN/A55171111N/A
2013341816N/AN/A68218—N/A
2014353320N/AN/ANC4116—N/A
2015364121N/AN/ANC39—N/AN/A
2016373125N/AN/ANC20—N/A—
2017385734N/AN/A————N/A
2018396141N/AN/ANC36——N/A
2019406646N/AN/A————N/A

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories – (1 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 8 podiums – (6 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12006–0716 December 2006 La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
220 January 2007 Rybinsk, Russia15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
310 March 2007 Lahti, Finland1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
42007–0815 December 2007 Rybinsk, Russia15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
514 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
  • 3 victories – (3 RL)
  • 22 podiums – (20 RL, 2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
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
420 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
615 January 2006 Lago Di Tesero, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stSaarinen / Kuitunen / Varis
718 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
84 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdManninen / Saarinen / Venäläinen
925 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
1124 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
137 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
1612 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
2227 January 2019 Ulricehamn, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rdMononen / Pärmäkoski / Piippo

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