Riitta-Liisa Roponen
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| Medal record | ||
 Riitta-Liisa Roponen at Tour de Ski, Prague 2007 |
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| Women's cross country skiing | ||
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Competitor for  Finland |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | 4 x 5 km |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Sapporo | Team sprint |
| Gold | 2007 Sapporo | 4 x 5 km |
| Gold | 2009 Liberec | 4 x 5 km |
| Silver | 2005 Oberstdorf | Team sprint |
| Bronze | 2011 Holmenkollen | 4 x 5 km |
Riitta-Liisa Roponen (born Lassila, May 6, 1978 in Haukipudas) is a Finnish cross country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a bronze in the 4 x 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 tow more gold medals in the 4 x 5 km relay, earning them in 2007 and 2009.
Lassila's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 6th in the 10 km freestyle at Vancouver in 2010. She has three individual victories up to 15 km since 2006.
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