# Riitta-Liisa Roponen

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 standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | 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 | — | — |
| 2024 | 45 | 135 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

#### 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 | La Clusaz, France | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 20 January 2007 | Rybinsk, Russia | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 2006–07 | 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 | 2007–08 | 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

* 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 | 2004–05 | 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 | 2005–06 | 15 January 2006 | Lago Di Tesero, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Saarinen / Kuitunen / Varis |
| 7 | 2005–06 | 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 | 2006–07 | 4 February 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Manninen / Saarinen / Venäläinen |
| 9 | 2006–07 | 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 | 2007–08 | 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 | 2008–09 | 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 | 2011–12 | 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 | 2018–19 | 27 January 2019 | Ulricehamn, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Mononen / Pärmäkoski / Piippo |