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(Redirected from Riikka Sarasoja) Finnish cross-country skier
Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja
Born (1982-02-23) 23 February 1982 (age 42)
Lempäälä, Finland
Ski clubLappeen Riento
World Cup career
Seasons14 – (2002–2015)
Indiv. starts183
Indiv. podiums0
Team starts21
Team podiums6
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (24th in 2012)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Finland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Val di Fiemme Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Karpacz 4 × 5 km relay

Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja (born February 23, 1982, in Lempäälä, Pirkanmaa) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished eighth in the team sprint, 13th in the 30 km, 21st in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 31st in the 10 km events.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Sarasoja finished 21st in the individual sprint, 24th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 25th in the 30 km events.

Her best World Cup finish was sixth in a sprint event in Finland in 2009.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

Year Age 10 km
individual 		15 km
skiathlon 		30 km
mass start 		Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
2010 28 31 21 12 — — 8
2014 32 — — — 36 — —

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year Age 10 km
individual 		15 km
skiathlon 		30 km
mass start 		Sprint 4 × 5 km
relay 		Team
sprint
2009 27 — 24 24 20 — —
2011 29 — 18 33 27 — —
2013 31 12 — — — 5 3rd
2015 33 — — — — — 10

World Cup

Season Standings
Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
2002 20 NC — — — — —
2003 21 76 — 53 — — —
2004 22 51 61 29 — — —
2005 23 64 NC 39 — — —
2006 24 55 NC 30 — — —
2007 25 NC NC NC — — —
2008 26 50 38 45 — — 27
2009 27 36 36 27 — — 42
2010 28 26 29 27 — 14 DNF
2011 29 26 24 27 21 18 24
2012 30 24 19 24 21 DNF 32
2013 31 27 23 30 15 DNF 22
2014 32 74 NC 46 48 DNF —
2015 33 56 81 25 42 — —

Team podiums

  • 6 podiums – (6 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Välimaa / Saarinen / Kuitunen
2 22 February 2004 Sweden Umeå, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Salonen / Venäläinen
3 2007–08 25 November 2007 Norway Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Saarinen / Roponen / Muranen
4 24 February 2008 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Kuitunen / Saarinen / Roponen
5 2011–12 20 November 2011 Norway Sjusjøen, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Lähteenmäki / Saarinen / Roponen
6 12 February 2012 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Saarinen / Roponen / Lähteenmäki

References

  1. "SARASOJA-LILJA Riikka". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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